First Shad of 2019 !! Shad Fishing on the Neuse River

March 2nd, 2019
Weather  60 plus degrees, Water Temp 55 deg
River Flow  aprox 13,000 CFM Normal for this time of year is 4,000CFM

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My wife and I along with our Dog Pete Hit a side channel off of the Neuse after some Shad on their spring spawning run.   We got there at Aprox 2 and fished until 6 pm.  The action was slow but fun as we caught what we were after.  The best Lures used were 1/8oz Pink headed Jigs and 2 inch white grubs rigged in tandem.   I think I landed 5 which I am Happy with.

 Since the water was high from recent rains we were fishing this side creek off of the Neuse River which is also called Village Creek.  The High water will send some of the fish up this creek so it is usually a good spot during high flows.

 Below on the map this spot is pinned as Shad spot #1.    You fish  right off of the bridge , just make sure to watch out for traffic as Most of the traffic goes slow when people are fishing but some don't slow down so use this at your own risk.  Also, be careful with your casts as there are plenty of trees that will "take" your lures. Today at peak time there was apox 15-20 people fishing off of this bridge.

I would recommend you use at least  at least 10 lb line since you are lifting the  shad up the bridge but we did "get by" with 6 lb on a couple of rods but we did not catch any big ones today.  6 lb line is not going to lift a good one up.

Here is My dog Pete that loves to fish.  My wife snapped this picture after I said "fish on"  and he has to see it.

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