We are still wearing them out.  The fishing has been very very good to say the least.  The highlight of last week was one 300 fish afternoon trip…….3 anglers standing on the back of the boat bailing rockfish for 5 … Continue reading → The post Weekly Fishing Report From Weldon appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Last week was yet another good week of fishing in Weldon.  We had to battle rising water and a few rain showers here and there but overall the fishing was excellent.  Since the beginning of the season we’ve been producing … Continue reading → The post Another Week of Striper Fishing in Weldon in the History Books appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Se...

Last week was my second week of the spring striper season in Weldon.  I had so much fun enjoying the good fishing with new and old friends and clients.  It really is a special time of year with all the … Continue reading → The post A Wonderful Week With Great Friends appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

We had fun on Week 1 in Weldon for the beginning of our spring striper season.  There are plenty of fish and some nice sized ones in the mix.  Water levels were perfect at 11 000 cfs.  The levels dropped over … Continue reading → The post Great Start to the Weldon Season appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

As I write this I’m sitting on the banks of the Watauga River in Valle Crucis with my family on a short vacation before Weldon.  The stocked trout are biting well and I caught some pretty wild fish in some … Continue reading → The post Shad Season Wrapup and Spring Striper Forecast appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Just because I’m not posting reports everyday doesn’t mean I’m not on the water.  We’ve been hard at it lately.  On Friday we caught 50 or so shad with some total shad newbies in some tough wind in the morning.  … Continue reading → The post The Last 3 Days appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

The Hash family has a wonderful trip catching about 60 fish.  The trip started out with casting lessons for the Sibley and Thomas and ended with them catching lots of fish on their own with artificials.  Of course their mother … Continue reading → The post The March Striper Bite Continues appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Today Scott and Win caught 160 stripers on jigs and fly with some really nice fish in the mix.  How do I know they caught 160?  Because we counted them.  They had a contest to see who could catch the … Continue reading → The post Epic March Striper Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

This past Saturday was the best day we’ve had among a lot of really good days lately.  Gans and his crew from Greensboro were fortunate to catch about 120 stripers in the lower Roanoke.  We found a really big school … Continue reading → The post Triple Digit Striper Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Over the last couple of days we’ve caught around 50 shad on each trip fishing the Tar River.  The Tar River is different than the Roanoke.  It has a much different feel.  The scenery is spectacular particularly after the trees … Continue reading → The post 50 Shad Days on the Tar appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

That’s what we’ve caught in the last 2 days.  On Friday I hit the Tar River with good friend and clients Dave and Bill and we hammered the shad.  These guys fished with me a couple of years ago in … Continue reading → The post 50 Shad and 50 Stripers appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Yesterday we decided to take advantage of the Sunday afternoon weather so we launched the Hickory Nut on the Tar River for some shad fishing.  I took my son Tripp his best friend Christopher and his dad and my friend … Continue reading → The post Some Shadness for the Young Anglers appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

The shad are not the only story from this past week.  The striper bite on the lower Roanoke has been very steady with 40-60 fish days being the norm.  Also my Weldon openings are going fast so make sure you … Continue reading → The post More Winter Stripers and Looking Ahead to Weldon appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

The winter fishing is just like it should be if you even want to call it winter fishing.   It feels more like April to me.  The weather has been outstanding the water temp has been up in the mid … Continue reading → The post Red Hot Shad and Striper Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I didn’t take any pictures but striper fishing was really good again today.  I bet we had 60 and that’s a conservative estimate.  Going shad fishing tomorrow.  Stay tuned for a report.  The post Great Striper Fishing Again Today appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I took advantage of my days off today and yesterday and launched the Hickory Nut to check out the early shad bite.  Yesterday I caught about 75 by myself.  Today I took my little fishing buddy Tripp and we ended … Continue reading → The post The 2018 Shad Bite is On! appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Last week was an excellent week of fishing.  Just because I haven’t been posting daily reports doesn’t mean we haven’t been out on the water catching fish.  Staying on a good bite is my job and if it’s there we’re … Continue reading → The post A Productive Week of Winter Fishing appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Shad season is rapidly approaching as a few of the early most dedicated shad fishermen have already landed some in our rivers. While historically much of my client base is interested in stripers in the March/early April timeframe I have … Continue reading → The post Shad Season is Fast Approaching appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

I’ve been at the Carolina Outdoor Expo for the past 3 days.  Joe Albea put on a good one this year.  We saw some old friends and met some new ones.  Last week striper fishing in the river was excellent … Continue reading → The post More Winter Stripers appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.

Here’s a few more pictures from some of our recent trips: Open days in Jan:  10-12 22-23 29  Let’s go fishing.  This cold snap won’t last long.  The post More Striper Pics appeared first on Tar-Pam Guide Service.