Redfin Shiner
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Lythrurus umbratilis

Maximum Size: 3
Shape: Deeply compressed
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #14
Thread: White, 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite
Tail Fin: Clear
Body: Silver Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Silver Spirit River Real Eye
with Priz silver 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Pearl Blue Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite with chevron marks (marker)

Snout Color or Change Thread: yellow 8/0 Uni-Thread
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Blue Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Pearl Green/Olive Hanked Lite-Brite then Peacock Hanked Lite-Brite sparsely over for faint midline stripe

Head Color: yellow
Cheek & Chin Color: White
Pectoral Fins: Clear
Anal Fin: Clear
Pelvic Fin: Clear
Dorsal Fin: Clear

Colored Markers: Black for chevron marks on upper sides and dorsum
Tying Notes: None

Distribution: Found quite commonly in the southern Great Lakes drainage and the Mississippi Basin then westward to Galveston Bay drainage of Texas.
Habitat: This is generally a coastal plains or fall line minnow preferring the backwaters of upland streams and pools of low gradient streams and rivers lined with Water Willows.
Spawning Period: An extended spawning period from mid May to late August.
Spawning Habitat: Preferring to deposit its eggs over the beds of Green Sunfishes, but Orangespotted and Longeared Sunfishes are also used.
Important Notes: This minnow is found in the association with Water Willows along the bank of the water. During the spawning period, they move to sunfish's beds which are more often in small niches just out of the current. This is mainly a sight-feeding surface feeder. Both sexes make noises.