On September 28, which happened to be National Hunting & Fishing Day as well as National Public Lands Day, Governor Northam held the second annual Governor's Fishing Challenge at Occoneechee State Park on Buggs Island Lake. So, my wife and I rented an AirBnB on the state line, just south of the park but still …
Working at a university has its benefits. One of the biggest is being able to take classes, which is something I avail myself of each semester. This semester, I have a class that runs from 4-5:15. My wife teaches until 6:45 on those same days, so I have an hour-and-a-half to kill between the end …
Okay, not really, but it is becoming one of my confidence baits for sure. Especially when I have a day like I did in early September. I got out bright and early, again, on the Bonafide. I didn't bother tracking my trip or anything with Anglr. I just went out bright and early, about 6 …
September has been a good fishing month for me. Last year it was when I landed my PB, and this month had some good fish in it. It definitely started off pretty good. Before September hit, though, I did squeeze in just a few minutes of fishing at the lake to wrap up August. I …
I got up bright and early and went to Lake Shenandoah as early as possible. The fine folks at Bait, Boats, and Bobbers got me out in a kayak as soon as I could. It was still dark out when I was hitting the water, which means the topwater bite was on! I managed to …
I will be fishing a tournament of sorts at the end of the month, and so in late August I was looking to try out some techniques that I know will play a role for that competition. One thing that I know will be in play will be spinnerbaits. Now, I grew up with inline …
So after my issue with the St. Croix rod, I ordered a Dobyns Fury 7' MH/F to replace it. Sure, I can fix the St. Croix, but I may or may not be all about Dobyns Rods these days. I ordered it from Karl's Bait & Tackle because it's a great deal. I ordered the …
My life is one tied to a university schedule, and as such, taking time before summer ends it important. Naturally, I spend as much of it fishing as I possibly can. So on a particular Wednesday morning, I went out and decided to do a little more kayak fishing. I managed to get a lot …
Any weekend where you can go fishing is a good weekend. Catching fish is a bonus, and going more than once is wonderful. The weekend of August 9-11 was a wonderful weekend of fishing for me. None of the trips were big fish catching days, but all were good. It started on Friday when I …
One morning I got to the lake and found someone from my youth. He, I, and several others used to hang out a good bit, and then we all got older, settled down, some of us had kids, etc. He was out fishing for his birthday, and we set to doing some fishing together. He …
Shenandoah Angling 