golden shiner

noun

: a small common cyprinid fish (Notemigonus crysoleucas) of eastern North America having silvery sides with bright golden reflections and often used as bait

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Crappies will go for wax worms, crappie minnows, golden shiners, freshwater shrimp maggots, and more. Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024 Live bait, in the form of large minnows or native golden shiners can stir the interest of a big fish. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024 Thus a bass in south Florida will chase down a golden shiner, and a smallmouth in one of the Great Lakes will gorge on goby, simply because one of these fish can thrive in one environment, while the other is more suited for the other. Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 June 2023 Samuel Grisak, 15, of Great Falls caught a state record golden shiner on July 3 on Giant Springs Pond at Giant Springs State Park. From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid bluegill, redear sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnows and bluegill. Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 Three new fish species have been found in the river: the sand shiner, golden shiner and longnose gar. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Nov. 2021 In California rice fields, golden shiner minnows introduced by the project have reduced methane coming off fallowed rice paddies by 64 percent. Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020 The top lures have been tube jigs, drop shot rigs tipped with soft plastics or nightcrawlers, golden shiners, leeches and crayfish. D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 16 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of golden shiner was circa 1889

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“Golden shiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20shiner. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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