In 2018 my friend Joe Albea the producer of Carolina Outdoor Journal had an unusual and ambitious idea and asked me to tag along on a great adventure.  Joe likes to fish for 2 species:  shad and speckled trout.  He … Continue reading → The post Catching Shad in 4 Rivers in One Day in North Carolina appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I can’t think of a better way to mitigate some cabin fever from this Coronavirus situation than to enjoy some fresh air in the great outdoors.  We’ve been having some amazing fishing lately between the pre-spawn striper bite in the … Continue reading → The post Open Dates for Shad or Striper Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Striper fishing over the past week or so has been excellent for the most part.  Since the river came up really high during the 35k cfs (cubic feet per second) release a few weeks ago the fishing in the river … Continue reading → The post This Week’s Striper Report appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

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Shad season is here.  The rivers have been at flood stage and are receding fast.  Once they come down to fishable levels the shad will be here in full force.   The shad bite will be great from late Feb … Continue reading → The post Upcoming Openings for Striper or Shad appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

North Carolina has several excellent winter fisheries; however the lower Roanoke River striper fishery is arguably the best in the state for several reasons. Perhaps the most obvious reason is that on any given day anglers have the opportunity for … Continue reading → The post An In-Depth Look at the lower Roanoke Striper Fishery appeared first on...

This week was a fun one.  We had some tough fishing early in the week before the water got to us.  Once the water came up the bite fired off just like we like it.  The last 3 trips have … Continue reading → The post Another Week of Lower Roanoke Striper Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

This is starting to sound like a broken record but it continues to be as good as it needs to be……..plenty of fish.  Here are some pictures from this past week.  We’ve had some great trips lately and look forward … Continue reading → The post Lower Roanoke River Winter Striper Report appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

My guys for tomorrow can’t make it so if you want to go this Saturday email or call me.  The river is rising and the bite ought to fire off.   The post Last Minute Cancellation for Tomorrow (Saturday) appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

This past week has produced consistently good fishing.  We’ve been catching anywhere from 40-80 fish per outing which is exactly what we want.  I’m sure we’ll be seeing some 100 fish days very soon.   This past week the fish … Continue reading → The post Winter Striper Fishing is Red Hot appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

With recreational anglers taking the brunt of decades of fisheries mismanagement by the incompetent bureaucrats at the NC Division of Marine Fisheries NC Division of Environmental Quality and politicians in our legislature especially in the executive branch and due to … Continue reading → The post A Different Perspective on “Why We Fish” is Needed...

We’ve been hammering them all week with some triple digit catches.   It can be a bit “feast or famine” but with some patience and persistence in searching for them we’ve been rewarded in a big way.  The fishing should … Continue reading → The post Excellent Winter Striper Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

It’s the day after Christmas and Capt. Scooter and I were feeling some withdrawal from not being on the water in a few days so we headed out in search of some winter stripers on the lower Roanoke.  After spending … Continue reading → The post Our 2020 Winter Striper Season has Begun! appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I heard that saying today and it really stuck.  You always hear older folks talking about the “Good Old Days” of fishing.  Well….these are those days that we’ll be sitting around talking and reminiscing about one day.  Let’s go make … Continue reading → The post These are the Good Ole Days of Tomorrow appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

This past week we had great weather (for a change) so we made all of our trips.  The trout bite continues to be excellent in the creeks off the Pamlico and Pungo.  The striper bite has fired off strong lately … Continue reading → The post This Week’s Fishing Report and Holiday Gift Certificates! appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

We’ve been beating on the speckled trout the last couple of weeks with a few trips to Cape Lookout for the False Albacore fishing.  The trout fishing has been very good for the most part.  We’ve been catching scattered flounder … Continue reading → The post Pamlico and Cape Lookout Fishing Report appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

With this passing coastal low pressure system (which is basically a late season tropical storm) the weather has been less than ideal the past few days.  It’s kept us at the dock but today I slipped out there to look … Continue reading → The post Revised Open Dates appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

We’ve been having some great speckled trout fishing so far this October.  Here are a few pictures from recent trips. Upcoming Open Dates on my boat:  Nov. 14 20 26-27   Dec. 2-7 9-14 16-21    If you need to … Continue reading → The post Excellent Fall Speckled Trout Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Shewww.  I’m very sorry for the lack of recent posts.  We have been very busy the last few weeks with two boats out fishing most days.  This years drum season was just fair compared to other years especially the good … Continue reading → The post Drum Season Wrapup and Looking Ahead to Fall Speckled Trout appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Tune in tomorrow night for some discussion on Bull Red Drum Fishing.  Tis the Season! The post Eastern Current Podcast Tomorrow Night appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.