Eno River: Weather Guy Got It Wrong

Today, March 11 was to be my last day on the water before I have to head back to work on Monday. I woke up with the notion that there was to be a sun shining and fish biting. Myself and the gentleman on the weather channel need to be on the same page and communicate better!. David F. from Great Outdoor Provision Co. joined me at 9am to make the short drive up to the Eno. We both had high hopes. The Eno was plan B to the Roanoke which apparently is blown out. We knew that with the rain over the past day there was a likelihood of the same on the Eno. We arrived to find the river muddy but not high. The sun was shining so we loaded the boat into the water and made our way to some spots I had fished before. The wind howled and the sun was blocked by clouds as soon as we made the first turn. We made several attempts at a run that produced fish in the past. No good, so we moved onto a smaller river (Flat River) to seek shelter.  The Flat and the Eno come together to form the Neuse…I think?? We cast to the usual suspect spots (eddy’s with a foot or two of water) with nothing to show. It wasn’t until the sun peaked out that David hooked our first fish of the day. Within minutes, he hooked the second. The sun disappeared and so did the fish. Today was a casting clinic with strong winds as our lesson plan. The wind, was so bad that we made a run back to the main channel and then called it a day. There were two or three other boats and they all looked as battered as we were. I will have to say though….the fish we are catching do have some size and weight to them. Today’s fish were on intermediate lines with white clousers size 6.

Everyone should check out the grill at Exit 182. While, fried and greasy, it looked like the right kind of vittles for a cold day on the water. Cheap too!

Tomorrow, Saturday will see scores of boats on the water and I think I will stay home. I am looking to next Friday in hopes of finding them again. Good luck!

One of Two on a cloudy,windy day!

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