Unlike some running species, stripers feed before and after the spawn, but only occasionally is the fishing easy. Bait fishermen also have success. N.C. Both of these spawns are taking place in the same river, but the Weldon fish are sea-run bass while the Kerr fish are landlocked. The Weldon run also has been hampered by high water. There is a public ramp at Brookneal.
Most anglers use flat-bottom boats, to navigate the sand bars and river rocks.
Be aware that the local people call it the Staunton River in the spawning area, not the Roanoke. If you stop for directions and ask where the Roanoke River is you may get sent a couple of hours upstream.