Kayak Fishing in the
Albemarle
H
ere in the Albemarle
load up the kayak and go fishing.
region we are surrounded
With today’s technology and anglers
Kayak anglers are known to share
by water with our rivers,
like myself and others pushing for new
information on where and when the fish
creeks, ponds and the sound. We have
ideas, we have brought the industry up
are biting and what they are hitting on. If
more access to fishing than just about any other area in the state. In our rivers we can catch largemouth
to what is needed for anglers with rod holders, anchors, electronics and new
bass on one cast, then catch a puppy drum on the next. It makes for a great place to fish but a lot of us have no way to fish but from the bank until now.
you don’t want to bass fish there is always crappie, perch and even fishing from the beach for drum and blues. Kayak fishing has some very distinct advantages over
The great thing about kayak fishing is once you have
owning a boat besides the overhead. You can sneak into shallow water and fish where nobody has, before including
Kayak fishing has exploded over the
made the initial investment,
some of the creeks we have which are
past few years and with a kayak you can
there is almost no overhead
blocked off by low water bridges.
fish almost any body of water we have to choose from. The great thing about kayak fishing is once you have made the initial investment, there is almost no overhead after that. What that means is there is no gas, oil, tags or insurance. You simply
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gadgets being invented every day.
Stealth is also key with a kayak
after that. What that means
because it makes very little noise and
is there is no gas, oil, tags
has almost no water line for the fish to
or insurance. You simply load up the kayak and go fishing.
see. I have gone into ponds and literally caught fish right under my boat in less that three feet of crystal clear water. I have also been in the Chesapeake
