Thread: Yearly Roanoke River trip.

Originally Posted by mikefish

Sam, hated we didn't see ya up there this year. We "may" be going up on Wednesday if my buddy still wants to go, and that'll be my first time going after the close of keep season.
Mike

Take a kid outdoors!

Mike,I will always remember the trip ,mighta been three years ago when we anchored up close ,one of us needed one more keeper,,we got tangled up with that last keeper!!You remember that one? Sam

Originally Posted by friedfish

Wow, that's awesome. Can't wait till we're allowed to keep one on the Cape Fear. Great pics, too!

FriedFish,,I don't know if you look at it or not ,but the NC,wildlife resource commission has a coastal rivers fishing report,has the tar,Roanoke ,cape fear and Neuse river.It is some cool information,,I look foreword to reading it each week,,check it out if you haven't already.

Originally Posted by todobien

Hopefully some fish will start successfully spawning in that river soon. Currently the fish are all hatchery raised fish. Maybe with more of them in there and the rock ramp at Lock and Dam 1 it'll happen.

There aren't any wild ones? Dang. I've caught a couple in Snow's Cut and in the Brunswick River speckled trout fishing. My grandaddy had some pictures of some huge ones (20-30lb) he used to catch in the river behind the golf course in Riegelwood when he was a young man. I guess it was in the 50's or 60's, before they got wiped out. I hate to say it buy I know more than a few people who catch them in shad nets and keep em. I'd like to keep one too, but every one counts. I can wait.

Based on the genetics work they are doing the ones they are shocking in the river they are mostly of hatchery origin. I want to say it is around 98% hatchery but can't remember the exact number. It is good to be seeing more larger fish in the river so hopefully it'll get back like the good old days of your grandaddy.