Big Keene Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 does anyone know if there is a good spot to catch skipjack on the lower meremec? is any time of the year good, better, best? thanks in advance. Illegitimi non carborundum (Never let the bastards grind you down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I do better on Skipjack when the water is warmer and they seem to get bigger as the year goes along. I have not caught any from that water way. Big Keene 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUNGLE JIM 1 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Last year I was catching a half dozen almost every trip at one spot but this year in half dozen trips haven't caught one. They are in there but I don't know where. Maybe with the river coming up will get some moving. Big Keene 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 An MDC Fisheries Biologiest mentioned a spot on the Mississippi River just north of St Louis, below one of the lock and dams (Alton, perhaps?) where folks regularly fish for skipjack to use for catfish bait. Dunno about the Meramec, tho. Very cool fish! A decent-sized one will fight very well. I had one last summer, when fishing with @Ham, that had my 8wt fly rod bent over pretty good and I couldn't get it to come up for a bit. I was starting to think a bigger fish had ahold of it, but when I finally landed it, there wasn't any evidence of haven't been mouthed by a catfish or striped bass. It was the top fish in the pic below... nice one, but not even THAT BIG of one! Strong fella! Big Keene, Johnsfolly, nomolites and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagged in outlet 3 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 6 hours ago, FishnDave said: An MDC Fisheries Biologiest mentioned a spot on the Mississippi River just north of St Louis, below one of the lock and dams (Alton, perhaps?) where folks regularly fish for skipjack to use for catfish bait Or Winfield Dam. Big Keene 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I really enjoy catching those little weirdos. FishnDave, Big Keene, nomolites and 5 others 8 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomolites Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Lots of them caught below Alton dam for blue cat bait. Mike snagged in outlet 3, bfishn and Big Keene 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 MO State record, 3 lbs. EFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Anthony Rozniak of St. Peters for tying the current state records for skipjack herring. Rozniak was fishing with his brother on the Missouri River Dec. 6 when he reeled in the 3-pound fish. The catch ties two previous pole-and-line records – one recorded in 2019 from the Osage River and the third in 2017 from the Osage River. bfishn, Big Keene and Ham 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfishn Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 2 hours ago, Ham said: I really enjoy catching those little weirdos. Pot, meet black kettle. 😉 Mitch f, Ham, Quillback and 2 others 2 3 I can't dance like I used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, bfishn said: Pot, meet black kettle. 😉 Hey Now….. Quillback, BilletHead, Big Keene and 1 other 1 3 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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