Live Fishing Bait -Part – 2
June 13, 2009 by Daniel Ambrose
In our previous post we ended with descriptions of a few of the most common minnows that we use as live fishing bait. In this post we will continue our discussion of live fishing bait with the continuation of the minnow descriptions and then we will go on from there with other live fishing baits.
Goldfish, which many say resemble carp because they both have saw-toothed spines on the dorsal and anal fins, but goldfish do not have barbels and are found thoughout the United States.
Golden Shiners have a deep body with gold coloration with a sharp-edged belly behind the pelvic fins and they can grow to over one-foot in length. They prefer the quiet waters where they thrive in the clear lakes with dense stands of aquatic plants. Commonly found in southern Canada and the eastern half of the United States.
Southern Redbelly Dace, or rainbows – as sometimes referred to, have a reddish belly and two dark bands on their sides. Commonly found in the Midwest and South in smaller streams.
Red Shiners are deep-bodied and rarely exceed 3-inches in length. Males have orange fin edges. They are commonly found in large, slow rivers from the Midwest to Mexico.
Common Shiners have a broad body and deep, narrow scales. They are found in streams and lakes from
Saskatchewan to Colorado, east to the Atlantic Coast.
Blacknose Dace have dark blotches on the body and a black line from the eye to the nose. They live in fast-water streams in the eastern half of North America.
Finescale Dace have smaller scales and are less colorful than the redbelly dace. They live in bog, streams and lakes in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada.
Spottail Shiners are named for a black spot at the base of their tail. They often share waters with the emerald shiners, but do not go as far south.
Emerald Shiners have a slender body, and a large faint band along the side. They live in the lakes and rivers in the eastern two-thirds of North America.
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