Old sunken wooden barge-Pasquotank

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 21, 2013 at 8:29pm

Glad you found it Allen.......

Comment by Allen Morgan on February 21, 2013 at 5:48pm

Jeff, THANK YOU!!!  I've been trying to find this spot for several years now.  My Mom didn't know exactly where it was. I think this is it: 

37º 18’ 42.94”N 77º 17’ 49.46”W

Cut/paste those coordinates into Google Earth.  Everything fits, from the orientation of the river, to the buildings and parking lots on the west side of the highway, south bank of the river.  I remember the road as being two lanes, but modern progress would explain a four-lane highway and new bridges.  I think even the barriers under the bridge that define the channel were there back then.

Funny thing is, I seem to remember that we drove south, not northwest, to get to this spot.  I looked at the one river between Norfolk and the NC border, but couldn't find anything.  I also did not see any candidates across the line into NC.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 21, 2013 at 4:51pm

I've heard of the James River being referenced as the "North Fork" Allen.......Not sure if this is the river you fished but much colonial history along this river.........it was also used to ship goods during the colonial days until the railroad was completed...now operated by CSX and moves almost all U.S. coal to Newport News, Virginia for export......sometimes trains with as many as 150 coal cars will rock you along the James River as much of its course is adjacent to the river.......

Comment by Allen Morgan on February 21, 2013 at 4:36pm

When I was but a lad, my Dad was in the US Navy, stationed at NAS Oceana.  We lived in Norfolk.  I remember that once or twice a year, he would rent a small jonboat and we would go fishing on a tidal river that we always called "The North Folk".  I don't know what river it's the "north fork" of, but there was a swinging bridge for sailboat traffic, and there were lots of burned-out Civil War wrecks in the river itself.  We would tie up alongside a wreck and fish down in the hold.  I can't remember if we caught much, though....

Comment by Rick King on February 21, 2013 at 4:34pm

Cool History Jeffery.....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 21, 2013 at 4:22pm

They might tie up here and stay the whole week Rick.....LOL....I've caught big Crappie, Gills and predators off these structures that were lost during storms in the mid 1900s.....Nature is slowly overtaking them but their skeletons have created reef like structures in 8 to 10 feet of water......They were used to ship goods before the Norfolk and Southern Railroad was completed.......

Comment by Rick King on February 21, 2013 at 3:25pm

Take Tooty their, he has bugs  to spare........ I wonder how many bug per fish he will need in a place like that.....?

Comment by carl hendrix on February 21, 2013 at 2:07pm

if you cant load up on fish here; quit trying!!!!!

Comment by Jim Gronaw on February 21, 2013 at 10:51am

That looks so inviting, especially since it's 24 degrees here with 30 mph winds!

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on February 21, 2013 at 10:12am

PANFISH HEAVEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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