Tag Archives: striped bass

We left em biting in Weldon!

“As good as it gets” would be an appropriate way to describe the fishing in Weldon right now.  Despite the high, rising water, the fish have gathered for the spawn right where they should be.  When we left Sat. afternoon, … Continue reading

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Roanoke River Striper Fishing Report

The striper fishing in Weldon has remained steady with 20-40 fish half day trips being the norm.  Occasionally we will beat that mark when the artificial bite really fires off.  We’ve been catching plenty of fish on fly, jigs, and … Continue reading

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A good day of fishing despite some brutal conditions and unseasonable weather on the Pamlico River

Jacob, Aaron, and Mike enjoyed a decent bite this morning in some adverse conditions.  It was unseasonably cold with a stiff NW wind.    We still caught some specs on popping corks and Z-Man soft plastics and ended up with a … Continue reading

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NC’s Roanoke River Striper Fishery Featured in Coastal Angler Magazine’s Southestern U.S. Issue

Check out this article promoting North Carolina’s Roanoke River Spring Striper Fishery in Coastal Angler Magazine’s March Issue covering the entire Southeastern U.S.  Great publicity for North Carolina light tackle fishing! Click on the link below to a PDF of … Continue reading

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Get Ready for the upcoming Weldon Striper Fishing Season!

Open dates are becoming more scarce by the day for our spring striper fishing season in Weldon on the Roanoke River. If you want to go and get a date during the peak of the spawn, you better think about … Continue reading

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Pic from November

I received this picture from the Wotring’s outing this past November.  Conditions were tough.  The wind was howling and it was really cold for these young anglers, Meredith and Wes, but they were troopers and hung in there to catch … Continue reading

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Lower Roanoke Winter Striper Report

We started out our day eagerly heading to where I caught my fish the day before and hoping they’d still be there.  Acting like fish do, they moved and we were struggling trying to find them again.  After a few … Continue reading

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Rockzilla!

I will let the pictures do most of the talking. We were not in the Atlantic Ocean!  We also caught on light tackle a 26″ striper and some trout and puppy drum.  What a beautiful December day on the water. … Continue reading

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Pamlico River Flounder, Puppy Drum, Speckled Trout, and Striped Bass Fishing

Gary, Donovan, and Joe had fun pretty much getting bites most of the time we fished…..lots of action on small flounder, puppy drum, specs, and some BIG stripers that we can’t keep right now.  We did manage a nice keeper … Continue reading

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Inshore slams on the Pamlico River

John and his crew had some excellent action today on flounder, puppy drum, speckled trout, and striped bass.  We started out the morning with a nice doormat first thing and continued to catch undersized fish until we were able to … Continue reading

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