Tuna - Skipjack
name: Tuna - Skipjack
other names: Bonito. Striped Tuna. Oceanic Bonito
Skipjack Tuna feed on small fish and crustaceans. Among their favored foods are round herring, Spanish sardine, round scad, squid and fish larvae. However, they will consume whatever is found in their environment at the time and eat almost 3 times their body weight each year.
Skip Jack Tuna grows to a length of about 30 inches.
Trolling small lures, feathers, plastic squid or minnows for Skipjack Tuna is a effective method. Also casting shiny metal lures. Alternatively you can fly fish for SkipJack Tuna in combination with chum.