Species guide

Skipjack Herring Fishing

Skipjack Herring is a saltwater fish.

Skipjack Herring

Seasons and limits are set state by state. Check the rule for the water you will fish.

State records for skipjack herring

The heaviest skipjack herring each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Tennessee 4.19 lb Watts Bar Reservoir 2015 Marc A. Cooper IIsource
Oklahoma 3.47 lb Lower Canadian River 2023 William E. Scottsource
Alabama 3 lbs 5 oz Wheeler Dam Tailwater 3/18 Chris S. Fullersource
West Virginia 3.1 lb Ohio River 2021 Ethan Mosssource
Kentucky 3.1 lb Ohio River 04/1 Joey Dixonsource
Nebraska 2.88 lb Missouri RiverCedar 2016 Alex Weinrichsource
Illinois 2.65 lb Illinois RiverLaSalle 2022 source
Arkansas 2.63 lb Lake Dardanelle 2004 Jeremy Whitcombsource
Indiana 2 lb. 8.2 oz. Wabash RiverCarroll County 2021 Gary Davis Jr.source
Texas 0.55 lb Trinity River 2010 Danny Eddinssource

Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.

Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.