Captain
Joey VanDyke

Member since December 2016 Weldon, United States
Background
Captain Joey VanDyke has been fishing since he was just a little boy, his love for the water formed his full-time occupation of fishing for a living. He started his career fishing in 1985 mating on offshore boats and continued through the summers until he graduated college and turned it to full-time year-round fishing. He fishes the rivers and the salt waters and knows exactly where to go to find fish. He is a calm and patient person who loves taking kids out and teaching them about the fisheries and how to preserve them. Captain Joey prides himself in knowing and learning all about fish by studying their feeding habits, habitats, growth cycles, and life cycles.
Techniques
Light tackle and fly fishing

Hey, I'm Captain Joey VanDyke

Weldon, United States
Background
Captain Joey VanDyke has been fishing since he was just a little boy, his love for the water formed his full-time occupation of fishing for a living. He started his career fishing in 1985 mating on offshore boats and continued through the summers until he graduated college and turned it to full-time year-round fishing. He fishes the rivers and the salt waters and knows exactly where to go to find fish. He is a calm and patient person who loves taking kids out and teaching them about the fisheries and how to preserve them. Captain Joey prides himself in knowing and learning all about fish by studying their feeding habits, habitats, growth cycles, and life cycles.
Techniques
Light tackle and fly fishing
18
Reviews
34
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listings

Weldon Striper Fishing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(17 reviews)
Weldon
 Last booking: 5 days ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $450

Roanoke River Catfishing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(1 review)
Williamston
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $450

Fishing Reports

Striper trips available
Striper trips available
Mar 10, 2026 Weldon
We have some availability April through May for striper fishing this year with a size of fish quality and quantity looking like it's going to be a great year up on the Roanoke river! We're waiting right now for the river to Roz with the floodwaters so if you would like to get in our trip go ahead and book now as soon as you can to get us get on the calendar!
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Shad will be here soon!!!
Shad will be here soon!!!
Mar 10, 2026 Weldon
We will be catching shad on the Roanoke River coming up in March fly fishing and casting along the river for these great little fighters! Along with shad we will start out fishing for some striper and catfish down rivers as they show up!
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Still catching stripers!!
Still catching stripers!!
Apr 27, 2025 Weldon
We are still on good numbers of stripers! And it's only getting better as a striper's move on up the river to spawn. Next few weeks ought to be excellent as more and more fish show up! We have some availability and would love to take you fishing.
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Triple digit striper fishin!!!
Triple digit striper fishin!!!
Apr 18, 2025 Weldon
Tomorrow morning just opened up april 19 i can do a discounted charter for tomorrow cause i had a cancellation and i kept the deposit. So if your looking for a great opportunity get up with me! Thank you
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Striper are here!!!
Striper are here!!!
Apr 14, 2025 Weldon
Good sign of striper showing up on the Roanoke River! The water has risen from the rain we had last week and has brought up more striper for thier annual spawning run. Looking to be another phenomenal year! We have openings for the season scattered thru our calendar. Thank you
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Stripers have shown up on Roanoke!!!!!!
Stripers have shown up on Roanoke!!!!!!
Mar 25, 2025 Weldon
Last few days we've been catching shad blue cat and stripers along with some other species of crappy and white perch. Seems like the stripers are making a good move up the river and now will be a good time all the way through May to get on a good bite!!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 18 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (13)
Fishing with Joey
Excellent Experience
Excellent Experience
+10
Angler rating
16
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
83%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
80%
Satisfied with the boat
80%
Caught fish
92%
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Robert O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great 5 hour striped bass fishing trip with Captain Joey VanDyke

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Weldon Striper (AM) on May 11, 2025
I really enjoyed my 5 hour striped bass fishing trip with Captain Joey VanDyke.ย  We started the morning fishing live bait...
Robert O. recommends Weldon Striper Fishing
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Shamus F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great afternoon!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip โ€“ Weldon Strip (PM) on April 10, 2026
Great afternoon with Captain Joey on the river. He put us on the fish while other charters seemed to be struggling.
Shamus F. recommends Weldon Striper Fishing
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Ray C.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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April fishing trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Weldon Strip (PM) on April 26, 2025
Ray C. recommends Weldon Striper Fishing
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John C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Excellent Experience

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Weldon Strip (PM) on March 23, 2025
Captain Joey VanDyke was great. He was ready to go before we got there. He is familuar with the river and knows where the hot...
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Derrek B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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My sister's first

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Roanoke River Catfish on March 29, 2025
After 3 previous trips with other captains, my sister finally caught her first fish. Joey had a great personality,...
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