Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 68: East Tennessee Adventures: Navigating Summer Flows with Ellis Ward
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- 0:03Hey
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:04Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:06the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06We're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07East
- 0:07Tennessee
- 0:08fishing
- 0:08report
- 0:08with
- 0:09a
- 0:09man
- 0:09himself,
- 0:09Ellis
- 0:10Ward.
- 0:10Ellis,
- 0:11how
- 0:11are
- 0:11you
- 0:12feeling?
- 0:13Like
- 0:13the
- 0:13man
- 0:13himself.
- 0:14Marv,
- 0:14how
- 0:14are
- 0:15you?
- 0:15I'm
- 0:15just
- 0:15trying
- 0:16to
- 0:16stay
- 0:16cool.
- 0:17How
- 0:17are
- 0:17things
- 0:17in
- 0:17East
- 0:18Tennessee?
- 0:21Busy,
- 0:22apparently.
- 0:23They
- 0:23are
- 0:23hot
- 0:25and
- 0:27I
- 0:27support
- 0:27your
- 0:28efforts
- 0:29staying
- 0:29cool.
- 0:30It's
- 0:31been
- 0:32toasty
- 0:33with
- 0:33slightly
- 0:34less
- 0:34of
- 0:34the.
- 0:37Those
- 0:38cloudburst
- 0:39heavens
- 0:40opening
- 0:40up
- 0:40thunderstorms.
- 0:44Just
- 0:44slightly
- 0:45less
- 0:45though
- 0:46it's
- 0:46been.
- 0:48You
- 0:48normally
- 0:49don't
- 0:49hear
- 0:49me
- 0:49talking
- 0:50about
- 0:50this
- 0:50as
- 0:51though
- 0:51it's
- 0:51a
- 0:51bad
- 0:51thing,
- 0:52but
- 0:53we've
- 0:53just,
- 0:53we've
- 0:54been
- 0:54having
- 0:54the
- 0:54same
- 0:56sort
- 0:56of
- 0:56circuit
- 0:57of
- 0:57these
- 0:58late
- 0:58afternoon
- 1:00big
- 1:00storms
- 1:01that
- 1:01anyone
- 1:02fishing
- 1:02freestone
- 1:03rivers
- 1:03knows
- 1:04this
- 1:04dilemma.
- 1:04Someone
- 1:05had
- 1:05sent
- 1:05me
- 1:05a,
- 1:07a
- 1:07decent
- 1:07reel
- 1:10year
- 1:10or
- 1:11two
- 1:11ago
- 1:11where
- 1:11it's
- 1:12like
- 1:12summer
- 1:12fishing
- 1:12and
- 1:13there's,
- 1:13you
- 1:13know,
- 1:14pebbles
- 1:15with
- 1:15a
- 1:15little
- 1:15bit
- 1:15of
- 1:15water
- 1:16trickling
- 1:16and
- 1:17then
- 1:17the
- 1:17next
- 1:17picture
- 1:18is
- 1:19a
- 1:19raging
- 1:19muddy
- 1:20river
- 1:20and
- 1:20then
- 1:21the
- 1:21next
- 1:21picture
- 1:21is
- 1:22pebbles
- 1:22with
- 1:22some
- 1:22water
- 1:23trickling
- 1:23over
- 1:23it.
- 1:24So
- 1:26now
- 1:27we,
- 1:27we've
- 1:27been
- 1:27able
- 1:28to
- 1:28shout
- 1:29out
- 1:29Ryan,
- 1:31we,
- 1:32we
- 1:32had
- 1:32a,
- 1:33a
- 1:33long
- 1:34day
- 1:35and
- 1:37just
- 1:39dude
- 1:40who
- 1:40came
- 1:40here
- 1:40and
- 1:40fished
- 1:41it
- 1:41a
- 1:41couple
- 1:41years
- 1:41ago
- 1:44and
- 1:44having.
- 1:46Haven't
- 1:46been
- 1:46able
- 1:46to
- 1:48fish
- 1:48with
- 1:48them
- 1:49since
- 1:49then
- 1:50and
- 1:50he
- 1:50just,
- 1:50he
- 1:51got
- 1:51out
- 1:51here
- 1:52actually
- 1:53from
- 1:53Charlotte
- 1:54for
- 1:54a
- 1:54quick,
- 1:56a
- 1:56quick
- 1:57in
- 1:58and
- 1:58out,
- 1:59quick
- 2:00turnaround
- 2:01which
- 2:01when
- 2:01you're
- 2:02streamer
- 2:02fishing
- 2:03in
- 2:03the
- 2:03afternoon,
- 2:03then
- 2:03mousing
- 2:04till
- 2:04three
- 2:04o'
- 2:05clock
- 2:05in
- 2:05the
- 2:05morning
- 2:05from
- 2:06Charlotte,
- 2:07it's,
- 2:08it's,
- 2:08it's
- 2:08worth.
- 2:10Nice
- 2:10work,
- 2:10man.
- 2:11So
- 2:14we
- 2:14made
- 2:14it
- 2:14happen.
- 2:14We've,
- 2:15we.
- 2:15It's.
- 2:15We've
- 2:16had
- 2:16another
- 2:17handful
- 2:17of
- 2:17good
- 2:18days.
- 2:18Some
- 2:18first
- 2:18streamer
- 2:19fish,
- 2:20bunch
- 2:20of
- 2:20first
- 2:22mouse
- 2:22eaters
- 2:23and
- 2:26yeah,
- 2:27kind
- 2:27of,
- 2:27kind
- 2:27of
- 2:28coming
- 2:28up
- 2:28on
- 2:28what
- 2:28feels
- 2:29like
- 2:29the
- 2:29tail
- 2:30end
- 2:32of
- 2:33that
- 2:34summer
- 2:35stability.
- 2:37So
- 2:38not
- 2:38that
- 2:39anything
- 2:39I
- 2:39talk
- 2:40about
- 2:40feels
- 2:41remotely
- 2:42stable,
- 2:42but
- 2:43the,
- 2:45you
- 2:45know,
- 2:45the
- 2:45sulfurs,
- 2:46the
- 2:46PMDs,
- 2:49the
- 2:49consistency
- 2:50of
- 2:50the
- 2:50watage
- 2:51releasing
- 2:52the
- 2:52South
- 2:52Holston's
- 2:53been
- 2:53generating
- 2:53a
- 2:54lot
- 2:54recently
- 2:54on,
- 2:55you
- 2:55know,
- 2:55windows
- 2:56where
- 2:56you
- 2:56can
- 2:58be
- 2:58out
- 2:58there
- 2:58in
- 2:59low
- 2:59water
- 2:59and,
- 3:01and
- 3:01ride
- 3:01that
- 3:02high
- 3:02water
- 3:02out
- 3:02in
- 3:02the
- 3:02afternoon
- 3:04or
- 3:04just
- 3:04starting
- 3:05high
- 3:05water
- 3:05if
- 3:05you're
- 3:06starting
- 3:06later
- 3:07and
- 3:09lots
- 3:10of
- 3:10dry
- 3:10fly
- 3:10activity
- 3:11up
- 3:11top,
- 3:13you
- 3:13know,
- 3:14sort
- 3:14of
- 3:14condition
- 3:15dependent
- 3:15on,
- 3:15on
- 3:16how
- 3:17friendly
- 3:18they
- 3:18are.
- 3:18But
- 3:21yeah,
- 3:21it's
- 3:22been
- 3:22real
- 3:22buggy
- 3:23and
- 3:26lots
- 3:26of
- 3:27risers
- 3:27on,
- 3:28on
- 3:28both
- 3:29rivers.
- 3:31I,
- 3:31I
- 3:32want
- 3:32to
- 3:32say
- 3:32consistently
- 3:33because
- 3:33it's,
- 3:33it's
- 3:34been
- 3:34frequent.
- 3:35But
- 3:36yeah,
- 3:36these,
- 3:37these
- 3:37afternoon,
- 3:39afternoon
- 3:40storms
- 3:41have
- 3:41just,
- 3:42they've
- 3:42thrown
- 3:42a
- 3:43little
- 3:43bit
- 3:43of
- 3:43a
- 3:43wrench
- 3:43in
- 3:43that
- 3:44consistency.
- 3:44But
- 3:45otherwise
- 3:46man,
- 3:46all
- 3:46the,
- 3:47all
- 3:47the
- 3:47pieces
- 3:48are
- 3:48there
- 3:48and
- 3:50I'm
- 3:51just,
- 3:51I,
- 3:51I
- 3:51continue
- 3:51to
- 3:52look
- 3:52forward
- 3:52to.
- 3:53I
- 3:53have
- 3:54a,
- 3:54a
- 3:55full
- 3:55week
- 3:56and
- 3:57August
- 3:57is
- 3:57looking
- 3:57good.
- 3:59More
- 4:00mousing
- 4:00and
- 4:01streamer
- 4:02trips
- 4:02and
- 4:02then
- 4:02we're
- 4:02right
- 4:03into
- 4:03muskies.
- 4:05Yeah,
- 4:05absolutely.
- 4:06And
- 4:06so
- 4:06you've
- 4:06got
- 4:06what
- 4:06you've
- 4:07got
- 4:07about
- 4:07another
- 4:07month
- 4:08of
- 4:08those
- 4:08rec
- 4:08releases
- 4:09on
- 4:09the
- 4:09Watauga,
- 4:09right?
- 4:11Yeah.
- 4:12And
- 4:13it
- 4:14is
- 4:14something
- 4:14that
- 4:16I
- 4:16was
- 4:16joking
- 4:17before
- 4:17we
- 4:18started
- 4:18recording
- 4:18that
- 4:18I
- 4:19just
- 4:19want
- 4:19things
- 4:19the
- 4:19way
- 4:19that
- 4:20I
- 4:20want
- 4:20them
- 4:20when
- 4:20I
- 4:21want
- 4:21them
- 4:21and
- 4:22then
- 4:22when
- 4:22I
- 4:22don't
- 4:22want
- 4:22them
- 4:23that
- 4:23way
- 4:23anymore.
- 4:24It
- 4:24would
- 4:24be
- 4:24nice
- 4:25if
- 4:25they
- 4:25weren't
- 4:25that
- 4:25way
- 4:26anymore.
- 4:29Low
- 4:29water
- 4:30mousing
- 4:30with,
- 4:31with
- 4:31clear
- 4:32waters
- 4:32is
- 4:33really
- 4:33the
- 4:34ideal
- 4:34state.
- 4:35And
- 4:36one
- 4:37of
- 4:37the
- 4:37good
- 4:37things
- 4:38about
- 4:40this
- 4:411
- 4:41to
- 4:416pm
- 4:42for
- 4:42the
- 4:43last
- 4:433
- 4:44ish
- 4:45years
- 4:47it's
- 4:47just
- 4:47been
- 4:47a
- 4:48lot
- 4:48of
- 4:48low
- 4:48water
- 4:51outside
- 4:51of
- 4:52the
- 4:52summer
- 4:52season.
- 4:53And
- 4:55so
- 4:55the
- 4:55one
- 4:55to
- 4:56six,
- 4:56you
- 4:56know,
- 4:57six
- 4:57days
- 4:57a
- 4:57week
- 4:57is
- 4:58sort
- 4:59of
- 4:59this.
- 4:59Oh,
- 5:00finally
- 5:00we
- 5:00get
- 5:00some
- 5:00reliability
- 5:01on
- 5:01that.
- 5:01Like
- 5:02it's
- 5:02been
- 5:03raining
- 5:03a
- 5:03lot.
- 5:03They've
- 5:04been
- 5:04doing,
- 5:04you
- 5:04know,
- 5:041
- 5:05to
- 5:058
- 5:05South
- 5:05Olson's
- 5:06been
- 5:06running
- 5:0611
- 5:07to
- 5:077.
- 5:07Like
- 5:09we,
- 5:10we've
- 5:10had
- 5:10good
- 5:11water
- 5:12and
- 5:12good
- 5:13windows
- 5:13both
- 5:13low
- 5:14and
- 5:14high.
- 5:14So
- 5:17one
- 5:17of
- 5:17the
- 5:19pros
- 5:19to
- 5:21later
- 5:21August,
- 5:22September,
- 5:23October
- 5:23is
- 5:23that
- 5:25it's
- 5:25still
- 5:25plenty
- 5:26warm
- 5:26to
- 5:26be
- 5:26out
- 5:28until
- 5:29the
- 5:29wee
- 5:29hours
- 5:31and
- 5:32we
- 5:32typically
- 5:33get
- 5:34lower
- 5:35flows.
- 5:39So
- 5:40there
- 5:41are
- 5:41a
- 5:41lot
- 5:41of
- 5:41opportunities
- 5:42for
- 5:42mousing
- 5:43that
- 5:45they've
- 5:45come
- 5:45through
- 5:45all
- 5:45that.
- 5:47Yeah.
- 5:47So
- 5:47I
- 5:47guess
- 5:47if
- 5:48you've
- 5:48been,
- 5:48if
- 5:48they've
- 5:48been
- 5:49running
- 5:49one
- 5:49to
- 5:49eight,
- 5:49you
- 5:49actually
- 5:50kind
- 5:50of
- 5:50have
- 5:50to,
- 5:50you
- 5:51know,
- 5:51one,
- 5:51it's
- 5:51light
- 5:52later,
- 5:52but
- 5:52you're
- 5:52also
- 5:52kind
- 5:53of
- 5:53effectively
- 5:53have
- 5:53to
- 5:53start
- 5:54two
- 5:54hours
- 5:55later
- 5:55to
- 5:55get
- 5:55the
- 5:55water
- 5:55you
- 5:56want,
- 5:56right?
- 5:58Yeah.
- 5:59So
- 6:02if
- 6:02they're
- 6:02running
- 6:031
- 6:03to
- 6:038
- 6:06and,
- 6:06and
- 6:06we're
- 6:07planning
- 6:07to
- 6:07mouse
- 6:08that
- 6:08trip
- 6:08sort
- 6:09of
- 6:09looks
- 6:09like
- 6:10a
- 6:124ish
- 6:13to
- 6:13midnightish.
- 6:17Oftentimes
- 6:20for
- 6:20whatever
- 6:20reason
- 6:21that
- 6:21still
- 6:21feels
- 6:22short
- 6:24just
- 6:24because
- 6:24ending
- 6:25when
- 6:25like,
- 6:25you
- 6:25know,
- 6:26mousing's
- 6:26just
- 6:27same
- 6:27as
- 6:28streamer
- 6:28fishing,
- 6:28same
- 6:29as
- 6:29same
- 6:29as
- 6:29all
- 6:29fishing.
- 6:30You're
- 6:30just
- 6:30working
- 6:30with
- 6:31bite
- 6:31windows.
- 6:31And
- 6:31so
- 6:32I
- 6:32always
- 6:33feel
- 6:33like
- 6:33I
- 6:33want
- 6:34to,
- 6:35I
- 6:35want
- 6:35to
- 6:35leave
- 6:36everything
- 6:36on
- 6:36the
- 6:36field,
- 6:36which
- 6:37would
- 6:37just
- 6:37be
- 6:37impossible.
- 6:38No
- 6:39one
- 6:39would
- 6:39ever
- 6:39sleep.
- 6:42But
- 6:42we
- 6:42do
- 6:42end
- 6:43up
- 6:43fishing.
- 6:44You
- 6:44know
- 6:44that,
- 6:44that
- 6:448pm
- 6:45Low
- 6:46doesn't
- 6:46get
- 6:47down
- 6:47Middle
- 6:47river
- 6:48till,
- 6:49you
- 6:50know,
- 6:5011:30,
- 6:5012.
- 6:52And
- 6:54starting
- 6:56a,
- 6:56a
- 6:57game
- 6:57of
- 6:59hard
- 6:59work
- 7:00and
- 7:00patience
- 7:00at
- 7:01midnight
- 7:01after
- 7:02fishing,
- 7:04you
- 7:04know,
- 7:04more
- 7:05or
- 7:05less
- 7:05for
- 7:05the
- 7:05last
- 7:06five,
- 7:06six
- 7:07hours,
- 7:07some
- 7:07of
- 7:07it's
- 7:08real
- 7:08hot.
- 7:08It
- 7:09just,
- 7:09it
- 7:09turns
- 7:10into
- 7:10a
- 7:10really
- 7:10long
- 7:10day
- 7:11that's
- 7:11that's
- 7:11a
- 7:12little
- 7:12disjointed.
- 7:13So
- 7:14I,
- 7:14I
- 7:15tend
- 7:15to
- 7:16get
- 7:16creative
- 7:16and
- 7:16just
- 7:17talk
- 7:17with
- 7:17my
- 7:17anglers.
- 7:18We'll,
- 7:19you
- 7:19know,
- 7:19we'll
- 7:20do
- 7:20a
- 7:20shorter
- 7:20run,
- 7:21then
- 7:21drive
- 7:21back
- 7:21up
- 7:22and,
- 7:22and
- 7:22make
- 7:23sure
- 7:23that
- 7:23we're
- 7:23hitting,
- 7:24hitting
- 7:25low
- 7:25stuff
- 7:25just
- 7:26up
- 7:26a
- 7:26little
- 7:26further.
- 7:29But
- 7:29yeah,
- 7:30every,
- 7:30every
- 7:30day
- 7:31has
- 7:31been
- 7:31different.
- 7:31I
- 7:31mean,
- 7:32part
- 7:32of
- 7:32the
- 7:33reason
- 7:33why
- 7:33I
- 7:33think
- 7:34I
- 7:35love
- 7:35what
- 7:35I
- 7:35do.
- 7:36Well,
- 7:37there
- 7:37you
- 7:37go.
- 7:37You
- 7:37know
- 7:37folks,
- 7:38we
- 7:38love
- 7:38questions
- 7:38on
- 7:39the
- 7:39articulate
- 7:39fly.
- 7:40You
- 7:40can
- 7:40email
- 7:40me
- 7:40or
- 7:41DM
- 7:41me
- 7:41on
- 7:41social
- 7:41media,
- 7:42whatever
- 7:43is
- 7:43easiest
- 7:43for
- 7:43you.
- 7:43And
- 7:43if
- 7:44we
- 7:44use
- 7:44your
- 7:44question,
- 7:44I
- 7:44will
- 7:45send
- 7:45you
- 7:45some
- 7:45articulate
- 7:46fly
- 7:46swag,
- 7:46which
- 7:47these
- 7:47days
- 7:47also
- 7:48includes
- 7:48some
- 7:48butcher
- 7:49shop
- 7:49stickers
- 7:49we
- 7:50are
- 7:50drawing
- 7:50for
- 7:50some
- 7:51cool
- 7:51stuff
- 7:51from
- 7:51Ellis
- 7:52at
- 7:52the
- 7:52end
- 7:52of
- 7:52the
- 7:52season.
- 7:52And
- 7:53Ellis,
- 7:53before
- 7:53I
- 7:53let
- 7:54you
- 7:54go,
- 7:54you
- 7:55want
- 7:55to
- 7:55let
- 7:55folks
- 7:55know
- 7:56how
- 7:56to
- 7:56reach
- 7:56out
- 7:57to
- 7:57get
- 7:57on
- 7:57the
- 7:57guide
- 7:57calendar.
- 7:58If
- 7:58you've
- 7:58got
- 7:58any
- 7:59bucktail
- 8:00updates,
- 8:00anything
- 8:00like
- 8:01that
- 8:01you
- 8:01want
- 8:01to
- 8:01share
- 8:01with
- 8:01folks
- 8:02once
- 8:02you
- 8:02get
- 8:02that
- 8:03out
- 8:03there
- 8:03too.
- 8:04Yeah,
- 8:06elliswardflies.com
- 8:08is
- 8:09where
- 8:09you
- 8:09can
- 8:09find
- 8:10bucktail
- 8:11and
- 8:13best
- 8:13way
- 8:14to
- 8:14reach
- 8:14me.
- 8:15Ask
- 8:15about
- 8:16trips.
- 8:16Book
- 8:16your
- 8:17mousing
- 8:17trip.
- 8:18Book
- 8:18your
- 8:18fall
- 8:19muskie
- 8:19trip.
- 8:21My
- 8:21cell
- 8:22phone
- 8:22at
- 8:22513-543-0019.
- 8:26I'm
- 8:27on
- 8:27Instagram
- 8:28at
- 8:29Ellis
- 8:30War
- 8:30Guides.
- 8:32I
- 8:32think
- 8:34that
- 8:34is
- 8:34all.
- 8:35Well,
- 8:35there
- 8:35you
- 8:36go.
- 8:36Well
- 8:36folks
- 8:36as
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- 8:37year,
- 8:38stay
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- 8:42everybody.
- 8:42Tight
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- 8:44Appreciate
- 8:44it,
- 8:45Marv.