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Common shiner. #427562 10/26/15 09:06 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,058 Likes: 7 Ontario, Canada, Eh. D DonoBBD OP
OP DonoBBD D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,058 Likes: 7 Ontario, Canada, Eh.	Hey folks how big can a common shiner get in size? The boy caught two on the weekend on a half ounce jig with a worm that was all of 7"s and 1.5" in diameter. Most impressive shiners I have ever seen. I didn't know that they grew this big. Next time I will get pictures. This I guess is why we have so many little common shiners in our pond. Hope the emerald shiners get this big and populate as well. Cheers Don. http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 7/8th of an acre, Perch only pond, Ontario, Canada.

Re: Common shiner. DonoBBD #427610 10/26/15 04:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 115 Dallas, TX 3 3z3k3l Member
3z3k3l Member 3 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 115 Dallas, TX	I believe over 12 inches...check this thread. http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=19266 ---->My Pond Build Thread

Re: Common shiner. DonoBBD #427626 10/26/15 06:42 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6,080 Likes: 1 Boone County Illinois Bill D.
Bill D. Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6,080 Likes: 1 Boone County Illinois	We routinely caught them when I was a kid in the 6 to 8 inch range. For kids fishing a small creek, they and the creek chubs were a blast! Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New!

Re: Common shiner. DonoBBD #427643 10/26/15 08:54 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,141 Likes: 488 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,141 Likes: 488 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	Maximum length common shiner reported by Fishes of Ohio was 8.2 in. Largest common shiner reported in Freshwater Fishes of Canada was 7.9" from Lk. Bernard Que. Common shiners are different that golden shiners. The link to PB forum discussion about 12" long shiner was for a golden shiner. Maximum length for emerald shiner in Fishes of OH was 3.9" and Fishes of Canada 4"(103mm). In a PhD dissertation from Univ of MI Flittner (1964) reported maximum size for emerald was 5.0". Maximum size in MS is thought to be 3.7"(94mm). Last edited by Bill Cody; 10/26/15 09:08 PM. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management