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S6, Ep 128: Catch Big Fish: Ellis Ward's Insider Tips for East Tennessee Anglers · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  Hey,
• 0:04
  folks,
• 0:04
  it's
• 0:04
  Marvin
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  Cash,
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  the
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  host
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  of
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  the
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  articulate
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  flower,
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  back
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  with
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  another
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  East
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  Tennessee
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  fishing
• 0:08
  report
• 0:08
  with
• 0:08
  Ellis
• 0:09
  Ward.
• 0:09
  Ellis,
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  how
• 0:10
  are
• 0:10
  you?
• 0:13
  I'm
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  doing
• 0:13
  well,
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  Marv.
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  Sort
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  of
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  tired
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  for
• 0:16
  different
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  reasons
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  these
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  days,
• 0:18
  but
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  doing
• 0:19
  well.
• 0:19
  Yeah.
• 0:20
  And
• 0:20
  you've
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  been
• 0:20
  whacking
• 0:21
  the
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  snot
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  out
• 0:21
  of
• 0:21
  them
• 0:21
  on
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  the
• 0:22
  south
• 0:22
  Holston?
• 0:24
  Yeah,
• 0:25
  it's
• 0:26
  been
• 0:27
  since
• 0:28
  Helene
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  came
• 0:30
  and
• 0:30
  left,
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  it's
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  been
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  running
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  3000
• 0:35
  cfs,
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  which
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  up
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  to
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  a
• 0:40
  certain
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  point,
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  you
• 0:42
  know,
• 0:43
  rivers
• 0:43
  getting
• 0:43
  bigger,
• 0:44
  creeks
• 0:44
  getting
• 0:45
  big
• 0:45
  can,
• 0:47
  everything
• 0:47
  starts
• 0:47
  to
• 0:47
  get
• 0:48
  faster.
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  And
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  when
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  you
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  have
• 0:51
  rivers
• 0:51
  and
• 0:52
  creeks
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  that
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  they
• 0:55
  kind
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  of
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  stay
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  at
• 0:55
  a
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  certain
• 0:56
  level.
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  So
• 0:57
  tailwaters
• 0:57
  for
• 0:57
  example,
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  they
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  just,
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  the
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  stream
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  bottom,
• 1:01
  the
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  banks,
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  everything
• 1:02
  sort
• 1:02
  of
• 1:03
  acclimates
• 1:03
  to
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  whatever
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  cfs,
• 1:05
  to
• 1:06
  whatever
• 1:06
  volume.
• 1:07
  So
• 1:07
  when
• 1:07
  you
• 1:07
  start
• 1:08
  pushing
• 1:08
  up
• 1:08
  to,
• 1:09
  you
• 1:09
  know,
• 1:10
  two
• 1:10
  x
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  just
• 1:12
  for
• 1:12
  phishing
• 1:13
  purposes,
• 1:13
  you're,
• 1:14
  you're
• 1:14
  kind
• 1:15
  of
• 1:15
  looking
• 1:15
  at,
• 1:15
  you're
• 1:15
  not
• 1:16
  taking
• 1:16
  shots
• 1:16
  at
• 1:17
  the
• 1:17
  bank.
• 1:17
  You're,
• 1:18
  you're
• 1:18
  taking
• 1:18
  shots
• 1:19
  maybe
• 1:19
  in
• 1:19
  the
• 1:19
  same
• 1:19
  places,
• 1:20
  but
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  the
• 1:23
  four
• 1:24
  or
• 1:24
  5ft
• 1:25
  of
• 1:25
  grass
• 1:26
  beyond
• 1:26
  the
• 1:27
  bank
• 1:27
  as
• 1:28
  you're
• 1:28
  drifting
• 1:28
  by,
• 1:29
  all
• 1:29
  of
• 1:29
  that's
• 1:29
  covered
• 1:30
  so
• 1:31
  it
• 1:31
  becomes
• 1:31
  a
• 1:32
  little
• 1:32
  less
• 1:32
  direct.
• 1:32
  Things
• 1:33
  are
• 1:34
  in
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  certain
• 1:35
  ways,
• 1:35
  you
• 1:36
  know,
• 1:36
  cushier
• 1:36
  like
• 1:37
  you
• 1:37
  have
• 1:37
  those
• 1:38
  soft
• 1:38
  edges
• 1:38
  that
• 1:39
  used
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  to
• 1:40
  be
• 1:40
  two
• 1:40
  or
• 1:40
  3ft.
• 1:41
  Now
• 1:41
  they're,
• 1:42
  you
• 1:42
  know,
• 1:43
  five,
• 1:43
  six,
• 1:43
  seven,
• 1:43
  8ft.
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  And
• 1:44
  I,
• 1:46
  you
• 1:47
  know,
• 1:47
  in
• 1:47
  the
• 1:47
  south
• 1:47
  Holston,
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  there's
• 1:49
  just
• 1:49
  big
• 1:49
  sections
• 1:50
  that
• 1:50
  are
• 1:50
  pretty
• 1:50
  flat
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  and
• 1:51
  normally
• 1:52
  kind
• 1:52
  of
• 1:52
  slicked
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  out
• 1:53
  and
• 1:53
  somewhat
• 1:54
  slow
• 1:54
  moving.
• 1:54
  And
• 1:54
  it's
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  like
• 1:55
  the
• 1:55
  whole,
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  the
• 1:56
  whole
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  flat
• 1:57
  is
• 1:57
  moving
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  at
• 1:58
  a
• 1:58
  clip.
• 1:58
  So,
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  you
• 2:01
  know,
• 2:02
  I.
• 2:02
  Personal
• 2:03
  preference
• 2:03
  is
• 2:03
  to
• 2:03
  take
• 2:03
  a
• 2:04
  different
• 2:04
  approach
• 2:04
  to
• 2:04
  that
• 2:04
  and
• 2:09
  some
• 2:09
  of
• 2:09
  that,
• 2:09
  you
• 2:09
  know,
• 2:09
  it's
• 2:10
  hard
• 2:10
  work.
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  Been
• 2:13
  getting
• 2:13
  up
• 2:13
  at
• 2:13
  530
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  or
• 2:14
  six
• 2:14
  and,
• 2:15
  and
• 2:15
  meeting
• 2:15
  anglers.
• 2:18
  It's
• 2:18
  been
• 2:18
  a
• 2:18
  very
• 2:19
  busy
• 2:19
  last
• 2:19
  few
• 2:20
  weeks
• 2:20
  for
• 2:20
  me.
• 2:20
  So
• 2:20
  this
• 2:21
  is.
• 2:23
  It's
• 2:23
  been
• 2:23
  good
• 2:24
  and
• 2:24
  you
• 2:24
  know,
• 2:25
  one
• 2:25
  of
• 2:25
  the
• 2:25
  reasons
• 2:25
  it's
• 2:25
  been
• 2:26
  good
• 2:26
  is
• 2:26
  that
• 2:27
  I
• 2:27
  have
• 2:27
  people
• 2:27
  on
• 2:27
  my
• 2:27
  boat
• 2:28
  that
• 2:28
  are
• 2:28
  cool
• 2:28
  to
• 2:28
  get
• 2:28
  up
• 2:29
  at
• 2:29
  six
• 2:29
  and
• 2:30
  go
• 2:30
  out
• 2:30
  and
• 2:30
  fish,
• 2:32
  fish
• 2:32
  when
• 2:32
  it's
• 2:33
  36
• 2:33
  degrees
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  and
• 2:36
  get
• 2:36
  some
• 2:36
  of
• 2:37
  that
• 2:37
  low
• 2:37
  light
• 2:37
  and
• 2:38
  continue
• 2:39
  to,
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  I
• 2:41
  want
• 2:41
  to
• 2:41
  say
• 2:42
  be
• 2:42
  experimental,
• 2:43
  but
• 2:43
  I
• 2:43
  don't
• 2:43
  like
• 2:43
  to
• 2:43
  drink
• 2:44
  my
• 2:44
  own
• 2:44
  kool
• 2:44
  Aid.
• 2:45
  And
• 2:45
  when
• 2:45
  a
• 2:46
  river
• 2:46
  is
• 2:46
  doing
• 2:46
  something
• 2:47
  it
• 2:47
  doesn't
• 2:47
  normally
• 2:47
  do
• 2:48
  and
• 2:51
  you
• 2:51
  start
• 2:51
  to
• 2:51
  piece
• 2:52
  things
• 2:52
  together,
• 2:56
  it
• 2:56
  can
• 2:56
  be
• 2:56
  very
• 2:56
  productive
• 2:57
  fishing
• 2:57
  and
• 2:58
  it
• 2:58
  has
• 2:58
  been
• 2:58
  so.
• 2:59
  Really
• 2:59
  appreciate
• 3:00
  all
• 3:00
  the
• 3:00
  guys
• 3:02
  who
• 3:02
  have
• 3:03
  planned
• 3:03
  to
• 3:03
  be
• 3:03
  here.
• 3:04
  There's
• 3:04
  a
• 3:04
  lot
• 3:04
  of
• 3:05
  faith
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  in
• 3:06
  travel
• 3:07
  time
• 3:07
  and
• 3:08
  money
• 3:08
  and
• 3:09
  people's
• 3:09
  uncertainty
• 3:10
  with
• 3:10
  the
• 3:10
  area
• 3:10
  after
• 3:10
  Helene,
• 3:11
  but
• 3:14
  getting
• 3:14
  away
• 3:14
  from
• 3:14
  all
• 3:14
  the
• 3:15
  serious
• 3:15
  talk,
• 3:16
  we've
• 3:16
  been
• 3:16
  pounding
• 3:17
  big
• 3:17
  fish
• 3:17
  and
• 3:17
  it's
• 3:18
  been
• 3:18
  a
• 3:18
  lot
• 3:18
  of
• 3:18
  fun.
• 3:19
  Yeah.
• 3:20
  And
• 3:20
  so
• 3:20
  if
• 3:20
  you've
• 3:20
  got
• 3:21
  water
• 3:22
  that
• 3:22
  far
• 3:23
  up,
• 3:23
  kind
• 3:23
  of
• 3:23
  quote
• 3:23
  the
• 3:24
  bank,
• 3:24
  are
• 3:24
  you.
• 3:25
  You
• 3:25
  know,
• 3:26
  you've
• 3:26
  got
• 3:26
  that.
• 3:26
  You
• 3:26
  know,
• 3:26
  what's
• 3:27
  now
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  shallow
• 3:28
  edge?
• 3:28
  Are
• 3:28
  you
• 3:28
  kind
• 3:28
  of
• 3:28
  fishing
• 3:29
  that
• 3:29
  big
• 3:29
  drop?
• 3:30
  Is
• 3:30
  that
• 3:30
  kind
• 3:30
  of
• 3:31
  been
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  secret,
• 3:31
  or,
• 3:32
  you
• 3:32
  know,
• 3:32
  kind
• 3:32
  of
• 3:32
  what's
• 3:33
  been
• 3:33
  the
• 3:33
  money
• 3:34
  shot?
• 3:35
  Yeah.
• 3:37
  Good.
• 3:38
  Good
• 3:39
  question.
• 3:40
  I've
• 3:41
  had
• 3:41
  more
• 3:41
  confidence
• 3:42
  in
• 3:47
  the
• 3:47
  zones
• 3:48
  that
• 3:48
  I
• 3:48
  wouldn't
• 3:49
  generally
• 3:50
  fish
• 3:50
  as
• 3:50
  hard.
• 3:51
  And
• 3:51
  the
• 3:52
  reasons
• 3:53
  this
• 3:53
  is
• 3:53
  going
• 3:53
  to
• 3:53
  be
• 3:54
  like
• 3:54
  weed
• 3:55
  bed
• 3:55
  flats
• 3:55
  in
• 3:56
  areas
• 3:56
  that
• 3:57
  I
• 3:58
  know
• 3:58
  big
• 3:58
  fish
• 3:59
  are.
• 3:59
  I
• 4:00
  know
• 4:00
  where
• 4:00
  structure
• 4:01
  is.
• 4:02
  I
• 4:02
  know
• 4:02
  that
• 4:02
  there's
• 4:03
  reasonable
• 4:03
  depth.
• 4:04
  Some
• 4:05
  of
• 4:05
  these
• 4:05
  flats
• 4:05
  on
• 4:05
  the
• 4:06
  South
• 4:07
  Holston,
• 4:07
  upper
• 4:07
  South
• 4:08
  Holsten,
• 4:08
  are
• 4:08
  just.
• 4:09
  They
• 4:10
  are.
• 4:10
  They
• 4:10
  are
• 4:10
  very
• 4:11
  deep.
• 4:11
  And
• 4:13
  getting,
• 4:14
  you
• 4:15
  know,
• 4:15
  fly
• 4:15
  line
• 4:15
  becomes
• 4:16
  our
• 4:16
  enemy
• 4:16
  very
• 4:16
  quickly.
• 4:17
  Even
• 4:17
  when
• 4:17
  it's
• 4:17
  very
• 4:18
  sinky,
• 4:19
  it
• 4:19
  gets
• 4:19
  swept
• 4:19
  by
• 4:20
  current.
• 4:20
  It
• 4:20
  doesn't
• 4:21
  matter,
• 4:21
  really,
• 4:21
  what
• 4:22
  you're
• 4:22
  fishing.
• 4:22
  Something
• 4:23
  that
• 4:23
  is
• 4:24
  heavy
• 4:24
  enough
• 4:24
  to
• 4:24
  get
• 4:25
  down
• 4:25
  to
• 4:26
  where
• 4:26
  fish
• 4:26
  are
• 4:26
  holding
• 4:27
  in
• 4:28
  that
• 4:28
  type
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  water,
• 4:29
  if
• 4:29
  you're
• 4:29
  out
• 4:29
  in
• 4:29
  the
• 4:29
  middle,
• 4:30
  it's.
• 4:31
  It's
• 4:32
  just
• 4:32
  really
• 4:32
  hard
• 4:32
  to
• 4:33
  do
• 4:33
  with
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  fly
• 4:33
  rod.
• 4:33
  So
• 4:35
  in
• 4:35
  those
• 4:36
  areas,
• 4:36
  I'm
• 4:36
  looking
• 4:37
  more
• 4:37
  towards
• 4:38
  the
• 4:39
  shallower
• 4:39
  areas
• 4:40
  where
• 4:41
  I
• 4:41
  know
• 4:41
  there's
• 4:41
  weed
• 4:41
  beds.
• 4:42
  I've
• 4:42
  moved
• 4:42
  fish
• 4:43
  before,
• 4:44
  areas
• 4:44
  that
• 4:45
  I
• 4:45
  wouldn't
• 4:45
  normally
• 4:46
  target
• 4:46
  if
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  water
• 4:47
  were
• 4:47
  super
• 4:47
  clear
• 4:48
  and
• 4:48
  the
• 4:48
  sun's
• 4:48
  really
• 4:48
  hot.
• 4:49
  But
• 4:49
  what
• 4:49
  we
• 4:49
  have
• 4:49
  now
• 4:50
  is,
• 4:51
  you
• 4:52
  know,
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  watauga
• 4:53
  is
• 4:53
  chocolate
• 4:54
  milk,
• 4:54
  and
• 4:54
  that's
• 4:55
  because
• 4:55
  there's
• 4:55
  a
• 4:55
  layer
• 4:55
  of
• 4:56
  mud
• 4:56
  that's
• 4:56
  just
• 4:57
  gotten
• 4:58
  washed
• 4:58
  in
• 4:58
  from
• 4:58
  all
• 4:58
  the
• 4:59
  freestones
• 5:00
  above
• 5:01
  Watauga
• 5:02
  Lake.
• 5:02
  The
• 5:03
  south
• 5:03
  Holstens,
• 5:05
  it's
• 5:05
  really.
• 5:05
  It's
• 5:06
  kind
• 5:06
  of
• 5:06
  a
• 5:06
  perfect
• 5:06
  storm.
• 5:09
  You
• 5:09
  know,
• 5:10
  there's
• 5:10
  a
• 5:10
  bunch
• 5:10
  of
• 5:10
  water,
• 5:10
  but
• 5:11
  it
• 5:11
  didn't.
• 5:12
  South
• 5:13
  Holsten
• 5:13
  Lake
• 5:13
  didn't
• 5:14
  get
• 5:16
  as
• 5:16
  much
• 5:16
  sediment
• 5:17
  pushed
• 5:17
  in.
• 5:18
  So
• 5:18
  what
• 5:19
  that
• 5:19
  results
• 5:19
  in
• 5:19
  is
• 5:19
  like
• 5:20
  this,
• 5:21
  I
• 5:21
  refer
• 5:22
  to
• 5:22
  as
• 5:22
  a
• 5:22
  limestone
• 5:23
  chalky
• 5:24
  color.
• 5:25
  It's,
• 5:25
  you
• 5:26
  know,
• 5:26
  it's
• 5:26
  a
• 5:26
  turquoise
• 5:27
  green.
• 5:27
  It's
• 5:28
  pretty
• 5:28
  off.
• 5:29
  It
• 5:29
  seems
• 5:29
  kind
• 5:29
  of
• 5:30
  clear
• 5:30
  when
• 5:30
  you
• 5:30
  get
• 5:30
  up
• 5:30
  to
• 5:30
  the
• 5:30
  bank,
• 5:31
  but,
• 5:31
  man,
• 5:31
  when
• 5:31
  you
• 5:31
  get
• 5:31
  some
• 5:31
  depth,
• 5:32
  you
• 5:32
  start
• 5:33
  losing
• 5:35
  big
• 5:35
  white
• 5:36
  streamers
• 5:36
  are
• 5:36
  gone
• 5:37
  and,
• 5:38
  you
• 5:38
  know,
• 5:38
  under
• 5:39
  a
• 5:39
  foot
• 5:40
  of
• 5:40
  water.
• 5:41
  So
• 5:43
  combining
• 5:44
  that
• 5:44
  with.
• 5:45
  With
• 5:45
  some
• 5:45
  off
• 5:46
  peak
• 5:46
  fishing
• 5:46
  and.
• 5:47
  And
• 5:48
  getting
• 5:48
  low
• 5:48
  light,
• 5:51
  I've
• 5:52
  kind
• 5:52
  of
• 5:52
  been
• 5:52
  approaching
• 5:53
  it
• 5:53
  in
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  same
• 5:53
  place,
• 5:54
  the
• 5:54
  same
• 5:54
  places
• 5:55
  that
• 5:57
  I
• 5:57
  would
• 5:57
  be
• 5:57
  approaching
• 5:58
  mousing,
• 5:59
  and
• 6:00
  the
• 6:01
  same
• 6:01
  way
• 6:01
  that
• 6:01
  I
• 6:02
  would
• 6:02
  approach
• 6:02
  a
• 6:02
  lot
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  the
• 6:04
  areas
• 6:04
  on
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  Watauga
• 6:05
  that
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  fish
• 6:05
  in
• 6:06
  when
• 6:06
  it's
• 6:06
  very
• 6:07
  muddy.
• 6:08
  So
• 6:10
  sort
• 6:10
  of
• 6:10
  banking
• 6:11
  on
• 6:11
  those
• 6:12
  big
• 6:12
  fish
• 6:12
  having
• 6:12
  blinders
• 6:13
  on
• 6:13
  and
• 6:13
  not
• 6:13
  being
• 6:14
  as
• 6:14
  spooked.
• 6:14
  Since
• 6:15
  that
• 6:16
  clarity
• 6:16
  is
• 6:16
  dropped
• 6:17
  and
• 6:19
  feedback
• 6:20
  has
• 6:20
  been,
• 6:21
  that
• 6:21
  is
• 6:21
  the
• 6:22
  case.
• 6:23
  Well,
• 6:23
  there
• 6:23
  you
• 6:23
  go.
• 6:24
  We
• 6:24
  got
• 6:24
  a
• 6:24
  question
• 6:24
  for
• 6:24
  you
• 6:25
  from
• 6:25
  Brenner.
• 6:26
  And
• 6:26
  sounds
• 6:27
  like
• 6:27
  it's
• 6:27
  a
• 6:27
  dry,
• 6:27
  flat
• 6:28
  question.
• 6:28
  He
• 6:28
  wanted
• 6:28
  to
• 6:28
  get
• 6:28
  your
• 6:29
  thoughts
• 6:29
  on
• 6:29
  casting
• 6:30
  tips
• 6:30
  and
• 6:30
  gear
• 6:30
  options
• 6:32
  for
• 6:32
  fishing
• 6:32
  on
• 6:33
  windy
• 6:33
  days.
• 6:37
  Sure.
• 6:38
  So
• 6:39
  if
• 6:40
  it's
• 6:40
  nothing,
• 6:41
  dry
• 6:41
  fly
• 6:42
  fishing.
• 6:42
  If
• 6:42
  he's
• 6:44
  talking
• 6:45
  about
• 6:45
  streamers,
• 6:49
  my.
• 6:49
  I
• 6:50
  guess
• 6:50
  my
• 6:50
  recommendation
• 6:51
  would
• 6:51
  be
• 6:52
  to
• 6:55
  figure,
• 6:56
  figure
• 6:56
  out
• 6:56
  where
• 6:57
  you're
• 6:57
  having
• 6:58
  problems
• 6:59
  because
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  wind
• 7:01
  and
• 7:02
  isolate
• 7:03
  working
• 7:03
  on
• 7:03
  those
• 7:03
  when
• 7:04
  there's
• 7:04
  no
• 7:04
  wind,
• 7:04
  because
• 7:05
  casts
• 7:08
  and
• 7:08
  flies
• 7:09
  should
• 7:10
  matter
• 7:10
  very
• 7:10
  little
• 7:11
  when
• 7:11
  it's
• 7:11
  very
• 7:12
  windy
• 7:13
  outside
• 7:13
  of,
• 7:14
  like,
• 7:14
  really
• 7:15
  long
• 7:15
  casting
• 7:16
  with
• 7:16
  very
• 7:16
  big
• 7:16
  flies,
• 7:17
  like
• 7:18
  in
• 7:18
  musky
• 7:18
  fishing.
• 7:19
  So
• 7:19
  trout
• 7:20
  fishing,
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  should
• 7:21
  say,
• 7:21
  you
• 7:21
  know,
• 7:22
  just
• 7:22
  kind
• 7:23
  of
• 7:23
  say
• 7:23
  that
• 7:27
  there's.
• 7:30
  I'm
• 7:30
  not
• 7:31
  really
• 7:32
  reach
• 7:32
  out
• 7:32
  to
• 7:32
  me
• 7:32
  if
• 7:33
  you're
• 7:33
  having
• 7:33
  issues
• 7:33
  with,
• 7:34
  with
• 7:34
  streamer
• 7:34
  fishing
• 7:35
  in
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  wind.
• 7:37
  Cause
• 7:37
  there's
• 7:37
  probably
• 7:37
  a
• 7:37
  couple
• 7:38
  of
• 7:38
  things
• 7:38
  to
• 7:38
  work
• 7:38
  on
• 7:39
  with
• 7:40
  hauling
• 7:40
  and
• 7:40
  line
• 7:41
  speed
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  all
• 7:41
  that.
• 7:41
  So
• 7:41
  with
• 7:42
  dry
• 7:42
  fly
• 7:42
  fishing,
• 7:45
  this
• 7:45
  one
• 7:45
  can
• 7:45
  also
• 7:45
  be
• 7:46
  kind
• 7:46
  of
• 7:46
  challenging
• 7:46
  because
• 7:47
  you
• 7:47
  have
• 7:47
  to,
• 7:47
  you
• 7:47
  have
• 7:47
  to
• 7:48
  consider
• 7:49
  what
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  fly
• 7:50
  is
• 7:50
  doing
• 7:50
  on
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  water
• 7:51
  and
• 7:51
  how
• 7:52
  they're
• 7:52
  getting
• 7:52
  there.
• 7:55
  What
• 7:56
  I
• 7:56
  mean
• 7:56
  by
• 7:56
  what
• 7:56
  they're
• 7:56
  doing
• 7:56
  on
• 7:57
  the
• 7:57
  water
• 7:57
  is
• 7:57
  if
• 7:57
  you
• 7:58
  have
• 7:58
  a
• 7:58
  very
• 7:58
  windy
• 7:58
  day
• 7:59
  and
• 7:59
  you're
• 7:59
  fishing
• 8:00
  a
• 8:00
  small
• 8:00
  CDC
• 8:01
  flydeh,
• 8:02
  it's
• 8:02
  going
• 8:02
  to
• 8:02
  get
• 8:03
  blown
• 8:03
  around
• 8:03
  on
• 8:03
  top
• 8:04
  of
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  water.
• 8:04
  So
• 8:05
  one
• 8:06
  way
• 8:06
  to
• 8:07
  mitigate
• 8:07
  that
• 8:08
  or
• 8:08
  eliminate
• 8:08
  it
• 8:08
  entirely
• 8:09
  is
• 8:10
  fish.
• 8:10
  Something
• 8:10
  that
• 8:11
  is
• 8:11
  kind
• 8:11
  of
• 8:12
  a
• 8:12
  half
• 8:12
  in,
• 8:12
  half
• 8:13
  out,
• 8:15
  you
• 8:15
  know,
• 8:16
  with,
• 8:16
  like,
• 8:16
  a
• 8:16
  little
• 8:17
  foam
• 8:19
  pore
• 8:19
  on
• 8:20
  top,
• 8:20
  a
• 8:20
  parachute
• 8:21
  atom,
• 8:21
  something
• 8:22
  that
• 8:22
  is
• 8:23
  hanging
• 8:23
  in
• 8:23
  the
• 8:24
  water
• 8:24
  as
• 8:25
  opposed
• 8:25
  to
• 8:25
  floating
• 8:25
  on
• 8:26
  top
• 8:26
  of
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  water.
• 8:27
  And
• 8:28
  then
• 8:28
  for
• 8:28
  casting,
• 8:32
  man,
• 8:32
  I
• 8:33
  fish
• 8:33
  five
• 8:33
  weights
• 8:33
  and
• 8:34
  dry
• 8:34
  flies
• 8:36
  in
• 8:36
  a
• 8:36
  pretty
• 8:37
  similar
• 8:37
  way
• 8:40
  to
• 8:42
  saltwater
• 8:43
  musky
• 8:44
  streamers.
• 8:45
  I
• 8:46
  really
• 8:46
  incorporate
• 8:47
  my
• 8:47
  left
• 8:47
  hand
• 8:50
  and
• 8:50
  use
• 8:51
  that
• 8:51
  left
• 8:51
  hand.
• 8:51
  It's
• 8:52
  less
• 8:52
  of
• 8:52
  a
• 8:52
  hall.
• 8:52
  People
• 8:53
  use
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  word
• 8:53
  hall,
• 8:54
  and
• 8:54
  I
• 8:54
  think
• 8:54
  they,
• 8:55
  they
• 8:55
  associate
• 8:56
  that
• 8:56
  with
• 8:56
  shooting
• 8:57
  line.
• 8:57
  And
• 8:58
  the
• 8:59
  way
• 8:59
  that
• 9:00
  I
• 9:00
  personally
• 9:01
  utilize
• 9:02
  that
• 9:02
  left
• 9:02
  hand
• 9:03
  and
• 9:03
  the
• 9:03
  way
• 9:03
  that
• 9:04
  I
• 9:04
  teach
• 9:04
  it
• 9:04
  on
• 9:04
  my
• 9:05
  boat.
• 9:05
  And
• 9:05
  we
• 9:05
  were
• 9:05
  just
• 9:05
  going
• 9:06
  through
• 9:06
  this
• 9:07
  today.
• 9:08
  Shout
• 9:08
  out,
• 9:08
  Stephen.
• 9:11
  Use
• 9:12
  it
• 9:12
  to
• 9:12
  gain
• 9:12
  tension.
• 9:13
  Use
• 9:13
  it
• 9:14
  to
• 9:15
  overcome
• 9:18
  little
• 9:19
  points
• 9:19
  of
• 9:19
  weakness
• 9:20
  within
• 9:20
  the
• 9:20
  cast
• 9:20
  where
• 9:21
  you're
• 9:21
  losing
• 9:21
  tension
• 9:21
  in
• 9:22
  that
• 9:22
  line.
• 9:23
  And
• 9:23
  what
• 9:23
  that
• 9:24
  looks
• 9:24
  like
• 9:24
  in
• 9:24
  practice
• 9:25
  is
• 9:26
  it
• 9:26
  you
• 9:27
  feel
• 9:27
  like
• 9:27
  you
• 9:27
  have
• 9:28
  to
• 9:28
  catch
• 9:28
  up
• 9:28
  with
• 9:28
  false
• 9:29
  casting,
• 9:30
  like
• 9:30
  you're
• 9:31
  not
• 9:31
  letting
• 9:31
  it
• 9:31
  extend,
• 9:32
  and
• 9:32
  then
• 9:32
  you,
• 9:32
  you
• 9:32
  kind
• 9:33
  of
• 9:33
  creep
• 9:33
  forward.
• 9:34
  And
• 9:35
  then
• 9:35
  on
• 9:35
  that
• 9:35
  next
• 9:36
  back
• 9:36
  cast,
• 9:36
  you're
• 9:37
  really
• 9:37
  trying
• 9:37
  to
• 9:38
  go
• 9:38
  super
• 9:38
  fast,
• 9:39
  but
• 9:39
  also
• 9:39
  still
• 9:39
  end
• 9:40
  high.
• 9:40
  And
• 9:40
  that's
• 9:40
  where
• 9:40
  you
• 9:40
  just
• 9:40
  sort
• 9:41
  of
• 9:41
  lose
• 9:41
  the
• 9:41
  cast
• 9:41
  and
• 9:42
  it
• 9:42
  falls
• 9:42
  in
• 9:42
  the
• 9:42
  water.
• 9:43
  If
• 9:43
  you're
• 9:43
  doing
• 9:43
  that
• 9:44
  in
• 9:44
  the
• 9:44
  wind,
• 9:44
  you're
• 9:44
  going
• 9:44
  to
• 9:44
  know
• 9:45
  immediately
• 9:46
  it's
• 9:46
  going
• 9:46
  to
• 9:47
  get
• 9:47
  leaders
• 9:48
  going
• 9:48
  to
• 9:48
  close,
• 9:49
  something's
• 9:49
  going
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  splat
• 9:50
  or
• 9:50
  you'll
• 9:50
  just
• 9:50
  lose
• 9:51
  your
• 9:51
  line
• 9:51
  altogether.
• 9:52
  So
• 9:52
  a
• 9:52
  way
• 9:52
  to
• 9:52
  get
• 9:52
  around
• 9:53
  that
• 9:53
  is,
• 9:54
  is
• 9:54
  working
• 9:55
  on
• 9:55
  your
• 9:55
  timing
• 9:55
  with
• 9:55
  your
• 9:56
  left
• 9:56
  hand
• 9:57
  and
• 9:57
  just
• 9:57
  really
• 9:57
  keeping
• 9:58
  that
• 9:58
  loop,
• 9:59
  keeping
• 10:00
  that
• 10:00
  tension
• 10:02
  throughout
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  cast
• 10:04
  and
• 10:04
  not
• 10:05
  just
• 10:05
  relying
• 10:06
  on
• 10:06
  the
• 10:06
  timing
• 10:06
  of
• 10:06
  the
• 10:06
  line
• 10:07
  extending
• 10:07
  itself.
• 10:08
  Sometimes
• 10:09
  you
• 10:09
  got
• 10:09
  to
• 10:09
  force
• 10:09
  the
• 10:10
  issue,
• 10:10
  and
• 10:11
  that's
• 10:12
  just
• 10:13
  timing
• 10:14
  and
• 10:14
  practice
• 10:15
  with
• 10:15
  incorporating
• 10:16
  that
• 10:17
  fall.
• 10:17
  And
• 10:17
  again,
• 10:18
  I'm
• 10:19
  not
• 10:19
  saying
• 10:19
  shooting
• 10:20
  line,
• 10:20
  but
• 10:20
  incorporating
• 10:21
  that
• 10:21
  whole.
• 10:22
  Meaning
• 10:22
  using
• 10:23
  your
• 10:23
  left
• 10:23
  hand
• 10:24
  as
• 10:24
  a
• 10:24
  way
• 10:25
  to
• 10:25
  load
• 10:25
  the
• 10:25
  rod
• 10:26
  as
• 10:26
  opposed
• 10:26
  to
• 10:26
  just
• 10:28
  timing
• 10:29
  and
• 10:29
  line.
• 10:31
  Yeah.
• 10:32
  It's
• 10:32
  interesting
• 10:32
  because,
• 10:32
  I
• 10:33
  mean,
• 10:33
  really,
• 10:33
  what
• 10:33
  happens
• 10:33
  is
• 10:34
  with
• 10:34
  a
• 10:34
  good
• 10:34
  stop,
• 10:34
  right.
• 10:35
  It
• 10:35
  kind
• 10:35
  of
• 10:35
  gives
• 10:35
  you
• 10:35
  this
• 10:35
  really
• 10:36
  pronounced
• 10:36
  turnover
• 10:37
  on
• 10:37
  the
• 10:37
  tip.
• 10:39
  Yeah.
• 10:40
  And
• 10:41
  you
• 10:41
  can
• 10:41
  both
• 10:42
  emulate
• 10:42
  that
• 10:43
  and
• 10:43
  shortcut.
• 10:45
  So
• 10:45
  you
• 10:46
  don't.
• 10:47
  You
• 10:47
  still
• 10:48
  need
• 10:48
  the
• 10:48
  stop,
• 10:49
  because
• 10:49
  without
• 10:49
  the
• 10:49
  stop,
• 10:50
  you're
• 10:50
  not
• 10:50
  going
• 10:50
  to
• 10:50
  understand
• 10:51
  how
• 10:51
  to
• 10:52
  work
• 10:52
  that
• 10:52
  left
• 10:52
  hand
• 10:53
  to
• 10:54
  emphasize
• 10:54
  the
• 10:54
  stop.
• 10:55
  But
• 10:56
  once
• 10:56
  you
• 10:56
  get
• 10:56
  the
• 10:57
  stop,
• 10:57
  when
• 10:57
  you're
• 10:58
  coming
• 10:58
  forward,
• 10:59
  let's
• 11:00
  say
• 11:00
  your
• 11:00
  spring
• 11:00
  is
• 11:01
  loading
• 11:01
  with,
• 11:02
  you
• 11:03
  know,
• 11:03
  some,
• 11:04
  some
• 11:04
  force.
• 11:06
  Once
• 11:06
  you
• 11:06
  get
• 11:06
  that
• 11:06
  stop
• 11:07
  and
• 11:07
  it's
• 11:07
  loaded,
• 11:07
  it's
• 11:08
  going
• 11:08
  to
• 11:08
  unload
• 11:08
  with
• 11:09
  that
• 11:09
  same
• 11:09
  force.
• 11:10
  When
• 11:10
  you're
• 11:10
  coming
• 11:11
  forward
• 11:11
  and
• 11:11
  you
• 11:12
  pull
• 11:12
  on
• 11:12
  your
• 11:12
  line
• 11:12
  just
• 11:13
  slightly,
• 11:14
  you're
• 11:14
  taking
• 11:14
  that
• 11:15
  same
• 11:15
  force
• 11:15
  of
• 11:15
  you
• 11:16
  stopping
• 11:17
  and
• 11:17
  power
• 11:19
  is
• 11:19
  generated
• 11:20
  on
• 11:20
  your
• 11:20
  back
• 11:20
  cast.
• 11:21
  Your
• 11:21
  forward
• 11:21
  cast
• 11:21
  is
• 11:22
  where
• 11:22
  you
• 11:22
  lose
• 11:22
  power.
• 11:23
  You
• 11:23
  rush
• 11:23
  it.
• 11:24
  Nothing
• 11:25
  good
• 11:25
  happens
• 11:25
  when
• 11:25
  you
• 11:26
  rush
• 11:26
  it.
• 11:26
  That
• 11:27
  back
• 11:27
  cast,
• 11:27
  that
• 11:28
  big
• 11:28
  stop
• 11:28
  really
• 11:29
  high,
• 11:29
  letting
• 11:30
  that
• 11:30
  line
• 11:30
  come
• 11:30
  back,
• 11:31
  bend
• 11:31
  your
• 11:31
  rod,
• 11:32
  and
• 11:32
  then
• 11:32
  on
• 11:32
  your
• 11:33
  way
• 11:33
  forward,
• 11:34
  just
• 11:34
  pulling
• 11:35
  your
• 11:35
  left
• 11:35
  hand
• 11:36
  a
• 11:36
  little
• 11:36
  bit.
• 11:38
  It's
• 11:38
  like
• 11:38
  keeping
• 11:39
  your
• 11:39
  finger
• 11:39
  attached
• 11:40
  to
• 11:40
  the
• 11:40
  line
• 11:41
  so
• 11:41
  that
• 11:41
  you
• 11:41
  make
• 11:41
  sure
• 11:42
  your
• 11:42
  line's
• 11:42
  not
• 11:42
  moving.
• 11:42
  You're
• 11:43
  getting
• 11:43
  that
• 11:43
  full
• 11:43
  extension
• 11:44
  from
• 11:44
  the
• 11:44
  line
• 11:44
  back.
• 11:44
  But
• 11:45
  if
• 11:45
  you
• 11:46
  have
• 11:46
  that
• 11:46
  left
• 11:46
  hand
• 11:46
  just
• 11:47
  pulling
• 11:47
  down
• 11:47
  a
• 11:47
  little
• 11:48
  more,
• 11:48
  that
• 11:49
  rod
• 11:49
  starts
• 11:50
  to
• 11:50
  bend
• 11:50
  back
• 11:51
  more
• 11:51
  when
• 11:51
  you're
• 11:51
  coming
• 11:52
  forward.
• 11:52
  And
• 11:53
  then
• 11:53
  on
• 11:53
  your
• 11:53
  release
• 11:53
  point,
• 11:55
  you
• 11:55
  don't
• 11:56
  have
• 11:56
  to
• 11:56
  shoot
• 11:56
  it,
• 11:57
  just
• 11:57
  bring
• 11:57
  it
• 11:58
  back
• 11:58
  to
• 11:58
  your
• 11:58
  right
• 11:59
  finger.
• 11:59
  And
• 12:01
  that
• 12:01
  process
• 12:01
  of
• 12:02
  just
• 12:02
  pulling
• 12:02
  slightly
• 12:03
  on
• 12:03
  your
• 12:03
  way
• 12:03
  forward
• 12:05
  emphasizes,
• 12:06
  you
• 12:06
  know,
• 12:06
  multiplies,
• 12:07
  adds
• 12:08
  to
• 12:09
  whatever
• 12:09
  load
• 12:10
  you're
• 12:10
  getting
• 12:10
  from
• 12:11
  your
• 12:11
  back
• 12:11
  cast.
• 12:13
  There
• 12:13
  you
• 12:13
  go,
• 12:14
  folks.
• 12:14
  Well,
• 12:14
  you
• 12:14
  know,
• 12:14
  we
• 12:14
  love
• 12:15
  questions
• 12:15
  on
• 12:16
  the
• 12:16
  articulate
• 12:16
  fly.
• 12:16
  You
• 12:16
  can
• 12:17
  email
• 12:17
  them
• 12:17
  to
• 12:17
  us
• 12:17
  or
• 12:17
  dm
• 12:18
  us
• 12:18
  on
• 12:18
  social
• 12:18
  media,
• 12:18
  whatever
• 12:19
  is
• 12:19
  easiest
• 12:19
  for
• 12:20
  you.
• 12:20
  And
• 12:20
  if
• 12:20
  we
• 12:20
  use
• 12:20
  your
• 12:21
  question,
• 12:21
  I
• 12:22
  will
• 12:22
  send
• 12:22
  you
• 12:22
  some
• 12:22
  articulate
• 12:23
  fly
• 12:23
  swag.
• 12:24
  We're
• 12:24
  drawing
• 12:25
  for
• 12:25
  some
• 12:25
  cool
• 12:26
  stuff
• 12:26
  from
• 12:26
  Ellis
• 12:26
  at
• 12:26
  the
• 12:26
  end
• 12:26
  of
• 12:26
  the
• 12:27
  season.
• 12:27
  And
• 12:27
  Ellis,
• 12:27
  before
• 12:28
  I
• 12:28
  let
• 12:28
  you
• 12:28
  go,
• 12:28
  you
• 12:28
  want
• 12:28
  to
• 12:28
  let
• 12:28
  folks
• 12:30
  know
• 12:30
  how
• 12:30
  to
• 12:30
  reach
• 12:31
  out
• 12:31
  and
• 12:31
  get
• 12:31
  on
• 12:32
  your
• 12:32
  guidebooks.
• 12:33
  You
• 12:33
  know,
• 12:33
  you
• 12:34
  probably
• 12:34
  have
• 12:34
  a
• 12:34
  $1000
• 12:35
  tales
• 12:35
  like
• 12:36
  inbound
• 12:36
  here
• 12:36
  in
• 12:36
  about
• 12:36
  three
• 12:37
  weeks,
• 12:37
  right?
• 12:37
  All
• 12:37
  that
• 12:37
  kind
• 12:37
  of
• 12:38
  good
• 12:38
  stuff.
• 12:39
  Yeah.
• 12:40
  Yeah.
• 12:40
  I
• 12:40
  went
• 12:40
  to
• 12:40
  the
• 12:40
  deer
• 12:41
  processor
• 12:43
  nearby.
• 12:44
  I've
• 12:44
  been
• 12:44
  talking
• 12:44
  with
• 12:44
  a
• 12:45
  couple
• 12:45
  others,
• 12:45
  but
• 12:45
  went
• 12:46
  down
• 12:46
  to
• 12:47
  say
• 12:47
  what's
• 12:47
  up?
• 12:47
  A
• 12:47
  couple
• 12:48
  weeks
• 12:48
  ago
• 12:48
  and
• 12:49
  archery
• 12:49
  season
• 12:49
  has
• 12:50
  been
• 12:50
  going
• 12:50
  on.
• 12:52
  The
• 12:52
  familiar
• 12:53
  smell
• 12:53
  of
• 12:53
  November
• 12:55
  entered
• 12:55
  my
• 12:55
  nostrils
• 12:56
  and
• 12:56
  I
• 12:56
  thought,
• 12:58
  yeah,
• 12:58
  every
• 12:59
  year
• 12:59
  I
• 12:59
  have
• 12:59
  to
• 13:00
  get
• 13:00
  it
• 13:00
  over
• 13:00
  this.
• 13:02
  Guiding,
• 13:03
  fishing,
• 13:04
  whatever.
• 13:04
  Other
• 13:05
  questions,
• 13:06
  feel
• 13:06
  free
• 13:06
  to
• 13:06
  give
• 13:06
  me
• 13:06
  a
• 13:07
  call
• 13:07
  at
• 13:07
  513-543-0019
• 13:11
  websites
• 13:12
  ellis
• 13:13
  wardflies.com
• 13:14
  and
• 13:15
  fish
• 13:16
  pictures,
• 13:17
  other
• 13:18
  eye
• 13:18
  catching
• 13:19
  Advertisement
• 13:20
  type
• 13:20
  stuff,
• 13:21
  and
• 13:22
  some
• 13:22
  good
• 13:22
  fly
• 13:22
  pictures,
• 13:23
  too,
• 13:23
  can
• 13:24
  be
• 13:24
  found
• 13:24
  on
• 13:24
  Instagram.
• 13:25
  Ellis
• 13:25
  Ward
• 13:26
  guides
• 13:27
  and
• 13:29
  all
• 13:29
  those
• 13:29
  things
• 13:30
  will
• 13:30
  supply
• 13:31
  you
• 13:31
  with
• 13:31
  information
• 13:32
  about
• 13:32
  bucktail
• 13:33
  here
• 13:33
  in
• 13:33
  the
• 13:33
  next
• 13:33
  couple
• 13:33
  weeks.
• 13:34
  Well,
• 13:35
  there
• 13:35
  you
• 13:35
  go,
• 13:35
  folks.
• 13:36
  Well,
• 13:36
  as
• 13:36
  I
• 13:36
  say,
• 13:36
  yo,
• 13:36
  it's
• 13:37
  yourself
• 13:37
  to
• 13:37
  get
• 13:37
  out
• 13:37
  there
• 13:37
  and
• 13:38
  catch.
• 13:38
  A
• 13:38
  few
• 13:39
  tight
• 13:39
  lines,
• 13:39
  everybody.
• 13:40
  Tight
• 13:40
  lines.
• 13:40
  Ellis.
• 13:42
  Appreciate
• 13:42
  it,
• 13:43
  Marvin.