Dog Days of Summer

Fishing has been pretty darn good considering the water temp in the river today was 91 degrees. There are some slot and overslot reds around and if you get in a productive area early enough, they’ll be some topwater and fly action available. There have also been...

Upcoming Fly Fishing Seminar

Come join us a Pirate Waters Outfitter on Market St. in downtown Washington on June 30th at 6 p.m. We’re gonna dive deep into fly tackle we use here on the Pamlico. Rods, reels, lines, backing, knots, leaders, tippet, flies, etc.

Late Spring Fishing Report for the Pamlico

We’ve been doing well on the speckled trout the last week or so on the lower Pamlico, lower Pungo, and Pamlico Sound. The trout seem a bit more scattered, which is usual for this time of year, as it’s a transitional time when the trout a spawning in the...

Late Spring / Early Summer Mixed Bag Dates

Mid-May fishing has yielded some great days for our guests. Last week, we fished Lake Phelps for largemouth bass and had a 20 fish day while wading and sight fishing to 3-5 pound fish. We spent two days fishing the lower Roanoke for the post-spawn stripers and had...

Open Dates for Spring Stripers in Weldon

We are anticipating another amazing striper season in Weldon. Based on what we’ve seen all winter on the lower end of the river and in the Albemarle Sound, we should have a nice class of fish and also a variety of age classes/sizes. There are already consistent...