hawkman
Eight Pointer
Was near Murfreesboro yesterday afternoon, so afterward I was going to drive to Weldon to try my hand at shad fishing. However, it was late enough and in the opposite direction as home. I ended up trying the 258 bridge north of Scotland Neck. There is not much room at the boat ramp for fishing! There were five of us there. The "experienced" guys were catching a decent number of them, but not with too much regularity. The, a dad and two boys came, walked across the bridge and fished the north side. I'm telling no lie: I don't think the dad or older boy, but the little kid? A 6-7 yr old maybe, seemed to catch one every other cast. It was crazy. No wonder the dad didn't catch any! He was too busy unhooking his son's catch.
Note: I did not catch one at Scotland Neck. The others were mostly fishing with larger spoons than I was. I was using the standard "dart+spoon" combo.
I stopped at Hamilton boat ramp where two guys were trying with no luck. The boat ramp there is in a big eddy and it was hard to reach the current/edge. So, I walked upstream a little bit where I could see the eddy form and got one there. I had to get home, but happy I got my first shad.
Reaching for my phone, I dropped the shad, which flopped down the bank into the water! ha ha. It was hard to lip him, not a thick lip to hold and I was holding more on the side. Oh well. Beautiful fish. I think it was a hickory shad. Maybe 16" long.
The guys at Scotland Neck were talking about the cold water resutling from recent rains and water released from the dam. A lot of trash had been floating by.
Note: I did not catch one at Scotland Neck. The others were mostly fishing with larger spoons than I was. I was using the standard "dart+spoon" combo.
I stopped at Hamilton boat ramp where two guys were trying with no luck. The boat ramp there is in a big eddy and it was hard to reach the current/edge. So, I walked upstream a little bit where I could see the eddy form and got one there. I had to get home, but happy I got my first shad.
Reaching for my phone, I dropped the shad, which flopped down the bank into the water! ha ha. It was hard to lip him, not a thick lip to hold and I was holding more on the side. Oh well. Beautiful fish. I think it was a hickory shad. Maybe 16" long.
The guys at Scotland Neck were talking about the cold water resutling from recent rains and water released from the dam. A lot of trash had been floating by.