Minnow Recipe for Roseyface Shiner

Roseyface Shiner
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Hybopsis rubrifrons

Maximum Size: 3.5
Shape: Slender.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #14
Thread: Gray, 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 Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite then and
Emerald Hanked Lite-Brite stripe 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 then Peacock Hanked Lite-Brite stripe over

Head Color: Olive Dun
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 Missouri, Upper Mississippi, and Ohio River Drainages, in the Great Lakes, and Red River of the Hudson Bay Drainage and on the Atlantic slope of the Appalachians. Occurs disjunctly in the Ozarks, then the Ouachita Mountains, and finally in Oklahoma along the border of Texas in the Red River Drainage.
Habitat: Prefers small river and large creeks with clear water and boulder, bedrock and rip-rap bottoms.
Spawning Period: Mid April to late July.
Spawning Habitat: Spawns occurs when the water reaches 70 degrees over the nest of other fish such as Central Stonerollers, Creek Chubs, etc.
Important Notes: Within its range and preferred habitat, the Roseyface Shiner is a common to abundant schooler.