JR wrote:
jeff wrote:
JR wrote:

You goin' out this weekend, jeff?

hope to...we've had a lot of rain this week.

Shad come up on a spate, like salmon? Stands to reason, I guess.

- JR


temps seem to be the most important predictor of the run...but, when the
rains hit, our shad rivers (roanoke, tar, neuse) rise and muddy up
(sorta like penns), and the fishing gets tough except up around weldon
on the roanoke. my best catches are when the river drops and stabilizes
flow. i avoid weldon because of the crazy crowds that gather. too many
boats...to much manunkind. the shad hit the rocks and dam up that way
and get corraled. those folks in the link i posted are sal****er
flyfishers from harkers island and oregon inlet area...brian and sarah
are sal****er guides. they do cameos on the roanoke... that river is
probably the premier shad fishery in nc, and very popular. i usually
fish downstream locations that are less crowded.

i love the shad run because it marks the true beginning of my fishing
season. from now until next january, we have different runs/seasons of
fish to target. shad for the next two weeks, with striped bass (rock)
for the next two months. the big bull dolphin will be offshore soon,
with wahoo mixed in...and billfish phantoms too. mountain trout begin
looking up in april. puppy drum and speckled trout in the sound. cobia
in may... sigh...