Winter Stripers are Biting

We had a great day yesterday with Jeff and his son Brady. Neither of them had ever been to the Roanoke before, but they had heard about the great striper fishing in the river and wanted to come see for themselves. They were not disappointed. We had a great day with...

Lower Roanoke Winter Striper Report

Capt. Hurley and I went up to the lower Roanoke yesterday to check on our winter pets. They are in the river, so our winter striper season has official begun. We found a nice bunch of fish. Conditions were not ideal, with a heavy wind out of the north, backing the...

Summer River Smallmouth Float Trips

To me, this is the most exciting thing I’ve done since I started my guide service back in 2010….a new offering….in a new region of the south in the beautiful Southern Appalachian Mountains. About 8 years ago, I fell in love with floating rivers for...

First Report of 2024

I have been enjoying a few days off during the holiday so I can spend it with my wife and boys while they are out of school. Once they go back on Jan, 3, I’ll be back on it. I’ll be shifting my focus mainly to the winter striper fishing on the lower...

Fall Pamlico Mixed Bag

Today was just one of those magical days that everything worked. I had Andy, Bill, and James, all experienced fishermen. We started out fishing for some trout out of Washington. For about the past month, there’s been a good trout bite in the upper reaches of the...