Latest / The Articulate Fly / S8, Ep 15: The Beginner's Mindset: Mac Brown on Embracing Continuous Learning in Fly Fishing
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- 0:00Hey,
- 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
- 0:07Casting
- 0:08Angles
- 0:08with
- 0:08the
- 0:08man
- 0:08himself,
- 0:09Mac
- 0:10Brown.
- 0:10Mac,
- 0:10how
- 0:10are
- 0:11you?
- 0:11I'm
- 0:12doing
- 0:12great.
- 0:12How
- 0:12are
- 0:13you
- 0:13doing,
- 0:13Marvin?
- 0:13As
- 0:14always,
- 0:14just
- 0:15trying
- 0:15to
- 0:15stay
- 0:15out
- 0:15of
- 0:15trouble
- 0:16and,
- 0:17you
- 0:17know,
- 0:17you're
- 0:17just
- 0:18back
- 0:18from
- 0:18teaching
- 0:18on
- 0:19the
- 0:19west
- 0:19coast
- 0:19and,
- 0:20you
- 0:20know,
- 0:20we'll.
- 0:21Our
- 0:21paths
- 0:21will
- 0:21cross
- 0:21again
- 0:22in
- 0:22Lancaster
- 0:22here,
- 0:23I
- 0:23guess
- 0:23not
- 0:23this
- 0:23weekend,
- 0:24but
- 0:24next
- 0:24weekend.
- 0:24And
- 0:25you
- 0:25know,
- 0:25one
- 0:25of
- 0:25the
- 0:25interesting
- 0:26things
- 0:28before
- 0:28we
- 0:28started
- 0:29recording,
- 0:29we
- 0:29were
- 0:29kind
- 0:29of
- 0:29talking
- 0:30about
- 0:30teaching
- 0:30and
- 0:31learning
- 0:31process
- 0:32and
- 0:32all
- 0:32that
- 0:32kind
- 0:32of
- 0:33good
- 0:33stuff.
- 0:33And
- 0:33that's
- 0:33just
- 0:33something
- 0:34that
- 0:34kind
- 0:34of,
- 0:34you
- 0:35know,
- 0:35comes
- 0:35to
- 0:35the
- 0:35forefront
- 0:36of
- 0:36your,
- 0:36your
- 0:37mind
- 0:37when
- 0:37you're
- 0:37teaching
- 0:37at
- 0:38all
- 0:38these
- 0:38fly
- 0:38fishing
- 0:38shows.
- 0:39And
- 0:39we
- 0:39thought
- 0:40it
- 0:40would
- 0:40be
- 0:40interesting
- 0:40to
- 0:40talk
- 0:41to
- 0:41folks
- 0:41about
- 0:41kind
- 0:42of
- 0:42a.
- 0:42A
- 0:43posture
- 0:43for
- 0:43self
- 0:44improvement
- 0:44and,
- 0:44you
- 0:44know,
- 0:45the
- 0:45importance
- 0:45of
- 0:46having
- 0:46a
- 0:46mind
- 0:46like
- 0:46a
- 0:47beginner.
- 0:48That's
- 0:48right.
- 0:49Yeah.
- 0:49The
- 0:49mind
- 0:49like
- 0:50a
- 0:50beginner
- 0:50is
- 0:50a
- 0:51really,
- 0:51a
- 0:51beautiful
- 0:52thing
- 0:53in
- 0:53that
- 0:54they
- 0:54already
- 0:54know.
- 0:55They
- 0:55don't
- 0:55know
- 0:55a
- 0:55lot
- 0:56because
- 0:56they're
- 0:56starting
- 0:57out
- 0:57brand
- 0:57new.
- 0:58So
- 0:58they're
- 0:58really
- 0:58open
- 0:59to
- 1:00filling
- 1:00up
- 1:00their.
- 1:02Filling
- 1:02up
- 1:02their
- 1:02mind
- 1:03with
- 1:03all
- 1:03kinds
- 1:03of
- 1:03new
- 1:03things.
- 1:04And
- 1:05yeah,
- 1:05that's,
- 1:05that's
- 1:06kind
- 1:06of
- 1:06the.
- 1:07Usually
- 1:07the
- 1:07one
- 1:07that
- 1:08excels,
- 1:09you
- 1:09know,
- 1:09quite
- 1:10a
- 1:10bit
- 1:11in
- 1:11a
- 1:11class
- 1:12or
- 1:12whether,
- 1:12you
- 1:12know,
- 1:13regardless
- 1:13of
- 1:13what
- 1:13type
- 1:14of
- 1:14class
- 1:14it
- 1:15is.
- 1:15And.
- 1:16Yeah,
- 1:16what
- 1:17kind
- 1:17of
- 1:17made
- 1:17me
- 1:17think
- 1:18of
- 1:18going
- 1:19down
- 1:19this
- 1:19rabbit
- 1:19hole
- 1:20was
- 1:20I
- 1:20had
- 1:20several
- 1:20letters
- 1:21from
- 1:21Bellevue
- 1:21and
- 1:21one
- 1:22of
- 1:22them
- 1:22that
- 1:22was
- 1:22in
- 1:22Pleasanton,
- 1:24they
- 1:24were
- 1:24talking
- 1:24about
- 1:24the
- 1:25fact
- 1:25that,
- 1:26you
- 1:26know,
- 1:26they've
- 1:26been
- 1:26doing
- 1:26this
- 1:2730
- 1:27to
- 1:2740
- 1:27years
- 1:28and
- 1:29all
- 1:29the
- 1:29improvement
- 1:30that
- 1:31that
- 1:31brought
- 1:32to
- 1:32them
- 1:32just
- 1:32from
- 1:32a
- 1:32two
- 1:32and
- 1:32a
- 1:32half,
- 1:33they're
- 1:33like,
- 1:33this
- 1:33is
- 1:33my
- 1:33first
- 1:34real
- 1:34lesson.
- 1:34And
- 1:35everything
- 1:35else,
- 1:35I
- 1:35guess,
- 1:35was
- 1:36from
- 1:36reading
- 1:36books
- 1:36and
- 1:36YouTube
- 1:37and
- 1:37things.
- 1:37And
- 1:38then
- 1:38they
- 1:38realized
- 1:39there's
- 1:39a.
- 1:40There's
- 1:40a
- 1:41bunch
- 1:41more
- 1:41for
- 1:41them
- 1:41to
- 1:42get.
- 1:42And
- 1:43I
- 1:43think
- 1:43that
- 1:45that
- 1:45kind
- 1:45of
- 1:45makes
- 1:45for
- 1:45a
- 1:46good
- 1:46talk.
- 1:47Yeah,
- 1:47I
- 1:47mean,
- 1:47it's
- 1:47an
- 1:47interesting
- 1:48thing,
- 1:48right?
- 1:48Like,
- 1:49not
- 1:49to
- 1:49pick
- 1:49on
- 1:49YouTube
- 1:50and
- 1:50books,
- 1:50but,
- 1:50you
- 1:51know,
- 1:52a
- 1:52lot
- 1:52of
- 1:52people
- 1:53buy
- 1:53books
- 1:53and
- 1:53they
- 1:53don't
- 1:53read
- 1:54them.
- 1:54Right.
- 1:55Or
- 1:55they're
- 1:55at
- 1:55a
- 1:56fly
- 1:56fishing
- 1:56show
- 1:56and
- 1:56they
- 1:56watch
- 1:57a
- 1:57demo
- 1:57and
- 1:57they
- 1:57think
- 1:57they
- 1:58know
- 1:58it.
- 1:58And
- 1:58I
- 1:58think
- 1:58the
- 1:59biggest
- 1:59challenge,
- 2:00you
- 2:00know,
- 2:00technology
- 2:01is
- 2:01great
- 2:01in
- 2:01the
- 2:01sense
- 2:02that
- 2:02it
- 2:02allows
- 2:02you
- 2:02to
- 2:02reach
- 2:03people
- 2:03all
- 2:03over
- 2:03the
- 2:04world
- 2:04that
- 2:04are
- 2:04interested
- 2:04in
- 2:04what
- 2:05you're
- 2:05interested
- 2:05in.
- 2:05But
- 2:06sometimes
- 2:07quality
- 2:07curation,
- 2:08for
- 2:08lack
- 2:09of
- 2:09a
- 2:09better
- 2:09word,
- 2:09is
- 2:09lacking,
- 2:10right?
- 2:11Yeah,
- 2:12I
- 2:12think
- 2:12that's
- 2:12a
- 2:12big
- 2:13part
- 2:13of
- 2:13it.
- 2:13And
- 2:14I
- 2:14wanted
- 2:15to
- 2:15throw
- 2:15in
- 2:15one
- 2:15thing
- 2:16my
- 2:16father
- 2:16in
- 2:16law
- 2:17did
- 2:17with
- 2:17my
- 2:17kids
- 2:17when
- 2:18they
- 2:18were
- 2:18little
- 2:18and
- 2:19I've
- 2:19used
- 2:19this
- 2:19quite
- 2:20a
- 2:20bit
- 2:20on
- 2:20the
- 2:20road
- 2:21and
- 2:21you
- 2:21make
- 2:21an
- 2:22okay
- 2:22symbol
- 2:22with
- 2:22your
- 2:23hand
- 2:24and
- 2:24you
- 2:24see
- 2:24all
- 2:24that
- 2:25little
- 2:25circle
- 2:25inside
- 2:26is
- 2:26where
- 2:26we
- 2:26are
- 2:26today.
- 2:27And
- 2:27what
- 2:27we
- 2:27know
- 2:28today
- 2:28about
- 2:28something,
- 2:28whether
- 2:29it's
- 2:29casting
- 2:30or
- 2:30whether
- 2:30it's
- 2:30about
- 2:30math
- 2:31or
- 2:31whatever
- 2:31it
- 2:31is
- 2:31you're
- 2:32into.
- 2:33And
- 2:34then
- 2:34you
- 2:34double
- 2:35that
- 2:35circle,
- 2:35of
- 2:35course,
- 2:36and
- 2:37everything
- 2:37outside
- 2:37the
- 2:37circle
- 2:38is
- 2:38still
- 2:38infinite
- 2:39amount
- 2:39of
- 2:39things
- 2:39that
- 2:40we
- 2:40don't
- 2:40know
- 2:40yet.
- 2:41So
- 2:41there's
- 2:42this
- 2:42huge
- 2:42thing
- 2:42of
- 2:42infinite
- 2:43space
- 2:43of
- 2:43what
- 2:44we
- 2:44don't
- 2:44know.
- 2:44So
- 2:44every
- 2:45time
- 2:45we
- 2:45make
- 2:45it
- 2:45bigger
- 2:45and
- 2:46bigger,
- 2:46say
- 2:46it's
- 2:46the
- 2:47size
- 2:47of,
- 2:48you
- 2:48know,
- 2:48Bryson
- 2:49City
- 2:49or
- 2:49Scarlett
- 2:50and
- 2:50you
- 2:50think,
- 2:50wow,
- 2:50that's
- 2:50a
- 2:51lot
- 2:51of
- 2:51knowledge,
- 2:51but
- 2:51it's
- 2:51still
- 2:52infinite.
- 2:52Around
- 2:52the
- 2:53outside
- 2:53of
- 2:53that
- 2:53circle
- 2:54is
- 2:54all
- 2:54the
- 2:54things
- 2:54we
- 2:55don't
- 2:55know.
- 2:55So
- 2:55no
- 2:55matter
- 2:55how
- 2:56big
- 2:56that
- 2:56circle
- 2:56gets,
- 2:57point
- 2:58being
- 2:58is
- 2:58there's
- 2:58going
- 2:58to
- 2:59be
- 2:59way
- 2:59more
- 2:59stuff
- 2:59that
- 2:59we
- 3:00don't
- 3:00know
- 3:00which
- 3:00is
- 3:00part
- 3:00of
- 3:01the
- 3:01whole
- 3:02fun
- 3:02part
- 3:02or
- 3:03motivating
- 3:03part
- 3:03about
- 3:04learning
- 3:04something
- 3:04new.
- 3:06Yeah,
- 3:06I
- 3:06think
- 3:06it's
- 3:06interesting
- 3:07too
- 3:07because
- 3:07I
- 3:08think,
- 3:08you
- 3:08know,
- 3:08that's
- 3:09one
- 3:09of
- 3:09the
- 3:09reasons
- 3:09why
- 3:10it's
- 3:10so
- 3:10hard
- 3:11for,
- 3:12you
- 3:12know,
- 3:12we
- 3:12can
- 3:12talk
- 3:12about
- 3:13intermediate
- 3:13casters
- 3:14or
- 3:14intermediate
- 3:14anglers,
- 3:15but
- 3:15really
- 3:15kind
- 3:15of
- 3:15intermediate
- 3:16anybody?
- 3:16Because
- 3:17to
- 3:18make
- 3:18that
- 3:18jump
- 3:18from
- 3:19being
- 3:20intermediate
- 3:20to
- 3:21being
- 3:21either
- 3:21more
- 3:21advanced,
- 3:22intermediate
- 3:22or
- 3:22being
- 3:23advanced,
- 3:24they
- 3:24actually
- 3:24have
- 3:24to
- 3:24have
- 3:24that
- 3:25light
- 3:25bulb
- 3:25moment
- 3:25to
- 3:26realize
- 3:26what
- 3:27they
- 3:27don't
- 3:27know
- 3:27because
- 3:28they
- 3:28kind
- 3:28of
- 3:28probably
- 3:29are
- 3:29approaching
- 3:29whatever
- 3:30it
- 3:30is
- 3:30they're
- 3:30interested
- 3:30in,
- 3:31fly
- 3:31casting,
- 3:32fishing,
- 3:32fly
- 3:33tying
- 3:33or
- 3:33whatever,
- 3:34thinking
- 3:34that
- 3:34they've
- 3:35done
- 3:35it
- 3:35a
- 3:35long
- 3:35time
- 3:35and
- 3:36they're
- 3:36probably
- 3:3695%
- 3:37of
- 3:37the
- 3:37way
- 3:37there
- 3:38and
- 3:38it
- 3:38really
- 3:39kind
- 3:39of
- 3:39slows
- 3:39down
- 3:40their
- 3:40development.
- 3:40Right?
- 3:42Yeah,
- 3:42I
- 3:42think
- 3:42that's
- 3:43a
- 3:43good
- 3:43way
- 3:43to
- 3:43look
- 3:43at
- 3:43it
- 3:44because
- 3:44if
- 3:44they
- 3:44already
- 3:44perceive
- 3:45that
- 3:45they're
- 3:45there,
- 3:47I
- 3:47think
- 3:47that
- 3:48puts
- 3:48the
- 3:48stagnant
- 3:49wheels
- 3:50and
- 3:50moat,
- 3:50you
- 3:50know,
- 3:51that
- 3:51puts
- 3:51the
- 3:51stagnant
- 3:52part
- 3:52for
- 3:52the
- 3:53wheels
- 3:53turning
- 3:54relative
- 3:55to
- 3:55say,
- 3:55the
- 3:55beautiful
- 3:56mind
- 3:56of
- 3:56a
- 3:57beginner
- 3:57that's
- 3:58open
- 3:58to
- 3:58putting
- 3:58as
- 3:59much
- 3:59stuff
- 3:59as
- 3:59they
- 3:59can
- 4:01into
- 4:01their
- 4:01quiver.
- 4:02And
- 4:03then
- 4:03when
- 4:03they,
- 4:03they
- 4:04think
- 4:04they
- 4:04know
- 4:04a
- 4:04lot
- 4:04because
- 4:05they've
- 4:05been
- 4:05doing
- 4:05it
- 4:05a
- 4:05lot
- 4:05of
- 4:05years
- 4:06or
- 4:06they've
- 4:06been
- 4:06to
- 4:06this
- 4:06place
- 4:07or
- 4:07that
- 4:07place
- 4:07making
- 4:08memories,
- 4:09that
- 4:09kind
- 4:09of
- 4:09puts
- 4:09the
- 4:10stagnation
- 4:10part
- 4:10in
- 4:11motion.
- 4:11So
- 4:12yeah,
- 4:12one
- 4:13of
- 4:13the,
- 4:13one
- 4:13of
- 4:14the
- 4:14things
- 4:14I
- 4:14wanted
- 4:14to
- 4:14bring
- 4:15up
- 4:15too
- 4:15is
- 4:15that
- 4:16I
- 4:16refer
- 4:16to
- 4:17it
- 4:17a
- 4:17lot
- 4:17on
- 4:17the
- 4:17road
- 4:18is
- 4:19the
- 4:19article
- 4:19off
- 4:20the,
- 4:20off
- 4:20the
- 4:20website
- 4:21about
- 4:21the
- 4:21four
- 4:21stages
- 4:21of
- 4:22learning
- 4:22I
- 4:22mean
- 4:22that
- 4:22right
- 4:23there
- 4:23says
- 4:23it
- 4:23all.
- 4:23People
- 4:24just
- 4:24need
- 4:24to
- 4:24go
- 4:24in
- 4:24there
- 4:24and
- 4:24read
- 4:25it
- 4:25because
- 4:25basically
- 4:25the
- 4:25intermediate
- 4:26we're
- 4:26talking
- 4:26about
- 4:27is
- 4:27at
- 4:27stage
- 4:27two.
- 4:28It's
- 4:28a.
- 4:29They
- 4:29realize
- 4:29finally
- 4:30they
- 4:30got
- 4:30a
- 4:30problem,
- 4:30they
- 4:30don't
- 4:31know
- 4:31how
- 4:31to
- 4:31fix
- 4:31it.
- 4:32Maybe
- 4:32I
- 4:32need
- 4:32some
- 4:32help.
- 4:33Does
- 4:33that
- 4:34make
- 4:34sense?
- 4:34That's,
- 4:34that's
- 4:34the
- 4:35stage
- 4:35two.
- 4:35There's
- 4:36three
- 4:36and
- 4:36four.
- 4:37Does
- 4:37that
- 4:37kind
- 4:37of
- 4:38make
- 4:38sense?
- 4:38So,
- 4:38so
- 4:38we
- 4:38go
- 4:39from
- 4:39the
- 4:39beginner
- 4:39in
- 4:39stage
- 4:40one
- 4:41is
- 4:41trying
- 4:41to
- 4:41take
- 4:41it
- 4:42all
- 4:42in.
- 4:42And
- 4:42stage
- 4:43two
- 4:43is
- 4:44basically
- 4:44that
- 4:45second,
- 4:46second
- 4:46form.
- 4:46What
- 4:47people
- 4:47really
- 4:47want,
- 4:47if
- 4:48they
- 4:48really
- 4:48want
- 4:48to
- 4:48immerse
- 4:49themselves
- 4:49in
- 4:49it,
- 4:49is
- 4:50to
- 4:50work
- 4:50towards
- 4:51getting
- 4:51to
- 4:51stage
- 4:51four.
- 4:52Well,
- 4:53how
- 4:53do
- 4:53we
- 4:53get
- 4:53them
- 4:53to
- 4:53stage
- 4:54four
- 4:54if
- 4:54we've
- 4:54got
- 4:55a
- 4:5585%
- 4:56of
- 4:56the
- 4:56people
- 4:57we
- 4:57meet
- 4:57on
- 4:57the
- 4:57road
- 4:57that
- 4:58are
- 4:58stuck
- 4:58in
- 4:58stage
- 4:58two?
- 5:00Does
- 5:00that
- 5:00kind
- 5:00of
- 5:01make
- 5:01sense
- 5:01at
- 5:01the
- 5:01intermediate
- 5:02level?
- 5:02Yeah,
- 5:03I
- 5:03mean,
- 5:03and
- 5:03I
- 5:03just
- 5:03think
- 5:03that's,
- 5:04you
- 5:04know,
- 5:04in
- 5:05so
- 5:05much
- 5:05of
- 5:05this
- 5:05is.
- 5:07I
- 5:08think
- 5:08it's
- 5:08true
- 5:08for,
- 5:09you
- 5:09know,
- 5:10you
- 5:10and
- 5:10I
- 5:10have
- 5:10talked
- 5:10about
- 5:11this
- 5:11in
- 5:11lots
- 5:11of
- 5:11different
- 5:11ways
- 5:12about
- 5:12elite
- 5:12performance,
- 5:13whatever
- 5:13you're
- 5:13doing,
- 5:13whether
- 5:14you're
- 5:14running
- 5:14track
- 5:14or
- 5:15you
- 5:15know,
- 5:15archery
- 5:16or
- 5:16whatever,
- 5:17you
- 5:17know,
- 5:17the.
- 5:18What
- 5:18becomes
- 5:19the
- 5:19differentiator
- 5:19is
- 5:20the
- 5:20mental
- 5:20component.
- 5:21Right.
- 5:21Whether
- 5:21it's
- 5:21the
- 5:22posture
- 5:22for
- 5:22self
- 5:22improvement
- 5:24or
- 5:24the
- 5:24ability
- 5:24to
- 5:25settle
- 5:25your
- 5:25nerves
- 5:25and
- 5:25perform
- 5:26under
- 5:26pressure.
- 5:27Right,
- 5:29exactly.
- 5:29And
- 5:30yeah,
- 5:30just
- 5:30the,
- 5:32the
- 5:32wherewithal
- 5:33to
- 5:33have
- 5:33quality
- 5:34assignment,
- 5:34you
- 5:34know,
- 5:35to
- 5:35where
- 5:36we,
- 5:36we
- 5:36keep
- 5:36reminding
- 5:37ourselves
- 5:37of
- 5:38that
- 5:38circle.
- 5:38We
- 5:38talked
- 5:39about
- 5:39that
- 5:39there's
- 5:40things,
- 5:40you
- 5:40know,
- 5:41that
- 5:41we're
- 5:42still
- 5:42trying
- 5:42to
- 5:43acquire
- 5:43to
- 5:43know
- 5:44at
- 5:45all
- 5:45these
- 5:45levels.
- 5:45I
- 5:45mean,
- 5:45because
- 5:46we're
- 5:46never
- 5:46going
- 5:46to
- 5:46know
- 5:46anything,
- 5:47I
- 5:47guess.
- 5:48Well
- 5:48mention
- 5:49Albert.
- 5:49I
- 5:49mean
- 5:50that's,
- 5:50that's
- 5:50another
- 5:50one
- 5:50that
- 5:51always
- 5:52thought
- 5:52that
- 5:52way
- 5:52in
- 5:52a
- 5:52lot
- 5:52of
- 5:52his
- 5:53writings
- 5:54later
- 5:54in
- 5:54his
- 5:54life,
- 5:55of
- 5:55all
- 5:55the
- 5:55things
- 5:55that
- 5:55he
- 5:56came
- 5:56up
- 5:56with,
- 5:56Albert
- 5:57Einstein,
- 5:58that
- 5:58there
- 5:58was
- 5:58all
- 5:59these
- 5:59things
- 5:59he
- 5:59didn't
- 5:59know
- 6:00and
- 6:00time
- 6:00was
- 6:00running
- 6:01out
- 6:02and
- 6:02if
- 6:02somebody
- 6:02at
- 6:03that
- 6:03level
- 6:03still
- 6:04appreciates
- 6:04the
- 6:05factors,
- 6:05all
- 6:05these
- 6:05things
- 6:06which
- 6:06I
- 6:06think
- 6:06we're
- 6:06all
- 6:07that
- 6:07we
- 6:07all
- 6:07gotta
- 6:09realize
- 6:09there's
- 6:09all
- 6:09these
- 6:09things
- 6:10that
- 6:10we
- 6:10want
- 6:10to
- 6:10do
- 6:10and
- 6:10want
- 6:11to
- 6:11know
- 6:12that
- 6:12we're
- 6:12not
- 6:12going
- 6:12to
- 6:12get
- 6:13there
- 6:13unless
- 6:13we
- 6:14quit
- 6:14acting.
- 6:14I
- 6:14mean,
- 6:15we
- 6:15need
- 6:15to
- 6:15go
- 6:15back
- 6:15to
- 6:15that
- 6:15beautiful
- 6:16mind
- 6:16of
- 6:16a
- 6:16beginner
- 6:17to
- 6:17get
- 6:18there.
- 6:19Yeah.
- 6:19And
- 6:19I
- 6:19think
- 6:20too,
- 6:20I
- 6:20think
- 6:20the
- 6:21amazing
- 6:21thing
- 6:21is
- 6:22even
- 6:23the
- 6:23teachers
- 6:23and
- 6:23the
- 6:23presenters
- 6:24learn
- 6:24every
- 6:25time
- 6:25they
- 6:25interact
- 6:25with
- 6:26people.
- 6:26Right.
- 6:27Because
- 6:28you
- 6:28realize
- 6:28you
- 6:29don't
- 6:29know
- 6:29it
- 6:29all.
- 6:29And
- 6:29so
- 6:30I'm
- 6:30always,
- 6:31I
- 6:31mean
- 6:31a
- 6:32super
- 6:32interesting
- 6:33place
- 6:33to
- 6:33see
- 6:33it
- 6:33is
- 6:34in
- 6:34like
- 6:34fly
- 6:34Tying
- 6:34like
- 6:35it's
- 6:35almost
- 6:36impossible
- 6:37to
- 6:37be
- 6:37around
- 6:38tiers
- 6:39and
- 6:39not
- 6:39pick
- 6:40up
- 6:40a
- 6:40trick.
- 6:40And
- 6:40it
- 6:40may
- 6:41not
- 6:41even
- 6:41be
- 6:41from
- 6:41the
- 6:41most
- 6:42advanced
- 6:42tire.
- 6:44That's,
- 6:45you
- 6:45know,
- 6:45at
- 6:45the
- 6:45time
- 6:46table.
- 6:47That's
- 6:48right.
- 6:48No,
- 6:48there's
- 6:48tons
- 6:48of
- 6:49that.
- 6:49That's
- 6:49where
- 6:49I
- 6:49used
- 6:49to
- 6:49spend
- 6:50all
- 6:50my
- 6:50time
- 6:51early
- 6:51in
- 6:52my
- 6:52career.
- 6:52Just
- 6:52because
- 6:53I
- 6:53would
- 6:53always
- 6:53pick
- 6:53up
- 6:54so
- 6:54many
- 6:54things
- 6:55from
- 6:56the
- 6:56tiers.
- 6:56You
- 6:56know,
- 6:56back
- 6:57when
- 6:57we
- 6:57had
- 6:57the
- 6:57big
- 6:58tying
- 6:58conventions
- 6:59in
- 6:59the
- 6:59early
- 6:5990s,
- 7:00that
- 7:00one
- 7:00of
- 7:00them
- 7:00was
- 7:00in
- 7:00Asheville
- 7:01one
- 7:01year
- 7:01for
- 7:02the
- 7:02whole,
- 7:03whole
- 7:03country.
- 7:04And
- 7:04I
- 7:04meant
- 7:04that's
- 7:05where
- 7:05I
- 7:05met
- 7:06like
- 7:06Jim
- 7:06Stewart
- 7:07was
- 7:07there,
- 7:07Dave
- 7:07Whitlock
- 7:08was
- 7:08there,
- 7:08we
- 7:08had
- 7:10Gary
- 7:10LaFontaine
- 7:11was
- 7:11there.
- 7:12You
- 7:12go
- 7:12along
- 7:13with
- 7:13the
- 7:13college
- 7:13ruled
- 7:14notebook
- 7:14and
- 7:14you
- 7:14could
- 7:15sit
- 7:15down
- 7:15with
- 7:15all
- 7:15these
- 7:15people
- 7:16for
- 7:16an
- 7:16hour
- 7:16or
- 7:16two.
- 7:17You
- 7:17could
- 7:17sit
- 7:17all
- 7:17day
- 7:17if
- 7:17you
- 7:18wanted
- 7:18with
- 7:18one
- 7:18person.
- 7:19But
- 7:19my
- 7:20goal
- 7:20was
- 7:20to
- 7:20fill
- 7:20up
- 7:21that
- 7:21notebook.
- 7:22So
- 7:22I'd
- 7:22go
- 7:23around
- 7:23to
- 7:23all
- 7:23these
- 7:23people
- 7:23and
- 7:24I
- 7:24filled
- 7:24up
- 7:24a
- 7:24notebook
- 7:25full
- 7:25of
- 7:25just
- 7:25things
- 7:26that
- 7:26I
- 7:26would
- 7:26have
- 7:26never
- 7:27learned
- 7:27from
- 7:27any
- 7:28books.
- 7:28Of
- 7:28course
- 7:28that
- 7:29was
- 7:29way
- 7:29before
- 7:29YouTube.
- 7:31So
- 7:31that
- 7:31notebook
- 7:32is
- 7:32still
- 7:32hugely
- 7:33invaluable
- 7:34to
- 7:34me.
- 7:34I
- 7:34still
- 7:34find
- 7:34myself
- 7:35kicking
- 7:35back
- 7:35through
- 7:36there
- 7:36and
- 7:37remembering
- 7:38it
- 7:38brings
- 7:38stuff
- 7:38back
- 7:39like
- 7:39once
- 7:39I
- 7:39see
- 7:39it
- 7:39in
- 7:39writing,
- 7:40you
- 7:40know
- 7:40what
- 7:40I
- 7:40learned
- 7:41from
- 7:41that
- 7:42one
- 7:42event.
- 7:43So
- 7:43yeah,
- 7:43I
- 7:44mean
- 7:44I
- 7:44think
- 7:44that
- 7:44that's
- 7:45a,
- 7:45a
- 7:46really
- 7:46good
- 7:46way
- 7:46to
- 7:46do
- 7:47it
- 7:47like
- 7:47with
- 7:47tires
- 7:48is
- 7:48take
- 7:48a
- 7:48notebook.
- 7:48You're
- 7:49not
- 7:49going
- 7:49to
- 7:49remember
- 7:49it,
- 7:49just
- 7:49watching
- 7:50a
- 7:50bunch
- 7:50of
- 7:50tires
- 7:51and
- 7:52recall
- 7:52it
- 7:52all.
- 7:52Unless
- 7:53you
- 7:53write
- 7:53it
- 7:53down,
- 7:53you
- 7:53know.
- 7:54Yeah.
- 7:54Or
- 7:54use
- 7:55your
- 7:55phone
- 7:55and
- 7:55take
- 7:55pictures.
- 7:56But
- 7:56you
- 7:56know,
- 7:56we're
- 7:56kind
- 7:56of
- 7:56in
- 7:57the
- 7:57home
- 7:57stretch,
- 7:57right.
- 7:58So
- 7:58you
- 7:58know,
- 7:59in
- 7:59two
- 7:59weeks
- 7:59we'll
- 7:59have
- 7:59the
- 8:00last
- 8:00fly
- 8:00fishing
- 8:01show
- 8:01of
- 8:012026
- 8:02in
- 8:02Lancaster.
- 8:03And
- 8:03I
- 8:03suspect
- 8:04you're
- 8:04probably
- 8:04doing
- 8:04the
- 8:05same
- 8:05thing
- 8:05you
- 8:05normally
- 8:05do.
- 8:06You've
- 8:06got
- 8:06your
- 8:06day
- 8:06before
- 8:07class,
- 8:07right.
- 8:07Your
- 8:07all
- 8:08day
- 8:08class
- 8:08and
- 8:09then
- 8:09you're
- 8:09probably
- 8:09teaching
- 8:10some
- 8:10classes
- 8:10at
- 8:10the
- 8:11show
- 8:11and
- 8:11you
- 8:11know,
- 8:12I'll
- 8:12be
- 8:12doing
- 8:12the
- 8:12same
- 8:12thing.
- 8:13I've
- 8:13got
- 8:13a
- 8:13casting
- 8:13class
- 8:14and
- 8:14I've
- 8:14got
- 8:14a
- 8:14presentation
- 8:15as
- 8:15well.
- 8:16Oh
- 8:16yeah,
- 8:17that'll
- 8:17be,
- 8:17that'd
- 8:17be
- 8:18fun.
- 8:18I'm
- 8:18looking
- 8:18forward
- 8:18to
- 8:19heading
- 8:20up
- 8:20to
- 8:20Lancaster
- 8:21and
- 8:21yeah,
- 8:21the
- 8:22all
- 8:22day
- 8:22classes
- 8:22on
- 8:23Friday
- 8:23and
- 8:23then
- 8:23of
- 8:23course
- 8:24the
- 8:24show
- 8:24Saturday
- 8:24and
- 8:25Sunday
- 8:26and
- 8:26looking
- 8:27forward
- 8:27to
- 8:27getting
- 8:27up
- 8:27there
- 8:28and
- 8:28meeting
- 8:29some
- 8:29new
- 8:29folks.
- 8:30Yeah,
- 8:30and
- 8:30I
- 8:31will,
- 8:31I'll
- 8:31drop
- 8:32links
- 8:32in
- 8:32the
- 8:32show
- 8:32notes
- 8:32for
- 8:33signup
- 8:33stuff
- 8:33folks.
- 8:34But
- 8:34at
- 8:34least
- 8:34from
- 8:35what
- 8:35I'm
- 8:35doing,
- 8:36I
- 8:36guess
- 8:36Saturday
- 8:37morning
- 8:37I've
- 8:37got,
- 8:37I
- 8:38think
- 8:38one
- 8:38of
- 8:38the
- 8:38first
- 8:38presentations.
- 8:39I've
- 8:40got
- 8:40my
- 8:41you
- 8:41know,
- 8:41seasonal
- 8:41approach
- 8:42to
- 8:42trout
- 8:42fishing.
- 8:43Right.
- 8:43Pretty.
- 8:43It's
- 8:44a
- 8:44pretty
- 8:44basic
- 8:44thing,
- 8:45I
- 8:45think,
- 8:45to,
- 8:45you
- 8:46know,
- 8:46if
- 8:46you
- 8:46just
- 8:46ask
- 8:46yourself
- 8:47what
- 8:47the
- 8:47food's
- 8:47doing,
- 8:48what's
- 8:48the
- 8:48trout
- 8:48doing,
- 8:48so
- 8:49what
- 8:49should
- 8:49you
- 8:49do?
- 8:49And
- 8:49we
- 8:50just
- 8:50walk
- 8:50through
- 8:50that,
- 8:50through
- 8:50all
- 8:51four
- 8:51seasons.
- 8:51But
- 8:51then
- 8:52Saturday
- 8:53afternoon
- 8:53I'm
- 8:53teaching
- 8:55the
- 8:55same
- 8:55introductory
- 8:56casting
- 8:56class
- 8:57that
- 8:57I
- 8:57taught
- 8:57in
- 8:58Edison
- 8:58that
- 8:58you
- 8:58and
- 8:58I
- 8:58worked
- 8:59on
- 8:59together,
- 9:00you
- 9:00know,
- 9:00where
- 9:00it's
- 9:00really
- 9:00probably
- 9:012/3
- 9:02classroom,
- 9:02one
- 9:02third
- 9:02practical.
- 9:03So
- 9:04still
- 9:04spaces
- 9:04in
- 9:04both
- 9:05of
- 9:05those.
- 9:05Would
- 9:06love
- 9:06for
- 9:06you
- 9:06to
- 9:06join
- 9:06me.
- 9:06And
- 9:07I
- 9:07know
- 9:07Mac,
- 9:07when
- 9:08you
- 9:08get
- 9:08back,
- 9:09you
- 9:09know,
- 9:09it's
- 9:09kind
- 9:09of
- 9:10like
- 9:11you're
- 9:11full
- 9:11born
- 9:11to,
- 9:12you
- 9:12know,
- 9:12schools
- 9:13and
- 9:13everything.
- 9:13I
- 9:13think
- 9:13you've
- 9:13got
- 9:14a
- 9:14school
- 9:14coming
- 9:14up
- 9:14like
- 9:15maybe
- 9:15that
- 9:15next
- 9:15weekend
- 9:16or
- 9:16the
- 9:16weekend
- 9:16after
- 9:16that.
- 9:16You
- 9:16want
- 9:17to
- 9:17let
- 9:17folks
- 9:17know
- 9:17about
- 9:17that
- 9:18and
- 9:18kind
- 9:18of
- 9:18how
- 9:19to
- 9:19get
- 9:19on
- 9:19the
- 9:19educational
- 9:20calendar,
- 9:20the
- 9:20guide
- 9:20calendar
- 9:21and
- 9:21the
- 9:21casting
- 9:22lesson
- 9:22calendar
- 9:23coming
- 9:23into
- 9:23spring.
- 9:25Yeah,
- 9:25that'd
- 9:25be
- 9:25good.
- 9:26macbrownflyfish.com.
- 9:28That'll
- 9:28have
- 9:28the
- 9:29link
- 9:29up
- 9:29under
- 9:30the
- 9:30far
- 9:31right
- 9:31column
- 9:31under
- 9:32specialty
- 9:32classes.
- 9:33And
- 9:33that's
- 9:33where
- 9:33they
- 9:33can
- 9:33get
- 9:34into
- 9:34like
- 9:34the
- 9:34guide
- 9:35schools,
- 9:35the
- 9:35two
- 9:36day
- 9:36casting
- 9:36schools.
- 9:37There's
- 9:37a
- 9:37lot
- 9:37of
- 9:37three
- 9:37day
- 9:38schools
- 9:38with
- 9:39wet
- 9:39fly,
- 9:39dry
- 9:40fly
- 9:41nymphing.
- 9:42Those,
- 9:42those
- 9:42are
- 9:42all
- 9:43dedicated
- 9:43just
- 9:43to
- 9:44that
- 9:44one
- 9:44aspect.
- 9:44Not,
- 9:45not
- 9:45trying
- 9:45to
- 9:46cover
- 9:46everything
- 9:46in
- 9:46those
- 9:47three
- 9:47days.
- 9:48So
- 9:48if,
- 9:48if
- 9:48somebody
- 9:49says
- 9:49I
- 9:49really
- 9:49want
- 9:49to
- 9:49get,
- 9:50you
- 9:50know,
- 9:51familiar
- 9:51with,
- 9:52with
- 9:52one
- 9:52of
- 9:52those
- 9:53and
- 9:53that's
- 9:53the
- 9:53one
- 9:53to
- 9:54look
- 9:54at,
- 9:54you
- 9:55know,
- 9:55for
- 9:55that.
- 9:55But
- 9:55really,
- 9:56in
- 9:56my
- 9:56opinion,
- 9:57I
- 9:58mean
- 9:58they're
- 9:58all,
- 9:58they're
- 9:59all
- 9:59fun
- 9:59to
- 9:59teach
- 9:59and
- 9:59all.
- 10:00But
- 10:00really
- 10:00I
- 10:00think
- 10:00the
- 10:01two
- 10:02day
- 10:02school
- 10:02is
- 10:03the
- 10:03most
- 10:03valuable
- 10:04personally.
- 10:04Obviously,
- 10:05if
- 10:05I
- 10:05would
- 10:06be
- 10:06in
- 10:06this
- 10:06rodeo
- 10:07going
- 10:07around
- 10:07the
- 10:08country
- 10:08doing
- 10:08mostly
- 10:08casting,
- 10:09casting,
- 10:09casting.
- 10:10Because
- 10:11we
- 10:11can't
- 10:11do
- 10:11any
- 10:11of
- 10:11these
- 10:12techniques
- 10:12if
- 10:12we
- 10:12can't
- 10:13cast.
- 10:13So.
- 10:13So
- 10:14in
- 10:14my
- 10:14opinion,
- 10:14that's
- 10:14where
- 10:15it
- 10:15all
- 10:15starts.
- 10:15If
- 10:15we
- 10:15can't
- 10:16get
- 10:16a
- 10:16fly
- 10:16to
- 10:16where
- 10:16we're
- 10:17trying
- 10:17to
- 10:17be,
- 10:17then
- 10:18we
- 10:18probably
- 10:18need
- 10:18to
- 10:18fix
- 10:19that
- 10:19first,
- 10:19you
- 10:19know.
- 10:20Yeah,
- 10:21absolutely.
- 10:21And
- 10:21so
- 10:22I
- 10:22will,
- 10:23I'll
- 10:23make
- 10:23sure
- 10:23that
- 10:23all
- 10:24that
- 10:24stuff's
- 10:24in
- 10:24the
- 10:24show
- 10:24notes
- 10:25too.
- 10:25And
- 10:25you
- 10:25know
- 10:25folks,
- 10:26if
- 10:26you
- 10:26can't
- 10:26make
- 10:26it
- 10:26to
- 10:27the
- 10:27shows,
- 10:28you
- 10:28know,
- 10:29it's
- 10:29starting
- 10:29to
- 10:29warm
- 10:29up
- 10:29here
- 10:30in
- 10:30our
- 10:30part
- 10:30of
- 10:30the
- 10:30world.
- 10:30And
- 10:31what
- 10:31that
- 10:31really
- 10:31means,
- 10:31like
- 10:32on
- 10:32the
- 10:32Tennessee
- 10:32tail
- 10:33waters
- 10:34and
- 10:34some
- 10:34of
- 10:34the
- 10:34mountain
- 10:35streams
- 10:35is
- 10:35expect
- 10:35to
- 10:36start
- 10:36seeing.
- 10:36I
- 10:37know
- 10:37people
- 10:37have
- 10:37already
- 10:37started
- 10:38seeing
- 10:38the
- 10:38little
- 10:38black
- 10:38stones
- 10:39and
- 10:39the
- 10:39blue
- 10:39wing
- 10:40olives.
- 10:41Yeah.
- 10:41And
- 10:41what
- 10:41I'm
- 10:42going
- 10:42to
- 10:42try
- 10:42to
- 10:42do
- 10:42this
- 10:42week
- 10:43before
- 10:43I
- 10:43head
- 10:43to
- 10:43Lancaster,
- 10:44this
- 10:44is
- 10:44one
- 10:44of
- 10:45the
- 10:45best
- 10:45times
- 10:45of
- 10:45year
- 10:45for.
- 10:46For
- 10:46Quill
- 10:47Gordon
- 10:47starting
- 10:47to
- 10:47come
- 10:48off.
- 10:48It'll
- 10:48wake
- 10:48all
- 10:48the
- 10:49big
- 10:49fish
- 10:49up
- 10:49out
- 10:49of
- 10:49wintertime
- 10:50on
- 10:50these
- 10:50wild
- 10:50streams.
- 10:51And
- 10:51so
- 10:52I'm
- 10:52gonna
- 10:52go
- 10:52chase
- 10:53and
- 10:53try
- 10:53to
- 10:53just
- 10:53throw
- 10:53up
- 10:54top
- 10:55a
- 10:55bunch
- 10:55the
- 10:56next.
- 10:56The
- 10:56next
- 10:56week
- 10:57before
- 10:57Lancaster.
- 10:58And
- 10:58the
- 10:59Quill's
- 10:59probably
- 10:59My
- 11:00favorite
- 11:00dry
- 11:00fly
- 11:00hatch
- 11:01of
- 11:01the
- 11:01year.
- 11:02Yeah,
- 11:02and
- 11:02the
- 11:02funny
- 11:03thing,
- 11:03too,
- 11:03folks,
- 11:03Is
- 11:03remember
- 11:04that
- 11:04the
- 11:04nymphs
- 11:04Are
- 11:04as
- 11:05big
- 11:05as
- 11:05they're
- 11:05ever
- 11:05gonna
- 11:05be
- 11:06this
- 11:06year,
- 11:06because
- 11:06every
- 11:07successive
- 11:07hatch
- 11:08throughout
- 11:08the
- 11:08season
- 11:09Is
- 11:09gonna
- 11:09get
- 11:09smaller
- 11:09and
- 11:10smaller.
- 11:10So
- 11:10this
- 11:10is
- 11:10when
- 11:11those
- 11:1114s
- 11:11and
- 11:1116s
- 11:12will
- 11:12really
- 11:12work
- 11:12for
- 11:13you.
- 11:14That's
- 11:14right.
- 11:14Yeah.
- 11:15And
- 11:16some
- 11:16of
- 11:16the
- 11:16quills
- 11:16Will
- 11:16be,
- 11:17like,
- 11:17size
- 11:1712.
- 11:18A
- 11:18lot
- 11:19of
- 11:19them
- 11:19will
- 11:19be,
- 11:19like,
- 11:19as
- 11:19big
- 11:19as
- 11:20size
- 11:2012.
- 11:20And
- 11:20that's
- 11:21just
- 11:21the
- 11:21beauty
- 11:21about
- 11:22that,
- 11:22Is
- 11:22they're
- 11:23on
- 11:23the
- 11:23water
- 11:23so
- 11:24long,
- 11:25when
- 11:25they
- 11:26come
- 11:26up
- 11:26to
- 11:26harden
- 11:26the
- 11:26wings,
- 11:27sometimes
- 11:2720
- 11:27minutes,
- 11:28depending
- 11:28on
- 11:28the
- 11:28air
- 11:28temperature,
- 11:29but
- 11:29it's
- 11:29usually
- 11:29around
- 11:3015
- 11:30to
- 11:3020
- 11:30minutes
- 11:31at
- 11:31a
- 11:31time
- 11:31they
- 11:31float.
- 11:32So
- 11:32that's
- 11:33where
- 11:33they're
- 11:33going
- 11:33to
- 11:33get
- 11:33preyed
- 11:34upon.
- 11:34So
- 11:34it's
- 11:34a
- 11:34dry
- 11:34fly
- 11:35paradise
- 11:35with
- 11:35the
- 11:35Quill
- 11:36Gordon.
- 11:37Yeah,
- 11:37absolutely.
- 11:38So,
- 11:38folks,
- 11:38you
- 11:38know,
- 11:38if
- 11:38you
- 11:38can
- 11:39get
- 11:39to
- 11:39Lancaster
- 11:39and
- 11:40see
- 11:40us
- 11:40next
- 11:40weekend,
- 11:41that'd
- 11:41be
- 11:41awesome.
- 11:42But
- 11:42if
- 11:42you
- 11:42can't
- 11:42and
- 11:42you
- 11:43can
- 11:43get
- 11:43out
- 11:43and
- 11:43fish,
- 11:43that's
- 11:44great.
- 11:44And
- 11:44if
- 11:44it's
- 11:44still
- 11:44cold
- 11:44where
- 11:45you
- 11:45are,
- 11:45Tie
- 11:46flies.
- 11:46Tight
- 11:47lines,
- 11:47everybody.
- 11:48Tight
- 11:48lines,
- 11:48Mac.
- 11:49Tight
- 11:50lines.
- 11:50Marvin.