shad fishing soon!

**hangout** · 02-11-2016, 08:35 PM

Thank you for your information, fliesforall. Never did shad fishing before. It was said shad had the richest Omega-3 which is good for cardiovascular system. must try this spring.

Originally Posted by fliesforall

There is a dam on the neuse below falls dam called milbournie dam. That is as far as they can come up the neuse. I catch them wade fishing there but water flows dictate when and how good the fishing is. Small jigs, shad darts, and small spoons are the ticket.

**SEA DANCER** · 02-12-2016, 09:23 AM

Being farther east than most of you people I have done a lot of shad fishing in the Cape Fear and the Neuse rivers and creeks off of them. I fish with the dogwood trees. They don't lie. When the dogwood trees bloom the shad are there and ready. They stat own east and wok their way upstream just like the dogwood trees. I start fishing when the bloom buds first start opening but full bloom is the best time.

**ecunupe** · 02-12-2016, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by hangout

have you fished american shad at the Neuse river near falls lake dam? When do they usually arrive there. what kind of lure do you use for fishing them?

They are caught at Milburnie Dam in Raleigh around mid March through May. With some Strippers mixed in around the middle of April

**ecunupe** · 02-12-2016, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by ecunupe

They are caught at Milburnie Dam in Raleigh around mid March through May. With some Strippers mixed in around the middle of April

I meant Stripers

**todobien** · 02-16-2016, 08:21 AM

I've fished there a good bit. Don't expect big number days, usually just 2 or 3 on average, but they will be good quality fish.

**buzzbait** · 02-16-2016, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by todobien

Do you bank fish or boat fish for the Eno white bass? I started doing some bank fishing there last spring with some luck. Never got any big ones but had fun iwht the smaller ones.

I have tried from the boat a few times but never had much luck. I have been catching them from the banks for the past 14 years or more. I keep my stuff in the car and stop almost every day when they start biting good. I am going in for some surgery on the 26th so I am going to miss the early run but hopefully by the 3rd week in march I will be after them again. I will not share any of my fishing spots online but more that happy to meet you one day and show you around. I fish a few of the creeks and the flat river more than the ENO. I try to avoid Pennys Bend as much as possible.

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**todobien** · 02-22-2016, 05:06 PM

Heard of some shad being caught way down the Neuse in creeks with clear water and also a few down low on the Tar. I think if it'd stay warm for a week with no rain it'd be on pretty good.

**SEA DANCER** · 02-22-2016, 11:37 PM

I like to stand on the high bank at Lock and dam #3 and watch them going back down. They are sooo tired they don't swim. They float on their side but when they start to go over the dam they swim like hell trying to stay up. It is funny to watch. This is second or third week in April. The Cape Fear has mostly American Shad. I used to go with my Dad to Goldsboro and fish a small skimmer dam at Cherry Hospital. That was mostly Hickery Shad.

**r2002** · 02-24-2016, 10:14 PM

Why rain is bad for shad? more current in rivers should be good for migrating shad, right?

**fliesforall** · 02-25-2016, 07:09 AM

Rain often makes the water too muddy for the fish to see the lure. I was steady catching last year on a daily basis until we had one big rain then the water was high and fast and looked like chocolate milk did not have a bite for a week until it cleared out and dropped down some.

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