I would like to know more about Skipjack.

What time of the year is best to get them?

Do they die out at certain times like when the water is cold like shad?

From what I hear they are most prevalent in Tennessee as being the closest source to Indiana??

Tim,
In the Spring, there's a good run of them below the McAlpine Dam that lasts 3 weeks or so. When they're here, you can catch 200 in a day, and most locals catch a bunch and stash them away in their freezer. During the run, cattin is great too, because fresh cut skipjack is unbelieveable for gettin the big cats.
I catch them on 3 or 4 leadhead jigs with white curlytails on the line at the same time.
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