The last few days were the days to be on the Roanoke! Put 100 plus in the boat on Friday (fished all day), and put 87 in the boat yesterday before noon before heading home. Rockfish started spawning around noon on Friday when the water hit 68 degrees, saw a few huge females, but of course they weren't biting. My friends trolling motor got molested quite a few times with over zealous bachelors looking to spawn. Most of the ones we caught were in the 13-17 inch range, biggest was 22, smallest was 11, had a great day of putting fish after fish in the boat
. I also saw quite a few fly fisherman this year putting just as many in the boat as we were. All in all, a great yearly trip.