Roanoke River Rockfish 5-12

I made the long trip to Weldon this past Saturday. The river has been flooded for a week or so. I waited for it to get back to normal and think I bout waited too long. The fish seem to have spawned and the bigger fish were not in the mix for me anyway. I caught the smallest class of fish there I've ever caught,lots of 14"-16" fish.The cut bait bite was the best I've saw there, it was about as good as the live bait bite. The eel bite was almost nonexistent. Some years they will eat the eels up and some years they won't bite them.The lord blessed us with a safe successful trip. Boated 80 Rockfish and 7 catfish,enough to get a small case of the " Rockfish Rash" on my thumb.Attachment 302890.
The lonely eel biterAttachment 302891
Here's # 63 & 64, one of the many doubles of the morning, you can see the glass of fish that was biting.Attachment 302892
I hope you enjoy the pictures. I have not been fishing much,but hope to change that soon.

Congrats Sam on a great day of fishing !!! that looks like a peaceful place to fish and them fish wore out that thumb !!! thanks for the pictures sharing your day with us !!!

Long time no hear from. Congrats on catching plenty, but not the normal class of fish you usually post from the river. Still looks like a fun trip by the numbers, if not by the size. Thanks for sharing, enjoyed the read and pictures.

Congrats Bearclaw! I love catching rockfish! That was my grandaddys favorite fish to fish for. Looked like yall had a great time!! Love the Pics, Thanks for sharing!!

Great pics...thanks for sharing

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Great day fishing


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Great pics Sam and congrats on the trip.

Way to go Sam! Sorry it wasn't necessary the size you were after but it looks fantastic in the numbers department.


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The picture of your double with the river in the background looks like a terrific place to fish. Congrats on a great trip.

Hey! With the right equipment that would be a BLAST! Catching is FUN! Congrats.:)

Sam, You make me jealous, I've been wanting to go for a couple years just don't want to try with the pontoon,

87 and a sore thumb mean a great trip. Thanks for the pictures and report

Congrats on a safe and enjoyable trip, Sam! Keep rippin' lips!

Sounds like good times Sam, way to catch em. I usually don't have to pull my socks off to count my fish.