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Thanks for the welcome! Can't wait to learn my way around the site and meet some new anglers. Anyone here fishing the million dollar Rockfish Challenge in Va.? I caught word of it the other day and would love to fish it if anyone needs an extra hand or if anyone knows the water in that area...

Roanoke River full of striped bass in the springtime Monica Holland Photo courtesy of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Kevin Dockendorf, fisheries biologist with the Wildlife Resources Commission, holds up a 28-pound striped bass collected during a sampling trip on the Roanoke River...

Hi all, great site, tons of info, love it. Just moved to Roanoke, Va from Wisconsin and looking to get into some striper fishing! I have a window of about a month and a half to get out for a weekend or two and do some Striper fishing with my 10 year old. I have no idea where to start, which...

Got lucky and caught two tagged fish tuesday,one fresh tagged and one that was almost ten thousand numbers less.It will be six weeks or so before I find out how long and where they were tagged.Heres the one that had been tagged for a while

I took my youngest daughter to weldon this saturday to catch some stripers.she has only ever caught one and she wasnt but 4 or 5 and cant remember it.We caught around 25 or so.Here is Megan reeling her first one in. . here it is in the boat,she didnt want to hold it so I did and had my bud Donny...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30. The Roanoke River Management Area includes the Roanoke River and tributaries from Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam downstream to Albemarle Sound, including the...

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Hi fellas,I feel sure someone has been lately.please post.I read the one the NC wildlife post on thursday but would like to hear from folks that have been fishing....thanks,,,,sam

I'm planning a spring trip to the Roanoke but have been getting some conflicting reports on when the best times are. I would like to go to the Williamston area (lower river) in April. Is the best fishing generally early, mid, or late April? Thanks for any help.

Fished Roanoke Rapids / Weldon/ Big Rock area on 3/28-3/30. No stripers yet. The hickory shad were plentiful so the stripers should be on their way. People were pulling shad out of the aquaduct by hand. I got a bunch on Crazy Charlie's flyfising , and also spinning rod with 1/8 oz jig with 2"...

2007 Striped Bass Season for Roanoke River Opens March 1 Roanoke River - New Striper Season - Press Release

The lower Roanoke River is open until April 15. This area's boundary runs from the Highway 258 bridge near Scotland Neck east and downstream to the mouth of the Roanoke River, where it meets the Albemarle Sound. The upper Roanoke Season will run until April 30 and covers the Roanoke River from...

http://www.wildlife.state.nc.us/news_stories/pg00_NewsRelease/pg00_feb05_7.htm

The warm water prompted the striped bass to conclude their spawning activities and move out of the upper reaches of the river. Larger fish especially have a lower tolerance for warmer water and won't stick around for long. The stripers are heading back to Albemarle Sound. Striped bass in...