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Pugnose Minnow
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Opsopoeodus emiliae


Pugnose Minnow Material Kit $18.90, enough for 20 minnows.
Hook & Eye Size

Maximum Size: 2.5
Shape: Compressed
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #6 - #14
Thread: Iron Gray, 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Black Hanked Lite-Brite glued to make a stripe
Tail Fin: Clear
Body: None
Eye & Insert: Silver Spirit River, Real Eye with Priz Gold 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Chartreuse Hanked Lite-Brite

Snout Color or Change Thread: Iron Gray
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Chartreuse Hanked Lite-Brite

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

Colored Markers: None
Tying Notes: None

Distribution: Found in the southern Lake Erie drainage, in the Mississippi Valley from southern Minnesota south the Gulf Coast. On the Coastal Plain it is found from the Neuces drainage of Texas to the Edisto drainage of South Carolina.
Habitat: A lowland minnow that prefers the vegetated pools and backwaters of streams and rivers.
Spawning Period: Late Spring to early Summer.
Spawning Habitat: The eggs are deposited on the underside of a flat object.
Important Notes: A mid to surface water feeder.

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The White and Black River Systems Above Their Confluence and The Little Red River System.

 

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