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Golden Shiner

Golden Shiner

Notemigonus crysoleucas · Shinners and Minnows family

  • 9lakes
  • 201logged catches
  • 1 kg heaviest logged

Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) is a cyprinid fish native to eastern North America. It is the sole member of its genus. A deep-bodied fish, golden in color with a dark-olive back. Golden Shiners are found in lakes and ponds and prefer quiet waters with weedy areas. Though it has been known to reach lengths of 30 cm (12 in), in the wild the golden shiner is usually between 7.5 and 12.5 cm (3 to 5 inches) long. Can grow up to 450g (1 lb). As for the feeding habits, these fish are omnivorous with a diet of plankton, insects, plants, and algae.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Bread 62 Bloodworms 32 Dough balls 28 Semolina Balls 19 Red Worms 10 Maggots 4 Flies 4 Curd Dough 2 Night Crawlers 2 Wax Worms 2 Pinkies 1 Grasshoppers 1

Best setups by lake 9 lakes with data

Lone Star Lake (reworked) — 75 catches , best 0.24 kg

  • Bread Hook #8 Float Shore 100 m 15×
  • Bread Hook #6 Float Shore 100 m 12×
  • Bread Hook #4 Float Shore 100 m 10×
  • Dough balls Hook #6 Float Shore 100 m 9×

Lone Star Lake — 43 catches , best 0.25 kg

  • Dough balls Hook #8/0 Float 90 m 10×
  • Semolina Balls Hook #8 Float 70 m 8×
  • Bread Hook #10 Float Shore 50 m 2×
  • Flies Hook #4 Float 120 m 2×

Everglades — 19 catches , best 0.3 kg

  • Bloodworms Hook #4 Feeder bottom 13×
  • Bloodworms Hook #6 Feeder bottom 3×
  • Red Worms Hook #4 Feeder bottom 1×
  • Grasshoppers Hook #4 Feeder bottom 1×

Quanchkin Lake — 12 catches , best 1 kg

  • Bread Hook #8 Float 35 m 2×
  • Bloodworms Hook #1 Float 35 m 2×
  • Leeches Hook #4/0 Float 100 m 1×
  • Semolina Balls Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom 1×

Emerald Lake — 12 catches , best 0.29 kg

  • Dough balls Hook #2 Float 60 m 2×
  • Semolina Balls Hook #8 Float 42.5 m 2×
  • Bloodworms Hook #2 Float 90 m 1×
  • Dough balls Hook #1/0 Float 55 m 1×

Rocky Lake — 12 catches , best 0.3 kg

  • Semolina Balls Hook #2 Float Shore 176 m 2×
  • Dough balls Hook #4 Feeder bottom 1×
  • Flies Hook #4 Feeder bottom 1×
  • Dough balls Hook #6 Float 185 m 1×

Blue Crab Island — 11 catches , best 0.3 kg

  • Semolina Balls Hook #2 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Pinkies Hook #2 Float 50 m 1×
  • Maggots Hook #2 Float 50 m 1×
  • Curd Dough Hook #4 Float 60 m 1×

Saint-Croix Lake — 11 catches , best 0.78 kg

  • Bloodworms Hook #8 Feeder bottom 3×
  • Red Worms Hook #8 Float 150 m 3×
  • Red Worms Hook #6 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Bloodworms Hook #6 Float Shore 150 m 1×

How to catch

How to catch a common Golden Shiner?

When it comes to float, feeder, or bottom fishing, the best way to catch Golden Shiner would be to use Bread on a size #4 hook.

Where to find it

Blue Crab Island Mississippi Saint-Croix Lake Michigan Quanchkin Lake Louisiana Everglades Florida Neherrin River North Carolina Emerald Lake New York Rocky Lake Colorado Lone Star Lake (reworked) Texas Lone Star Lake Texas

Data compiled from fp-collective and the Fishing Planet Wiki . Snapshot taken 2026-08-20. Game content and imagery © Fishing Planet LLC.