White Sucker
Cypriniformes Catostomidae Catostomus commersoni

Maximum Size: 12
Shape: Slender.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #1/0 - #14
Thread: Dark Brown, 8/0 Uni-thread
Tail: Gold Hanked Lite-Brite, color a Jasmine
Prismacolor Pen tail
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Tail Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Body: Silver Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Gold, Spirit River, Real Eye with
Priz Chartreuse 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite with three dark blotches
Upper Side: Gold Hanked Lite-Brite with three dark blotches

Snout Color or Change Thread: Dark Brown
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Blue Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Hare's Ear Hanked Lite-Brite

Head Color: Hare's Ear
Cheek & Chin Color: Pearl Blue
Pectoral Fins: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Anal Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Pelvic Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Dorsal Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen

Colored Markers: Black or Cool Grey Prismacolor Pen for the three dark blotches on the upper and lower sides: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen for Pectoral, Pelvic, and Anal Fins
Tying Notes: None

Distribution: Throughout the Northern and middle United States east of the Rockies, nearly all of Canada extending even into the Pacific drainages of British Columbia.
Habitat: Found in all types of water in the northern portion of its range. Prefers pool areas of very small to medium cool to cold streams in the southern portion of its range.
Spawning Period: Early Spring in water temperatures of 50 degrees.
Spawning Habitat: Scattered over gravel areas.
Important Notes: The White Sucker is a choice bait fish of Northern Pike, Muskellunge, and Walleye fishermen.