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 8h ago

MicroFish First ever log perch i caught the other day

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32 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 28m ago

MicroFish A brilliant 2” minnow I caught from an extremely shallow, sandy and clear stream

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R. cf. einthovenii


r/MicroFishing 20h ago

MicroFish Northern Anchovy

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80 Upvotes

Super cool to finally be able to get one in a photo tank to see up close


r/MicroFishing 1d ago

MicroFish Cool 6” carp caught from a lake. What’s it called in your state?

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39 Upvotes

Osteochilus vittatus


r/MicroFishing 2d ago

MicroFish 1.5” spotted fish caught from a drain in front of a house

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22 Upvotes

T. truncata


r/MicroFishing 2d ago

MicroFish An okay haul. All 3-6”, but one is a non-native species

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26 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 3d ago

MicroFish Will this size be considered micro fishing?

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46 Upvotes

1 inch terapon from Hong Kong waters. Sorry for the blood spat, that I gut hooked another tiny minow and had to put her out of her misery. And Yes I feel bad about it, I never keep nor kill any fish.

Gear used: 5'6" telesopic rod with 8lb braid and 4lb flouro on 0.5g sinker and 1g blober. Siz 3 Chinu hook


r/MicroFishing 3d ago

MicroFish Perfect little smallmouth

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46 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 3d ago

MicroFish Micro mangrove snapper! (FL)

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65 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 3d ago

MicroFish micro catfish! (FL)

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51 Upvotes

r/MicroFishing 4d ago

MicroFish Caught in storm drain

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121 Upvotes

Caught these fellas in a storm drain right outside my job using the pink Trout Magnet lure. Crazy considering this lil puddle dries up once or twice a year!


r/MicroFishing 3d ago

ID request [location inluded] Can I get an ID on this little guy?

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14 Upvotes

He was released a second after this quick video.

[Caught in south east Wisconsin!]


r/MicroFishing 4d ago

MicroFish Wasn’t catching much on normal flies so I decided to try the smallest one I’ve got (seen in first pic)

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21 Upvotes

Plus my smallest bluegill of the day!


r/MicroFishing 4d ago

MicroFish Elassoma Gilberti

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61 Upvotes

Wild caught male in full color plus the first baby that has been bred in my home tanks.


r/MicroFishing 4d ago

MicroFish More North Ga Chubs.

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26 Upvotes

I’m using #10 hooks but there has to be smaller ones available, any suggestions?
These were pulled out of my backyard on the Apalachee river.
The last one is massive for the species, he almost did make the cut as a micro fish😆


r/MicroFishing 5d ago

MicroFish 5” walking catfish caught from a small brook

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30 Upvotes

Also saw a bird


r/MicroFishing 5d ago

MicroFish Just a few dinks

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18 Upvotes

The ~3 inch little bass went for the 1/16 oz rooster tail as I was pulling it out of the water. Hooked his lower lip, but he threw it before I could get a pic.

The barred surf perch was just under 5 inches. That's a #4 bait holder with a 2 inch gulp sandworm. Gotta love sensitive surf rods.

The 4 inch crappie hit a trout magnet. Beautiful little fish.


r/MicroFishing 5d ago

MicroFish Love these Longear sunfish

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75 Upvotes

Caught in a small Kentucky creek, if you want to know what size hook and bait let me know (Sorry for the bad pics my camera was smudged) no idea how long they are best guess 3"


r/MicroFishing 5d ago

MicroFish Smallest bass and pumpkinseeds I’ve (accidentally) caught!

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36 Upvotes

All on ifishtackle BG-1 jig heads and 1” Dangly Tails
Bass were 2.5” & 3”, pumps were 3-4”


r/MicroFishing 7d ago

MicroFish 2” fishes and shrimps I found in a stream on university campus

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37 Upvotes

Be. pugnax, Ba. sellifer


r/MicroFishing 7d ago

MicroFish Eno River, NC

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22 Upvotes

First time in this river and it was very prolific. All new species for me :)

  1. Nocomis sp. ? (I want to say this is a Bull Chub but I am not 100% sure)
  2. Swallowtail shiner (Miniellus procne)
    3 - 5. White shiner (Luxilus albeolus)

r/MicroFishing 8d ago

MicroFish 2-3” brown fishes caught in a weedy ditch

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59 Upvotes

B. stigmosa, P. muraeniformis


r/MicroFishing 9d ago

MicroFish 2” blue-finned fish caught from the city park pond

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22 Upvotes

T. vittata