Matt and I headed out to Plymouth NC to meet up with our Pops for some light tackle striper fishing. This time, Pops brought his bass boat. We had a very enjoyable day together with some pullage as a bonus. Check out the video Matt put together.
I spent the last day of 2013 doing what I love…… fishing! I set my alarm for 0430 and headed up early with a couple rods, a handful of my favorite lures, and my Hobie Outback kayak to get me around. When I dumped my kayak in at the crack of light there was no wind, no boats, and a little snow coming down. That is what winter trout fishing is all about! The morning bite was on fire, I lost count of quality fish. That bite lasted about 2 hours. The clouds broke way to blue skies and sunshine, and all the fair weather fisherman showed up. The bite did a complete 180 and I couldn’t find a fish for 2 or 3 hours. I grinded it out hoping it would turn back on later in the afternoon. It never really turned on, but I did start to pick up a few more here and there including a pretty nice one coming in a 28.5″…… Hoping you all have an awesome new year, and give me a shout if you would like to book your trip for 2014!
I have trout fished really hard over the past few months, and I am actually a little burnt out on em. I needed a change of scenery – so Matt and I packed up and made a right on the by-pass at 0600. An hour and a half later we arrived on the Roanoke River near Plymouth. We cruised around in the boat for a little while searching for an area to start fishing. While driving around we came across a deer swimming across the sound – that was a first for me. We arrived at a nice little bend in the river with 25ft of water and the depth finder lighting up. Made a few casts and it was non stop action from then on. We caught a mess of stripers, but they were on the small side. The biggest one came in at 18″. We had a great time exploring a new area and to get some pullage was just a bonus.
I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Looking forward to 2014 and seeing some of my charter repeats from last year as well as meeting some great people this year. New Years is the perfect time to make some changes in your life that you may have been putting off! Good luck with all of your resolutions , and if your wish is to fish more in 2014 then give me a call, HA! …..Capt Dave
My buddy and fellow charter captain Marc Kerns and I headed up to the Elizabeth River today for some trout fishing. When we arrived at the ramp it was 27 degrees outside. We had a layer of ice on the deck of the boat to contend with. It was chilly , but we thawed out once the sun came up. We fished from about 0630 until 0100. The bite was pretty darn slow…. We probably caught a total of 10-12 fish – but made two of them count. I got a nice 25 incher, and Marc puts a 29 incher in to the boat! His personal best trout, and a solid one at that (8.5 – 9lbs). The great captain that he is – he let this big beauty go. Nice work Marc
