Golden Redhorse
Cypriniformes Catostomidae Moxostoma erythrurum

Maximum Size: 26
Shape: Terete.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #1/0 - #14
Thread: Tan, 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Gold Hanked Lite-Brite, color a
Warm Gray Prismacolor Pen tail
Tail Fin: Warm Gray Prismacolor Pen
Body: Gold Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Gold Spirit River Real Eye with Priz Gold 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Gold Hanked Lite-Brite

Snout Color or Change Thread: Tan
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Gold Hanked Lite-Brite with Copper Hanked Lite-Brite sparsely over

Head Color: Golden Brown
Cheek & Chin Color: Pearl Green
Pectoral Fins: Orange Prismacolor Pen
Anal Fin: Orange Prismacolor Pen
Pelvic Fin: Orange Prismacolor Pen
Dorsal Fin: Cool Gray Prismacolor Pen

Colored Markers: Warm Gray Prismacolor Pen for Caudal Fin: Orange for slight tint on lower fins: Cool Gray for Dorsal
Tying Notes: None

Distribution: Inhabitants the Great Lakes, Missouri, Ohio, and Mississippi drainages. Also in the Mobil basin above the Fall Line, and the Roanoke and James rivers in the Atlantic drainage.
Habitat: Prefers cool, clear, large streams and small rivers, it may be found in large rivers as well, unlike the Black Redhorse. Golden Redhorse prefer warm and slower waters than Blacks also.
Spawning Period: Spring when water temperatures are 61-70 degrees.
Spawning Habitat: Occurs in slower and shallower water than Blacks, often so shallow that their back are out of the water.
Important Notes: The total pounds of Golden and Black Redhorse in many Ozark streams is greater than all other large fish combined. The Golden Redhorse imitation in sizes of 1 to 5-inches is my absolute favorite pattern for Smallmouth Bass.