Threadfin Shad
Clupeiformes Clupeidae Dorosoma petenense

Maximum Size: 5”
Shape: Slab-sided
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #1/0 - #14
Thread: White 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite color a
Jasmine Prismacolor Pen tail

Tail Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Body: Pearl 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: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite with Silver Hanked Lite-Brite over with a Black Prismacolor Pen shoulder spot

Snout Color or Change Thread: Gray, 8/0 Uni-thread
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite with Pearl Blue/Olive Hanked Lite-Brite sparsely over

Head Color: Parrot Green
Cheek & Chin Color: Pearl Green
Pectoral Fins: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Anal Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Pelvic Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Dorsal Fin: Clear
Colored Markers: Black Prismacolor Pen for shoulder spot behind and slightly above eye: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen for Caudal, Pelvic, Anal, and Pectoral Fins

Tying Notes: None
Distribution: Found from the middle of the Mississippi and Atlantic drainages south and west ward through the estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico to Guatemala and Belize.
Habitat: Prefers large impoundments and rivers, an open water schooler.
Spawning Period: Has an extended spawning period through the spring to fall.
Spawning Habitat: Free spawner of open water.
Important Notes: Threadfin are sexually mature in less than one year, schools are usually fish of the same age. Threadfin Shad die-offs occur when water temperatures fall below 41 degrees.