/r/MicroFishing
This is a subreddit for fishermen who like to widen their approach and seek the little things in life. Whether you're fishing micro species or just baby fish, this is the subreddit for it all.
Welcome to r/MicroFishing
Micro-fishing is the pursuit of small commonly overlooked fish that are usually less than six inches in length. This type of fishing requires innovative and unusual angling tactics as many species rarely exceed two inches as adults. Understanding methods of micro-fishing opens the angler up to a wide variety of new species of fish often overlooked with conventional tackle.
With micro-fishing you can catch hundreds of fish most anglers are unaware of. Since the typical angler catches less than twenty species of fish over his lifetime the possibilities are tremendous.
The goal of this subreddit is to educate fishermen and the general public about micro-fishing. Currently, little information exists in the United States and Canada on this subject.
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Rules
Do Not Downvote for no reason
Do not Downvote if a person posts a non micro (maybe they didn't now it was too big)
No memes
Only Micro Fishing content is allowed
Be friendly to everyone
Promote Catch & Release
Treat all fishes equally
Handle the fishes with care _____________________________
Useful Links
- Micro Species
- Micro Fishing
- Micro Fishing Gear
- Micro Fishing Facebook Page
- UK Micro Fishing
- Micro Fishing Rods
- Using Micros as Bait
- Micro Fishing Tips
- A Beginners Guide To Micro-Fishing _____________________________
Other Fishing Subreddits
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08:47 UTC
New/Trying to get into microfishing. What rods and combos would you suggest to a beginner? Also any additional advice on tackle needed would be much appreciated
00:51 UTC
Jacksmelt are cool, make great halibut bait too
02:40 UTC
Is this a fat snook? Tarpon snook? Swordspine? Caught in Tampa, Fl
16:17 UTC
Longspine Combfish (Zaniolepis latipinnis)
15:40 UTC
Shortspine Combfish (Zaniolepis frenata)
04:50 UTC
I caught a tiny barb using tanago hook
This Spotted Barb (Barbodes binotatus) was caught using 0,1 sized tanago hook and a little piece of bread as a bait
05:46 UTC
Net recommendations?
Hey y’all, I want to get a new dip net for some creek exploration. My main targets are darters, but I would like to be able to catch a variety, so I don’t want anything with holes that are too big. Any recommendations? Advice on specs I should look for? I’m trying to keep in under $50, if possible.
19:46 UTC
Tanago Fishing for the smallest species in the U.K.
22:27 UTC
Help identifying this little guy? [North Texas]
I’m new to microfishing and can’t figure out what this little guy is, maybe a green sunfish?
22:02 UTC
Upstate NY tips and tricks!
Howdy folks!
Recently became enamored with microfishing, and tenkara as they both kinda fit together to make fishing interesting (to me, your mileage may vary of course!)
So, I live in the hills south of Syracuse. We have access to a boatload of little creeks and streams within a 5-10 minute drive that I'd love to start exploring with tiny lures and see what I can get!
I've tried looking on apps like fishbrain, and fishfinder to get the lay of the land, but it seems microfishing is underrepresented on those two repositories of information.
Anyone get their wigglers wet up here and catch anything interesting?
Looking forward to chatting with you all!
-Raven
15:28 UTC
Caught this catfish on 1.75 lbs mono
13:34 UTC
Son caught this little guy by hand
14:56 UTC
Ballin’ on a micro-budget…
Using various size loose trebles and a dremel to make some micro hooks. A butane torch to bend the eye/loop as needed and then temper the hook in wd-40. Sometimes I grind the barb, but not a big fan. Despite popular belief, I tend to lose a lot of fish barbless even keeping tension on the line.
Anyhoo…These DIY hooks work surprisingly well, even though baiting them can be frustrating. I imagine the brand name ones are much prettier and machined precisely, but if there is a fish on the end of it then it’s all the same to me!
21:06 UTC