Joseph Monninger

I usually fish a Hornberg or a Muddler Minnow, a deer-haired streamer that comes in a variety of sizes and colors but replicates a sculpin minnow or a grasshopper. Even if a trout doesn't take the larger streamers, it can usually be counted on to come up and give a look, revealing its location.

American Writer

Ron White

When I was a kid, mostly I played in a ditch that didn't have much water in it. It was for drainage purposes. There was not a lot trouble to get into in that ditch. It was ditch activities like catching crawdads and minnows.

American Comedian

Blake Shelton

I didn't grow up playing video games. I grew up catching crawdads in the creek and minnows and lizards and snakes.

American Musician

Darrell Royal

Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper.

American Coach

Minnows play a vital role in water ecosystems and are often mentioned in ecological discussions.

Aquatic Ecosystem

Minnows are commonly used as bait in fishing due to their size and abundance.

Fishing Bait

Minnows can symbolize something small or insignificant in larger contexts or discussions.

Metaphoric Usage

In a business setting, Minnow often refers to a small company in comparison with large competitors.

Business Context

In discussions of power dynamics, minnows are those with little influence.

Metaphorical Use

Using minnow can imply underestimation, which may be disproven by events.

Underestimation Risk

 I mean minnows most people think of them as bait but there there's a lot of variety there they're very interesting their behaviors are very interesting and a lot of Mahrt risk we're totally disconnected now from the natural world I mean my own children are are scared to

Silent Streams PIPE...

 and we made them unhealthy. The connection between ocean health and human health is actually based upon another couple simple adages, and I want to call that "pinch a minnow, hurt a whale." The pyramid of ocean life