Hunts this year?

[fishon814]

 Has anyone heard of bait shops carrying Hunts this year? Didn't seem to be available anywhere last year.

[WARRIOR_ON_ICE]

I think you are right that they were not available last year> I hope we can get them this season as they are excellent bait for just about  everything

[jeremywhorf]

They were few to none near me last year.  I believe it can be attributed to a bad spawn, but who knows!

Hunts do catch just about anything!

[hangemhigh]

I had heard that the main supplier got sick last year and was unable to provide them.... not sure about this year yet.

[reddog11]

I had heard that the main supplier got sick last year and was unable to provide them.... not sure about this year yet.

I was told by bait shops last year they will never receive hunts bait again. I hope it is not true. 

[pmaloney86]

Anyone know the latin name for the species of batifish for Hunts.  They are not popular around me but I'd be happy to ask the local supplier if he knows how to get a hold of some.  He does have a couple properties in NY so perhaps he will recognize the name.

[Hugh-Boone]

supposedly spottail shiners (notropis hudsonius) from this thread on the forum. https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=110236.0

[Boatless in BTV]

Anyone know the latin name for the species of batifish for Hunts. 

At least here in Vermont, what we call Hunts are Eastern Silvery Minnows (Hybognathus regis). https://vtfishandwildlife.com/sites/fishandwildlife/files/documents/Fish/baitfish/eastern-silvery-minnow.pdf

I've seen them fairly regularly in Lake Champlain-only bait shops.

[hangemhigh]

I've heard them called blue nose around here .....

[fishon814]

I've heard them called blue nose around here .....

X2

[ECobb91]

I've heard them called blue nose around here .....

X3

All I know is they out produce any other type of minnow I’ve used

[WARRIOR_ON_ICE]

The latin name is " CATCHUM FISHUS " 

[WARRIOR_ON_ICE]

The bait shop owner that I am friends with said that he buys Hunts that are netted from Lake Champlain, and their availabilty depends on how successful the harvest is, which is always near the same time that the lake freezes, ice cover being the enemy of harvesting them. I was left with the impression from our conversation that it is a " wait and see " situation whether they will be available at his bait shop in Hudson Falls, NY ( 50 miles due north of Albany )

[BeenPerchin315]

I've heard them called blue nose around here .....

Blue nose are not hunts. Very close and a lot do confuse the 2.
Something about the eyes.

At least here in Vermont, what we call Hunts are Eastern Silvery Minnows (Hybognathus regis). https://vtfishandwildlife.com/sites/fishandwildlife/files/documents/Fish/baitfish/eastern-silvery-minnow.pdf

I've seen them fairly regularly in Lake Champlain-only bait shops.

X2 here
Must come out of st Laurence it’s what the better bait is called in Chaumont area

[hangemhigh]

X3

All I know is they out produce any other type of minnow I’ve used

Yep - and they last well too ..... 1 of the guys I fish with doesn't like them because they tangle his lines a few times because they are so active but I'll take that trade .....

[fishon814]

Yep - and they last well too ..... 1 of the guys I fish with doesn't like them because they tangle his lines a few times because they are so active but I'll take that trade .....

Definitely! I had pretzel knots in all 5 tip up leaders 1 night during a polar vortex.......I accused my fishing buddy of sabotage 

[dogfish]

It is my understanding that Hunts are Spottail shiners -Notropis hudsonius-  and they did not make the coveted New York State baitfish list.
Thus they cannot be certified; so illegal to be sold as bait in NYS.