Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 29: Smallmouth Strategies: Pre-Spawn and Beyond with Matt Reilly
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- 0:00Hey,
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:04Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:06of
- 0:06the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:07And
- 0:07we're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07Southwest
- 0:08Virginia
- 0:08fishing
- 0:09report
- 0:09with
- 0:09Matt
- 0:09Riley.
- 0:10Matt,
- 0:10how
- 0:10are
- 0:10you?
- 0:11I'm
- 0:12doing
- 0:12great,
- 0:12man.
- 0:12How
- 0:12are
- 0:12you?
- 0:13As
- 0:13always.
- 0:14Just
- 0:14trying
- 0:14to
- 0:14stay
- 0:14out
- 0:14of
- 0:15trouble.
- 0:15And
- 0:15we
- 0:15were
- 0:16talking
- 0:16before
- 0:16we
- 0:16started
- 0:17recording
- 0:17and
- 0:18you
- 0:18may
- 0:18not
- 0:18even
- 0:19know
- 0:19what
- 0:19day
- 0:19of
- 0:19the
- 0:19week
- 0:19it
- 0:19is.
- 0:21No,
- 0:22I'm
- 0:22not
- 0:22sure
- 0:22I
- 0:23do.
- 0:23It's
- 0:23been
- 0:23a
- 0:24pretty
- 0:24wild
- 0:25last
- 0:26several
- 0:26weeks.
- 0:27We've
- 0:27had
- 0:27some
- 0:27good
- 0:28pre
- 0:28spawn
- 0:29smallmouth
- 0:29fishing.
- 0:31Have
- 0:31just
- 0:32a
- 0:32couple
- 0:32weeks
- 0:33left
- 0:34and
- 0:35hope
- 0:36we
- 0:36don't
- 0:36get
- 0:36messed
- 0:37up
- 0:37by
- 0:37any
- 0:37rain
- 0:38here.
- 0:38Doesn't
- 0:38look
- 0:38like
- 0:39we
- 0:39will,
- 0:39but
- 0:39we've.
- 0:40We've
- 0:40gotten
- 0:41a
- 0:41little
- 0:41bit
- 0:41and
- 0:42have
- 0:42a
- 0:42little
- 0:42bit
- 0:42still
- 0:43to
- 0:43come.
- 0:43And
- 0:45my
- 0:46only
- 0:46complaint
- 0:46would
- 0:46be
- 0:47if
- 0:47somebody
- 0:47could
- 0:47figure
- 0:47out
- 0:48how
- 0:48to
- 0:48turn
- 0:48the
- 0:48fan
- 0:48off
- 0:49or
- 0:49at
- 0:49least
- 0:50drop
- 0:50it
- 0:50down
- 0:51to
- 0:52like
- 0:525
- 0:52to
- 0:5210
- 0:53miles
- 0:53an
- 0:53hour
- 0:53every
- 0:54day.
- 0:55But
- 0:56I
- 0:56won't
- 0:56complain
- 0:57too
- 0:57much.
- 0:57Yeah,
- 0:58it's
- 0:58funny
- 0:58you
- 0:58say
- 0:58that.
- 0:58I
- 0:59was
- 0:59talking
- 0:59to
- 0:59Blaine
- 0:59and
- 0:59I
- 1:00was
- 1:00like,
- 1:00you
- 1:00know,
- 1:00March
- 1:01and
- 1:01April
- 1:01just
- 1:01makes
- 1:01me
- 1:02think
- 1:02about
- 1:02being
- 1:02a
- 1:02kid
- 1:03in
- 1:03Virginia
- 1:03and
- 1:03flying
- 1:04kites.
- 1:04Right.
- 1:05Yeah.
- 1:06And
- 1:06you
- 1:06know,
- 1:08this.
- 1:09I
- 1:09hesitate
- 1:10to
- 1:10even
- 1:10say
- 1:10things
- 1:11like
- 1:11this
- 1:11because
- 1:12I
- 1:12feel
- 1:12like
- 1:12I
- 1:12might
- 1:12say
- 1:13it
- 1:13every
- 1:13year,
- 1:14but
- 1:14I
- 1:14just
- 1:15can't
- 1:16remember
- 1:17having
- 1:18sustained
- 1:19heavy
- 1:20winds
- 1:20for
- 1:21this
- 1:21long
- 1:22through
- 1:22the
- 1:22spring.
- 1:22I.
- 1:23I
- 1:23swear
- 1:23I've
- 1:24been
- 1:24dealing
- 1:24with
- 1:24it
- 1:24since
- 1:25like
- 1:26probably
- 1:26the
- 1:2720th
- 1:27of
- 1:27February
- 1:29to
- 1:30end
- 1:30a
- 1:30muskie
- 1:30season.
- 1:31And
- 1:32we've
- 1:32had
- 1:32a
- 1:32break
- 1:33here
- 1:33and
- 1:33there,
- 1:33but
- 1:34man,
- 1:34there's
- 1:34been
- 1:34a
- 1:34lot
- 1:35of
- 1:35like
- 1:3610
- 1:36to
- 1:3720,
- 1:37you
- 1:37know,
- 1:38gust
- 1:38and
- 1:38heavier
- 1:39and
- 1:39on
- 1:40the
- 1:40big
- 1:40new
- 1:40river.
- 1:41That's
- 1:41a.
- 1:42That's
- 1:42a
- 1:42bear.
- 1:43Yeah.
- 1:43And
- 1:43it's
- 1:44interesting.
- 1:44I
- 1:44looked
- 1:45at
- 1:45your
- 1:45forecast
- 1:45and
- 1:45I
- 1:46didn't
- 1:46see
- 1:46rain,
- 1:46but
- 1:46I
- 1:47saw
- 1:47a
- 1:47cold
- 1:47snap
- 1:47in
- 1:48about
- 1:48five
- 1:48to
- 1:48seven
- 1:49days.
- 1:49Right.
- 1:50Yeah,
- 1:50we,
- 1:51you
- 1:51know,
- 1:51that's
- 1:52spring
- 1:52for
- 1:52you.
- 1:52It's
- 1:53almost
- 1:53not
- 1:53worth
- 1:54talking
- 1:54about.
- 1:54We're
- 1:55going
- 1:55up
- 1:56and
- 1:56down,
- 1:56you
- 1:56know,
- 1:57over
- 1:58the
- 1:58weekend.
- 1:58We
- 1:59were
- 1:59starting
- 1:59out
- 1:59at
- 1:59like
- 2:0055
- 2:01degrees
- 2:01in
- 2:01the
- 2:02morning.
- 2:02This
- 2:02morning
- 2:03we
- 2:03started
- 2:03out
- 2:04about
- 2:0428.
- 2:06We
- 2:06have
- 2:06a
- 2:07high
- 2:07of
- 2:0786
- 2:08on
- 2:10Saturday
- 2:10or
- 2:10Sunday.
- 2:11And
- 2:11then
- 2:11we're
- 2:12back
- 2:12down
- 2:12to
- 2:12like
- 2:13mid
- 2:14to
- 2:14low
- 2:1450s
- 2:15as
- 2:15a
- 2:15high
- 2:17we.
- 2:18And
- 2:18that
- 2:18just
- 2:19keeps
- 2:19our
- 2:19water
- 2:19temps
- 2:20bouncing
- 2:20around
- 2:20in
- 2:20those
- 2:21like
- 2:21mid
- 2:22upper
- 2:2350s
- 2:24this
- 2:24time
- 2:24of
- 2:24year,
- 2:25which
- 2:25is
- 2:25a
- 2:25great
- 2:25place
- 2:26to
- 2:26be.
- 2:27Some
- 2:28places
- 2:28it
- 2:28gets
- 2:28a
- 2:29little
- 2:29warmer
- 2:29than
- 2:29that,
- 2:30but
- 2:31the
- 2:31photo
- 2:32period
- 2:32won't.
- 2:33Won't
- 2:33kick
- 2:34off
- 2:34that
- 2:34first
- 2:35big
- 2:35wave
- 2:35of
- 2:35spawning
- 2:36for
- 2:36at
- 2:36least
- 2:36another.
- 2:38At
- 2:38least
- 2:39another
- 2:39week
- 2:40and
- 2:40a
- 2:40half
- 2:41or
- 2:41so.
- 2:43But
- 2:45yeah,
- 2:45they're
- 2:45Calling
- 2:46for
- 2:46a
- 2:46little
- 2:46bit,
- 2:46you
- 2:46know,
- 2:47maybe
- 2:48half
- 2:48to
- 2:48three
- 2:48quarters
- 2:49of
- 2:49an
- 2:49inch
- 2:49of
- 2:49rain
- 2:49on
- 2:50Sunday.
- 2:50We
- 2:51just
- 2:51had,
- 2:52you
- 2:52know,
- 2:52a
- 2:52half
- 2:53to
- 2:53an
- 2:53inch,
- 2:53depending
- 2:54on
- 2:54where
- 2:54you
- 2:54are
- 2:54in
- 2:55southwest
- 2:55Virginia
- 2:56yesterday.
- 2:57So
- 2:58that
- 2:58means
- 2:59full
- 2:59rivers,
- 2:59which
- 3:00is
- 3:00good.
- 3:00Something
- 3:00we
- 3:00haven't
- 3:01had
- 3:01most
- 3:02of
- 3:02the
- 3:02season.
- 3:03If
- 3:03there's
- 3:04been
- 3:04an
- 3:04issue
- 3:05to
- 3:05contend
- 3:06with
- 3:06other
- 3:06than
- 3:06the
- 3:07wind,
- 3:07it's
- 3:07been
- 3:07low.
- 3:08Kind
- 3:08of
- 3:09like
- 3:09summer,
- 3:10like
- 3:10water
- 3:10conditions
- 3:12keeps
- 3:12the
- 3:12fish
- 3:13sort
- 3:13of
- 3:13scattered
- 3:14after
- 3:14they've
- 3:15exited
- 3:16their,
- 3:17their
- 3:17winter
- 3:17zones,
- 3:18spreading
- 3:19out
- 3:19into,
- 3:20you
- 3:20know,
- 3:21feeding
- 3:21zones.
- 3:23But,
- 3:24you
- 3:24know,
- 3:25you
- 3:25gotta
- 3:25make
- 3:25it
- 3:25work.
- 3:26Yeah.
- 3:27And
- 3:27so
- 3:27with
- 3:27the
- 3:27temperatures
- 3:28bouncing
- 3:28around,
- 3:29does
- 3:29that
- 3:29kind
- 3:29of
- 3:29make
- 3:29the
- 3:29fish
- 3:30a
- 3:30little
- 3:30funky?
- 3:32Um,
- 3:33you
- 3:33know,
- 3:33I
- 3:34could
- 3:34say
- 3:34yes
- 3:34some
- 3:35days.
- 3:35And,
- 3:36but
- 3:37this
- 3:37time
- 3:37of
- 3:38year,
- 3:38I
- 3:38mean,
- 3:39spawning
- 3:39is
- 3:40so
- 3:40imminent.
- 3:41And
- 3:41I
- 3:41mean,
- 3:41even
- 3:42with
- 3:42a,
- 3:43Even
- 3:43with
- 3:43a
- 3:4328,
- 3:4430
- 3:45degree
- 3:45overnight,
- 3:46when
- 3:46you
- 3:46have
- 3:47water
- 3:47temps
- 3:47in
- 3:48the
- 3:48mid
- 3:48to
- 3:48upper
- 3:4850s,
- 3:49I
- 3:49mean,
- 3:49it's,
- 3:49it
- 3:50might
- 3:50knock
- 3:50it
- 3:50back,
- 3:51but
- 3:51you're
- 3:51still
- 3:51looking
- 3:52at,
- 3:52you
- 3:53know,
- 3:53low
- 3:54to
- 3:54mid-50s
- 3:55in
- 3:55the
- 3:55morning.
- 3:56And
- 3:56this,
- 3:56this
- 3:57fish
- 3:57have
- 3:57to
- 3:57eat.
- 3:58So,
- 3:59yes,
- 3:59momentarily.
- 4:00But
- 4:01in
- 4:02the
- 4:02grand
- 4:02scheme
- 4:02of
- 4:03things,
- 4:04you
- 4:05know,
- 4:05this
- 4:05is
- 4:05one
- 4:05of
- 4:05the
- 4:05times
- 4:06a
- 4:06year
- 4:06that
- 4:07they're
- 4:07fairly
- 4:08resilient
- 4:08to
- 4:09that,
- 4:09you
- 4:09know,
- 4:10summertime,
- 4:10when
- 4:11they've
- 4:11got,
- 4:12you
- 4:12know,
- 4:13four
- 4:13months
- 4:13to
- 4:13just
- 4:14lay
- 4:14around
- 4:14and
- 4:15eat,
- 4:17I
- 4:17think
- 4:18it's
- 4:18a
- 4:18lot
- 4:18more
- 4:18significant.
- 4:19Yeah,
- 4:20got
- 4:20it.
- 4:20And
- 4:20got
- 4:21a
- 4:21question
- 4:21for
- 4:21you
- 4:21from
- 4:22Michael
- 4:22Felton.
- 4:22He's
- 4:23already
- 4:23looking
- 4:23past
- 4:23the
- 4:24spawn
- 4:24and
- 4:25wanted
- 4:25to
- 4:25get
- 4:26your
- 4:26thoughts
- 4:26on
- 4:26kind
- 4:27of,
- 4:27you
- 4:27know,
- 4:27how
- 4:28your
- 4:28tactics
- 4:28change
- 4:29in
- 4:29the
- 4:29weeks
- 4:29to
- 4:29the
- 4:29month
- 4:30following
- 4:30kind
- 4:31of
- 4:31post
- 4:31spawn
- 4:31before
- 4:31we
- 4:32get
- 4:32into
- 4:32kind
- 4:32of
- 4:32the
- 4:33full
- 4:33summertime
- 4:34groove.
- 4:36Yeah.
- 4:37So
- 4:37if
- 4:37I
- 4:38had
- 4:38to,
- 4:38if
- 4:39I
- 4:39could
- 4:39give
- 4:39summertime
- 4:40a
- 4:40start
- 4:41date,
- 4:41I
- 4:41mean.
- 4:42Well,
- 4:42it
- 4:43has
- 4:43a
- 4:43start
- 4:43date.
- 4:43It
- 4:44would
- 4:44be
- 4:44right
- 4:44around
- 4:45sort
- 4:45of
- 4:45the
- 4:45calendar
- 4:46start
- 4:46of
- 4:46spring
- 4:47or
- 4:47summer,
- 4:48you
- 4:49know,
- 4:49mid
- 4:49to
- 4:49late
- 4:50June.
- 4:50Typically,
- 4:52most
- 4:53of
- 4:53our
- 4:53spawn's
- 4:54gonna
- 4:54go
- 4:54off
- 4:55like
- 4:56between
- 4:56the
- 4:5712th
- 4:58and
- 4:5818th
- 4:59of
- 4:59April
- 5:00or
- 5:00the,
- 5:00the
- 5:00first
- 5:01big
- 5:01wave
- 5:01anyway.
- 5:03So
- 5:03post
- 5:04spawn,
- 5:05you
- 5:05know,
- 5:05you're
- 5:05really
- 5:06talking
- 5:07late
- 5:07April
- 5:08through
- 5:09early
- 5:09to
- 5:10mid
- 5:10June,
- 5:11probably
- 5:11more.
- 5:12You
- 5:12know,
- 5:12the
- 5:12bulk
- 5:13of
- 5:13it
- 5:13would
- 5:13be
- 5:14May,
- 5:17certainly
- 5:17mid
- 5:17May
- 5:18through
- 5:18mid
- 5:18June.
- 5:19And
- 5:20to,
- 5:21to
- 5:22have
- 5:23a
- 5:23tactical
- 5:24approach
- 5:24to
- 5:25those
- 5:25fish
- 5:25in
- 5:25the
- 5:26river
- 5:26that
- 5:26time
- 5:26of
- 5:26year,
- 5:27you
- 5:27have
- 5:27to
- 5:27know
- 5:27what
- 5:28you're
- 5:28looking
- 5:28at
- 5:30and
- 5:30where
- 5:30the
- 5:31smallmouth
- 5:31are
- 5:32in
- 5:32their,
- 5:32in
- 5:33their,
- 5:33you
- 5:33know,
- 5:34life
- 5:35history.
- 5:36And
- 5:37like
- 5:37I
- 5:38said,
- 5:38the
- 5:38first
- 5:39big
- 5:39spawning
- 5:40event's
- 5:40usually
- 5:40going
- 5:41to
- 5:41happen
- 5:41in
- 5:41mid
- 5:41April.
- 5:42And
- 5:43what
- 5:43happens,
- 5:44you
- 5:45know,
- 5:45females
- 5:46will
- 5:46spawn
- 5:47and
- 5:47once
- 5:48they
- 5:48drop
- 5:48eggs
- 5:49and,
- 5:49you
- 5:49know,
- 5:50they're
- 5:50pretty
- 5:50much
- 5:51done
- 5:51the
- 5:51males
- 5:51Are
- 5:52the
- 5:52ones
- 5:52that
- 5:52garden
- 5:52nests
- 5:53for
- 5:53a
- 5:53couple
- 5:53of
- 5:53weeks.
- 5:54And
- 5:55so
- 5:55there
- 5:55is
- 5:56a
- 5:56window
- 5:57where,
- 5:58and,
- 5:58and
- 5:59because
- 5:59it's
- 5:59a,
- 6:00it's
- 6:00a
- 6:00progression,
- 6:01it's
- 6:01a
- 6:01bell
- 6:01curve.
- 6:02Not
- 6:02all
- 6:02the
- 6:02fish
- 6:02spawn
- 6:03at
- 6:03one
- 6:03time.
- 6:04You're
- 6:04going
- 6:04to
- 6:04have
- 6:04males
- 6:05on
- 6:05nest
- 6:05for
- 6:05about
- 6:06a
- 6:06month
- 6:06and
- 6:06that's,
- 6:07you
- 6:07know,
- 6:08like
- 6:09mid
- 6:09April
- 6:09to
- 6:10mid
- 6:10May.
- 6:10And
- 6:11those
- 6:11fish,
- 6:13you
- 6:13know,
- 6:14nests
- 6:14are
- 6:14usually
- 6:15created
- 6:15in
- 6:15areas
- 6:16that
- 6:16are
- 6:16protected
- 6:16from
- 6:17current
- 6:18with
- 6:19a
- 6:19fairly,
- 6:20you
- 6:20know,
- 6:20gravelly
- 6:22small
- 6:23pebble
- 6:24substrate
- 6:25bottom.
- 6:26Where
- 6:27that
- 6:27is
- 6:28depends
- 6:28on
- 6:28the
- 6:28ambient
- 6:29stream
- 6:29flow
- 6:31when
- 6:32the
- 6:33spawning
- 6:33occurs.
- 6:34So
- 6:34if
- 6:34the
- 6:34water's
- 6:35really
- 6:35low
- 6:35going
- 6:36into
- 6:36spawn,
- 6:36then
- 6:36they
- 6:36can
- 6:37spawn
- 6:37in
- 6:37a
- 6:37lot
- 6:37of
- 6:37different
- 6:38places.
- 6:38Sometimes
- 6:39it's
- 6:39like
- 6:40the
- 6:40tail
- 6:41outs
- 6:41of
- 6:41pools,
- 6:42you
- 6:42know,
- 6:43behind
- 6:43a
- 6:43small
- 6:44rock.
- 6:44If
- 6:45it's
- 6:45high,
- 6:46it's
- 6:46in
- 6:46a
- 6:46lot
- 6:47more
- 6:47protected
- 6:47areas,
- 6:48you
- 6:49know,
- 6:49back
- 6:49bays
- 6:50and
- 6:51behind
- 6:52little
- 6:52rock
- 6:53points
- 6:53and
- 6:53stuff
- 6:54in
- 6:54the
- 6:54river
- 6:54where
- 6:54there's
- 6:55still
- 6:55some
- 6:55flow
- 6:56but,
- 6:56but
- 6:57it's
- 6:57protected
- 6:58from
- 6:58real
- 6:58swift
- 6:59water.
- 7:01So
- 7:01those
- 7:01areas
- 7:02are
- 7:02going
- 7:02to
- 7:02have
- 7:03males
- 7:04in
- 7:04them
- 7:04that,
- 7:05you
- 7:05know,
- 7:05they
- 7:05could
- 7:05be,
- 7:06could
- 7:06be
- 7:06large
- 7:06fish.
- 7:07It
- 7:07could
- 7:07be,
- 7:08you
- 7:08know,
- 7:0914,
- 7:1015
- 7:10to
- 7:1118,
- 7:1219
- 7:12inch
- 7:12fish
- 7:13sometimes.
- 7:14And
- 7:15they
- 7:15will,
- 7:15when
- 7:16they're
- 7:16guarding
- 7:16nests,
- 7:17exhibit
- 7:17some
- 7:17pretty
- 7:18aggressive
- 7:19behavior
- 7:20at
- 7:20times
- 7:20they're,
- 7:21they're
- 7:21defending
- 7:22their
- 7:22eggs
- 7:23from
- 7:23nest
- 7:24predators.
- 7:24So
- 7:24if
- 7:24something
- 7:25lands
- 7:25on
- 7:25the
- 7:26nest
- 7:26or
- 7:27above
- 7:27the
- 7:27nest,
- 7:28like
- 7:28a
- 7:28top
- 7:28waterfly
- 7:30or
- 7:30it's
- 7:31just
- 7:31kind
- 7:31of
- 7:31hanging
- 7:31in
- 7:31their
- 7:32zone,
- 7:33a
- 7:33lot
- 7:33of
- 7:34times
- 7:34they'll
- 7:34come
- 7:34over
- 7:34and
- 7:35pick
- 7:35it
- 7:35off
- 7:35and
- 7:35they
- 7:36may
- 7:36not
- 7:36be
- 7:36eating
- 7:37it.
- 7:37Sometimes
- 7:37they'll
- 7:38kind
- 7:38of
- 7:38lip
- 7:38grab
- 7:39it
- 7:39and
- 7:39try
- 7:39to
- 7:39carry
- 7:40it
- 7:40away.
- 7:41If
- 7:42you're
- 7:42streamer
- 7:42fishing
- 7:43at
- 7:43this
- 7:44time
- 7:44of
- 7:44year,
- 7:44you'll
- 7:45often
- 7:45times
- 7:46throw
- 7:46a
- 7:47bug
- 7:47up
- 7:47on
- 7:47the
- 7:47bank,
- 7:48strip
- 7:48it
- 7:48out.
- 7:49You'll
- 7:49have
- 7:49a
- 7:49fish
- 7:49kind
- 7:50of
- 7:50lazily
- 7:50following
- 7:51it
- 7:51out
- 7:51and
- 7:52then
- 7:52they'll
- 7:52hang
- 7:52up
- 7:53and
- 7:53they'll
- 7:53turn
- 7:54back.
- 7:54And
- 7:55again,
- 7:55if
- 7:55you
- 7:55don't
- 7:55know
- 7:56what
- 7:56you're
- 7:56looking
- 7:56at,
- 7:57you
- 7:57might
- 7:57think,
- 7:57well,
- 7:58that
- 7:58fish
- 7:58just
- 7:58refused
- 7:59my
- 7:59fly
- 7:59or
- 7:59didn't
- 8:00follow.
- 8:00And
- 8:01what
- 8:01that
- 8:02is
- 8:02usually
- 8:02is
- 8:02just
- 8:03a
- 8:03male
- 8:03on
- 8:03a
- 8:03nest
- 8:04that
- 8:04doesn't
- 8:04want
- 8:04to
- 8:04strike
- 8:05too
- 8:05far.
- 8:07And
- 8:07in
- 8:07a
- 8:07lot
- 8:07of,
- 8:07you
- 8:08know,
- 8:08I
- 8:08would,
- 8:08I
- 8:08would
- 8:08pretty
- 8:09much
- 8:09advise
- 8:10just,
- 8:10just
- 8:10moving
- 8:11on.
- 8:11So
- 8:12it's,
- 8:12it's
- 8:13important
- 8:13to,
- 8:14to
- 8:14know
- 8:15what
- 8:15kind
- 8:15of
- 8:15habitat
- 8:16you're
- 8:16fishing
- 8:16in,
- 8:17whether
- 8:17you
- 8:18have
- 8:18nests
- 8:19in
- 8:19that
- 8:19area
- 8:19or
- 8:19not.
- 8:22And
- 8:23those
- 8:23males,
- 8:23those
- 8:24kind
- 8:24of
- 8:24mid
- 8:25teens,
- 8:26upper
- 8:26teens,
- 8:26males
- 8:27can,
- 8:29you
- 8:29know,
- 8:29a
- 8:30lot
- 8:30of
- 8:30them
- 8:30are
- 8:30tied
- 8:30up
- 8:31that
- 8:31time
- 8:31of
- 8:31year.
- 8:31The
- 8:31bigger
- 8:32females
- 8:33will
- 8:34be
- 8:34pretty
- 8:35well
- 8:35exhausted
- 8:36after
- 8:36they
- 8:36spawn
- 8:37and
- 8:37they'll
- 8:37often
- 8:38kind
- 8:38of
- 8:38retreat
- 8:40to
- 8:42Sort
- 8:43of
- 8:43lazy
- 8:44habitat
- 8:45sometimes,
- 8:46usually
- 8:47vertical
- 8:47structure,
- 8:48mid
- 8:49river
- 8:49sometimes.
- 8:51And
- 8:51they'll
- 8:51just
- 8:51be
- 8:52kind
- 8:53of
- 8:53lazy
- 8:54and
- 8:54hard
- 8:54to
- 8:54come
- 8:54by
- 8:55for
- 8:55a
- 8:55couple
- 8:55of
- 8:55weeks
- 8:56usually
- 8:57until,
- 8:57you
- 8:58know,
- 8:58mid
- 8:58to
- 8:58late
- 8:59maybe.
- 9:00And
- 9:00then
- 9:00they'll
- 9:01start
- 9:02feeding
- 9:02up
- 9:02again,
- 9:03they'll
- 9:03get
- 9:03their
- 9:03strength
- 9:04back.
- 9:04You
- 9:04know,
- 9:05water
- 9:05temps
- 9:05are
- 9:06still
- 9:06low,
- 9:07you
- 9:07know,
- 9:07in
- 9:07the,
- 9:08in
- 9:08the,
- 9:08you
- 9:09know,
- 9:09around
- 9:0970
- 9:10usually.
- 9:11And
- 9:11so
- 9:12they'll
- 9:12be
- 9:12chasing
- 9:12bait
- 9:13fish
- 9:13and,
- 9:13and
- 9:13being
- 9:14fairly
- 9:14aggressive
- 9:15in
- 9:15that
- 9:16like
- 9:16mid
- 9:17to
- 9:17late
- 9:17May,
- 9:18early
- 9:18June
- 9:19timeframe.
- 9:21And
- 9:21then
- 9:21throughout
- 9:22this
- 9:22whole
- 9:22period,
- 9:22I
- 9:22mean
- 9:22you
- 9:23have
- 9:23sexually
- 9:23immature
- 9:24fish,
- 9:24small
- 9:25males
- 9:25and
- 9:25females
- 9:26that
- 9:26you
- 9:27can
- 9:27find
- 9:27in
- 9:28current
- 9:28pocket
- 9:29water
- 9:29and
- 9:29all
- 9:29that
- 9:30kind
- 9:30of
- 9:30stuff.
- 9:32But
- 9:33you
- 9:33know,
- 9:33as
- 9:33far
- 9:33as
- 9:33tactics
- 9:34go,
- 9:34I
- 9:35mean
- 9:35just
- 9:36sort
- 9:36of
- 9:36catering
- 9:37to
- 9:38where
- 9:39the
- 9:39fish
- 9:39are
- 9:40in
- 9:40the
- 9:40river,
- 9:40trying
- 9:40to
- 9:41stay
- 9:41away
- 9:41from
- 9:41big
- 9:42nesting
- 9:42areas
- 9:43or
- 9:44at
- 9:44least
- 9:44not,
- 9:44you
- 9:44know,
- 9:45anchoring
- 9:45and
- 9:45beating
- 9:46up
- 9:46on
- 9:46them
- 9:46for
- 9:46an
- 9:46hour,
- 9:49you
- 9:49know,
- 9:49maybe
- 9:49probing
- 9:50some
- 9:50of
- 9:50those,
- 9:51you
- 9:51know,
- 9:52deeper
- 9:53kind
- 9:53of
- 9:53slower
- 9:54with
- 9:54big
- 9:54ledge
- 9:55systems,
- 9:56you
- 9:56know,
- 9:56pieces
- 9:56of
- 9:56habitat
- 9:57that
- 9:58might
- 9:58have
- 9:58some
- 9:58bigger
- 9:59females
- 9:59in
- 9:59them.
- 10:00Usually
- 10:00fishing
- 10:01pretty
- 10:01slow
- 10:02if
- 10:02you're
- 10:03looking
- 10:03to
- 10:03catch
- 10:04a
- 10:04post
- 10:04spawn
- 10:05female,
- 10:07sort
- 10:07of
- 10:07dead
- 10:07drifted,
- 10:09you
- 10:09know,
- 10:09neutrally
- 10:09buoyant
- 10:10bait
- 10:10fish
- 10:11flies,
- 10:11even
- 10:12top
- 10:12waters
- 10:13fish
- 10:13pretty
- 10:13slow,
- 10:14work
- 10:14fairly
- 10:15well
- 10:15that
- 10:15time
- 10:15of
- 10:15year.
- 10:17And
- 10:18then
- 10:18just
- 10:18as
- 10:18things
- 10:19ramp
- 10:19up
- 10:19from
- 10:20there,
- 10:20um,
- 10:21like
- 10:22I
- 10:22said,
- 10:22water
- 10:22temps
- 10:23will
- 10:23be,
- 10:24you
- 10:24know,
- 10:25from,
- 10:25from
- 10:26May
- 10:26to
- 10:27mid
- 10:28June,
- 10:28anywhere
- 10:29from
- 10:3060,
- 10:3165
- 10:31degrees
- 10:32to
- 10:3370,
- 10:3375
- 10:34degrees
- 10:35which
- 10:35is
- 10:35still
- 10:36pretty
- 10:36comfortable
- 10:37for
- 10:37those
- 10:37fish
- 10:37to
- 10:38be
- 10:38out
- 10:38and
- 10:38about
- 10:39chasing
- 10:39bait
- 10:39fish
- 10:40and
- 10:40things.
- 10:40Generally
- 10:41speaking,
- 10:41I'm
- 10:42going
- 10:42to
- 10:42fish
- 10:42smaller
- 10:43than
- 10:44I
- 10:45do
- 10:45pre
- 10:46spawn
- 10:47and
- 10:49you
- 10:49know,
- 10:49so
- 10:49that's,
- 10:50you're
- 10:50gonna
- 10:50start
- 10:50and
- 10:50you're,
- 10:51you're
- 10:51also
- 10:51catering
- 10:52to
- 10:52the
- 10:52water
- 10:52conditions.
- 10:53You
- 10:53know,
- 10:53in
- 10:53June
- 10:54you
- 10:54could
- 10:54have
- 10:54higher
- 10:55flows
- 10:55or
- 10:55you
- 10:55could
- 10:56have
- 10:56summer
- 10:56like
- 10:56flows.
- 10:58We're
- 10:58downsizing,
- 10:59you
- 10:59know,
- 10:59fishing
- 11:00more
- 11:00of
- 11:00like
- 11:00a
- 11:00three,
- 11:01three
- 11:01and
- 11:01a
- 11:01half,
- 11:01four
- 11:02inch
- 11:02fly
- 11:03as
- 11:03opposed
- 11:03to
- 11:03like
- 11:04a
- 11:04five,
- 11:04six,
- 11:04seven
- 11:05inch
- 11:05fly.
- 11:05Like
- 11:05I
- 11:06might
- 11:06fish
- 11:06right
- 11:06now
- 11:08will
- 11:08make
- 11:08more
- 11:09sense.
- 11:11But
- 11:12that
- 11:12bait
- 11:12fish
- 11:12bite
- 11:13and
- 11:13some
- 11:14top
- 11:14water,
- 11:14you
- 11:15know,
- 11:15poppers
- 11:15and
- 11:15stuff
- 11:16tend
- 11:16to
- 11:16work
- 11:16fairly
- 11:17well
- 11:17through,
- 11:18you
- 11:19know,
- 11:19that
- 11:19May,
- 11:19early
- 11:20June
- 11:20timeframe.
- 11:21And,
- 11:23and
- 11:23then
- 11:24let's
- 11:25see
- 11:25what
- 11:25else
- 11:26as
- 11:26well.
- 11:27That's,
- 11:27that's
- 11:27summer,
- 11:28you
- 11:28know,
- 11:29getting
- 11:29into
- 11:29July,
- 11:30you
- 11:30start
- 11:30talking
- 11:30about
- 11:31crayfish
- 11:31a
- 11:31little
- 11:32bit.
- 11:32But
- 11:33that's,
- 11:34that's
- 11:34where
- 11:34I
- 11:34tend
- 11:35to
- 11:35live.
- 11:35You
- 11:35know,
- 11:36intermediate
- 11:37floating
- 11:37lines
- 11:38most
- 11:38of
- 11:38the
- 11:38time,
- 11:40sort
- 11:41of
- 11:41mid
- 11:41sized,
- 11:42mid
- 11:43sized
- 11:43streamers
- 11:44and
- 11:44then
- 11:45just
- 11:45really
- 11:46trying
- 11:47to
- 11:48understand
- 11:49the,
- 11:49the
- 11:50mechanics
- 11:50and,
- 11:51and
- 11:51progression
- 11:51of
- 11:52the
- 11:52spawn
- 11:53and
- 11:53take
- 11:54what
- 11:54you're
- 11:54seeing
- 11:55from
- 11:55fish
- 11:56behavior
- 11:56and
- 11:56how
- 11:56they
- 11:57react
- 11:57to
- 11:58your
- 11:58fishing
- 11:59and,
- 12:00you
- 12:00know,
- 12:01try
- 12:01to,
- 12:01try
- 12:01to
- 12:01interpret
- 12:02what
- 12:02you're
- 12:02seeing.
- 12:03You
- 12:03know,
- 12:03are
- 12:03you
- 12:03seeing
- 12:04guarding
- 12:05males?
- 12:05Are
- 12:06you
- 12:06seeing
- 12:06lazy
- 12:07postpone
- 12:07females?
- 12:10You
- 12:10know,
- 12:10fish
- 12:11that
- 12:11haven't
- 12:12spawned
- 12:12that
- 12:12are
- 12:12just
- 12:13eaten
- 12:13away
- 12:13in
- 12:14the
- 12:14riffles
- 12:14and,
- 12:15and
- 12:15current
- 12:15seams
- 12:16and
- 12:16stuff.
- 12:16So
- 12:17that's,
- 12:18that's,
- 12:19that's
- 12:19where
- 12:19I
- 12:19would
- 12:19say
- 12:20to
- 12:20start.
- 12:21Well,
- 12:21there
- 12:21you
- 12:22go.
- 12:22We
- 12:22know
- 12:22folks.
- 12:22We
- 12:23love
- 12:23questions
- 12:23on
- 12:23the
- 12:24articulate
- 12:24fly.
- 12:24You
- 12:25can
- 12:25email
- 12:25me
- 12:25or
- 12:25DM
- 12:26me
- 12:26on
- 12:26social
- 12:26media,
- 12:27whatever's
- 12:27easiest
- 12:27for
- 12:27you.
- 12:28And
- 12:28if
- 12:28we
- 12:28use
- 12:28your
- 12:28question,
- 12:29I
- 12:30will
- 12:30send
- 12:30you
- 12:30some
- 12:30articulate
- 12:31fly
- 12:31swag
- 12:32and
- 12:32may
- 12:32even
- 12:32include
- 12:33a
- 12:33sticker
- 12:34for
- 12:34the
- 12:34new
- 12:34butcher
- 12:34shop
- 12:35podcast
- 12:36too.
- 12:36And
- 12:37when
- 12:37you're
- 12:37drawing
- 12:37for
- 12:38some
- 12:38cool
- 12:38stuff
- 12:38for
- 12:38Matt
- 12:38at
- 12:39the
- 12:39end
- 12:39of
- 12:39the
- 12:39season.
- 12:39And
- 12:39Matt,
- 12:40I
- 12:40know
- 12:41you
- 12:41don't
- 12:41have
- 12:41a
- 12:41lot
- 12:41of
- 12:41dates
- 12:42left
- 12:42because
- 12:42I
- 12:42just
- 12:42saw
- 12:43your
- 12:43newsletter
- 12:43because
- 12:43you
- 12:43were
- 12:44off
- 12:44the
- 12:44water
- 12:44a
- 12:44couple
- 12:44days
- 12:44ago,
- 12:45but
- 12:46you
- 12:46want
- 12:46to
- 12:46let
- 12:46folks
- 12:46know
- 12:47kind
- 12:47of,
- 12:47you
- 12:47know,
- 12:47kind
- 12:48of
- 12:48what
- 12:48you're
- 12:48booking
- 12:48probably,
- 12:49I
- 12:49don't
- 12:49know,
- 12:49gosh,
- 12:50now
- 12:50kind
- 12:50of
- 12:50maybe
- 12:51through
- 12:51October.
- 12:53Yeah,
- 12:54couple
- 12:54summer
- 12:55dates
- 12:55open.
- 12:56I
- 12:56actually
- 12:56did
- 12:56just
- 12:56have
- 12:57three
- 12:57days
- 12:58next
- 12:58week,
- 12:58for
- 12:59what
- 12:59it's
- 12:59worth,
- 13:00get
- 13:01canceled.
- 13:02So
- 13:03those
- 13:04are
- 13:04open
- 13:06pre
- 13:06spawn
- 13:07dates
- 13:07and
- 13:08then
- 13:09yeah,
- 13:09like
- 13:10a
- 13:10week
- 13:10in
- 13:10early
- 13:11to
- 13:11mid
- 13:12October.
- 13:13Just
- 13:13sort
- 13:13of
- 13:13when
- 13:14I
- 13:14tend
- 13:14to
- 13:16conclude
- 13:16my
- 13:17regulation
- 13:18small
- 13:18mouth
- 13:18season.
- 13:21That
- 13:22and
- 13:24what
- 13:24else?
- 13:24Couple
- 13:25striper
- 13:25slots
- 13:26in
- 13:26May,
- 13:27early
- 13:28May,
- 13:31and
- 13:32that
- 13:33is
- 13:33about
- 13:34it.
- 13:34Yeah,
- 13:35just,
- 13:35I
- 13:35mean,
- 13:35maybe
- 13:36maybe
- 13:3615
- 13:37days
- 13:37or
- 13:37something
- 13:38over
- 13:38the
- 13:38course
- 13:38of
- 13:38the
- 13:39next.
- 13:40This,
- 13:41this
- 13:41smallmouth
- 13:41season
- 13:42and
- 13:42spring
- 13:42season.
- 13:43So.
- 13:43But
- 13:44like
- 13:44I
- 13:44said,
- 13:45you
- 13:45know,
- 13:45days
- 13:45get
- 13:45canceled
- 13:46all
- 13:46the
- 13:46time.
- 13:47Schedules
- 13:47shift
- 13:47around.
- 13:48So,
- 13:49you
- 13:49know,
- 13:49I
- 13:49never
- 13:49want
- 13:50to
- 13:50discourage
- 13:50anybody
- 13:50from
- 13:51calling
- 13:51and
- 13:51talking.
- 13:52If
- 13:52they're
- 13:52interested
- 13:52in
- 13:53something,
- 13:53we
- 13:54can
- 13:54usually
- 13:54figure
- 13:54out
- 13:55a
- 13:55way
- 13:55to
- 13:55do
- 13:55it.
- 13:56Well,
- 13:56there
- 13:56you
- 13:56go.
- 13:57Well,
- 13:57folks,
- 13:57as
- 13:57I
- 13:57always
- 13:57say,
- 13:58you
- 13:58know,
- 13:58things
- 13:58are
- 13:58warming
- 13:59up.
- 13:59Pre
- 14:00spawn
- 14:00bites
- 14:00going
- 14:00to
- 14:00wind
- 14:01down
- 14:01here
- 14:01in
- 14:01a
- 14:01few
- 14:01weeks.
- 14:02Or
- 14:02maybe
- 14:02you
- 14:02want
- 14:03to
- 14:03go
- 14:03start
- 14:03chasing
- 14:03panfish
- 14:04or
- 14:04trout.
- 14:05You
- 14:05owe
- 14:05it
- 14:05to
- 14:05yourself
- 14:05to
- 14:06get
- 14:06out
- 14:06there
- 14:06and
- 14:06catch
- 14:06a
- 14:07few.
- 14:07Tight
- 14:07lines,
- 14:08everybody.
- 14:08Tight
- 14:09lines.
- 14:09Matt.
- 14:10Yeah,
- 14:10buddy.
- 14:11Thanks.