Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! “Shiner Heaven” By Tim Aldridge Rocky River Watershed-Piedmont Region, North Carolina. This beautiful stream is a tributary of the Rocky River, although the Pee Dee watershed is very close by as well. …
Read More »It’s All About the Micro Fish
Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! Below: A Freshwater Goby (Ctenogobius shufeldtti) poses for a quick photograph before being released. Gobies (Gobiidae) are a very large fish Family with more than 2000 species worldwide, however, most are small. Lifelisting is a fun “addiction”, more akin …
Read More »The Notropis Are Commonly Known as Eastern Shiners and Difficult to Identify Properly
Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! The genus notropis, or the eastern shiners, are around ninety fish species in the minnow (Leuciscidae) family that are notoriously difficult to identify. These “shiners” make up a large portion of the minnow species in eastern streams, even though most …
Read More »Take a Quick Safety Picture of Your Lifelist Micro Fishing Catch
Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! Lots of anglers and lifelisters know what the pains of losing a micro fishing lifer before getting a photo is like. Some time ago, I started doing a quick photo of the fish as soon as possible a safety measurement. …
Read More »Top Micro Fishing Methods for Catching Micro Suckers on Hook and Line
Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! Suckers are often overlooked in modern fishing and micro Suckers are even more overlooked. Though tricky, micro Suckers can be caught by hook and line. We prefer nighttime headlamp micro fishing for the best results with micro Suckers as they …
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Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! I have done the Giveaway for the 10,000 Members in the FB Group. The three winners have been contacted through the FB group. I want to let everyone know how great you are! keep on micro fishing. The Art of …
Read More »Micro Fish Minnows in the Genus Pteronotropis
Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! Genus Pteronotropis By Tim Aldridge Above: An “Eastern” Flagfin Shiner (Pteronotropis species) showing off brilliant hues of orange, red, yellow, black, and yellow. Minnows in the genus Pteronotropis are small, colorful, and aggressive when microfishing, however there is one caveat-finding …
Read More »How to Make Micro Fishing Dough Bait Quick and Easy
Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! Looking for a new fishing bait that is both effective and easy to make? Check out this micro fishing dough bait recipe! Dough bait is perfect for catching micro fish, such as Dace and Darters, and can be prepared in …
Read More »Is Micro Fishing the Same as the Tenkara Fishing Technique?
Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! Tenkara is a Japanese method of fixed line style fly fishing. The angler uses light action poles and line to catch Salmon and Trout which hardly classify as microfish. Tenkara was and still is used to catch mostly Trout in …
Read More »Micro Fishing is the Art of Catching Very Small Fish
Buy your Art of Micro Fishing MICRO FISHING HOOKS now! Micro fishing is a type of fishing that uses extremely small hooks to catch tiny fish. At The Art of Micro Fishing we prefer using our Aldridge #1 pre snelled micro fishing hooks. Micro fishing is growing in popularity and …
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