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See Roanoke-related articles in these magazines:
Wildlife in North Carolina-
March 2003
Cypress Grill:
The Last Cook-up Shack

by T. Edward Nickens

Backpacker Magazine
The Nature Conservancy Magazine

Smithsonian Magazine

National Geographic Adventure Magazine

 

 


A Rockfish Season to Remember
Spring 2001
Chad Hardison (left) and his brother Josh, who live on the Roanoke near Jamesville, like to get a little early morning fishing in before school starts--especially during rock season.  That's what they were doing when this monster hit their line. Their net proved too small so the two had to resort to their hands. And it wasn't easy.  

Chad and Josh took the giant fish to class where it was a big hit with fellow students and staff at Jamesville High School.  The big rock measured 39 inches long. Since the local boat ramp scale only goes to 26 pounds, it was "unofficially estimated" to weigh around 30 to 32 pounds. No exaggeration needed here!
Photo by Michael Barrett courtesy of The Enterprise, Williamston, NC

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