Fishing For

Golden shiner

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(32)

197 Catches

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Average Length

5.6 in

Maximum Length

1.0 ft

Maximum Weight

Depth Range

32.8 ft

Temperature Range

32.0 - 94.5 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Golden shiner

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(5)

Waterford Ponds

Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario

Hoke County, North Carolina

Lake in the Hills, Illinois

Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County, New Jersey

Monmouth County, New Jersey

Sharon, Massachusetts

2 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Golden shiner

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(949)

22 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(885)

13 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

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(171)

10 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

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(244)

5 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Mealworms

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(35)

4 Catches

Flies by Generic Flies Nymph Prince Nymph

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(4)

3 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Corn

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(193)

3 Catches

Lures by Joe's Flies Super Striker Elite Fly Spinner Lure Joe's Favorite; 1/16 oz.

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(1)

3 Catches

Recently Caught Golden shiner

Some fish on the ultralight for the evening.

Species Golden shiner

Gear 1

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Species Golden shiner

Gear 1

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Species Golden shiner

Gear 1

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Species Golden shiner

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Species Golden shiner

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Great weekend fishing! Here’s my photo dump!

Species Golden shiner

Gear 2

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First Golden shiner ever!

Species Golden shiner

11 likes • 2 comments

Nice catch for today only about an hour and 30 minutes of fission didn’t even know they had golden shiners in that van I might have said shed in the video but they’re shiners

Species Golden shiner

Weight 10 oz

Gear 1

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