Sand Shiner
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Notropis ludibundus

Maximum Size: 3
Shape: Robust.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #4 - #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: Gold, Spirit River, Real Eye with Priz Gold 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Pearl Green 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: Pearl Green/Olive 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 Red River drainage of the Hudson Bay area, the southern Great Lakes tributaries, most of the Mississippi Basin above Arkansas, in the western Gulf Coast drainages of the Trinity River down through the Rio Grande. Absent from the southern Ohio River tributaries, the Cumberland and the Tennessee River systems.
Habitat: Prefers the sandy pools of small streams and rivers.
Spawning Period: An extend breeding period from April through August.
Spawning Habitat: Not known.
Important Notes: A schooler that feeds from the mid-water to the bottom.