Minnow Recipe for Goldeye

Goldeye
Osteoglossiformes Hiodontidae Hidon alosoides

Maximum Size: 20.5“
Shape: Slab-sided
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #1/0 - #14
Thread: White 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite with Black
Prismacolor Pen for the caudal fin margin
Tail Fin: Black Prismacolor Pen for margin
Body: Silver Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Silver Spirit River, Real Eye
with Priz Gold or Priz Yellow 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite

Snout Color or Change Thread: Olive 8/0 Uni-Thread
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: River Green Hanked Lite-Brite over sparsely
Head Color: River Green
Cheek & Chin Color: Silver

Pectoral Fins: Clear
Anal Fin: Black Prismacolor Pen for the leading edge
Pelvic Fin: Clear
Dorsal Fin: Black Prismacolor Pen for the leading edge

Colored Markers: Black Prismacolor Pen for the leading edge of anal and dorsal fins and the margin of the caudal fin.
Tying Notes: None

Distribution: Occurs in the large rivers of the Mississippi Basin (Missouri, Ohio, Mississippi), the Mackenzie River and a disjunct population in James Bay in Canada.
Habitat: Prefers large turbid rivers and impoundments.
Spawning Period: Spawning occurs in the spring when the water temperature is 50-55 degrees.
Spawning Habitat: The backwaters of turbid areas.
Important Notes: A surface feeding fish that can and often is caught of dry flies used for trout.