r/MicroFishing Jul 31 '16

A Guide To Micro-Fishing

103 Upvotes

Hi All,

So I figured it was time for someone to compile a list of useful links to help new micro-fishermen. There is some useful info on the sidebar, but I think having it as a stickied post might help people who wander onto this sub. If you want to add stuff to the list, just comment below and I can add it accordingly.

What Is micro-fishing

How To Micro-fish

Other Useful Info

  • Please Comment with interesting books / links

Social Stuff


r/MicroFishing Feb 27 '24

⚠️Moderator Announcement⚠️ If you think back the last 2-3 Months how has the situation with spam changed compared to 1-2 years ago?

3 Upvotes
10 votes, Mar 01 '24
4 I saw no spam
3 I saw less spam
0 I saw the same amount of spam
3 I saw more spam
0 I saw only spam

r/MicroFishing 5h ago

MicroFish A 2” minnow I caught in a stream. What’s it called in your place?

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9 Upvotes

D. hexazona


r/MicroFishing 1d ago

MicroFish Cool 2” minnow from a school ditch

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55 Upvotes

R. sarawakensis


r/MicroFishing 1d ago

ID request [location inluded] Very skinny baby catfish in a roadside ditch. I tossed a couple pieces of worm in the water after his release.. ID help? Lowcountry SC

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83 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 2d ago

MicroFish 1.5” striped fish from a flooded field

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24 Upvotes

D. johorensis


r/MicroFishing 2d ago

ID request [location inluded] Darter ID help: Cuyahoga Valley

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34 Upvotes

I am confident that #3 is a Rainbow Darter, #4 is a Fantail Darter, and #5 is a Johnny Darter. I included them for reference but need help with everything else.

Are all the others just female Rainbow Darters? The dorsals being spiny not round is throwing me off.

[Cuyahoga Valley, OH]


r/MicroFishing 2d ago

MicroFish Virginia creek micros

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32 Upvotes

Some fish I caught in a small creek on SW Virginia:

  1. Roanoke darter (Percina roanoka)

  2. Fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare)

  3. Crescent shiner (Luxilus cerasinus)

  4. Blue ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum)

  5. Mountain redbelly dace (Chrosolus oreas)

  6. White shiner (Luxilus albeus)

  7. Torrent sucker (Thoburnia rhothoeca)

  8. Blacktip jumper (Moxostoma cervinum)

  9. Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)

  10. Bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus)

  11. Bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus)

Bluehead chubs and white shiner were caught on a fly, the rest were with a dipnet (yes! Even the massive stoneroller!!)


r/MicroFishing 3d ago

MicroFish 1.5” greenish fish I caught from a marsh in my city

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41 Upvotes

T. vittata


r/MicroFishing 3d ago

ID request [location inluded] What is this? / Cought in a river in Belgium

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18 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 3d ago

MicroFish Does this count?

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26 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 3d ago

MicroFish Bluegill

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18 Upvotes

Cute little one in a pond mostly full of green sunfish. Illinois.

itty bit slab huntr on 1/32 zman jig


r/MicroFishing 4d ago

MicroFish Rainbow shiners from Georgia

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98 Upvotes

My favorite species. Got these back in march


r/MicroFishing 4d ago

MicroFish Shiny green fish, about 3.5” long

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63 Upvotes

B. balunga


r/MicroFishing 4d ago

ID request [location inluded] More Fish ID please! (Spencer Pond, Maine)

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20 Upvotes

Hey guys, some more fish I caught in a creek using fly lures. First guy is 6.5”, second is 5”. third is 3.5” and the last fellas I did not get a chance to measure.


r/MicroFishing 5d ago

MicroFish Micro Zander caught in urban dutch canal

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73 Upvotes

Around 8cm but was cool to see the teeth already developing, went after a spoon almost half his size


r/MicroFishing 5d ago

MicroFish 5” hybrid fish

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41 Upvotes

laticlavius x goramy


r/MicroFishing 5d ago

MicroFish Finally got one of my bucket-list fish.

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118 Upvotes

Caught in Lake Ponchartrain.


r/MicroFishing 5d ago

MicroFish Check it out, baby peacock in south FL

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23 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 6d ago

MicroFish 4” purple creek fish

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31 Upvotes

I’m curious, what are they called in your area? B. apollon


r/MicroFishing 6d ago

Gear Getting started!

4 Upvotes

Recently got my starter kit from JustFishingLOL. I’ve been practicing tying on my line and getting set up so when I’m out and about I’m not fumbling with it. I’m curious where I can get more gear. Like more line, fast snaps, hooks, maybe even the little foam rounds that the premade lines came wrapped in. Any input is appreciated, thank you.

Edit to add: I’m in the Midwest US


r/MicroFishing 6d ago

ID request [location inluded] Small Creek Fish ID Help (Inland Maine)

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11 Upvotes

Need help IDing these fellas! All were caught in shallow creeks and rivers in Central Maine


r/MicroFishing 7d ago

MicroFish Bait stealer

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38 Upvotes

Anyone else annoyed by this species of 3 spot fish?

Always biting when you target something else!


r/MicroFishing 7d ago

MicroFish Tiny warmouth

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23 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 8d ago

MicroFish 3” reddish minnow from a farmland ditch

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71 Upvotes

R. kalochroma