Fishing Report

This past week was a very productive week on the lower Roanoke. The theme behind this week’s summary is understanding the bigger picture. Sometimes

Folks, I want to use this Fishing Reports/Blog page as a way to share some of my broader fishing experiences, discuss technical aspects of

So far this week we’ve had plenty of action on both stripers and shad. In addition to all the stripers, the shad have really

Did I ever mention that shad fishing in one of the best fishing trips for kids? This afternoon I hitched up the Hickory Nut

We left them biting very well on the Roanoke last Thursday, and the bite has been good while I was gone. Despite some scattered

This fishery rarely disappoints. Tracy and Peter fish with me often and had another great trip today, catching the majority of their fish on

Last week was as good of a week as I could have hoped for in February. I didn’t have a charter Monday, so I

The week started out cold and ended with some beautiful weather this Friday and Saturday and some beautiful fishing to go with it. Yesterday,

We took advantage of the first fishable day in several days following a big arctic blast on Monday and Tuesday. Highs were in the

I hosted Michael and Paul on a beautiful Thursday on the lower Roanoke. We caught 50-60 today, with some nice ones in the mix.

Today I hosted Jim and Julian from Raleigh. We caught about 50 fish, many of which were really nice healthy winter specimens. Julian caught

Day 2 with Lou and Steve was better as predicted. It was just a tad bit warmer. The wind was still out of the

I had a great time today with “Geezer Lou” and the “flyfishing dentist (ret.)”. These guys have been with me many times before and

I hosted Wolfgang and Pat from Kinnesaw Georgia the past couple of days. We had cold weather and NE winds slowing down the current

Recent striper trips have been mostly productive. We’ve still been catching 50-100 fish per trip. One day the wind was blowing a gale and

I hope everyone had a joyful Christmas holiday and an excellent New Year! I’ve been enjoying some nice family time, but yesterday I had

Eric and Amy have been fishing with me for many years now, and we’ve had some memorable trips together. Today was no exception. On

We jigged up about 40 fish on yesterday’s trip to the lower Roanoke. It’s shaping up to be a good early start to a

I had to reschedule a charter earlier this week when it blew so hard, so it turned into scouting day. I ventured up to

We’ve had some productive trips over the past few days. The weather hasn’t been ideal, but that seems to be the theme this fall.