It was a beautiful sunny day at the Roanoke River, the water level was low, the rapids raged and it was a great day for fishing with a packed full parking lot. The Holly Family Reunion brought in their limit of Rockfish aka Striped Bass as NC's Wildlife Officers made sure everyone fishing stayed within the limits of the law.
Never did I think or expect see and experience what I was about to encounter. I watched from shore as this boat with six family members and Greg Griffen their fishing guide approached the boat dock. These young men were the friendliest and extremely excited bunch that I've met and interviewed in a long time. And the kicker April 29 closed the season to catch striped bass and keep them for the year.
Spotlighting a family reunion of men from Raleigh, NC, Virginia and Tennessee who wore nothing but huge smiles as they returned excited after a day of fishing. TD (2nd on the left with the Grey Hat) said, "We are well pleased for the second year" of fishing with Owner/GreggoFishing Guide_Greg Griffin. Contact: (919-434-4183). TD continued to say that "Greg is the best guide that there is in NC. Greg knew exactly where the hot spots were to catch Striped Bass. He told us how to catch them."
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| Come On Now TD Stop Play-n ! |
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| Now that's too hot to handle all by yourself bro |
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| Now that's a nice catch, even a few catfish! Here's a few more photos of this friendly group of sports fisherman adventures on the Roanoke River during their first year of fishing with and Courtesy of Fishing Guide Greg Griffin of North Carolina.             The rest of year you can catch them but YOU MUST return the Striped Bass to the Roanoke or be fined. The reason is because in the past some fisherman netted thousands of Striped Bass, sold them for big money and depleted the stock from the Roanoke River that return here to spawn every year in the spring. So, the Wildlife Preserve had to step in and regulate how many are caught and document their sizes (between 18'' and 21" in NC).  Watch Video ... Click here Greggofish Guide Service Video Catching Striped Bass |
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