Tail: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Tail Fin: Clear
Body: Silver Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Silver Spirit River, Real Eye with Priz Silver 3-D Molded
insert
Lower Side: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite with Silver Hanked Lite-Brite over
with 6 or 8 small Black Prismacolor Pen spots starting at the shoulder and
continuing toward the Caudal fin
Snout Color or Change Thread: Silver
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite with Minnow Blue Hanked Lite-Brite
sparsely over
Head Color: Parrot Green Prismacolor Pen lightly
Cheek & Chin Color: Pearl Green
Colored Markers: Black Prismacolor Pen for 6-8 spots starting at the
shoulder, behind and slightly above the eye and continuing on toward the
Caudal Fin, each spot becomes lighter as they progress toward the Caudal
Fin: Parrot Green Prismacolor Pen for Head (lightly)
Tying Notes: None
Distribution: Found on the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Florida.
Habitat: Occurring in bays and estuaries, sometimes moving into brackish or
freshwater.
Spawning Period: Spawn in saltwater in January and February.
Spawning Habitat: Open sea.
Important Notes: In the spring, summer and fall, young-of-the-year, sub
adults, and adults regularly enter the freshwater rivers along the Atlantic
Coast. How far the Atlantic Menhaden penetrates the rivers was not found in
my research material.
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