Bait fish

[Iquailhunter]

My canal lights are full of tiny bait fish. So many they look like a cloud. What are they?

[Chuck06R1]

Probably baby shad

[walkinwader]

Probably baby shad

X2...that time if year

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[JT]

lights are full of them.

[coachlaw]

Could be glass minnows as well.

[TroutSupport]

Both... the glass minnows are little minnow shaped and the shad (menhaden) are shad or oval shaped.

[WestEndAngler]

Menhaden usually this time of year. They'll all die shortly and turn canal water a dark brown.

[Kingfish Cowboy]

These baitfish "blooms" can be really good for night fishing in your canal by the way... especially when they get to about the half inch size. The redfish and trout in our canal like to gorge themselves on them at night and early morning. It can make for some pretty exciting feeding displays. Here is a site you want to see...

[westbaytroutassasin]

These baitfish "blooms" can be really good for night fishing in your canal by the way... especially when they get to about the half inch size. The redfish and trout in our canal like to gorge themselves on them at night and early morning. It can make for some pretty exciting feeding displays. Here is a site you want to see...
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Glass minnows, I have a few big circles in my lights, been takin my fly rod out at night and nailing the trout and the occasional red in them

[Kingfish Cowboy]

Glass minnows, I have a few big circles in my lights, been takin my fly rod out at night and nailing the trout and the occasional red in them

You know I have thought about breaking out my fly rod too to make things interesting and since they tend to prefer smaller baits when they are feeding on these small baitfish. What flies do you typically use in this situation.. small clouser minnows?