Good trip, fishing not so great.

I have fished this spot on the Roanoke for both shad and Rockfish for over 30 years. I have had great days and then some like we had yesterday. Good news is we caught 1 shad, and it was by the one in our group who had never even seen a shad in his life. Kind of made the trip! That day was the ONLY day we could go on this trip and we tried even though the conditions did not look promising.
River had risen 10 feet overnight so visibility was poor with a lot of mud and debris, current was strong, and temperature was in the 30’s.
Captain Burrell, in my opinion, did everything right. We fished all the good spots in the main river channel, the little river, and even above the falls where the water levels were lower but the rocks are treacherous and you really have to know the river to avoid damage to your motor.
I recommend Captain Burrell and I would like to give him another shot when the striped bass are back in Weldon.

The weather, the boat, the Captain and the cooperative fish made for a memorable day for the three of us.  Captain Caylin put us on the fish within 30 minutes of leaving the dock.  The action was consistent and the cooler had plenty of tasty black drum.  We continued our hunt for different species.  Live shrimp made for lots tugs and bait stealing pin fish.  A stop on the way back for fresh shrimp at the market and we were grateful Captain cleaned our catch.  Wonderful scenic fishery.

Captain was amazing , very knowledgeable. Great boat and equipment . Wonderful time and highly recommend .