Duskystripe Shiner
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luxilus pilsbryi

Maximum Size: 4.8
Shape: Compressed
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #1/0 - #14
Thread: Iron Gray, 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Black Hanked Lite-Brite, glued to make a lateral stripe.
Tail Fin: Clear
Body: Black Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Gold, Spirit River, Real Eye
with Priz Gold 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Gold Hanked Lite-Brite with narrow Bronze Hanked Lite-Brite for a stripe then Hare's Ear Hanked Lite-Brite over

Snout Color or Change Thread: Olive Dun, 8/0 Uni-Thread
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Chartreuse Hanked Lite-Brite with Peacock Hanked Lite-Brite for a stripe over

Head Color: Olive
Cheek & Chin Color: Pearl Green
Pectoral Fins: Clear
Anal Fin: Clear
Pelvic Fin: Clear
Dorsal Fin: Clear

Colored Markers: None
Tying Notes: The Bronze stripe in the upper side and the peacock stripe in the dorsum are not glued stripes

Distribution: Found only in the upland Ozarks portion of the White River System in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. Within this area it is often the most dominate and abundant specie of minnow.
Habitat: Prefers small to large, clear steams and rivers with gravel to bedrock bottoms, pools with current and below swift riffles.
Spawning Period: Spawns from April to June.
Spawning Habitat: Not studied.
Important Notes: This is a schooling minnow that feeds in all levels of the stream bed. While it is the most abundant specie in most streams of the Ozarkian White River, it is not found in the Ozarkian Black or Illinois Rivers.