tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188077663471103601.post1971956219366319081..comments2023-06-03T06:38:09.130-04:00Comments on Anglers Choice Flies News Feed: Striped Shiner, and other junk...Mike Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07151171989667972893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188077663471103601.post-8240287320584531712012-04-19T13:03:26.359-04:002012-04-19T13:03:26.359-04:00Yeah the red spot is a good characteristic, horney...Yeah the red spot is a good characteristic, horney heads look alot more like a creek chub (a bit smaller scales that Striped shiner).Jrennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13618928684624281873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188077663471103601.post-63213175099447370942012-04-17T12:18:48.732-04:002012-04-17T12:18:48.732-04:00Good catch, you are absolutely correct! I went ba...Good catch, you are absolutely correct! I went back and checked the pictures...thought I had at least one with a red spot that stood out, but nope. The above are definitely male Striped Shiners. Updated the post to reflect the correct name.Mike Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151171989667972893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188077663471103601.post-52150456646184270812012-04-17T11:24:27.387-04:002012-04-17T11:24:27.387-04:00Cool pic above, but it is not a horny head chub. ...Cool pic above, but it is not a horny head chub. Instead it is a striped shiner or common shiner (protrusions on the head are breeding tubricles that males get), horny heads along with alot of other cyprinids get this when breeding.Jrennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13618928684624281873noreply@blogger.com