CLOWN FEATHERBACK

The clown featherback or clown knifefish is distinguished by its long, laterally compressed, knife-like body. It is set apart from its larger relative, the giant featherback by a series of 5 or more white-ringed black spots on its side. This species has to be targeted with plenty of lam and maize in the open water near the diffusers where they can often be seen topping.

They are active pretty much throughout the day and will always follow the small bait fish: during the day a light ledger rod with maize or worm on the bottom near the diffusers works well, while bottom ledgered or float fished baits off the hyacinths towards dusk can also pick off these pretty fish as the water cools and their staple foodsource comes closer to the banks.