I was on the shore just before the last one. On day four (today) I reached the end of the water course, where two fallen trees block the way. I was focusing on natural eggs with some occasional worm/insect to scan for local small panfish (many white crappies, easy catches)

Starting from the top of the river and trying the same bait at different depths and spots while walking down across both the sides of the river. I decided to start a more methodic system. I cought also some trophy white crappie and smallmouth. I tried some spinning, doing some lure rotation. I mainly used blood, shrimps and natural eggs as bait. In the afternoon temperatures rise up to 25☌ so I casted at low depth near rocks, fallen trunks and other obstacles. I was focusing on the center of the river waters, expecially in the early hours, when the temperature is colder, trying different depth. I casted my bobbers all around the place, trying to keep in mind what I read about shads. I spent three days (RL sessions) scanning for the various spots of the river. I decided to try a mix of spinning and floating to figure what is the best technique. So I decided to bring in a wide set of artificial lures and nano spoons plus some fresh baits such as blood, natural eggs and shrimps. They tend to hide in shallow waters under the trees shadows when the temperature gets hot. They prefer to stay in deep waters and downstreams expecially on cold temperatures. Also it seems they usually feed of plankton when they are at sea.

I discovered they are attracted by colorfull grubs and shads, expecially the red/white ones and by small spoons.

So I decided to figure out where to catch this nice looking fish in NC.īefore going into the action I did some research to understand the habits of this fish. I already cought some random ones in Michigan, expecially when going after Freshwater Drums on artificial shads. I recently discovered that a new species has been introduced into the river: the American Shad.

Fishing planet - neherrin river guide