We arrived at Weldon at 4 and fished until 6 and in those 2 hrs we caught 15 or so on 1/8 oz and 1/16 ox chartreuse and white curlytails......Last week they were hitting the white, but today with the water a little more stained most came off the Chartreuse.
Here is my 15 year old driving Up I-95
This is Nathan with his first ever Weldon Hickory Shad
And here is some old fart with a decent Weldon Shad
The Shad fishing at Weldon should heat up fast with 50-100 shad a day possible in just 1- 2 weeks.
Time to drive to Weldon and back for only 2 hrs of fishing----2 Hrs 40 mins
Cost of gas---aprox 30 bucks
Cost of Drinks and snacks 10 bucks
Cost of Ralph's Bar-b-que plus tip----46 bucks
Time spent fishing with son----PRICELESS
5 comments:
Those are some nice shad. I can't wait to fish with my kids.
Am I going to find shad in Lake Gaston?
I'm leading a fishing vacation to Gaston and looking for some local intelligence - what to look for, what to avoid, etc.
Any thoughts?
Hello Mike! I have never fished Gaston...I am 90 percent mostly a river fisherman ....I have fished the Dan and staunton rivers that feed Kerr lake above Gaston. Thes shad are like Salmon and run up out of the ocean into Freshwater to spawn then go back. So, this type of shad shouldnt be in Gaston but I know the State does take some of these shad and transport them from the river below Roanoke Rapids lake and put them in upper Kerr lake so they can spawn upriver and to see if the fry can make it back down to the ocean!..They Have documented these fry actually making it through the 3 dams and headed back down to the ocean!....Gizzard shad and /or threadfins is what Gaston mostly has..........Mack
where is this spot exactly?
It is in Weldon NC, we are standing just above the boat ramp. The ramp is off HWY 301....Lots of people there this time of year but also lots of fish.
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