re: Most-inshore red spinoff: Stripers

Weldon North Carolina in the spring. Great spawning run up the Roanoke river from the Albemarle Sound. They stack up in a very small section of river and it is ridiculous fishing numbers wise. If you use shad on a carolina rig it's stupid easy fishing. Prefer to chase them on fly and artificial as I'm not usually a fan of bait fishing unless nothing else is working.

Don't expect privacy - river gets stacked up with boats but usually everyone is pretty friendly and courteous since everyone is catching.

Good article on the run LINK