Striped Shiner fishing in Canada

Luxilus chrysocephalus

Documented at

89 waters

Primary species at

0 waters

Ideal water temp

20°C

Active range

13–26°C

Best striped shiner waters today

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

1. North Thames RiverRiver70
2. Medway CreekRiver70
3. Wye CreekRiver70
4. Trout CreekRiver69
5. Irvine CreekRiver69
6. Pefferlaw RiverRiver69
7. Pefferlaw RiverRiver69
8. Lake Scugog (Lindsay)Lake69
9. Waubuno CreekRiver68
10. Middle Thames RiverRiver68

How to fish for striped shiner

Striped shiner are a robust shiner of the pools and gentle runs of clean streams and small rivers, named for the wavy dark lines along the upper body, and one of the larger shiners - occasionally caught by young anglers on small baits. They're primarily a forage fish, prey for smallmouth bass and other stream predators, and sometimes used as bait. On a location page, striped shiner are context about a stream's forage base rather than a primary angling target.

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