Got into some skipjack today on flash lure in Bartons Creek/OH. Caught lots of bluegill and a few largemouth with my daughter.

My first saltie was a ladyfish and yes I was thrilled with it. I had been wanting to flyfish the salt for many, many years. I have not heard them called skipjack but they are fun to catch on lighter fly rods. Last winter I got into a bunch of speckled trout in the New Smyrna Beach area and I really enjoyed that too. I did kill one to try on the table and it was excellent. On par with walleye IMO. When I get some sort of water craft I will give the skipjack a whirl on the fly. It is about all I do anymore. I am not a purist but I just get more personal satisfaction when I catch on the fly. The sad part of that is I am not all that good of a caster but I have only myself to satisfy.;):D

Ditz,

If you are shore-bound, and don't mind a bit of a drive, the steam plant in Cumberland city is open to bank anglers. The skippies are always thick in the winters, and very catchable on a fly rod. Casting may be a little tricky due to the bank's angle, but it's not bad once you learn to bring your back cast back at a higher angle. I use size 2 and 4 clousers in either white, white/chartreuse, or all chartreuse and have gotten into numerous "fish per cast" bites.

I usually bring a 5 wt and use floating line with a 7-9 ft tapered leader, 5x is fine for the tippet.

Chris

I would go heavier than 5x for tippet. Skipjack are not line shy at all, so there is no reason to go light. And occasionally, small stripers (2-3 lbs) will run with the skipjack, and they will pop 5x like it is nothing.

I would use 3x or heavier, depending on the size of the fly.

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I seldom fish anything lighter than 6#. I have found the 4# is weakend to dangerous levels with any sort of knick or abrasion. 6# will maintain enough strength with some wear. Just from my experiance from years in rocky creeks. :o

i couldn't catch any last weekend but i'm going again tomorrow to try. the shad were thick everywhere. i caught ten cats 3-10lbs and 2 rockfish one around ten and the other 5-6. all fish were caught after midnight.