Greasy B Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Interesting minnow. Is Needle Nose a local or common name? Does anyone have a positive ID? His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
merc1997 Bo Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 i really do not know what the proper name of those minnows are. we have just always called them needle now minnows. i have also heard them referred to as gar minnows. bo
Members pavon azul Posted November 7, 2014 Members Posted November 7, 2014 http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/brook-silverside
Champ188 Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 By gosh, that looks like our suspect. Thanks pavon.
Dewayne French Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Yup there are 2 species of those in Ark and Missouri waters. Brook Silverside are the most dominate in our area lakes and both states and then the Inland Silverside the other, which is a rarity.
Hazbin Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 yep quill, that is a needle nose minnow that the bass have been gorging on. bo I launched about 9 AM this morning, usually I start at daylight, but with a foggy morning I decided to delay things for a while. Motored up the Kings, and found things to be a bit slow at first. No wind at all early, which always makes thing tough for me. Fished several baits, spinner bait, buzz bait, grub, square bill, tube, pencil popper and a wacky Senko around docks. Caught a couple on the pencil popper and had a few bites on the other stuff. I decided the jig seemed to be my best bet, stuck with it, and around 1130 or so started to catch fish. Don't know if it was because I figured it out, or the fish started biting - I always ask myself that question when a slow day starts picking up. Fish were on the 45 degree chunk rock banks in the 10-20 Foot range. Light bite for the most part, I was lifting the jig and pulling it forward a foot or two, maintaining bottom contact. The bite was usually just kind of a "mushy" feeling. Finished with 15 bass, with a 3 lb. LM as big fish. Caught some in the White channel also which was encouraging. Water temp 63. This fish spit up one of those minnows Bo is always seeing at night. HPIM0773.JPG Some of the maples up the Kings still have some colorful leaves left on them. HPIM0770.JPG That minnow in this picture is a Brook Silverside, I've seen them all my life in the streams and lakes around here, they can get up to 4 or 5" long.
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