Mooneye

[Doskil]

Are mooneye good fish to target and what is a good bait to target them with?

Thnx

 

[Chris Tripp]

from pics they look like skipjack

 

[Gone Phishin]

Hard to catch. Use crickets. Very spooky, stealth is important.

http://seeinstripes.com/mooneye.htm

 

[stik]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooneye

they look like a big eyed gizzard shad.

 

[ewc]

A friend I fish with states that mooneye fisherman have a high suicide rate.

From his link above, I'll bet Gone Phishin knows who I'm talking about-

 

[deer f]

No offense, but WHY?

 

[Gone Phishin]

No offense, but WHY?

Hard to find and hard to catch.

 

[4onaside]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooneye

they look like a big eyed gizzard shad.

With teeth.

 

[4onaside]

No offense, but WHY?

Hard to find and hard to catch.

The ones that I have caught have been while catfishing with worms in fairly good current.

 

[Setterman]

If you fly fish they are suckers for any sort of dry flies.

 

[Doskil]

I do fly fish and will try that

Thanks

 

[InfoMan]

Used to catch them in the Hiwassee below Hwy 411 on # 28 dry flies.

 

[RUGER]

Cool, never heard of them.