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i was fishing the other day and i just happened to hook this lil guy on a strip and im trying to figure out what species of minnow this is so i can try to imitate his color in a fly that i want to tie any ways if you have a pattern already that resembles this lil dude please shoot me a link or a name. i caught him in a small stocked pond that has bream bass cats and natural pickerel and stocked grass carp not sure what other species live in this pond any ways any help is greatly appreciated. oh and my guess is its a pickerel fingerling

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It looks like a any number of salt forage fish . Similar to a silverside in size and appearance.It could be an anchovy. If so, here is a pattern I did a while back that you could adapt to fit this species.

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That pointed snout has put me off *scratches head*

 

okay a quick google, it is not this?

 

brook silverside?

 

http://fishesofgeorgia.uga.edu/index.php?page=speciespages/species_page&key=labisicc

 

Did i win?

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That pointed snout has put me off *scratches head*

 

okay a quick google, it is not this?

 

brook silverside?

 

http://fishesofgeorgia.uga.edu/index.php?page=speciespages/species_page&key=labisicc

 

Did i win?

 

 

haha i believe you are closest sir now if any one can give me a pattern to go with this

 

@steeldrifter lol i dont know what i would do if i caught one of them

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very cool, I don't believe I've ever seen one of those.

 

You would do very well to imitate that with an olive over white bucktail with pearl krystal flash.

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would i be able to effectively imitate this with a clouser im really new to tying as well so ingredients for the fly would be awesome

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Coelacanth! :D

 

Steve, remind me to pass along my recipe for deep-fried coelacanth. I haven't used it much lately, since the required plesiosaurus grease has been hard to come by in these parts for some time.

 

My first thought when I saw that minnow was Atlantic silversides, which is obviously not the case. Regardless, based on appearance, any silversides imitation that the salt water guys use would duplicate the minnow perfectly, especially slim "bonito deceivers." Here's a link - I usually tie them with olive hackles/holographic silver flash tail, a holographic silver body, and just a pinch of olive hair on top and a pinch of white underneath. A long slim head with stick-on eyes. It's a dead ringer for your minnow - I've caught a lot of albacore on this fly, and I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work in your situation.

 

http://www.saltwaterflies.com/deceiverslim.html

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