Here are some pictures from recent trips over the last week or so.  We are continuing to  hammer the trout and we’ve started to catch some giant reds on the artificial baits.  Fishing is as good as it gets for … Continue reading → The post Recent Trip Pics appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

As many of you know my escape from being a fishing guide is to go fishing.  When I get a chance between busy seasons   I  head up to the high country and explore some of those beautiful mountain rivers for … Continue reading → The post My Fishing Trip to the Mountains appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

The summer trout bite on the Pamlico continues to be outstanding.  Yesterday we got into the stripers in addition to the trout.   That was fun too.   I’ve had a cancellation for prime Giant Red Drum date:  Sept. 11.  … Continue reading → The post Limits of Trout appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Trout fishing this summer has been off the charts and I love trout fishing.  Here are a few pictures from this past week.  If you want to get on the water the next few weeks I can get you out … Continue reading → The post Great Summer Trout Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

The fishing world lost one of its finest ambassadors today.  At the age of 90 Capt. Omie is reunited with his creator.   Most anyone who has fished on a boat in North Carolina and especially offshore in North Carolina … Continue reading → The post Capt. Omie Tillet appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

June overall has yielded some excellent speckled trout fishing when conditions are good.  Good conditions mean its calm enough to get to where the fish are and have the ability to get around to search for them.  On rough days … Continue reading → The post Excellent Summer Fishing When Conditions are Good appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

We are having some excellent speckled trout fishing lately.  Yesterday Stu and I hit the triple digit mark and had some quality fish to go with the numbers.  We’ve been catching our limit on just about every trip.  Some of … Continue reading → The post Mixed Bag Season Off to a Good Start appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I hope everyone is having a good late spring and is excited about summer break.  I wanted to post my remaining summer availability in case anyone wants to get out one morning for some mixed bag action on the Pamlico/Pungo.  … Continue reading → The post Summer Availability appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I know I sound like a broken record but this past week has been nothing short of spectacular…lots of red hot fishing and great memories made.  We’ve had many many triple digit half day trips and most all of them … Continue reading → The post Sunday Afternoon Summary – Weekly Report from Weldon appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I want to apologize in advance for the lack of reports.  I’ve been on the water most days from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.  I barely have time to eat much less get on the computer and formulate a decent … Continue reading → The post Easter Sunday Afternoon Summary appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I chose this topic out of a request I received via email.  If any readers have any specific requests I’ll be happy to address them each Tuesday.  Tech Tuesday is not limited to tackle.  It can cover an wide variety … Continue reading → The post Tech Tuesday – How to Locate Fish appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

So I wanted to add a little to last Tuesday’s post about soft plastics.  I spent quite some time discussing the actual rigging process and how meticulous you should be with the hook placement in the bait but I didn’t … Continue reading → The post Tech Tuesday – Soft Plastics Part 2 appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Since I started my business in 2010 I have been using Z-Man soft plastics. I fell in love with them the first time I used them.  They are truly a guide’s dream come true.  The have lots of action are … Continue reading → The post Tech Tuesday – Soft Plastics appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

So far this week we’ve had plenty of action on both stripers and shad.  In addition to all the stripers the shad have really started to make a showing on the lower Roanoke.  We are catching shad and stripers in … Continue reading → The post Stripers and Shad appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Folks I want to use this Fishing Reports/Blog page as a way to share some of my broader fishing experiences discuss technical aspects of our fishing and help promote the fishing culture in our area of the state especially fly … Continue reading → The post New Blog Posts and Expanded Topics appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

This past week was a very productive week on the lower Roanoke.  The theme behind this week’s summary is understanding the bigger picture.  Sometimes factors that are many hundreds of miles away can affect the very small location where you … Continue reading → The post Sunday Afternoon Summary appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

We left them biting very well on the Roanoke last Thursday and the bite has been good while I was gone.  Despite some scattered rain in the forecast the temperature seems mild  and plenty fishable most days.  The river was … Continue reading → The post Back From Fishing on Vacation and Ready to Get You on Fish appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Servi...

Did I ever mention that shad fishing in one of the best fishing trips for kids?  This afternoon I hitched up the Hickory Nut and took the local L-Dubs (Little Washington) boys and Tripp and Henry shad fishing.  The water … Continue reading → The post Sunday Afternoon Shadness appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Last week was as good of a week as I could have hoped for in February.  I didn’t have a charter Monday so I went after some early shad down in the Neuse.  We ended up with a double digit … Continue reading → The post Report from Last Week appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

This fishery rarely disappoints.  Tracy and Peter fish with me often and had another great trip today catching the majority of their fish on fly rods.  I bet they caught 60-70.  What a day.   We felt really sorry for … Continue reading → The post North Carolina Winter Fishing at its Finest appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.