Job well Done!

"How to talk a 4 yr old into saving money.  It's his Capt. Aaron trip bank.  The other pic hangs in his room and every fish he sees is nothing compared to his Cobia...Kevin, Steph and Ryder.  Hope you had good holiday"

Sorry for not posting sooner but besides a snowstorm not much to report on the fishing front.  We got five to six inches of snow here last week.  Pretty crazy.  I remember when I was a kid in Kitty Hawk in early 80's we got a big blizzard but mostly just a dusting or inch normally is all we ever get.  So that was fun for a few days!  The speckled trout got stunned from cold water run off in creeks and some died, thankfully some were harvested, and plenty still made it.  It does not affect the trout we have been catching in the Elizabeth River, they are still fat and biting.  We can still keep five a man per day up there.  We also have been catching little rock which we cannot keep.  Water temps of 39-41 off Kitty Hawk normally mean a cold water wedge had shoved the east coast stripers down here yet we are seeing and catching none.  Maybe a moratorium and application as a dishwasher next winter is in the future!  It is a sad day that's these wonderful game and good food fish has all but vanished!  Enough doom and gloom, that's not my nature.  We will keep fishing and finding new fish!!  That's what makes it fun and drives my passion.  I have included a picture of a young man and his momma that have fished with me for years.  They wanted him to catch/ touch his first shark.  After that on the way home Mom, Dad, and this uber cute little fella cranked in a 80ish lb cobia on a random day in the late July.  It was cool to see Dad holding up this monster, him looking up to him and the crowd of stoked onlookers down at the fishing center.   Love to get kids hooked on fishing!  Maybe a little less minecraft and a little more outdoors would help more families!!  Gotta a few trips lined up so I will keep you posted.  Getting ready for Florida in April!  Thanks everyone!