Spottail Shiner
Notropis hudsonius · Cyprinidae
About this fish
- Spawning
- April and May
- Largest length
- up to 15 cm (6 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 4.5 years
- Matures at
- about 1.5 years old
Values come from a national database of the United States, not Wisconsin surveys: maximum length is the species' largest recorded anywhere, and spawning months are range-wide (Wisconsin timing, in a colder climate, can be later).
USGS FishTraits 14.3 (CC0). Credit: Frimpong and Angermeier, U.S. Geological Survey.
226 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.
Lakes where it has been recorded
From open fish survey and museum records. A record shows the fish was found near the lake in that year, not that it is there now.
Showing 12 of 53 lakes
- Birch LakeBayfield County129 acres · 8 ft deeprecorded 1974 to 2006 (2 records)Lowrecorded
- Cedar LakeSt Croix County1,107 acres · 28 ft deeprecorded 2003 to 2006 (5 records)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Eagle LakeBayfield County170 acres · 52 ft deeprecorded 1985 to 2006 (2 records)Clearrecorded
- Lake OnalaskaLacrosse County7,688 acres · 40 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Mallalieu LakeSt Croix County270 acres · 17 ft deeprecorded 2001 to 2006 (5 records)Lowrecorded
- Bond LakeDouglas County292 acres · 67 ft deeprecorded 1977 to 2005 (5 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Dead Pike LakeVilas County297 acres · 80 ft deeprecorded 2003 to 2005 (3 records)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lotus LakePolk County246 acres · 15 ft deeprecorded 2005 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Red Cedar LakeWashburn County1,841 acres · 53 ft deeprecorded 2005 (1 record)stocked, recorded
- Red LakeDouglas County258 acres · 37 ft deeprecorded 1981 to 2005 (3 records)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Rice LakeWashburn County132 acres · 11 ft deeprecorded 2005 (2 records)Moderaterecorded
- Round LakePrice County726 acres · 24 ft deeprecorded 2005 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Turner LakeVilas County149 acres · 12 ft deeprecorded 2005 (2 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Dead LakePepin County68 acres · 7 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Island LakeVilas County1,023 acres · 35 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Clearstocked, recorded
- Lac Vieux DesertVilas County2,853 acres · 38 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Lipsett LakeBurnett County393 acres · 24 ft deeprecorded 2004 (3 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Lower Eau Claire LakeBayfield County802 acres · 41 ft deeprecorded 1983 to 2004 (5 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Minnow LakeBurnett County57 acres · 50 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Clearrecorded
- Minong Flowage(L Nancy)Douglas County1,564 acres · 21 ft deeprecorded 2002 to 2004 (4 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Upper Eau Claire LakeBayfield County996 acres · 92 ft deeprecorded 2002 to 2004 (3 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Dexter LakeWood County298 acres · 17 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Dunn LakeWashburn County193 acres · 39 ft deeprecorded 2003 (2 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Gile FlowageIron County3,384 acres · 25 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Lake ChetekBarron County770 acres · 22 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Lake WaubesaDane County2,080 acres · 34 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Middle McKenzie LakeBurnett County530 acres · 45 ft deeprecorded 2003 (2 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Minocqua LakeOneida County1,360 acres · 60 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Clearstocked, recorded
- Neshonoc LakeLacrosse County737 acres · 11 ft deeprecorded 1999 to 2003 (14 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Round LakeBurnett County204 acres · 27 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Alder LakeVilas County274 acres · 33 ft deeprecorded 2002 (1 record)Clearstocked, recorded
- Lake Saint CroixPierce County4,668 acres · 60 ft deeprecorded 1899 to 2002 (8 records)recorded
- Lake SuperiorWisconsinrecorded 1922 to 2002 (3 records)stocked, recorded
- Namekagon LakeBayfield County3,227 acres · 50 ft deeprecorded 2002 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Pickle LakeBurnett County20 acres · 20 ft deeprecorded 2001 (1 record)Moderaterecorded
- Devils LakeBurnett County1,001 acres · 24 ft deeprecorded 2000 (2 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Round LakeWisconsin381 acresrecorded 1994 (1 record)recorded
- Connors LakeSawyer County429 acres · 82 ft deeprecorded 1988 (1 record)Clearstocked, recorded
- Lake PepinPepin County25,494 acresrecorded 1907 to 1988 (6 records)recorded
- Hart LakeBayfield County259 acres · 54 ft deeprecorded 1985 (1 record)Clearrecorded
- McCarry LakeBayfield County32 acres · 21 ft deeprecorded 1985 (2 records)Moderaterecorded
- Dowling LakeDouglas County154 acres · 13 ft deeprecorded 1977 to 1982 (7 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Birch Island LakeBurnett County838 acres · 13 ft deeprecorded 1979 (1 record)Moderaterecorded
- Yellow LakeBurnett County2,287 acres · 31 ft deeprecorded 1971 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Big Bear LakeBurnett County189 acres · 17 ft deeprecorded 1967 (1 record)Clearrecorded
- Lake MichiganWisconsin0.4 acresrecorded 1967 (1 record)stocked, recorded
- Church Pine LakePolk County107 acres · 45 ft deeprecorded 1966 (1 record)Clearstocked, recorded
- Horseshoe LakeWashburn County194 acres · 21 ft deeprecorded 1966 (1 record)Clearrecorded
- Lake WinnebagoFond du Lac County137,708 acres · 21 ft deeprecorded 1964 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- McCartney LakeGrant County924 acres · 10 ft deeprecorded 1963 (1 record)recorded
- Lake O' the DallesPolk County23 acres · 12 ft deeprecorded 1959 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Geneva LakeWalworth County5,262 acres · 135 ft deeprecorded 1948 (1 record)Clearstocked, recorded
- Gremore LakeCrawford County332 acres · 15 ft deeprecorded 1928 (1 record)stocked, recorded