Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 72: Ebb and Flow: Mastering Smallmouth Fishing in Unpredictable Conditions with Matt Reilly
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- 0:04Hey,
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:05Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:06the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06We're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07southwest
- 0:08Virginia
- 0:08fishing
- 0:08report
- 0:09with
- 0:09Matt
- 0:09Reilly.
- 0:10Matt,
- 0:10how
- 0:10are
- 0:11you?
- 0:12I'm
- 0:12doing
- 0:12good,
- 0:13man.
- 0:13How
- 0:13are
- 0:13you?
- 0:14I'm
- 0:14just
- 0:14trying
- 0:14to
- 0:14dry
- 0:15out.
- 0:15We've
- 0:15been
- 0:15getting
- 0:15soaked
- 0:16down
- 0:16here
- 0:16in
- 0:16the
- 0:16Piedmont
- 0:17of
- 0:17North
- 0:17Carolina.
- 0:18Yeah,
- 0:19yeah,
- 0:19that's
- 0:20been
- 0:20kind
- 0:20of
- 0:20the,
- 0:21the
- 0:22story
- 0:22of
- 0:22the
- 0:22summer
- 0:23here.
- 0:23It's
- 0:23been,
- 0:24you
- 0:24know,
- 0:24I've
- 0:25really
- 0:25only
- 0:25been
- 0:25smallmouth
- 0:26fishing
- 0:27since
- 0:27about,
- 0:29maybe
- 0:30for
- 0:30about
- 0:30a
- 0:30month
- 0:31with
- 0:32cicadas
- 0:33and
- 0:33vacations
- 0:34and
- 0:34stuff
- 0:35like
- 0:35that.
- 0:35But,
- 0:37you
- 0:37know,
- 0:37I
- 0:37don't
- 0:38know
- 0:38how
- 0:38many
- 0:38flash
- 0:38floods
- 0:39we've
- 0:39had
- 0:40in
- 0:40the
- 0:40watershed
- 0:41in
- 0:41the
- 0:41last
- 0:42month,
- 0:42but
- 0:42it's
- 0:43more
- 0:44than,
- 0:44more
- 0:44than
- 0:45five.
- 0:46And
- 0:47it's,
- 0:47it's
- 0:48just,
- 0:48just
- 0:48now
- 0:49starting
- 0:49to
- 0:49kind
- 0:49of
- 0:50dry
- 0:50out
- 0:51a
- 0:51little
- 0:51bit.
- 0:51But,
- 0:54you
- 0:54know,
- 0:54we've
- 0:54still
- 0:54got
- 0:55some
- 0:55threats
- 0:55of
- 0:55some,
- 0:56you
- 0:56know,
- 0:56we've
- 0:56had
- 0:57tropical
- 0:57storms
- 0:58knocking
- 0:58around
- 0:59and
- 1:00historically
- 1:01we're
- 1:01rapidly
- 1:02approaching
- 1:02what
- 1:03could
- 1:03be
- 1:03the
- 1:03first
- 1:03hurricane
- 1:04of
- 1:04the
- 1:04season.
- 1:05So
- 1:06I'm
- 1:06hoping
- 1:06that
- 1:07we
- 1:07stay
- 1:08kind
- 1:08of
- 1:08in
- 1:08this
- 1:09pattern
- 1:09that
- 1:09we're
- 1:09in
- 1:09right
- 1:10now.
- 1:10We're
- 1:10getting,
- 1:11you
- 1:11know,
- 1:12some
- 1:13reasonable
- 1:14rain
- 1:14every
- 1:15four
- 1:16or
- 1:16five
- 1:16days
- 1:17or
- 1:17something
- 1:17like
- 1:17that.
- 1:19But
- 1:20honestly,
- 1:22not
- 1:22holding
- 1:22my
- 1:22breath
- 1:23too
- 1:23hard.
- 1:24Yeah.
- 1:24So
- 1:24obviously
- 1:25the
- 1:25funky
- 1:26weather
- 1:26conditions
- 1:26have
- 1:27made
- 1:27it
- 1:27incredibly
- 1:28difficult
- 1:28to
- 1:29pattern
- 1:29things,
- 1:29which
- 1:30kind
- 1:30of
- 1:30dovetailed
- 1:31well
- 1:31with
- 1:31a
- 1:31question
- 1:31from
- 1:32Elijah,
- 1:33who
- 1:33guides
- 1:34down
- 1:34in
- 1:34this
- 1:34part
- 1:34of
- 1:34the
- 1:34world
- 1:35for
- 1:35trout
- 1:35and
- 1:35smallmouth.
- 1:36Just
- 1:36kind
- 1:36of
- 1:37on
- 1:37a
- 1:37day
- 1:37to
- 1:38day
- 1:38basis.
- 1:38You've
- 1:38done
- 1:38your
- 1:39homework,
- 1:39your
- 1:40stretches
- 1:40of
- 1:40water,
- 1:40but
- 1:41how
- 1:41do
- 1:41you
- 1:41make
- 1:41that
- 1:41decision
- 1:42about
- 1:42where
- 1:42to
- 1:42pull
- 1:42the
- 1:42trigger
- 1:43for
- 1:43tomorrow?
- 1:45Yeah,
- 1:48man,
- 1:48if
- 1:48you
- 1:48could,
- 1:49if
- 1:49you
- 1:49could,
- 1:51if
- 1:51you
- 1:52could
- 1:52answer
- 1:52that,
- 1:52if
- 1:53there
- 1:53was
- 1:53a
- 1:53concrete
- 1:53answer,
- 1:54you'd,
- 1:54you'd
- 1:55be,
- 1:55you'd
- 1:55be
- 1:55pretty
- 1:56well
- 1:56off,
- 1:56I
- 1:56think.
- 1:57But
- 1:57yeah,
- 1:58like
- 1:58you
- 1:58said,
- 1:58I
- 1:59mean,
- 1:59a
- 1:59lot
- 1:59of
- 2:00it,
- 2:00you
- 2:00do
- 2:00have
- 2:01to
- 2:01have
- 2:01that,
- 2:02that
- 2:02groundwork
- 2:03of
- 2:03knowing,
- 2:05you
- 2:05know,
- 2:05what
- 2:06your,
- 2:06what
- 2:06your
- 2:06different
- 2:07stretches
- 2:07of
- 2:07river
- 2:08look
- 2:08like,
- 2:08how
- 2:09they
- 2:09fish
- 2:09at
- 2:09dirt
- 2:09and
- 2:10different,
- 2:11you
- 2:11know,
- 2:11water
- 2:11levels
- 2:12at,
- 2:13at
- 2:13the,
- 2:14you
- 2:14know,
- 2:14at
- 2:14this
- 2:14time
- 2:15of
- 2:15year,
- 2:17what
- 2:17it's
- 2:17likely
- 2:18going
- 2:18to
- 2:18mean,
- 2:19you
- 2:19know,
- 2:20that
- 2:20number
- 2:20on
- 2:20a
- 2:20stream
- 2:21flow
- 2:21gauge
- 2:21in
- 2:22terms
- 2:22of
- 2:22clarity.
- 2:23And
- 2:24you
- 2:25know,
- 2:25sometimes
- 2:25water
- 2:25temperatures
- 2:26can
- 2:26change
- 2:27if
- 2:27you're
- 2:27fishing
- 2:28tailwater
- 2:28systems.
- 2:30And
- 2:30you
- 2:30know,
- 2:31if
- 2:31you've
- 2:31got
- 2:31a
- 2:31firm
- 2:32understanding
- 2:32of
- 2:33all
- 2:33those
- 2:33details,
- 2:36it,
- 2:37you
- 2:37know,
- 2:37the
- 2:38way,
- 2:38the
- 2:38way
- 2:39I
- 2:39look
- 2:39at
- 2:39it
- 2:39is
- 2:40I,
- 2:40I'm
- 2:40always,
- 2:41I've
- 2:41got
- 2:41an
- 2:41idea
- 2:42of
- 2:43what
- 2:43I
- 2:43want
- 2:43to
- 2:44do
- 2:46per
- 2:46the
- 2:46season.
- 2:47So,
- 2:47I
- 2:47mean,
- 2:47this
- 2:47time
- 2:48of
- 2:48year
- 2:48I'm
- 2:49happiest
- 2:50and
- 2:50I
- 2:50Feel
- 2:50like
- 2:50we're
- 2:51doing
- 2:51our
- 2:52best
- 2:52and
- 2:52putting
- 2:52our
- 2:53best
- 2:53foot
- 2:53forward
- 2:54if
- 2:54we
- 2:54can
- 2:54be,
- 2:55you
- 2:56know,
- 2:56fishing
- 2:56smallmouth
- 2:57on
- 2:57top
- 2:57water.
- 2:58That's
- 2:58what
- 2:58everybody
- 2:59wants
- 2:59to
- 2:59do.
- 3:00Catch
- 3:00some
- 3:00really
- 3:00big
- 3:00fish
- 3:01that
- 3:01way.
- 3:02But,
- 3:03you
- 3:03know,
- 3:04it.
- 3:04Sometimes,
- 3:05sometimes
- 3:06you
- 3:06can.
- 3:06If
- 3:06you
- 3:07have
- 3:07a
- 3:07bunch
- 3:07of
- 3:07different
- 3:08options,
- 3:08you
- 3:08can
- 3:09find
- 3:09those
- 3:09situations
- 3:10where
- 3:10you've
- 3:11had,
- 3:12you
- 3:12know,
- 3:12dropping,
- 3:13clearing
- 3:14or,
- 3:15you
- 3:15know,
- 3:15low
- 3:15clear
- 3:16water
- 3:17for,
- 3:17you
- 3:18know,
- 3:18a
- 3:18couple
- 3:18of
- 3:18days
- 3:19and
- 3:19the
- 3:19water
- 3:19temperatures
- 3:20are
- 3:20right
- 3:20and,
- 3:22and
- 3:22take
- 3:22advantage
- 3:23of
- 3:23it,
- 3:23but
- 3:23you
- 3:24can't
- 3:24always.
- 3:25And
- 3:25I
- 3:25would
- 3:25say
- 3:26that's
- 3:26one
- 3:26thing
- 3:27that
- 3:28you
- 3:29definitely
- 3:29have
- 3:29to
- 3:29be
- 3:29careful
- 3:30of,
- 3:30just
- 3:30trying
- 3:30to
- 3:30force
- 3:31something
- 3:31like
- 3:31that.
- 3:32You
- 3:32know,
- 3:32there,
- 3:32there
- 3:33are
- 3:33times
- 3:34when
- 3:35I
- 3:35feel
- 3:36like
- 3:37that
- 3:37might
- 3:37be
- 3:37the
- 3:38best
- 3:38move.
- 3:38You
- 3:38know,
- 3:39you
- 3:39find
- 3:39yourself
- 3:39in
- 3:40a
- 3:40situation
- 3:40where,
- 3:43you
- 3:43know,
- 3:43the,
- 3:43the
- 3:44presentation,
- 3:45the,
- 3:45the
- 3:45tactic
- 3:46that
- 3:47you
- 3:47think
- 3:48might
- 3:48work
- 3:48for
- 3:48big
- 3:49fish
- 3:49for
- 3:49the
- 3:49day
- 3:50is
- 3:50not
- 3:51perfectly
- 3:52prime.
- 3:52But,
- 3:53you
- 3:53know,
- 3:53everybody
- 3:53in
- 3:53the
- 3:54boat's
- 3:54willing
- 3:54to
- 3:55put
- 3:55their
- 3:55heads
- 3:56down
- 3:56and,
- 3:56and
- 3:56commit
- 3:57to
- 3:57something.
- 3:57You
- 3:58know,
- 3:58you
- 3:58can
- 3:58do
- 3:58that,
- 3:59but
- 4:00it
- 4:01doesn't
- 4:02always
- 4:02pan
- 4:02out.
- 4:02I
- 4:03mean,
- 4:03this
- 4:03summer
- 4:03has
- 4:04been
- 4:04probably
- 4:05one
- 4:05of
- 4:05the,
- 4:07probably
- 4:07one
- 4:07of
- 4:07the
- 4:08least
- 4:08productive
- 4:09or,
- 4:09or
- 4:10worst
- 4:11top
- 4:11water
- 4:12seasons,
- 4:12summer
- 4:13seasons
- 4:13that
- 4:13I've
- 4:14had
- 4:14in
- 4:14the
- 4:15last
- 4:15seven
- 4:15years.
- 4:16And
- 4:17again,
- 4:17we're
- 4:17early
- 4:18August,
- 4:18so
- 4:18there's
- 4:19still
- 4:19a
- 4:19lot
- 4:19to
- 4:19come,
- 4:20but
- 4:21with
- 4:21yo
- 4:22yo
- 4:22and
- 4:22flows
- 4:23and
- 4:23dirty
- 4:23water
- 4:24and
- 4:24cold
- 4:25fronts
- 4:25and
- 4:25all
- 4:25that
- 4:26stuff,
- 4:26it
- 4:26just,
- 4:27just
- 4:27hasn't
- 4:27set
- 4:28up.
- 4:28And
- 4:28so
- 4:28if
- 4:29you
- 4:29keep
- 4:29trying
- 4:29to
- 4:29chase
- 4:30that,
- 4:32probably
- 4:32going
- 4:32to
- 4:32end
- 4:32up
- 4:32with
- 4:33a
- 4:33lot
- 4:33of,
- 4:33you
- 4:33know,
- 4:34kind
- 4:34of,
- 4:34kind
- 4:34of
- 4:35wasted,
- 4:35wasted
- 4:36days.
- 4:37So
- 4:37the
- 4:38other
- 4:38thing
- 4:38that
- 4:39I
- 4:39would
- 4:39say
- 4:40is
- 4:40just
- 4:40to
- 4:40keep
- 4:40your
- 4:40mind
- 4:41open
- 4:42in
- 4:42terms
- 4:42of,
- 4:43in
- 4:44terms
- 4:44of
- 4:44game
- 4:44plans,
- 4:45you
- 4:45know,
- 4:45and
- 4:45try
- 4:45to
- 4:45recognize
- 4:46other
- 4:46potential
- 4:48opportunities.
- 4:49We've
- 4:50had
- 4:50a
- 4:50lot
- 4:50of
- 4:50days
- 4:51this
- 4:51year
- 4:51where,
- 4:52you
- 4:53know,
- 4:53cold
- 4:53fronts
- 4:54and
- 4:54rain
- 4:55have
- 4:55raised
- 4:56the
- 4:56water
- 4:56level,
- 4:57dirtied
- 4:58it
- 4:58up,
- 4:58and
- 4:59those
- 4:59can
- 4:59be
- 5:00really
- 5:00good
- 5:00streamer
- 5:00fishing
- 5:01conditions
- 5:01if
- 5:01the
- 5:02fish,
- 5:02you
- 5:02know,
- 5:03especially
- 5:04if
- 5:04you
- 5:04have
- 5:04sort
- 5:05of
- 5:05lingering
- 5:05low
- 5:06pressure
- 5:06and,
- 5:08you
- 5:09know,
- 5:09dark
- 5:09skies
- 5:10and,
- 5:10and
- 5:11that
- 5:11kind
- 5:11of
- 5:11thing,
- 5:11the
- 5:12fish
- 5:12have
- 5:13sort
- 5:13of
- 5:13linger
- 5:14and
- 5:14aggressive
- 5:14attitude.
- 5:15You
- 5:15can
- 5:16take
- 5:16advantage
- 5:17of
- 5:17that.
- 5:17I've
- 5:18had
- 5:18a
- 5:18couple
- 5:18of
- 5:18days
- 5:18like
- 5:19that
- 5:19this
- 5:19year.
- 5:21But
- 5:22yeah,
- 5:22I
- 5:22would
- 5:22say
- 5:22not
- 5:22marrying
- 5:23yourself
- 5:23to
- 5:23an
- 5:24idea,
- 5:24I
- 5:25always,
- 5:25I
- 5:25always
- 5:25go
- 5:26to
- 5:26the
- 5:26river
- 5:28with
- 5:29sort
- 5:29of
- 5:29a
- 5:30couple
- 5:30of
- 5:30game
- 5:30plans,
- 5:31usually
- 5:31mo
- 5:32no
- 5:32more
- 5:32than
- 5:32two
- 5:33in
- 5:33my
- 5:33head
- 5:34based
- 5:34on
- 5:34what
- 5:35I
- 5:35see,
- 5:35you
- 5:36know,
- 5:36in
- 5:36the
- 5:37data
- 5:37for
- 5:37the
- 5:37day.
- 5:38And
- 5:39then,
- 5:40you
- 5:40know,
- 5:41you've
- 5:41got
- 5:41to
- 5:41give
- 5:42them
- 5:42a
- 5:42good
- 5:42audition,
- 5:43but,
- 5:43you
- 5:43know,
- 5:43also
- 5:44not
- 5:44be
- 5:44scared
- 5:45to
- 5:45totally
- 5:45change
- 5:46gears
- 5:46and
- 5:47be
- 5:47prepared
- 5:47for
- 5:48anything.
- 5:49I
- 5:49would
- 5:49Say,
- 5:49that's
- 5:50definitely
- 5:50been
- 5:50the
- 5:50biggest
- 5:53sort
- 5:53of
- 5:54theme
- 5:55this
- 5:55year
- 5:55is
- 5:56just,
- 5:56you
- 5:56know,
- 5:56not
- 5:57leaving
- 5:57anything
- 5:57at
- 5:58home
- 5:58that's,
- 5:58that's
- 5:59not
- 6:00seasonal
- 6:00because,
- 6:01you
- 6:01know,
- 6:01we've
- 6:01been
- 6:02using
- 6:02a
- 6:02lot
- 6:02of
- 6:02springtime
- 6:03tactics
- 6:03with
- 6:04bigger
- 6:04streamers
- 6:05and
- 6:05sinking
- 6:06lines
- 6:06and
- 6:06stuff
- 6:07this
- 6:07summer,
- 6:08a
- 6:08lot
- 6:08of
- 6:09bottom
- 6:09fishing
- 6:09stuff.
- 6:10And,
- 6:11and
- 6:11there's
- 6:11days
- 6:12too,
- 6:12you
- 6:12know,
- 6:13like
- 6:13I
- 6:13said,
- 6:13I'm,
- 6:14I'm
- 6:15always
- 6:15looking
- 6:15for
- 6:15big
- 6:16fish.
- 6:16I'm
- 6:16always
- 6:17trying
- 6:17to,
- 6:18this
- 6:18time
- 6:18of
- 6:18year
- 6:19find
- 6:19good,
- 6:20you
- 6:20know,
- 6:21top
- 6:21water
- 6:21fishing.
- 6:22But
- 6:23a
- 6:23lot
- 6:23of
- 6:23times
- 6:23it's
- 6:23just
- 6:24not
- 6:24in
- 6:24the
- 6:24cards.
- 6:24And
- 6:25if
- 6:25you
- 6:25can,
- 6:26you
- 6:26know,
- 6:26if
- 6:26you
- 6:26find
- 6:26yourself
- 6:27rolling
- 6:27on
- 6:27a
- 6:28program
- 6:29where,
- 6:29you
- 6:29know,
- 6:30you're
- 6:30able
- 6:30to
- 6:30put
- 6:30a
- 6:31number
- 6:31of
- 6:31fish
- 6:31in
- 6:32the
- 6:32boat
- 6:32and
- 6:32that's
- 6:33a
- 6:33sort
- 6:33of
- 6:34an
- 6:34okay
- 6:34compromise,
- 6:35you
- 6:35know,
- 6:36don't
- 6:37be
- 6:37afraid
- 6:37to
- 6:37just
- 6:38kind
- 6:38of
- 6:38lean
- 6:38into
- 6:38that
- 6:39either.
- 6:39You
- 6:39know,
- 6:39you
- 6:40just
- 6:40kind
- 6:40of
- 6:40have
- 6:40to
- 6:41let
- 6:41the
- 6:41river
- 6:41tell
- 6:41you
- 6:42what's
- 6:43the
- 6:43way
- 6:44things
- 6:44are
- 6:44going
- 6:44to
- 6:44go
- 6:44and,
- 6:45and,
- 6:46and
- 6:46take
- 6:46it.
- 6:48But
- 6:49yeah,
- 6:49so
- 6:49I
- 6:49would
- 6:50say
- 6:50if,
- 6:51if
- 6:51you've
- 6:51got
- 6:51the
- 6:52firm
- 6:52foundation
- 6:53of
- 6:53just
- 6:55what
- 6:56all
- 6:56your
- 6:56rivers,
- 6:56all
- 6:57your
- 6:57fisheries
- 6:57look
- 6:58like
- 7:00in
- 7:00a
- 7:01variety
- 7:01of
- 7:02conditions,
- 7:03the
- 7:03next
- 7:04biggest
- 7:04element
- 7:05is
- 7:05just
- 7:05understanding
- 7:06a
- 7:06wide
- 7:06array
- 7:07of
- 7:08patterns.
- 7:09You
- 7:09know,
- 7:12when
- 7:13the
- 7:13fish
- 7:13are
- 7:13going
- 7:13to
- 7:13be
- 7:14acting
- 7:14different
- 7:15ways
- 7:15and
- 7:16if
- 7:16you
- 7:16don't
- 7:17see
- 7:18in
- 7:18the
- 7:18cards,
- 7:18kind
- 7:19of
- 7:19your
- 7:19first
- 7:19choice,
- 7:21start
- 7:21looking
- 7:22for
- 7:22those
- 7:22other
- 7:22ones,
- 7:23start
- 7:23looking
- 7:23for
- 7:24other
- 7:24opportunities.
- 7:25And
- 7:26there
- 7:26have
- 7:26been
- 7:26a
- 7:26lot
- 7:26of
- 7:26days
- 7:26this
- 7:27year
- 7:27where,
- 7:28you
- 7:28know,
- 7:28talking
- 7:28about
- 7:29having
- 7:29a
- 7:29lot
- 7:29of
- 7:29rain,
- 7:32there
- 7:32have
- 7:32been
- 7:32a
- 7:32lot
- 7:32of
- 7:32days
- 7:33where
- 7:33I've
- 7:33sort
- 7:33of
- 7:33chased
- 7:34dirty
- 7:35water
- 7:35because,
- 7:37you
- 7:38know,
- 7:38you're
- 7:38either
- 7:40because
- 7:40streamer
- 7:41fishing
- 7:41can
- 7:41be
- 7:41really
- 7:41good
- 7:42in
- 7:42dirty
- 7:42water
- 7:43for
- 7:43smallmouth,
- 7:45but
- 7:46low,
- 7:46dirty
- 7:46water
- 7:47can
- 7:47make
- 7:47things
- 7:48more
- 7:48challenging.
- 7:49So
- 7:49there's
- 7:49some
- 7:50situations
- 7:51where,
- 7:51you
- 7:51know,
- 7:52know
- 7:52I
- 7:52would,
- 7:53I
- 7:53would
- 7:53almost
- 7:53go
- 7:54to
- 7:54the
- 7:54bottom
- 7:54of
- 7:55the
- 7:55watershed
- 7:55looking
- 7:56for
- 7:56the
- 7:56highest
- 7:56water
- 7:57possible
- 7:57if
- 7:57I
- 7:58know
- 7:58I'm
- 7:58going
- 7:58to
- 7:58have
- 7:58to
- 7:58deal
- 7:59with
- 7:59a
- 7:59certain
- 7:59level
- 8:00of
- 8:00clarity
- 8:02just
- 8:02to
- 8:03be
- 8:03able
- 8:03to
- 8:03play
- 8:03that
- 8:03game,
- 8:03you
- 8:04know,
- 8:04lower
- 8:04water
- 8:04might
- 8:05be
- 8:05better
- 8:05for
- 8:05trying
- 8:06to
- 8:06do
- 8:06some
- 8:06top
- 8:06water
- 8:07stuff.
- 8:07But
- 8:08you
- 8:08know,
- 8:08at
- 8:08the
- 8:08end
- 8:08of
- 8:09the
- 8:09day,
- 8:09is
- 8:09it
- 8:09really
- 8:09going
- 8:10to
- 8:10be
- 8:10all
- 8:10you
- 8:11want
- 8:11it
- 8:11to
- 8:11be?
- 8:13Probably
- 8:13not.
- 8:14And
- 8:14so,
- 8:15you
- 8:15know,
- 8:16go
- 8:16down,
- 8:17find
- 8:17some
- 8:17better
- 8:17streamer
- 8:18fishing
- 8:18conditions
- 8:19and
- 8:19roll
- 8:20those
- 8:20dice,
- 8:20you
- 8:20know,
- 8:21so
- 8:22that's,
- 8:23that's
- 8:23something
- 8:23that
- 8:24I've,
- 8:24I've
- 8:24really
- 8:25had
- 8:25to
- 8:26do
- 8:26a
- 8:26lot
- 8:26this
- 8:26year
- 8:27is
- 8:27sort
- 8:28of
- 8:28giving
- 8:28up
- 8:28on
- 8:29my,
- 8:29on
- 8:29my
- 8:30primary,
- 8:31my
- 8:31hope,
- 8:31you
- 8:32know,
- 8:32what
- 8:32I'm,
- 8:32what
- 8:32I'm
- 8:33looking
- 8:33for
- 8:33and
- 8:34just
- 8:34taking
- 8:34cues
- 8:34from
- 8:35the
- 8:35river
- 8:35and
- 8:36you
- 8:36Have
- 8:36a
- 8:36really
- 8:36good
- 8:37day
- 8:37doing
- 8:37something
- 8:37that
- 8:38kind
- 8:38of
- 8:38surprises
- 8:38you.
- 8:39Just
- 8:39try
- 8:39to
- 8:39find
- 8:39those
- 8:39conditions
- 8:40again
- 8:40the
- 8:40next
- 8:41time
- 8:41you're
- 8:41out.
- 8:43And,
- 8:44you
- 8:44know,
- 8:45don't,
- 8:45don't
- 8:45put
- 8:45all
- 8:46your,
- 8:46your
- 8:47eggs
- 8:47in
- 8:47one
- 8:48basket.
- 8:49Yeah.
- 8:49And
- 8:49so
- 8:49when
- 8:49things
- 8:50are
- 8:50funky,
- 8:50do
- 8:51you
- 8:51generally
- 8:51try
- 8:51to
- 8:52pick
- 8:52floats
- 8:52that
- 8:53have
- 8:53more
- 8:53varied
- 8:54water
- 8:54so
- 8:55you
- 8:55feel
- 8:55like
- 8:55you
- 8:55can
- 8:55hit
- 8:55maybe
- 8:5650
- 8:56or
- 8:5660%
- 8:57of
- 8:57something.
- 8:58Right,
- 8:58as
- 8:58opposed
- 8:59to.
- 8:59That's
- 8:59a,
- 8:59that's
- 8:59a
- 8:59great
- 9:00point
- 9:00too.
- 9:00Yeah.
- 9:01I
- 9:01mean,
- 9:01so
- 9:01one
- 9:01thing
- 9:02I've
- 9:02run
- 9:02into
- 9:02a
- 9:02lot
- 9:03this
- 9:03summer
- 9:03is,
- 9:04you
- 9:04know,
- 9:04like
- 9:04I
- 9:04just
- 9:05mentioned,
- 9:05kind
- 9:05of
- 9:07low
- 9:07to
- 9:07average
- 9:08flow,
- 9:09but
- 9:09dingy,
- 9:10dirty
- 9:10water,
- 9:11you
- 9:11know,
- 9:11a
- 9:11couple
- 9:12feet
- 9:12of
- 9:12visibility
- 9:13maybe,
- 9:14and,
- 9:14and
- 9:14that
- 9:14can
- 9:14be
- 9:15kind
- 9:15of
- 9:15tough,
- 9:15especially
- 9:16in
- 9:16your
- 9:17kind
- 9:17of
- 9:17flatter
- 9:18water,
- 9:20deeper
- 9:21sections,
- 9:21places
- 9:22where
- 9:22I
- 9:22might
- 9:22find
- 9:23bigger
- 9:23fish
- 9:23in
- 9:23the
- 9:24summertime,
- 9:24especially
- 9:25when
- 9:25they're
- 9:25set
- 9:25up
- 9:26eating,
- 9:27eating
- 9:28bugs
- 9:29along
- 9:29the
- 9:29banks
- 9:30and,
- 9:30and
- 9:31that
- 9:31kind
- 9:31of
- 9:31water
- 9:31can
- 9:32be,
- 9:33can
- 9:33be
- 9:33kind
- 9:33of
- 9:34tough
- 9:34to
- 9:34approach
- 9:34in
- 9:35those
- 9:35situations.
- 9:36So
- 9:36having
- 9:36some,
- 9:37some
- 9:37good
- 9:38moving
- 9:39water
- 9:40to
- 9:40fish,
- 9:41you
- 9:41know,
- 9:42runs,
- 9:43shoals,
- 9:44riffles,
- 9:44that
- 9:45kind
- 9:45of
- 9:45stuff
- 9:45can
- 9:45be
- 9:46sort
- 9:46of
- 9:47a
- 9:47concentrating
- 9:48element
- 9:49where,
- 9:49you
- 9:50know,
- 9:50all
- 9:50of
- 9:50a
- 9:50sudden
- 9:50you're
- 9:50not
- 9:50having
- 9:51to
- 9:51search
- 9:51a
- 9:51flat
- 9:52where
- 9:52there's,
- 9:53you
- 9:53know,
- 9:53it's
- 9:54cloudy,
- 9:54water's
- 9:55dirty,
- 9:56not
- 9:56really
- 9:57running
- 9:57that
- 9:57swiftly,
- 9:58so
- 9:58there's
- 9:59nothing
- 9:59to
- 9:59really
- 9:59put
- 10:00a
- 10:00fish
- 10:00anywhere
- 10:00in
- 10:01particular.
- 10:01That's,
- 10:02that's
- 10:02a
- 10:02really
- 10:02tough
- 10:03scenario,
- 10:04you
- 10:04know,
- 10:04Whereas
- 10:05if
- 10:05you
- 10:05can
- 10:06go
- 10:06fish
- 10:06a
- 10:06ledge
- 10:07system
- 10:07where
- 10:08you've
- 10:08got
- 10:08seams
- 10:09and
- 10:09pockets
- 10:10and,
- 10:11and,
- 10:11you
- 10:11know,
- 10:12real
- 10:12structure,
- 10:12that's
- 10:13gonna
- 10:14sort
- 10:14of
- 10:14concentrate
- 10:15fish,
- 10:15that,
- 10:16that
- 10:16can
- 10:16be
- 10:16a
- 10:16much
- 10:16better,
- 10:18much
- 10:18better
- 10:19choice.
- 10:19So.
- 10:20Yeah,
- 10:20that's,
- 10:20that's
- 10:21definitely
- 10:21an
- 10:21idea.
- 10:22You
- 10:22know,
- 10:22sometimes
- 10:23I
- 10:23might
- 10:23just
- 10:23lean
- 10:23more
- 10:24into,
- 10:25you
- 10:25know,
- 10:25again,
- 10:25if
- 10:26I,
- 10:26if
- 10:26I
- 10:26know
- 10:26I'm
- 10:27gonna
- 10:27be
- 10:27streamer
- 10:27fishing
- 10:28all
- 10:28day,
- 10:30then
- 10:30I,
- 10:31I
- 10:31might
- 10:31just
- 10:32look
- 10:32for
- 10:32a
- 10:32piece
- 10:32of
- 10:32water
- 10:33that's
- 10:33gonna
- 10:34lend
- 10:34itself
- 10:35to
- 10:35that,
- 10:35you
- 10:35know,
- 10:36so,
- 10:36same
- 10:37thing
- 10:37you
- 10:37do
- 10:38looking
- 10:39for,
- 10:40you
- 10:40know,
- 10:41like
- 10:41I
- 10:42said,
- 10:42you
- 10:42know,
- 10:42top
- 10:42water,
- 10:43kind
- 10:44of
- 10:44technical
- 10:45sight
- 10:45fishing
- 10:46situations
- 10:46like
- 10:47I
- 10:47like
- 10:47to
- 10:47do
- 10:47in
- 10:47the
- 10:48summertime.
- 10:50A
- 10:50lot
- 10:50of
- 10:50times
- 10:50I'm
- 10:50going
- 10:51to
- 10:51look
- 10:51for
- 10:52floats
- 10:52that
- 10:52have
- 10:53flats,
- 10:53that
- 10:54have
- 10:54big
- 10:55fish
- 10:55that
- 10:55are
- 10:55going
- 10:55to
- 10:56have
- 10:56sun
- 10:56that
- 10:56day.
- 10:57They're
- 10:57going
- 10:57to
- 10:57have
- 10:57sun
- 10:58coming
- 10:58from
- 10:58the
- 10:58right
- 10:58angle,
- 10:59the
- 10:59right
- 11:00time.
- 11:01And
- 11:02it,
- 11:02it's
- 11:02the
- 11:02same,
- 11:03the
- 11:03same
- 11:04muscle.
- 11:04You
- 11:04just
- 11:04gotta,
- 11:05gotta
- 11:05use
- 11:06it
- 11:06in
- 11:06another
- 11:06way.
- 11:07Yeah.
- 11:08And
- 11:08then
- 11:08it
- 11:08goes
- 11:08without
- 11:08saying
- 11:09we
- 11:09always
- 11:09have
- 11:09to
- 11:09come
- 11:10back
- 11:10to
- 11:10first
- 11:10principles
- 11:11like
- 11:11having
- 11:11a
- 11:11really
- 11:12honest,
- 11:12frank
- 11:13conversation,
- 11:13you
- 11:14know,
- 11:14with
- 11:14the
- 11:14clients.
- 11:15Right.
- 11:15And
- 11:15the
- 11:15clients
- 11:15having
- 11:16an
- 11:16honest
- 11:16conversation
- 11:16with
- 11:17you
- 11:17about
- 11:17what
- 11:17they
- 11:18really
- 11:18wanna
- 11:18get
- 11:18out
- 11:18of
- 11:18the
- 11:19day
- 11:19can
- 11:19make
- 11:19a
- 11:19big
- 11:19difference
- 11:20too.
- 11:21Yep.
- 11:21Managing
- 11:22expectations,
- 11:24sort
- 11:25of.
- 11:26I
- 11:27like
- 11:27to
- 11:27approach
- 11:28folks
- 11:28with
- 11:28a
- 11:28game
- 11:29plan
- 11:30the
- 11:30night
- 11:30before
- 11:31if,
- 11:31if
- 11:31I
- 11:31can,
- 11:32if
- 11:32I.
- 11:32Especially
- 11:33if
- 11:33I
- 11:33know
- 11:33it's
- 11:33going
- 11:33to
- 11:34be
- 11:34sort
- 11:35of
- 11:35atypical.
- 11:36You
- 11:36know,
- 11:37most
- 11:37of
- 11:37my
- 11:37clients
- 11:37I've
- 11:38fished
- 11:38with
- 11:38dozens
- 11:38of
- 11:39times,
- 11:39so
- 11:40they
- 11:40generally
- 11:41know
- 11:41what
- 11:41to
- 11:41expect
- 11:42when
- 11:42they're
- 11:42showing
- 11:42up.
- 11:42But
- 11:43if
- 11:43it's
- 11:43going
- 11:43to
- 11:43be
- 11:43something
- 11:44else,
- 11:45I
- 11:45like
- 11:45to
- 11:46sort
- 11:46of
- 11:46brief
- 11:46them
- 11:46ahead
- 11:47of
- 11:47time.
- 11:47And,
- 11:49you
- 11:50know,
- 11:50if,
- 11:51even
- 11:51if,
- 11:51even
- 11:52if
- 11:52you
- 11:52have
- 11:52a
- 11:52feeling
- 11:53like
- 11:53things
- 11:53aren't
- 11:53going
- 11:54to
- 11:54be
- 11:54great,
- 11:55but
- 11:55we
- 11:55have
- 11:56a
- 11:56good
- 11:56shot
- 11:56at,
- 11:57you
- 11:57know,
- 11:58doing
- 11:58X,
- 11:59if
- 11:59we
- 11:59can
- 12:00do
- 12:01this,
- 12:01then,
- 12:02then,
- 12:03you
- 12:03know,
- 12:03present
- 12:04that
- 12:04and,
- 12:05you
- 12:06know,
- 12:06then,
- 12:06then
- 12:06you
- 12:06get
- 12:06in
- 12:07the
- 12:07boat
- 12:07in
- 12:07the
- 12:07morning.
- 12:07Everybody's
- 12:08got
- 12:08sort
- 12:08of
- 12:08a
- 12:08sense
- 12:09of
- 12:09mission.
- 12:09They've
- 12:10got
- 12:10properly
- 12:11adjusted
- 12:12expectations
- 12:12and,
- 12:14you
- 12:14know,
- 12:14the
- 12:14victories
- 12:15count
- 12:15for,
- 12:16for
- 12:16what
- 12:16they
- 12:16worth
- 12:17or
- 12:17what
- 12:17they're
- 12:18worth
- 12:18as
- 12:18opposed
- 12:19to
- 12:19being,
- 12:20you
- 12:20know,
- 12:21it's
- 12:21like
- 12:21getting
- 12:22somebody
- 12:22in
- 12:22the
- 12:22boat
- 12:22who,
- 12:22who
- 12:23thinks
- 12:23a
- 12:23good
- 12:23day
- 12:23is
- 12:24catching
- 12:2410
- 12:24muskies.
- 12:24You
- 12:25know,
- 12:25if,
- 12:25if
- 12:25you
- 12:25catch
- 12:26six
- 12:26muskies
- 12:26and
- 12:27have
- 12:27a
- 12:27stellar
- 12:27day,
- 12:27they're
- 12:28still
- 12:28going
- 12:28to,
- 12:29you
- 12:29know,
- 12:29so
- 12:30make
- 12:30sure
- 12:30everybody
- 12:31knows
- 12:31what,
- 12:32what
- 12:33every
- 12:33fish
- 12:33is
- 12:33going
- 12:33to
- 12:33be
- 12:34worth
- 12:34that
- 12:34day.
- 12:34And,
- 12:35and
- 12:35you
- 12:35know,
- 12:35that,
- 12:36that
- 12:36makes
- 12:36things
- 12:36a
- 12:37lot
- 12:37easier
- 12:37on
- 12:37the
- 12:37client
- 12:38and
- 12:38the
- 12:38guide.
- 12:40Absolutely.
- 12:41Yeah.
- 12:41Well,
- 12:41Elijah,
- 12:42I
- 12:42hope
- 12:42that
- 12:42helps.
- 12:42And
- 12:43you
- 12:43know,
- 12:43folks,
- 12:43we
- 12:43love
- 12:43questions
- 12:44on
- 12:44the
- 12:44articulate
- 12:45fly.
- 12:45You
- 12:45can
- 12:45email
- 12:45me
- 12:46or
- 12:46DM
- 12:46me
- 12:46on
- 12:46social
- 12:47media,
- 12:47whatever
- 12:48is
- 12:48easiest
- 12:48for
- 12:48you.
- 12:49And
- 12:49if
- 12:49we
- 12:49use
- 12:49your
- 12:49question,
- 12:49I'll
- 12:50send
- 12:50you
- 12:50some
- 12:50stickers
- 12:51and
- 12:51other
- 12:51goodies.
- 12:51And
- 12:52we
- 12:52are
- 12:52drawing
- 12:52for
- 12:53some
- 12:53cool
- 12:53stuff
- 12:53for
- 12:53Matt
- 12:54at
- 12:54the
- 12:54end
- 12:54of
- 12:54the
- 12:54season.
- 12:54And
- 12:55you
- 12:55know,
- 12:55Matt,
- 12:55before
- 12:56I
- 12:56let
- 12:56you
- 12:56go,
- 12:56I
- 12:56know
- 12:57you've
- 12:57got
- 12:57kind
- 12:57of
- 12:57like
- 12:57popcorn
- 12:58pop
- 12:58and
- 12:58you've
- 12:58got
- 12:59cancellations
- 13:00kind
- 13:00of
- 13:00in
- 13:00the
- 13:00late
- 13:00summer,
- 13:01and
- 13:02you
- 13:02can
- 13:02tell
- 13:02people
- 13:02how
- 13:02to
- 13:03kind
- 13:03of
- 13:03stay
- 13:03on
- 13:03top
- 13:03of
- 13:03those.
- 13:04But
- 13:04also,
- 13:04I
- 13:05know
- 13:05you
- 13:05started
- 13:05cracking
- 13:06the
- 13:06books
- 13:06on
- 13:06the
- 13:06muskie
- 13:07fishing
- 13:07for
- 13:08fall
- 13:08winter,
- 13:09so
- 13:09you
- 13:09want
- 13:09to
- 13:09let
- 13:09folks
- 13:10know
- 13:10kind
- 13:10of
- 13:10where
- 13:10to
- 13:10find
- 13:10you,
- 13:11what
- 13:11you
- 13:11have
- 13:11available
- 13:11and
- 13:11all
- 13:11that
- 13:12kind
- 13:12of
- 13:12good
- 13:12stuff.
- 13:13Yeah,
- 13:13man,
- 13:14I
- 13:14do.
- 13:15So
- 13:15I've
- 13:15filled.
- 13:16I
- 13:16filled
- 13:17all
- 13:17of
- 13:17my
- 13:18nine
- 13:18cancellations
- 13:19that
- 13:19I've
- 13:20had
- 13:20in
- 13:20the
- 13:20last
- 13:20couple
- 13:20of
- 13:20weeks,
- 13:21thankfully.
- 13:23But
- 13:23I
- 13:24do
- 13:24have.
- 13:25I
- 13:26wouldn't
- 13:26really
- 13:27call
- 13:27it
- 13:27a
- 13:27cancellation,
- 13:28but
- 13:28a
- 13:28adjustment
- 13:29of
- 13:29schedule.
- 13:29I
- 13:30have
- 13:30September
- 13:3223rd
- 13:33open
- 13:36and
- 13:36then
- 13:37I
- 13:37believe
- 13:37like
- 13:38October
- 13:397th
- 13:39or
- 13:39something
- 13:40like
- 13:40that,
- 13:40but
- 13:41that'll
- 13:41be
- 13:41kind
- 13:41of
- 13:41it
- 13:42for
- 13:42smallmouth
- 13:42season
- 13:43at
- 13:43least.
- 13:43The
- 13:43main
- 13:44event
- 13:46and
- 13:46then.
- 13:46Yeah,
- 13:47I
- 13:47haven't
- 13:47sent
- 13:47a
- 13:48musky
- 13:48email
- 13:48out
- 13:48yet
- 13:49but
- 13:49it's
- 13:49sitting
- 13:49in
- 13:49my
- 13:49drafts
- 13:50folder
- 13:50right
- 13:51now.
- 13:51So,
- 13:51um,
- 13:52I'm
- 13:52gonna
- 13:52push
- 13:53that
- 13:53out
- 13:53pretty
- 13:54soon.
- 13:54I've
- 13:54already
- 13:55booked
- 13:55a
- 13:55handful
- 13:56of
- 13:56days
- 13:56there
- 13:58and
- 13:59yeah,
- 13:59then
- 13:59we're
- 13:59just
- 14:00looking
- 14:00at,
- 14:00looking
- 14:01at
- 14:01the
- 14:01future.
- 14:01I've
- 14:02booked
- 14:02some
- 14:02striper
- 14:02days
- 14:03for
- 14:03next
- 14:03year,
- 14:03some
- 14:04smallmouth
- 14:04days
- 14:04for
- 14:05next
- 14:05year.
- 14:05So
- 14:08after
- 14:08about,
- 14:09you
- 14:09know,
- 14:09the
- 14:0910th
- 14:10of
- 14:10January,
- 14:11things
- 14:11get
- 14:11pretty
- 14:12thin
- 14:12usually
- 14:13for
- 14:13me.
- 14:13So
- 14:13if,
- 14:14if,
- 14:15if
- 14:15we
- 14:16haven't
- 14:16fished
- 14:16together
- 14:17and
- 14:17you'd
- 14:17like
- 14:18to
- 14:20reach
- 14:20out
- 14:21whenever
- 14:22before
- 14:23then
- 14:23and
- 14:23maybe
- 14:24we
- 14:24can
- 14:24start
- 14:24talking
- 14:25about
- 14:25something.
- 14:26But
- 14:27all
- 14:27my
- 14:27contact
- 14:27information
- 14:28is
- 14:28on
- 14:28the
- 14:28website
- 14:29which
- 14:29is
- 14:29matt
- 14:30rileyfly
- 14:30fishing.com
- 14:32and
- 14:33any
- 14:33of
- 14:33those
- 14:34methods,
- 14:34contact
- 14:35work,
- 14:35just
- 14:35great.
- 14:37Well,
- 14:37there
- 14:37you
- 14:37go.
- 14:38Well
- 14:38folks,
- 14:38as
- 14:38always,
- 14:38say
- 14:39yo
- 14:39to
- 14:39yourself
- 14:39to
- 14:39get
- 14:40out
- 14:40there
- 14:40and
- 14:40catch
- 14:40a
- 14:40few
- 14:41tight
- 14:41lines
- 14:41everybody.
- 14:42Tight
- 14:42lines,
- 14:43Matt.
- 14:43Thanks,
- 14:44Marvin.