allright ever sence i got in to the tournament circuit we have heard about this skipjack herring my question is it can it be caught in iowa waters im assuming i will need a saining net
Im not positive but i dont think theres SkipJack Herring around southeast iowa. I know that no bait shop within an hour of Burlinton sells it. Some of them have never even heard of it when i asked about it. So i just stick with shad...... When they had the King Kat Classic in Fort Madison a few years ago, the guys were saying they brought skipjack up from down south. They kept it on dry ice.
sorry whodaman....your gonna have to head southeast if you want to get it. ky/tn area seems to be the hot spots for it
Hello; just signed on. I live in northwest Iowa and mostly fish the Big Sioux river. There are plenty SKIP JACK in the river here. They are also called Mooneye. Can be caught with a bobber and a worm. never tried to siene them.
Corey, Mooneyes are not the same as Skipjacks. Mooneyes ( Hiodontidae ) this fish family `includers only two mmembers (1) Goldeye (Hiodon alosoides) and (2) Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus). The Skipjacks are a member of the Herring family. Which also enclude Treadfin shad, Gizzard shad, Alabama shad, and Skipjack herring. Skipjack are rarely ever cought in a cast net. mostly rod and reel only. There is a lot of information about catching Skipjacks on the site. Try some searches and you will find something. Welcome to the BOC.
