![]() ![]() The majority of stripers are schoolie sized fish from 16-24″, but several largeįemales up to 40lbs are caught each year. ![]() Our favorite time to fish for them, is the first two weeks of May, when the crowds have gone home but the fish are still there. April is the keeper season, and the Weldon area can be very crowded. On a really good day, it’s possible to boat close to one hundred fish when the bite is on. Stripers start to show up in April and usually hang around until mid May. Being anadramous, striped bass make a Spring journey up the Roanoke River towards their spawning grounds near Weldon. ![]() Just like the hickory shad, Weldon is also probably the best place in the state to catch striped bass, or rockfish, as they’re locally known. Juvenile fish can be found in coastal rivers, large adults are found offshore, and many lakes contain landlocked fish. Striped bass are found throughout many parts of the state. ![]()
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