Spotfin Shiner fishing in Canada

Cyprinella spiloptera

Documented at

271 waters

Primary species at

0 waters

Ideal water temp

20°C

Active range

13–26°C

Best spotfin shiner waters today

Scored for 2026-09-15 from live weather, water temperature and this species’ own thermal range.

1. Wicklow RiverRiver73
2. Rogers Lake (Terrace Bay)Lake72
3. North Thames RiverRiver70
4. Wye CreekRiver70
5. Sydenham RiverRiver70
6. Unnamed River (42.717, -80.712)River70
7. Boyne RiverRiver70
8. Decker CreekRiver69
9. Hardy CreekRiver69
10. Brown CreekRiver69

How to fish for spotfin shiner

Spotfin shiner are a hardy, adaptable shiner of streams and moderate rivers, tolerant of moderate turbidity and warmer, gently-degraded water where more sensitive shiners drop out. Breeding males take on a steely-blue sheen and deposit eggs in crevices. They're a forage fish, not a rod target - prey for bass, walleye, and other predators. On a location page, spotfin shiner are context about a stream's forage base rather than a species to fish for.

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