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S8, Ep 5: Frosty Mornings and Musky Pursuits: January Fishing Insights with Ellis Ward · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  Hey,
• 0:04
  folks,
• 0:04
  it's
• 0:04
  Marvin
• 0:05
  Cash,
• 0:05
  the
• 0:05
  host
• 0:05
  of
• 0:06
  The
• 0:06
  Articulate
• 0:06
  Fly.
• 0:06
  We're
• 0:07
  back
• 0:07
  with
• 0:07
  the
• 0:07
  first
• 0:08
  East
• 0:08
  Tennessee
• 0:08
  Fishing
• 0:09
  Report
• 0:09
  of
• 0:09
  2026
• 0:10
  with
• 0:10
  the
• 0:10
  man
• 0:10
  himself,
• 0:11
  Ellis
• 0:11
  Ward
• 0:11
  Ellis.
• 0:12
  How
• 0:12
  are
• 0:12
  you?
• 0:14
  Warm
• 0:14
  and
• 0:15
  cozy.
• 0:15
  How
• 0:15
  are
• 0:15
  you,
• 0:15
  Marv?
• 0:16
  And
• 0:16
  just
• 0:16
  trying
• 0:16
  to
• 0:16
  stay
• 0:17
  out
• 0:17
  of
• 0:17
  trouble.
• 0:18
  You
• 0:18
  know,
• 0:18
  it's
• 0:19
  kind
• 0:19
  of
• 0:19
  funny.
• 0:19
  I
• 0:19
  know
• 0:19
  Santa
• 0:20
  Claus
• 0:20
  was
• 0:20
  good
• 0:20
  to
• 0:20
  you,
• 0:20
  but
• 0:21
  to
• 0:21
  say
• 0:21
  that
• 0:22
  the
• 0:22
  last
• 0:22
  four
• 0:23
  to
• 0:23
  six
• 0:23
  weeks
• 0:23
  have
• 0:23
  been
• 0:23
  eventful
• 0:24
  in
• 0:24
  your
• 0:24
  life
• 0:24
  is
• 0:24
  an
• 0:24
  understatement.
• 0:25
  Right?
• 0:27
  That's
• 0:27
  an
• 0:27
  understatement.
• 0:30
  I
• 0:30
  will
• 0:30
  say
• 0:31
  that
• 0:31
  it's
• 0:32
  a
• 0:32
  good
• 0:33
  opportunity
• 0:34
  to
• 0:35
  improve
• 0:36
  efficiency
• 0:36
  in
• 0:36
  every
• 0:37
  single
• 0:37
  breath
• 0:38
  of
• 0:38
  the
• 0:38
  day.
• 0:38
  But
• 0:40
  you
• 0:41
  know,
• 0:41
  a
• 0:42
  newborn,
• 0:43
  a
• 0:43
  15
• 0:43
  month
• 0:44
  old
• 0:44
  and
• 0:44
  a
• 0:45
  7
• 0:45
  year
• 0:45
  old
• 0:46
  while
• 0:47
  attempting
• 0:48
  to
• 0:51
  you
• 0:51
  know,
• 0:52
  be
• 0:52
  on
• 0:52
  the
• 0:53
  water.
• 0:53
  When
• 0:53
  I
• 0:53
  have
• 0:54
  trips
• 0:54
  I
• 0:54
  took
• 0:55
  some
• 0:56
  time
• 0:56
  off.
• 0:56
  But
• 0:57
  getting
• 0:57
  back
• 0:57
  to
• 0:57
  that
• 0:57
  now
• 0:58
  and,
• 1:00
  and
• 1:00
  do
• 1:00
  anything
• 1:01
  truly
• 1:03
  throw
• 1:04
  in
• 1:04
  some
• 1:04
  daycare
• 1:05
  illnesses
• 1:06
  and
• 1:07
  you
• 1:07
  know,
• 1:08
  the
• 1:09
  typical
• 1:09
  day
• 1:10
  to
• 1:10
  day
• 1:10
  things
• 1:10
  and
• 1:12
  wow,
• 1:13
  it's
• 1:13
  been
• 1:13
  a
• 1:13
  lot
• 1:14
  but
• 1:15
  you
• 1:16
  know
• 1:16
  it's,
• 1:16
  it's
• 1:17
  all
• 1:18
  all
• 1:18
  manageable.
• 1:19
  Yeah,
• 1:20
  we'll
• 1:20
  call
• 1:20
  it
• 1:20
  your
• 1:20
  Entropy
• 1:21
  2026
• 1:22
  tour.
• 1:22
  How
• 1:22
  about
• 1:22
  that?
• 1:24
  Yeah,
• 1:24
  high.
• 1:27
  So
• 1:27
  you
• 1:27
  know,
• 1:27
  you
• 1:28
  have
• 1:28
  been
• 1:28
  out
• 1:28
  on
• 1:28
  the
• 1:28
  water
• 1:28
  and
• 1:29
  it's
• 1:29
  kind
• 1:29
  of
• 1:29
  interesting
• 1:30
  because
• 1:30
  you're
• 1:30
  getting
• 1:30
  ready
• 1:30
  to
• 1:31
  kind
• 1:31
  of
• 1:31
  get
• 1:31
  dropped
• 1:32
  in
• 1:32
  the
• 1:32
  deep
• 1:32
  freeze
• 1:32
  here
• 1:32
  later
• 1:33
  this
• 1:33
  week,
• 1:33
  right?
• 1:35
  Yeah,
• 1:36
  we've
• 1:36
  been
• 1:37
  all
• 1:37
  over
• 1:38
  the
• 1:38
  place.
• 1:38
  Last
• 1:39
  week
• 1:40
  was
• 1:42
  you
• 1:42
  know
• 1:43
  we
• 1:43
  finally
• 1:44
  got
• 1:44
  some
• 1:45
  rain
• 1:45
  end
• 1:45
  of
• 1:46
  the
• 1:46
  week
• 1:46
  over
• 1:47
  the
• 1:47
  weekend
• 1:48
  and
• 1:50
  temperatures
• 1:51
  in
• 1:51
  the.
• 1:53
  Some
• 1:53
  of
• 1:53
  those
• 1:53
  socked
• 1:53
  in
• 1:54
  days
• 1:54
  where
• 1:54
  things
• 1:54
  are
• 1:54
  sort
• 1:55
  of
• 1:55
  hanging
• 1:55
  in
• 1:55
  the,
• 1:55
  in
• 1:56
  the
• 1:56
  50s
• 1:56
  and
• 1:56
  low
• 1:57
  60s
• 1:57
  and
• 2:00
  cold
• 2:00
  the
• 2:01
  last
• 2:01
  couple
• 2:01
  days.
• 2:03
  And
• 2:03
  when
• 2:03
  I
• 2:04
  say
• 2:04
  cold
• 2:04
  that's.
• 2:06
  You
• 2:06
  get
• 2:06
  soft
• 2:07
  around
• 2:07
  here
• 2:08
  pretty
• 2:08
  quick.
• 2:08
  When
• 2:08
  I
• 2:08
  say
• 2:09
  cold
• 2:09
  it's
• 2:09
  twenties
• 2:10
  like
• 2:11
  high
• 2:11
  twenties
• 2:11
  with
• 2:12
  and
• 2:12
  no
• 2:12
  wind
• 2:12
  and
• 2:13
  snow.
• 2:13
  Sunny
• 2:14
  and
• 2:14
  occasionally
• 2:15
  it
• 2:15
  kind
• 2:15
  of
• 2:15
  feels
• 2:15
  nice
• 2:15
  outside.
• 2:18
  But
• 2:20
  got
• 2:20
  some
• 2:20
  regular
• 2:21
  folks
• 2:21
  coming
• 2:21
  end
• 2:22
  a
• 2:22
  week
• 2:22
  for,
• 2:23
  for
• 2:24
  fishing
• 2:24
  post
• 2:24
  spawn
• 2:25
  and
• 2:25
  Thursday
• 2:26
  is
• 2:26
  supposed
• 2:26
  to
• 2:26
  be
• 2:27
  high
• 2:27
  28
• 2:27
  and
• 2:28
  high
• 2:29
  28
• 2:29
  is
• 2:30
  cold
• 2:30
  for
• 2:31
  for
• 2:31
  these
• 2:31
  parts
• 2:32
  we
• 2:32
  get.
• 2:32
  The
• 2:32
  next
• 2:33
  day
• 2:33
  is
• 2:33
  high
• 2:33
  41
• 2:34
  and
• 2:34
  that's.
• 2:35
  That
• 2:35
  can
• 2:35
  be
• 2:36
  like
• 2:36
  a.
• 2:36
  We'll
• 2:36
  say
• 2:37
  typical.
• 2:40
  Typical
• 2:40
  lower
• 2:42
  we'll
• 2:43
  say
• 2:43
  lower
• 2:43
  half
• 2:44
  of
• 2:44
  the,
• 2:44
  the
• 2:45
  highs
• 2:45
  in,
• 2:45
  in
• 2:45
  January
• 2:46
  and
• 2:46
  February
• 2:47
  but
• 2:47
  we
• 2:48
  do,
• 2:48
  we
• 2:48
  do
• 2:48
  get
• 2:48
  a
• 2:48
  lot
• 2:48
  of
• 2:49
  these
• 2:49
  you
• 2:49
  know,
• 2:50
  50,
• 2:50
  60
• 2:50
  degree
• 2:51
  days.
• 2:53
  So
• 2:54
  just
• 2:54
  gotta,
• 2:55
  gotta
• 2:55
  roll
• 2:55
  with
• 2:55
  the
• 2:55
  punches
• 2:56
  when
• 2:56
  you
• 2:56
  get
• 2:56
  them.
• 2:57
  Got
• 2:57
  it.
• 2:58
  And
• 2:58
  I
• 2:58
  know
• 2:58
  you've,
• 2:59
  you
• 2:59
  know.
• 2:59
  So
• 3:00
  the
• 3:00
  fish
• 3:00
  are
• 3:00
  starting
• 3:00
  to
• 3:00
  drop
• 3:01
  back.
• 3:01
  I'll
• 3:01
  be
• 3:01
  on
• 3:01
  your
• 3:01
  boat
• 3:01
  and
• 3:02
  here
• 3:02
  about
• 3:02
  a
• 3:02
  month
• 3:02
  or
• 3:02
  so.
• 3:03
  What
• 3:03
  are
• 3:03
  you
• 3:04
  seeing
• 3:04
  on
• 3:04
  the
• 3:04
  musky
• 3:04
  front?
• 3:07
  It's
• 3:07
  been,
• 3:09
  it's
• 3:09
  been
• 3:09
  really
• 3:10
  low
• 3:10
  water
• 3:10
  and
• 3:10
  I
• 3:11
  mean
• 3:11
  this
• 3:11
  is
• 3:11
  this
• 3:12
  is
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  case.
• 3:14
  You
• 3:14
  know,
• 3:14
  tailwater
• 3:16
  trout
• 3:16
  fishing
• 3:17
  is,
• 3:19
  it's
• 3:19
  not
• 3:19
  like
• 3:19
  the
• 3:20
  musky
• 3:20
  rivers
• 3:21
  are
• 3:21
  going
• 3:21
  to
• 3:21
  be
• 3:23
  super
• 3:24
  full
• 3:24
  and
• 3:24
  healthy
• 3:25
  when
• 3:25
  we're
• 3:25
  not
• 3:25
  getting
• 3:25
  releases
• 3:26
  on,
• 3:26
  on
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  tail
• 3:27
  water.
• 3:27
  So
• 3:28
  it's,
• 3:28
  it's
• 3:28
  been
• 3:28
  a
• 3:29
  lot
• 3:29
  of
• 3:30
  low
• 3:30
  and
• 3:30
  clear
• 3:30
  fishing
• 3:31
  and
• 3:31
  to
• 3:31
  a
• 3:31
  certain
• 3:32
  extent
• 3:34
  I,
• 3:34
  I
• 3:34
  like
• 3:35
  it
• 3:35
  because
• 3:35
  it
• 3:35
  feels
• 3:36
  a
• 3:36
  little
• 3:36
  bit
• 3:36
  more
• 3:36
  targeted
• 3:39
  takes
• 3:40
  out.
• 3:42
  It's
• 3:42
  not
• 3:42
  so
• 3:43
  much
• 3:43
  the
• 3:43
  difference
• 3:43
  of
• 3:43
  tailwater
• 3:44
  trout
• 3:44
  which
• 3:44
  is,
• 3:45
  you
• 3:46
  know,
• 3:46
  when
• 3:46
  it's
• 3:46
  juicing,
• 3:47
  that's
• 3:48
  one
• 3:48
  animal.
• 3:49
  And
• 3:49
  when
• 3:49
  it's
• 3:51
  like
• 3:51
  when
• 3:51
  they're
• 3:52
  releasing,
• 3:52
  then
• 3:52
  when
• 3:52
  they're
• 3:53
  not,
• 3:53
  it's
• 3:54
  completely
• 3:54
  different.
• 3:55
  In
• 3:55
  that
• 3:55
  quote
• 3:56
  unquote
• 3:56
  targeted
• 3:57
  approach
• 3:58
  is
• 3:59
  you're
• 3:59
  hitting,
• 3:59
  you
• 4:00
  know,
• 4:00
  four
• 4:00
  by
• 4:00
  four
• 4:02
  pockets
• 4:04
  in
• 4:04
  an
• 4:05
  area
• 4:05
  where
• 4:05
  you
• 4:05
  could
• 4:06
  be
• 4:06
  fishing
• 4:06
  a
• 4:07
  50
• 4:07
  yard
• 4:07
  bank.
• 4:08
  And
• 4:08
  they're
• 4:09
  just,
• 4:09
  they're
• 4:09
  not
• 4:10
  going
• 4:10
  to
• 4:10
  be
• 4:10
  holding
• 4:12
  on
• 4:13
  anywhere
• 4:14
  but
• 4:14
  that,
• 4:15
  that
• 4:15
  very
• 4:16
  specific
• 4:17
  pocket
• 4:17
  just
• 4:18
  because
• 4:18
  it
• 4:18
  is
• 4:19
  so
• 4:19
  much
• 4:19
  lower
• 4:19
  with
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  muskie.
• 4:20
  It's,
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  zones
• 4:21
  are
• 4:22
  still
• 4:22
  open.
• 4:22
  They're
• 4:22
  going
• 4:23
  to,
• 4:23
  they're,
• 4:23
  they're
• 4:24
  just
• 4:24
  a
• 4:24
  little
• 4:24
  bit
• 4:24
  more
• 4:25
  spooky
• 4:25
  and
• 4:25
  you
• 4:26
  gotta,
• 4:27
  you
• 4:27
  know,
• 4:27
  on
• 4:28
  the,
• 4:28
  on
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  French.
• 4:29
  Broad.
• 4:32
  Were
• 4:32
  I
• 4:32
  had
• 4:33
  a
• 4:33
  guy
• 4:33
  go,
• 4:33
  oh,
• 4:34
  so
• 4:34
  we're
• 4:34
  bass
• 4:35
  fishing.
• 4:35
  And
• 4:35
  I
• 4:36
  was
• 4:36
  like,
• 4:36
  you
• 4:36
  know,
• 4:36
  whatever
• 4:37
  you
• 4:37
  want
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  call
• 4:37
  it.
• 4:37
  But
• 4:38
  we're,
• 4:39
  we're
• 4:40
  downsizing
• 4:41
  a
• 4:41
  little
• 4:41
  bit
• 4:41
  and
• 4:42
  it
• 4:42
  has
• 4:42
  less
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  do
• 4:43
  with
• 4:43
  the
• 4:43
  presentation
• 4:43
  and
• 4:45
  you
• 4:45
  know,
• 4:46
  smaller
• 4:47
  profile
• 4:47
  and
• 4:48
  more
• 4:48
  to
• 4:48
  do
• 4:48
  with.
• 4:49
  We
• 4:49
  gotta
• 4:50
  get
• 4:50
  a
• 4:50
  couple
• 4:52
  sidearms
• 4:53
  with
• 4:54
  somewhat
• 4:55
  limited
• 4:55
  back
• 4:55
  casts
• 4:57
  up
• 4:57
  under
• 4:57
  that
• 4:57
  branch
• 4:58
  and
• 4:59
  against
• 4:59
  that
• 5:00
  bank
• 5:00
  and
• 5:01
  you
• 5:01
  know,
• 5:01
  everything
• 5:02
  is
• 5:02
  a
• 5:02
  bit
• 5:02
  slower
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  we
• 5:03
  can
• 5:03
  afford
• 5:04
  to
• 5:05
  take
• 5:05
  more
• 5:06
  than
• 5:06
  one
• 5:06
  shot
• 5:07
  but
• 5:09
  you
• 5:09
  know,
• 5:10
  moving,
• 5:10
  moving
• 5:10
  some
• 5:11
  good
• 5:11
  ones
• 5:11
  and
• 5:13
  it's
• 5:13
  muskie
• 5:14
  fishing.
• 5:14
  I
• 5:15
  think
• 5:15
  that
• 5:15
  I've,
• 5:16
  I've
• 5:16
  discussed
• 5:17
  this.
• 5:19
  I
• 5:19
  really
• 5:19
  want
• 5:20
  people
• 5:20
  to
• 5:20
  catch
• 5:20
  a
• 5:20
  muskie
• 5:21
  because
• 5:21
  that
• 5:21
  doesn't
• 5:21
  do
• 5:22
  anything
• 5:22
  for
• 5:22
  anyone.
• 5:23
  It's
• 5:23
  going
• 5:23
  to
• 5:23
  happen
• 5:23
  when
• 5:24
  it
• 5:24
  does.
• 5:25
  But,
• 5:26
  but
• 5:26
  it
• 5:26
  is.
• 5:28
  You
• 5:28
  know,
• 5:28
  if,
• 5:28
  if
• 5:29
  we
• 5:29
  get
• 5:29
  these
• 5:29
  follows
• 5:30
  that
• 5:30
  have
• 5:30
  people
• 5:31
  falling
• 5:31
  out
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  boat
• 5:32
  almost
• 5:33
  and,
• 5:33
  and
• 5:34
  connect
• 5:34
  on
• 5:34
  more
• 5:35
  of
• 5:35
  them,
• 5:35
  then
• 5:36
  I
• 5:36
  have
• 5:36
  pictures
• 5:36
  and
• 5:37
  we're
• 5:37
  talking
• 5:37
  about
• 5:38
  a
• 5:38
  44
• 5:39
  in
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  boat
• 5:39
  versus
• 5:40
  just
• 5:40
  moving
• 5:40
  some
• 5:40
  good
• 5:41
  ones.
• 5:41
  And
• 5:41
  so
• 5:41
  the
• 5:42
  conversation
• 5:42
  becomes
• 5:43
  very
• 5:43
  different.
• 5:43
  I
• 5:43
  get
• 5:43
  more
• 5:44
  anglers
• 5:44
  on
• 5:44
  the
• 5:44
  boat,
• 5:45
  we
• 5:45
  have
• 5:45
  more
• 5:46
  flies
• 5:46
  in
• 5:46
  the
• 5:46
  water,
• 5:47
  I
• 5:47
  get
• 5:47
  more
• 5:47
  pictures.
• 5:48
  We
• 5:48
  start
• 5:48
  talking
• 5:48
  about
• 5:48
  more
• 5:49
  42s
• 5:50
  and
• 5:51
  being
• 5:51
  unhappy
• 5:52
  with,
• 5:53
  with
• 5:53
  the,
• 5:53
  the
• 5:54
  low
• 5:54
  30s
• 5:54
  and
• 5:54
  all
• 5:55
  that.
• 5:57
  So
• 5:58
  it's,
• 5:58
  I'm,
• 5:59
  that's
• 6:00
  just
• 6:01
  a
• 6:01
  walk
• 6:01
  of
• 6:01
  life
• 6:02
  where
• 6:02
  I'm
• 6:03
  continuing
• 6:04
  to
• 6:04
  exercise
• 6:05
  patience
• 6:05
  and
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  love,
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  love
• 6:06
  being
• 6:06
  out
• 6:07
  there
• 6:07
  and
• 6:07
  fishing
• 6:07
  with,
• 6:07
  with
• 6:08
  anyone
• 6:08
  who
• 6:08
  does
• 6:09
  ended
• 6:09
  up
• 6:09
  getting
• 6:09
  on
• 6:10
  My
• 6:10
  boat.
• 6:10
  And
• 6:12
  you
• 6:12
  know
• 6:12
  that
• 6:12
  that
• 6:12
  train's
• 6:13
  gonna
• 6:14
  pick
• 6:14
  up
• 6:14
  steam
• 6:14
  and
• 6:15
  be
• 6:15
  well
• 6:15
  on
• 6:15
  its
• 6:16
  way
• 6:17
  when
• 6:18
  it
• 6:18
  makes
• 6:18
  sense
• 6:18
  for
• 6:18
  it
• 6:19
  to
• 6:19
  be.
• 6:20
  Yeah,
• 6:20
  absolutely.
• 6:21
  And
• 6:21
  of
• 6:21
  course
• 6:21
  you've
• 6:22
  been
• 6:22
  cranking
• 6:22
  out
• 6:22
  bucktails.
• 6:23
  Cause
• 6:23
  we're
• 6:23
  in
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  thick
• 6:24
  of
• 6:24
  tying
• 6:24
  season,
• 6:24
  right?
• 6:26
  Yeah,
• 6:28
  thick
• 6:28
  of.
• 6:31
  Thick
• 6:31
  of
• 6:32
  some
• 6:32
  season,
• 6:32
  I'll
• 6:32
  tell
• 6:32
  you
• 6:32
  that
• 6:33
  much.
• 6:34
  Deer
• 6:35
  season
• 6:35
  ended
• 6:36
  January
• 6:36
  4th.
• 6:38
  Freezers
• 6:38
  are
• 6:39
  jam
• 6:40
  packed.
• 6:40
  So
• 6:41
  part
• 6:41
  of
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  cranking
• 6:42
  on
• 6:42
  bucktail
• 6:43
  was,
• 6:45
  dude,
• 6:45
  we
• 6:45
  get
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  couple
• 6:46
  of
• 6:46
  those
• 6:46
  sort
• 6:47
  of
• 6:47
  wet,
• 6:47
  50,
• 6:47
  60
• 6:48
  degree
• 6:48
  days
• 6:48
  and
• 6:50
  I
• 6:50
  don't
• 6:50
  care
• 6:50
  what
• 6:50
  else
• 6:51
  is
• 6:51
  going
• 6:51
  on.
• 6:53
  That
• 6:53
  includes
• 6:54
  sleep.
• 6:55
  There's.
• 6:56
  I
• 6:56
  didn't
• 6:57
  have.
• 6:57
  I
• 6:57
  have
• 6:58
  two
• 6:58
  freezers
• 6:58
  now
• 6:59
  and
• 7:01
  you
• 7:01
  know,
• 7:01
  I
• 7:02
  probably
• 7:02
  have
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  thousand
• 7:02
  tails
• 7:03
  in
• 7:03
  there.
• 7:04
  And
• 7:05
  so
• 7:05
  for
• 7:05
  a
• 7:05
  while
• 7:05
  I
• 7:05
  didn't
• 7:06
  have
• 7:07
  the
• 7:07
  big
• 7:07
  freezers.
• 7:08
  And
• 7:10
  you
• 7:10
  know,
• 7:10
  every
• 7:11
  Monday
• 7:11
  or
• 7:12
  whenever
• 7:12
  I
• 7:12
  would
• 7:12
  go
• 7:12
  pick
• 7:13
  them
• 7:13
  up,
• 7:13
  it
• 7:13
  was,
• 7:13
  it
• 7:14
  was
• 7:14
  game
• 7:14
  time
• 7:14
  until
• 7:15
  they
• 7:15
  were
• 7:15
  done
• 7:15
  just
• 7:15
  so
• 7:16
  they
• 7:16
  wouldn't
• 7:16
  rot.
• 7:17
  So
• 7:18
  things
• 7:18
  feel
• 7:18
  a
• 7:18
  little,
• 7:19
  you
• 7:20
  know,
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  little
• 7:20
  more
• 7:22
  staged
• 7:22
  and,
• 7:23
  and
• 7:23
  controlled
• 7:24
  in
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  last
• 7:25
  couple
• 7:25
  years.
• 7:27
  But
• 7:27
  I
• 7:27
  did
• 7:27
  end
• 7:28
  up
• 7:29
  just
• 7:29
  because
• 7:29
  I.
• 7:30
  I
• 7:30
  have
• 7:30
  a
• 7:30
  couple
• 7:30
  more
• 7:31
  places
• 7:31
  I'm
• 7:31
  getting
• 7:31
  them
• 7:31
  from
• 7:32
  and
• 7:32
  everyone's
• 7:32
  freezing
• 7:33
  them
• 7:33
  for
• 7:33
  me
• 7:33
  now.
• 7:33
  So
• 7:36
  I've
• 7:36
  ended
• 7:36
  up
• 7:36
  getting
• 7:37
  more
• 7:38
  tails
• 7:38
  than
• 7:38
  the
• 7:39
  two
• 7:39
  chest
• 7:39
  freezers
• 7:40
  could
• 7:40
  fit.
• 7:40
  And
• 7:40
  so
• 7:41
  I've
• 7:41
  been
• 7:42
  jamming
• 7:42
  on
• 7:42
  them
• 7:43
  partially
• 7:44
  for
• 7:45
  that.
• 7:45
  And
• 7:45
  then
• 7:46
  also,
• 7:46
  you
• 7:46
  know,
• 7:47
  starting
• 7:48
  end
• 7:48
  of
• 7:48
  this
• 7:49
  week,
• 7:51
  I'm
• 7:52
  gonna
• 7:52
  be
• 7:52
  back
• 7:52
  on
• 7:52
  the
• 7:53
  water.
• 7:53
  So.
• 7:55
  Chunking
• 7:56
  out
• 7:56
  two,
• 7:56
  three
• 7:57
  hours
• 7:57
  to,
• 7:58
  to
• 7:58
  rip
• 7:59
  into
• 7:59
  some
• 7:59
  tails
• 8:00
  and
• 8:01
  dye
• 8:01
  and
• 8:01
  all
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  it.
• 8:02
  And
• 8:02
  it,
• 8:02
  you
• 8:02
  know,
• 8:03
  it's
• 8:03
  just,
• 8:03
  it's
• 8:04
  pretty,
• 8:04
  it's
• 8:04
  very
• 8:05
  turnkey
• 8:05
  for
• 8:05
  me.
• 8:06
  I've
• 8:06
  done
• 8:06
  so
• 8:07
  many,
• 8:07
  and
• 8:07
  I've
• 8:08
  done
• 8:08
  it
• 8:08
  in
• 8:08
  so
• 8:08
  many
• 8:08
  different
• 8:09
  ways
• 8:09
  that
• 8:10
  are
• 8:10
  so
• 8:10
  much
• 8:10
  less
• 8:11
  efficient
• 8:11
  than
• 8:11
  I
• 8:11
  do
• 8:12
  now.
• 8:13
  But
• 8:13
  it's
• 8:13
  still
• 8:14
  like
• 8:14
  any
• 8:14
  process,
• 8:15
  you
• 8:15
  don't
• 8:16
  sit
• 8:16
  down
• 8:16
  at
• 8:16
  your
• 8:16
  computer
• 8:17
  and
• 8:18
  get
• 8:18
  into
• 8:19
  a
• 8:20
  spreadsheet
• 8:20
  and
• 8:21
  within
• 8:22
  30
• 8:22
  seconds
• 8:22
  you're
• 8:23
  operating
• 8:24
  at
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  speed
• 8:24
  that
• 8:24
  you're
• 8:25
  operating
• 8:25
  at
• 8:25
  in
• 8:26
  let's
• 8:26
  say
• 8:26
  15
• 8:27
  minutes
• 8:27
  and
• 8:28
  a
• 8:28
  cup
• 8:28
  of
• 8:28
  coffee.
• 8:29
  There's
• 8:30
  a
• 8:30
  little
• 8:30
  bit
• 8:30
  of
• 8:30
  a
• 8:31
  ramp
• 8:31
  there.
• 8:32
  So
• 8:33
  I
• 8:34
  think
• 8:34
  it's
• 8:34
  just.
• 8:35
  Some
• 8:35
  of.
• 8:35
  It's
• 8:36
  just
• 8:36
  planning
• 8:36
  ahead
• 8:37
  and
• 8:37
  saying,
• 8:37
  man,
• 8:39
  I
• 8:39
  want
• 8:39
  to
• 8:39
  make
• 8:39
  sure
• 8:40
  that
• 8:40
  these
• 8:40
  things
• 8:40
  are
• 8:40
  out
• 8:41
  into
• 8:41
  people's
• 8:41
  hands
• 8:43
  during
• 8:43
  tying
• 8:44
  season.
• 8:45
  When
• 8:45
  it's
• 8:46
  cold
• 8:47
  and
• 8:50
  looking
• 8:50
  into
• 8:50
  January,
• 8:51
  February,
• 8:53
  and
• 8:53
  I
• 8:54
  do
• 8:54
  still
• 8:54
  have
• 8:54
  some
• 8:54
  good
• 8:55
  dates
• 8:55
  available,
• 8:56
  but
• 8:57
  number
• 8:57
  of
• 8:57
  trips
• 8:58
  I
• 8:58
  want
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  be
• 8:58
  on
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  water,
• 9:01
  babies,
• 9:01
  et
• 9:02
  cetera.
• 9:02
  It's
• 9:03
  just
• 9:05
  any,
• 9:05
  any
• 9:05
  free
• 9:06
  time
• 9:06
  has
• 9:06
  been,
• 9:07
  let's
• 9:08
  get
• 9:08
  the
• 9:08
  bucktail
• 9:08
  moving.
• 9:10
  Got
• 9:10
  it.
• 9:10
  And
• 9:10
  since
• 9:11
  it's
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  beginning
• 9:11
  of
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  year,
• 9:12
  we
• 9:12
  always
• 9:12
  do
• 9:12
  our
• 9:12
  drawing
• 9:13
  from
• 9:13
  the
• 9:13
  questions
• 9:15
  that
• 9:15
  we
• 9:15
  used
• 9:15
  last
• 9:16
  year.
• 9:16
  And
• 9:16
  before
• 9:17
  I
• 9:17
  announce
• 9:17
  the
• 9:17
  winner,
• 9:18
  Ellis,
• 9:18
  you
• 9:18
  want
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  let
• 9:18
  folks
• 9:19
  know
• 9:19
  what
• 9:19
  the
• 9:19
  winner
• 9:19
  is
• 9:19
  going
• 9:19
  to
• 9:19
  win.
• 9:21
  Yeah.
• 9:21
  They
• 9:21
  are
• 9:22
  going
• 9:22
  to
• 9:22
  be
• 9:23
  voluntarily
• 9:24
  subjected
• 9:25
  to
• 9:27
  between
• 9:28
  seven
• 9:28
  and
• 9:28
  10
• 9:29
  hours
• 9:30
  in
• 9:30
  close
• 9:31
  quarters
• 9:31
  with
• 9:31
  me
• 9:32
  on
• 9:32
  a
• 9:32
  boat.
• 9:33
  So
• 9:33
  the
• 9:33
  winner
• 9:34
  will
• 9:34
  get
• 9:35
  a
• 9:36
  full
• 9:36
  day
• 9:36
  trip
• 9:38
  of
• 9:39
  whatever
• 9:40
  they
• 9:40
  want.
• 9:42
  I
• 9:43
  do.
• 9:44
  As
• 9:44
  anyone
• 9:44
  listening
• 9:45
  knows,
• 9:46
  streamer
• 9:47
  and
• 9:47
  dry
• 9:47
  fly
• 9:47
  primarily
• 9:48
  for
• 9:48
  trout
• 9:51
  or,
• 9:52
  or
• 9:52
  muskie,
• 9:52
  if
• 9:53
  whoever's
• 9:53
  listening
• 9:54
  wants
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  do
• 9:54
  that.
• 9:55
  And
• 9:56
  we'll
• 9:57
  get
• 9:57
  out
• 9:57
  and
• 9:57
  get
• 9:57
  after
• 9:57
  it.
• 9:58
  Yeah.
• 9:58
  If
• 9:58
  you
• 9:58
  want
• 9:59
  to
• 9:59
  use
• 9:59
  your
• 9:59
  seven
• 9:59
  or
• 9:59
  eight
• 10:00
  hours
• 10:00
  when
• 10:00
  the
• 10:01
  sun
• 10:01
  goes
• 10:01
  down,
• 10:01
  you
• 10:01
  just.
• 10:02
  The
• 10:02
  only
• 10:02
  hours
• 10:02
  you
• 10:02
  can't
• 10:02
  fish
• 10:03
  are
• 10:03
  between
• 10:03
  4
• 10:03
  and
• 10:03
  6
• 10:04
  in
• 10:04
  the
• 10:04
  morning.
• 10:06
  Yeah.
• 10:07
  And
• 10:07
  there's
• 10:07
  wiggle
• 10:08
  room
• 10:08
  there.
• 10:08
  So
• 10:10
  just
• 10:10
  depends
• 10:10
  on
• 10:10
  what
• 10:10
  the
• 10:11
  stripers
• 10:11
  are
• 10:11
  doing
• 10:11
  down
• 10:12
  on
• 10:12
  the
• 10:12
  lake.
• 10:12
  That's
• 10:12
  all
• 10:12
  we're
• 10:13
  saying,
• 10:13
  folks.
• 10:14
  My
• 10:14
  goodness.
• 10:14
  The
• 10:15
  number
• 10:15
  of
• 10:15
  sunrises
• 10:17
  after
• 10:18
  floating
• 10:18
  the
• 10:18
  river
• 10:19
  and
• 10:19
  ending
• 10:19
  in
• 10:19
  the
• 10:19
  lake
• 10:20
  that
• 10:20
  I've
• 10:20
  witnessed
• 10:21
  might
• 10:21
  be
• 10:22
  shocking.
• 10:22
  Yeah.
• 10:23
  The
• 10:23
  popcorn
• 10:23
  shad,
• 10:24
  right?
• 10:25
  Rainbait.
• 10:27
  Yeah.
• 10:27
  So
• 10:27
  the
• 10:27
  lucky
• 10:28
  winner
• 10:28
  is
• 10:28
  Isaac
• 10:29
  Hale.
• 10:29
  Isaac,
• 10:30
  I
• 10:30
  will
• 10:30
  hook
• 10:30
  you
• 10:30
  up
• 10:30
  with
• 10:31
  Ellis.
• 10:31
  You're
• 10:32
  gonna
• 10:32
  have
• 10:32
  a
• 10:32
  great
• 10:32
  time.
• 10:33
  And
• 10:34
  Ellis,
• 10:34
  before
• 10:35
  I
• 10:35
  let
• 10:35
  you
• 10:35
  hop,
• 10:36
  why
• 10:36
  don't
• 10:36
  you
• 10:36
  let
• 10:37
  folks
• 10:37
  know
• 10:37
  generally
• 10:38
  what
• 10:38
  you
• 10:38
  have
• 10:38
  available?
• 10:39
  I
• 10:39
  don't
• 10:39
  know,
• 10:39
  it
• 10:39
  sounds
• 10:39
  like
• 10:40
  you
• 10:40
  might
• 10:40
  have
• 10:40
  some
• 10:41
  post
• 10:41
  spawn
• 10:42
  dates
• 10:42
  left
• 10:42
  and
• 10:42
  then
• 10:42
  we'll
• 10:43
  kind
• 10:43
  of
• 10:43
  shift
• 10:43
  into
• 10:43
  kind
• 10:44
  of
• 10:44
  the
• 10:44
  normal
• 10:44
  stuff
• 10:45
  on
• 10:46
  the
• 10:46
  tail
• 10:46
  waters
• 10:46
  for
• 10:46
  the
• 10:47
  hatches
• 10:47
  in
• 10:47
  the
• 10:47
  spring
• 10:47
  and
• 10:47
  everything.
• 10:48
  But
• 10:48
  why
• 10:48
  don't
• 10:48
  you
• 10:48
  let
• 10:48
  folks
• 10:49
  know
• 10:49
  that
• 10:49
  how
• 10:49
  to
• 10:50
  find
• 10:50
  you
• 10:50
  and
• 10:50
  all
• 10:50
  that
• 10:50
  kind
• 10:50
  of
• 10:50
  good
• 10:51
  stuff.
• 10:52
  Yeah.
• 10:52
  So
• 10:52
  end
• 10:53
  of
• 10:53
  February,
• 10:55
  second
• 10:55
  half
• 10:56
  of
• 10:56
  February
• 10:56
  really
• 10:57
  has
• 10:58
  a
• 10:58
  number
• 10:59
  of
• 10:59
  good
• 10:59
  dates
• 11:00
  and
• 11:00
  moons.
• 11:02
  And
• 11:04
  you
• 11:04
  know,
• 11:04
  as
• 11:05
  we
• 11:05
  get
• 11:05
  into
• 11:06
  March,
• 11:06
  I'm
• 11:06
  going
• 11:07
  to
• 11:07
  be
• 11:08
  definitely
• 11:08
  pushing
• 11:09
  pre
• 11:09
  spawn
• 11:10
  muskie
• 11:11
  and
• 11:12
  I
• 11:12
  have
• 11:13
  a
• 11:13
  good
• 11:13
  amount
• 11:13
  of
• 11:14
  availability
• 11:15
  in,
• 11:15
  in
• 11:16
  March,
• 11:18
  but
• 11:18
  that,
• 11:18
  that
• 11:19
  postpone
• 11:20
  streamer
• 11:20
  fishing
• 11:22
  is
• 11:23
  if
• 11:23
  you
• 11:23
  have
• 11:23
  an
• 11:23
  opportunity
• 11:24
  to
• 11:24
  get
• 11:25
  here
• 11:25
  and
• 11:26
  yeah,
• 11:26
  I
• 11:26
  mean
• 11:27
  you
• 11:27
  might
• 11:27
  have
• 11:27
  a
• 11:27
  day
• 11:27
  where
• 11:28
  it's
• 11:28
  colder
• 11:28
  and
• 11:30
  we're
• 11:30
  gonna
• 11:30
  wear
• 11:30
  nitrile
• 11:31
  gloves
• 11:32
  and
• 11:33
  have
• 11:33
  hand
• 11:34
  warmers
• 11:34
  and
• 11:36
  be
• 11:36
  thankful
• 11:37
  to,
• 11:37
  to
• 11:38
  see
• 11:38
  the
• 11:38
  fish
• 11:38
  that
• 11:39
  we
• 11:39
  see
• 11:39
  that
• 11:40
  in
• 11:41
  the
• 11:41
  same
• 11:41
  conditions.
• 11:42
  If
• 11:42
  you
• 11:42
  were
• 11:42
  here
• 11:43
  and
• 11:45
  another
• 11:45
  month
• 11:47
  just,
• 11:47
  we
• 11:48
  probably
• 11:48
  wouldn't
• 11:48
  be
• 11:49
  seeing
• 11:49
  them.
• 11:50
  So
• 11:50
  if,
• 11:50
  if
• 11:51
  you
• 11:51
  have
• 11:51
  the
• 11:51
  opportunity
• 11:54
  to
• 11:54
  get
• 11:54
  here
• 11:55
  in
• 11:56
  pretty
• 11:56
  short
• 11:56
  order
• 11:56
  at
• 11:57
  this
• 11:57
  point,
• 11:57
  a
• 11:58
  handful
• 11:58
  of
• 11:58
  days
• 11:59
  throughout
• 11:59
  the
• 11:59
  end
• 12:00
  of
• 12:00
  January,
• 12:00
  but
• 12:02
  definitely
• 12:02
  looking
• 12:03
  at
• 12:03
  second
• 12:03
  half
• 12:04
  of
• 12:05
  February.
• 12:06
  And
• 12:06
  then
• 12:06
  there's,
• 12:06
  there's
• 12:07
  a
• 12:07
  couple
• 12:07
  in,
• 12:08
  in
• 12:08
  the
• 12:08
  first
• 12:08
  half
• 12:09
  too.
• 12:09
  But.
• 12:12
  Reach
• 12:12
  out
• 12:12
  to
• 12:12
  me
• 12:13
  at,
• 12:13
  on
• 12:14
  my
• 12:14
  Cell
• 12:14
  phone
• 12:14
  at
• 12:14
  513-543-0019.
• 12:19
  You
• 12:19
  can
• 12:19
  see
• 12:21
  pictures
• 12:22
  of
• 12:22
  some
• 12:23
  fish
• 12:23
  that
• 12:23
  might
• 12:23
  have
• 12:23
  you
• 12:24
  saying,
• 12:24
  oh,
• 12:24
  I
• 12:24
  want
• 12:24
  to
• 12:24
  go
• 12:25
  do
• 12:25
  that
• 12:26
  at
• 12:27
  elliswardflies.com
• 12:28
  you
• 12:28
  can
• 12:28
  also
• 12:29
  purchase
• 12:30
  your
• 12:30
  bucktail
• 12:31
  and
• 12:31
  muskie
• 12:32
  lures
• 12:32
  or
• 12:33
  trout
• 12:34
  muskie
• 12:34
  flies
• 12:34
  there
• 12:35
  as
• 12:35
  well.
• 12:36
  Well,
• 12:36
  there
• 12:36
  you
• 12:36
  go.
• 12:37
  Well,
• 12:37
  folks,
• 12:37
  as
• 12:37
  always,
• 12:37
  say
• 12:38
  yo
• 12:38
  to
• 12:38
  yourself
• 12:38
  to
• 12:38
  get
• 12:39
  out
• 12:39
  there
• 12:39
  and
• 12:39
  catch
• 12:39
  a
• 12:39
  few.
• 12:40
  Tight
• 12:40
  lines,
• 12:40
  everybody.
• 12:41
  Tight
• 12:41
  lines,
• 12:41
  Ellis.
• 12:42
  Appreciate
• 12:43
  it,
• 12:43
  Marv.