Shawnee Loc: North Carolina

West Virginia hillbilly born and raised.
Retired and floating the East coast.
I live in St. Marys, WV on the Ohio River. (June thru September)
Just bought a house in North Carolina near the coast. (April, May, October thru December)
Have a motorhome in Florida at a campground near Ocala. (January thru March)
Likes: Fishing
Walleye fishing -Lake Erie (New experience this fall and fell in love with it)
Crappie fishing - WV, NC & FL
Saltwater fishing - NC & FL
Have a 19' fish&ski with a mercruiser inboard.
16' fiberglass jon boat.
Thinking of investing in a center console for the south.
Did I mention that I liked fishing?

NC Redfish


FL Bass


38" Bull Red


Lake Erie Walleye against a 12" ruler


4' Shark - Southport, NC Inlet


FL Gulf - Speckled Trout

Roger Renne Loc: Washington state

This site was made for you.

Ben Bragg Loc: Dayton Ohio

Practically neighbors
Born and raised in Portsmouth Ohio
You ever fish Ohio River??
Cut my teeth there

GaryH Loc: Northern Pa.

Since your retired, You need to find a hobby you enjoy..

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

Very nice ! Thx for sharing and welcome aboard

troyfrd1 Loc: Hampstead,NC

very nice catches there I live in Hampstead very close to the bridge on Topsail Island I fish Virginia Creek a lot if you are ever in the area look me up we are getting into the fall mullet and red drum season now

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

I don't think you realy like fishing. LOL. Those are some nice pictures. Thanks for Sharing. Welcom to the FS. I think you are realy going to enjoy it here. We love pictures.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Shawnee: You might discover a boat trailer and that way not have to own so many boats, and just have one to trail between your multiple hangouts. Those are impressive pictures. Keep up posting pictures and add your wisdom and expereiences. Just Sayin...RJS

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Welcome to the Forum, Shawnee. You have done well and caught some very nice fish, thanks for sharing.

FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana

Welcome aboard. You are the man.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Welcome to the stage Shawnee, I believe you have taken the lead in "Best introduction photos ". That's an impressive variety of species. Thanks for the pictures.

sun bum Loc: Sarasota, FL

Hey Shawnee, You got a boat in FL? You live near Sarasota? You need a new best friend? LOL

ghaynes1 Loc: Strawberry Plains, TN

Welcome Shawnee. That's the biggest walleye I've ever seen. You certainly have plenty of fishing options. Nice pics.

Shawnee Loc: North Carolina

My experiences Walleye fishing and I fell in love with it. Probably because I caught fish every time I went. LOL

Don't get me wrong, I am far fron an expert. This last fall was my first time walleye fishing, and only went 3 times. But I had good luck every time I went. And I have only fished out of North East in Pennsylvania.

First time was first of August with a guide. We trolled crank baits and spoons off downriggers and dipsy divers. Caught some small ones 15"-18" a mile off the coast in 40' of water. Had to quit at 1:00 PM because of wind. He said if we wanted to catch some big ones we had to go to deep water. I asked why he didn't use crawler harnesses and he said he didn't want to get his boat dirty. All said, it was a good learning experience added to what I learned on YouTube. YouTube is the best thing since peanut butter.

Second time, end of August. I took my boat and fished 2 miles out in 60'-70' with a mixture of bait but ended up using crawler harnesses. We used downriggers and dipsy divers, and got them tangled up a couple of times. That was fun...... Again, we had to quit at 1:00 PM because of the wind. Caught several fish though.

Third time mid-September. Trolled two downriggers 1 1/2 mph with homemade crawler harnesses, 5' off the bottom. Used silver #5 Colorado blades, clear beads, trailing a night crawler. Fished 60'-70' of water until noon and caught 4 15"-20". Had good weather so we got to fish all day. That afternoon we went out 5 miles in 100' of water. That is when we caught the big ones. Caught 5 20"-24".

Corresponding pics below. I learned several things new on each trip. Looking forward to next summer/early fall. Going to plan several trips. Only a 4 hour drive from my home in West Virginia and my son likes it too. But, heading to North Carolina next week then to Florida 1st of December. More will be revealed by and by. CU
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Lake Erie Walleye - 1st trip. July 31, 2020


Lake Erie Walleye - 2nd trip. August 15, 2020


Lake Erie Walleye - 3rd trip. September 13, 2020