Latest / The Articulate Fly / S8, Ep 38: High Water and Transitional Fish: Matt Reilly's Southwest Virginia Fishing Insights
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- 0:00Hey
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:04Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:05The
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06We're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07Southwest
- 0:07Virginia
- 0:07Fishing
- 0:07Report
- 0:08with
- 0:09the
- 0:09man
- 0:09himself,
- 0:09Matt
- 0:10Reilly.
- 0:10Matt,
- 0:10how
- 0:11are
- 0:11you
- 0:11doing?
- 0:12I'm
- 0:12doing
- 0:12good,
- 0:12man.
- 0:13How
- 0:13are
- 0:13you?
- 0:14Just
- 0:14trying
- 0:14to
- 0:14stay
- 0:14dry,
- 0:15I
- 0:15think.
- 0:15You
- 0:15know,
- 0:15we
- 0:15were
- 0:16talking
- 0:16before
- 0:16we
- 0:16started
- 0:16recording
- 0:17and
- 0:17you
- 0:17know,
- 0:17maybe
- 0:17you
- 0:18should
- 0:18be
- 0:18careful
- 0:19what
- 0:19you
- 0:19wish
- 0:19for.
- 0:20Yeah,
- 0:21I'm
- 0:21still
- 0:22gonna
- 0:22say
- 0:22no.
- 0:22I
- 0:23mean
- 0:23we
- 0:23need
- 0:23it
- 0:23pretty
- 0:24bad.
- 0:25It's.
- 0:27Well,
- 0:27you
- 0:27know,
- 0:27we
- 0:27do
- 0:27have
- 0:28what
- 0:28I
- 0:29would
- 0:29call
- 0:30borderline
- 0:31blown
- 0:32out
- 0:32rivers,
- 0:32but
- 0:33definitely
- 0:34dirty,
- 0:35you
- 0:35know,
- 0:36very
- 0:36dirty
- 0:36rivers
- 0:37right
- 0:37now
- 0:38for
- 0:38the
- 0:38most
- 0:39part,
- 0:39pretty
- 0:40much
- 0:40everywhere.
- 0:41The
- 0:41new
- 0:41still
- 0:42looks
- 0:43pretty
- 0:43okay,
- 0:44but
- 0:44it's
- 0:45deteriorating
- 0:46as
- 0:46we
- 0:46were
- 0:46on
- 0:47it
- 0:47today.
- 0:47So
- 0:48it's,
- 0:49it's
- 0:50potentially
- 0:50going
- 0:50to
- 0:51be
- 0:51depending
- 0:51on,
- 0:52depending
- 0:52on
- 0:52how
- 0:52much
- 0:52rain
- 0:53we
- 0:53get
- 0:53over
- 0:53the
- 0:53next
- 0:53two
- 0:54days,
- 0:54tonight
- 0:54and
- 0:55tomorrow.
- 0:57It,
- 0:57it
- 0:58may
- 0:58be
- 0:58out
- 0:59of
- 0:59commission
- 0:59for
- 0:59a
- 0:59couple
- 1:00of
- 1:00days,
- 1:00but
- 1:01we'll
- 1:02just
- 1:02see.
- 1:02You
- 1:02know,
- 1:03like
- 1:03I
- 1:03said,
- 1:03we
- 1:03need,
- 1:04we're,
- 1:04we're
- 1:05still
- 1:05like
- 1:0611
- 1:06inches
- 1:07behind
- 1:07for
- 1:08the
- 1:08year
- 1:08or
- 1:08something
- 1:08like
- 1:09that,
- 1:09so
- 1:09we'll
- 1:10take
- 1:10everything
- 1:10we
- 1:10can
- 1:10get.
- 1:11Yeah,
- 1:12it
- 1:12has
- 1:12been
- 1:12good.
- 1:12You
- 1:12know,
- 1:13we
- 1:13kind
- 1:13of,
- 1:13we
- 1:13got
- 1:13a
- 1:13ton
- 1:14of
- 1:14rain
- 1:14I
- 1:14guess
- 1:14a
- 1:14couple
- 1:14days
- 1:15ago,
- 1:15but
- 1:15this,
- 1:15it
- 1:15looks
- 1:15like
- 1:16it's
- 1:16just
- 1:16kind
- 1:16of
- 1:16like,
- 1:16kind
- 1:17of
- 1:17heavy
- 1:17showers
- 1:18for
- 1:18like
- 1:18the
- 1:18next
- 1:18week
- 1:19or
- 1:19so.
- 1:19So
- 1:20hopefully,
- 1:20you
- 1:21know,
- 1:21between
- 1:21the
- 1:21trees
- 1:22and
- 1:22the,
- 1:23the,
- 1:23the
- 1:24low
- 1:24water
- 1:24table
- 1:24may
- 1:25hopefully
- 1:25can
- 1:25kind
- 1:25of
- 1:26soak
- 1:26it
- 1:26up
- 1:26and
- 1:26kind
- 1:26of
- 1:26keep
- 1:26things
- 1:27from
- 1:27getting
- 1:27too,
- 1:28too
- 1:28gnarly
- 1:28on
- 1:28the
- 1:29water.
- 1:29Yeah,
- 1:30yeah,
- 1:30we'll
- 1:30see.
- 1:31I,
- 1:31I
- 1:31have
- 1:31a
- 1:31feeling
- 1:32that's
- 1:32this
- 1:32probably
- 1:33going
- 1:33to
- 1:33be
- 1:33the
- 1:33way
- 1:34that
- 1:34it
- 1:34goes,
- 1:34but
- 1:36it
- 1:36has
- 1:36been
- 1:36nice
- 1:37to
- 1:37have
- 1:37some
- 1:37water
- 1:37in
- 1:37the
- 1:38river.
- 1:38I
- 1:38mean
- 1:38it
- 1:38was
- 1:38almost
- 1:39unrecognizable
- 1:40today
- 1:41after,
- 1:41you
- 1:42know,
- 1:42looking
- 1:42at
- 1:42it
- 1:43at
- 1:43a,
- 1:43you
- 1:44know,
- 1:44quarter
- 1:45of
- 1:45the
- 1:45seasonal
- 1:46average
- 1:46for
- 1:46the
- 1:46last
- 1:47couple
- 1:47of
- 1:47months.
- 1:48Yeah,
- 1:49so
- 1:49you
- 1:49got
- 1:49a
- 1:49couple
- 1:49things
- 1:50going
- 1:50on.
- 1:50Right.
- 1:50You
- 1:51know,
- 1:51it's
- 1:51kind
- 1:51of
- 1:51funny.
- 1:51I
- 1:51talked
- 1:52to
- 1:52Brian
- 1:52Shoemaker
- 1:53last
- 1:53week
- 1:53and
- 1:53saw
- 1:54all
- 1:54the
- 1:54smallmouth
- 1:54guys
- 1:54are
- 1:55getting
- 1:55ready
- 1:55for
- 1:55the
- 1:56June
- 1:56post
- 1:57spawn
- 1:57funk.
- 1:57Right.
- 1:58So
- 1:58you
- 1:58got
- 1:58that
- 1:58going
- 1:58on
- 1:59and
- 1:59then
- 1:59you've
- 1:59got
- 1:59kind
- 1:59of,
- 2:00you
- 2:00know,
- 2:00the
- 2:00stained
- 2:01high
- 2:01water.
- 2:01So,
- 2:02you
- 2:02know,
- 2:02what
- 2:02do
- 2:02you
- 2:02do
- 2:02when
- 2:02you
- 2:03go
- 2:03out
- 2:03day
- 2:03to
- 2:03day?
- 2:05I
- 2:05would
- 2:05say
- 2:06that's,
- 2:06that's
- 2:06the
- 2:07million
- 2:07dollar
- 2:07question
- 2:08some
- 2:08days,
- 2:08you
- 2:09know,
- 2:10and,
- 2:10and
- 2:11it
- 2:12really
- 2:12kind
- 2:12of
- 2:13depends
- 2:13on
- 2:13where
- 2:13you
- 2:13are,
- 2:14like
- 2:14I
- 2:14always
- 2:14say.
- 2:15I
- 2:15mean
- 2:16we
- 2:16have,
- 2:16we've
- 2:17had
- 2:17some
- 2:17of
- 2:17that
- 2:18funkiness
- 2:18going
- 2:18on
- 2:19in
- 2:19some
- 2:19places
- 2:19for
- 2:19a
- 2:20couple
- 2:20weeks
- 2:20now
- 2:21and
- 2:22you
- 2:22know,
- 2:22we'll
- 2:23Likely
- 2:23be
- 2:23out
- 2:23of
- 2:23it,
- 2:24hopefully
- 2:25by
- 2:25like
- 2:26a
- 2:26week
- 2:26or
- 2:26two
- 2:27from
- 2:27now.
- 2:29But.
- 2:30And,
- 2:30and
- 2:31really
- 2:31what
- 2:31that
- 2:32is
- 2:32is
- 2:32just
- 2:32where
- 2:32you
- 2:33have
- 2:33fish
- 2:33that
- 2:33are
- 2:35kind
- 2:35of
- 2:35tired,
- 2:36lazy,
- 2:38you
- 2:39know,
- 2:39dispersing
- 2:40throughout
- 2:41the
- 2:41river.
- 2:42Just.
- 2:42You're
- 2:43in
- 2:43between
- 2:43patterns.
- 2:44You
- 2:44know,
- 2:44things
- 2:44are
- 2:45transitional
- 2:46in
- 2:46a.
- 2:46In
- 2:46a
- 2:46big,
- 2:47big
- 2:47way.
- 2:49And
- 2:51it's
- 2:52like
- 2:53I
- 2:53said,
- 2:53just
- 2:53depending
- 2:53on
- 2:54where
- 2:54you
- 2:54are,
- 2:55we're
- 2:55in
- 2:55different
- 2:55stages.
- 2:56You
- 2:56can
- 2:56still
- 2:57find
- 2:57some.
- 2:57Some
- 2:58pretty
- 2:58cold
- 2:59water
- 2:59on
- 2:59the
- 3:00new
- 3:00in
- 3:00places.
- 3:02And,
- 3:02you
- 3:03know,
- 3:03in
- 3:03that
- 3:03sense,
- 3:03we
- 3:04have
- 3:04fish
- 3:04that
- 3:04are,
- 3:04you
- 3:05know,
- 3:05a
- 3:05little
- 3:05bit
- 3:05earlier
- 3:06in
- 3:06that.
- 3:06In
- 3:07that
- 3:07spawning
- 3:09arc.
- 3:10But
- 3:11when.
- 3:11When
- 3:12you're
- 3:12dealing
- 3:12with
- 3:12those
- 3:12kinds
- 3:13of
- 3:13situations
- 3:13where
- 3:14you
- 3:14just
- 3:14don't
- 3:15really,
- 3:16you
- 3:17know,
- 3:17there's
- 3:17no
- 3:17real
- 3:18consistent
- 3:19pattern.
- 3:22It's.
- 3:24It's
- 3:24real
- 3:24easy.
- 3:25It's
- 3:25real.
- 3:26And
- 3:26I.
- 3:26I
- 3:26tell
- 3:27people
- 3:27this
- 3:27in
- 3:27the
- 3:27boat
- 3:28sometimes
- 3:28it's
- 3:28a
- 3:28pretty
- 3:29good
- 3:29symptom
- 3:29of
- 3:30that
- 3:30funkiness.
- 3:31Anytime
- 3:32you're
- 3:32in
- 3:33a
- 3:33transitional
- 3:34time
- 3:34frame,
- 3:35when,
- 3:36you
- 3:36know,
- 3:37you
- 3:37start
- 3:38with
- 3:38one
- 3:38program,
- 3:39you're
- 3:39fishing
- 3:39a
- 3:39certain
- 3:40fly
- 3:40a
- 3:40certain
- 3:40way,
- 3:41you
- 3:41catch
- 3:41like
- 3:41one,
- 3:42and
- 3:42then
- 3:44it's
- 3:44kind
- 3:44of
- 3:44slow.
- 3:45Maybe
- 3:45you
- 3:45catch
- 3:45another
- 3:45one.
- 3:46Gets
- 3:46kind
- 3:46of
- 3:46slow,
- 3:46you
- 3:46change
- 3:47flies,
- 3:47Catch
- 3:47one
- 3:47real
- 3:48quick.
- 3:48Gets
- 3:49pretty
- 3:49slow
- 3:49again.
- 3:50Next
- 3:50thing
- 3:50you
- 3:51know,
- 3:51you've
- 3:51got
- 3:51a
- 3:51handful
- 3:52of
- 3:52fish
- 3:52and
- 3:52there's
- 3:52like
- 3:52six
- 3:53wet
- 3:53flies
- 3:53of
- 3:54five
- 3:54different
- 3:54types
- 3:55on
- 3:55your
- 3:56boat
- 3:57bag
- 3:57drying
- 3:57off.
- 4:00I.
- 4:01I
- 4:01really
- 4:01try
- 4:02to,
- 4:03you
- 4:04know,
- 4:04I
- 4:04always
- 4:04have
- 4:04a
- 4:05couple
- 4:05different
- 4:05rods
- 4:05in
- 4:05the
- 4:06boat
- 4:06with
- 4:07different
- 4:07lines
- 4:07and
- 4:08flies
- 4:08for
- 4:08different
- 4:08situations.
- 4:09You
- 4:09know,
- 4:09whether
- 4:10it's
- 4:10a
- 4:11floating
- 4:11line
- 4:11top
- 4:12water
- 4:12fly
- 4:13or
- 4:13a
- 4:13intermediate
- 4:14tip
- 4:15with
- 4:15a
- 4:15streamer
- 4:16or
- 4:16a,
- 4:16you
- 4:17know,
- 4:17floater
- 4:18with
- 4:18a
- 4:18crayfish
- 4:19or
- 4:19something.
- 4:19But
- 4:22I
- 4:22will
- 4:22definitely
- 4:23kind
- 4:24of
- 4:24just
- 4:24rely
- 4:25on
- 4:25my
- 4:25instincts
- 4:26a
- 4:26little
- 4:26bit
- 4:27more
- 4:27sometimes
- 4:27in
- 4:28those
- 4:28situations
- 4:28and,
- 4:29you
- 4:29know,
- 4:30think,
- 4:30you
- 4:30know,
- 4:30for
- 4:31this
- 4:31water
- 4:31type,
- 4:32this
- 4:32is
- 4:32probably
- 4:32what
- 4:32will
- 4:33fish
- 4:33best
- 4:33and
- 4:34put
- 4:35your
- 4:35best
- 4:35foot
- 4:35forward
- 4:36and.
- 4:36And
- 4:36just
- 4:37kind
- 4:37of
- 4:37roll
- 4:38through
- 4:38it.
- 4:38Now,
- 4:38you
- 4:38obviously
- 4:39have
- 4:39to
- 4:39pay
- 4:39attention
- 4:40to
- 4:40what
- 4:40the
- 4:40fish
- 4:41tell
- 4:41you,
- 4:42and
- 4:42this
- 4:42year
- 4:43is
- 4:43a
- 4:43great
- 4:44example
- 4:44of
- 4:44that.
- 4:45We've
- 4:46had
- 4:47such
- 4:47low
- 4:48water
- 4:48and.
- 4:49And
- 4:49warm
- 4:49water
- 4:50early.
- 4:51I
- 4:51mean,
- 4:51you
- 4:51know,
- 4:52mid-70s
- 4:53water
- 4:53temps
- 4:53usually,
- 4:54you
- 4:54know,
- 4:54we're
- 4:54not
- 4:55gonna
- 4:55see
- 4:56until
- 4:57sometime
- 4:57in
- 4:57June,
- 4:58but
- 4:59we've
- 4:59had
- 4:59them
- 4:59for
- 4:59a
- 5:00couple
- 5:00weeks
- 5:00now.
- 5:02Couple
- 5:03of
- 5:03the
- 5:03rivers
- 5:03I
- 5:03fish
- 5:03have
- 5:04had
- 5:04some
- 5:04pretty
- 5:04big
- 5:04crayfish
- 5:05molts
- 5:05go
- 5:06off
- 5:06and,
- 5:07you
- 5:07know,
- 5:08usually
- 5:08I
- 5:08would
- 5:09say
- 5:10the
- 5:10bigger
- 5:11one
- 5:11that
- 5:11I
- 5:11notice
- 5:12in
- 5:12the
- 5:12summertime
- 5:13happens
- 5:14like
- 5:14late
- 5:15June.
- 5:16And
- 5:16I
- 5:16mean,
- 5:16I'm
- 5:17talking.
- 5:17I
- 5:17think
- 5:17I
- 5:18saw
- 5:18one
- 5:20kind
- 5:20of
- 5:20start
- 5:21a
- 5:21week
- 5:21ago
- 5:23and,
- 5:24you
- 5:24know,
- 5:24we
- 5:24had
- 5:25some
- 5:26low
- 5:26to
- 5:27mid-70s,
- 5:28clear
- 5:29water
- 5:30and
- 5:30you
- 5:30can,
- 5:31you
- 5:31can
- 5:31see,
- 5:32you
- 5:32know,
- 5:33not
- 5:33only
- 5:33soft
- 5:34shelled
- 5:34crayfish,
- 5:35but
- 5:35also
- 5:37fish
- 5:38that
- 5:38would
- 5:38otherwise
- 5:38be
- 5:39great
- 5:39top
- 5:39water
- 5:40candidates
- 5:40that
- 5:41are
- 5:41cruising
- 5:41in
- 5:42shallow
- 5:42water
- 5:42on
- 5:42gravel
- 5:43bars
- 5:43and
- 5:43stuff,
- 5:44but
- 5:44they're
- 5:44just
- 5:45locked
- 5:46into
- 5:46the
- 5:46bottom
- 5:46and
- 5:47they
- 5:47will
- 5:47not
- 5:47come
- 5:48up.
- 5:48Most
- 5:48of
- 5:48the
- 5:49time
- 5:49they
- 5:49can
- 5:49be
- 5:49really
- 5:50spooky
- 5:52to
- 5:52anything
- 5:53that's
- 5:53not
- 5:54kind
- 5:54of
- 5:54bottom
- 5:54oriented,
- 5:56but
- 5:57they'll,
- 5:57you
- 5:57know,
- 5:57they'll
- 5:58wolf
- 5:58a
- 5:58crayfish.
- 5:59So
- 5:59that's,
- 6:00that
- 6:01is
- 6:01definitely
- 6:02something
- 6:02that
- 6:02we've
- 6:02leaned
- 6:03on
- 6:03a
- 6:03little
- 6:03bit
- 6:04harder
- 6:04in
- 6:04the
- 6:04last
- 6:04week
- 6:05or
- 6:05two,
- 6:06which
- 6:07I
- 6:07kind
- 6:07of
- 6:07have
- 6:07a
- 6:07little
- 6:08bit
- 6:08of
- 6:08a
- 6:08hard
- 6:08time
- 6:08doing
- 6:09when
- 6:09I'm
- 6:09seeing
- 6:09cruising
- 6:10fish.
- 6:10And
- 6:11you
- 6:11know,
- 6:12this
- 6:13time
- 6:13of
- 6:13year,
- 6:13normally
- 6:14I'm
- 6:14doing
- 6:14more
- 6:14streamer
- 6:15fishing
- 6:15and
- 6:17you
- 6:17know,
- 6:17sometimes
- 6:18it
- 6:18just
- 6:18doesn't
- 6:18work
- 6:19and
- 6:19you've
- 6:19gotta
- 6:19listen
- 6:20to
- 6:20those
- 6:20cues.
- 6:20So
- 6:21I
- 6:22would
- 6:22say,
- 6:22you
- 6:22know,
- 6:23I
- 6:23don't
- 6:23do
- 6:23a
- 6:23whole
- 6:23lot
- 6:24different
- 6:24other
- 6:24than,
- 6:25you
- 6:26know,
- 6:26know
- 6:26that
- 6:26you're
- 6:28kind
- 6:28of
- 6:28know
- 6:28what's
- 6:29going
- 6:29on,
- 6:29you
- 6:29know,
- 6:30know
- 6:30that
- 6:30you're
- 6:30in
- 6:30a
- 6:30transitional
- 6:31timeframe,
- 6:31that
- 6:32there
- 6:33might
- 6:33not
- 6:33be
- 6:34a
- 6:34really
- 6:34strong
- 6:34pattern.
- 6:35So
- 6:36you
- 6:36do
- 6:36have
- 6:37to
- 6:37listen
- 6:37to
- 6:37what
- 6:37the
- 6:37river
- 6:38and
- 6:38the
- 6:38fish
- 6:38are
- 6:38telling
- 6:39you.
- 6:39But
- 6:39at
- 6:39the
- 6:39same
- 6:39time,
- 6:40you
- 6:41know,
- 6:42if
- 6:42something's
- 6:42not
- 6:43working
- 6:43but
- 6:43you
- 6:43feel
- 6:43really
- 6:44good
- 6:44about
- 6:44it,
- 6:44you
- 6:45know,
- 6:45maybe
- 6:45give
- 6:45it
- 6:46a
- 6:46little
- 6:46bit
- 6:46longer,
- 6:47you
- 6:48know,
- 6:48maybe
- 6:48be
- 6:48a
- 6:48little
- 6:48bit,
- 6:49you
- 6:49know,
- 6:49more
- 6:49hard
- 6:50headed
- 6:50at
- 6:50times
- 6:50and,
- 6:51and
- 6:51just
- 6:51kind
- 6:51of
- 6:52feel
- 6:52things
- 6:52out.
- 6:52But
- 6:53sometimes
- 6:53it
- 6:53is
- 6:54just
- 6:54tough,
- 6:54you
- 6:54know,
- 6:55and
- 6:55you've
- 6:55gotta
- 6:55just
- 6:56kind
- 6:56of
- 6:56work
- 6:56your
- 6:57way
- 6:57through
- 6:57it.
- 6:57Yeah.
- 6:58And
- 6:58then
- 6:58on
- 6:58the
- 6:58high
- 6:58stained
- 6:59water,
- 6:59I
- 6:59assume
- 6:59you're
- 7:00probably
- 7:00going
- 7:01larger
- 7:01patterns,
- 7:02maybe
- 7:03some
- 7:03flash,
- 7:04you
- 7:05know,
- 7:05darker
- 7:05colors
- 7:06and
- 7:06higher
- 7:06contrast,
- 7:06right?
- 7:07Yep,
- 7:08yep,
- 7:08for
- 7:09sure.
- 7:09Trying
- 7:10to
- 7:10make
- 7:10bottom
- 7:10contact,
- 7:11you
- 7:11know,
- 7:11if
- 7:12they're
- 7:12not
- 7:13like
- 7:13today,
- 7:14for
- 7:14whatever
- 7:15reason,
- 7:15we
- 7:15just
- 7:15could
- 7:16not
- 7:16get
- 7:16fish
- 7:17to,
- 7:17to
- 7:18chase
- 7:18much
- 7:18at
- 7:19all.
- 7:19You
- 7:19know,
- 7:19we'd
- 7:19pick
- 7:19them
- 7:20up
- 7:20on
- 7:20the
- 7:20bottom
- 7:21pretty
- 7:21consistently.
- 7:22Um,
- 7:24so
- 7:25yeah,
- 7:25I
- 7:25mean,
- 7:25and,
- 7:26and
- 7:26part
- 7:26of
- 7:26what
- 7:26we
- 7:26had
- 7:26going
- 7:27on
- 7:27today
- 7:27was,
- 7:29you
- 7:29know,
- 7:29it's
- 7:29hard
- 7:30to
- 7:30say
- 7:30high,
- 7:31high
- 7:31water
- 7:31is
- 7:32definitely
- 7:32stained,
- 7:33but
- 7:34much
- 7:34higher
- 7:34than
- 7:34it
- 7:35has
- 7:35been.
- 7:36So
- 7:36your
- 7:37instinct
- 7:37is
- 7:37to
- 7:38get
- 7:38to
- 7:39the
- 7:39bank
- 7:39and
- 7:39start,
- 7:40you
- 7:40know,
- 7:40chopping
- 7:41wood.
- 7:41But
- 7:41that's,
- 7:42you
- 7:42know,
- 7:43higher
- 7:43than
- 7:44it
- 7:44has
- 7:44been,
- 7:45doesn't
- 7:45necessarily
- 7:46mean
- 7:46that
- 7:46there's
- 7:46enough
- 7:46current
- 7:47to
- 7:47basically
- 7:47push
- 7:48all
- 7:48the
- 7:48fish
- 7:48to
- 7:48the
- 7:49edges.
- 7:50Sometimes
- 7:51when
- 7:51you
- 7:51have
- 7:51that
- 7:52kind
- 7:52of
- 7:52meat
- 7:53middle
- 7:53and
- 7:53flow,
- 7:54you
- 7:54know,
- 7:54not
- 7:55high,
- 7:55but
- 7:55not
- 7:55low,
- 7:56it
- 7:56can
- 7:56be
- 7:56kind
- 7:57of
- 7:57tough
- 7:57because
- 7:57the
- 7:57fish
- 7:58can
- 7:58really
- 7:58spread
- 7:59out.
- 8:00And
- 8:00then
- 8:00if
- 8:00you've
- 8:00got
- 8:00dirty
- 8:01water,
- 8:01it
- 8:02can
- 8:02make
- 8:02it
- 8:02that
- 8:02much
- 8:02tougher
- 8:03because
- 8:04you
- 8:04know,
- 8:04your
- 8:04reactive
- 8:05distance
- 8:05is
- 8:05shrunk.
- 8:06And
- 8:07you
- 8:07know,
- 8:07the
- 8:07best
- 8:07thing
- 8:08you
- 8:08can
- 8:08do
- 8:08sometimes
- 8:08in
- 8:09those
- 8:09situations
- 8:09is
- 8:09just
- 8:10get
- 8:10to
- 8:10the
- 8:10bottom.
- 8:10Cause
- 8:11that's
- 8:11a,
- 8:12that's
- 8:12a
- 8:12plane
- 8:12that
- 8:13the
- 8:13fish
- 8:13can
- 8:14relate
- 8:14to.
- 8:15And
- 8:16you
- 8:16know,
- 8:16there
- 8:17have
- 8:17been
- 8:17studies
- 8:17done
- 8:17that
- 8:18show
- 8:18that
- 8:18that's
- 8:18a,
- 8:18that's
- 8:19a
- 8:19common
- 8:19behavior
- 8:19of
- 8:20smallmouth
- 8:20when
- 8:20the
- 8:20water
- 8:21gets
- 8:21dirty
- 8:22is
- 8:22that
- 8:22they'll,
- 8:23they'll
- 8:23relate
- 8:23to
- 8:23the
- 8:23bottom
- 8:24and,
- 8:24and
- 8:24hunt
- 8:24down
- 8:25there
- 8:25a
- 8:25lot
- 8:25more.
- 8:26So
- 8:26that,
- 8:27that's
- 8:28what
- 8:28we
- 8:28went
- 8:28to
- 8:28today
- 8:29and
- 8:29it
- 8:29worked
- 8:29out
- 8:29for
- 8:30us.
- 8:31Um,
- 8:32and
- 8:32you
- 8:33know,
- 8:33it's
- 8:33not
- 8:33an
- 8:33uncommon
- 8:34thing
- 8:34for
- 8:34me
- 8:36when,
- 8:37when
- 8:37things
- 8:37get
- 8:38kind
- 8:38of
- 8:39stained
- 8:39and,
- 8:41but
- 8:41not,
- 8:42not
- 8:42real,
- 8:43not
- 8:43real
- 8:44high.
- 8:45Yeah.
- 8:45So
- 8:45that's
- 8:45pretty
- 8:46much
- 8:46all
- 8:46you
- 8:46need
- 8:46to
- 8:46know
- 8:46until
- 8:47the
- 8:474th
- 8:47of
- 8:47July
- 8:47and
- 8:47you
- 8:48start
- 8:48fishing
- 8:48bugs,
- 8:48right?
- 8:50Yeah,
- 8:50if
- 8:51it
- 8:51were
- 8:51that
- 8:51simple,
- 8:53I'd
- 8:53be
- 8:53pretty
- 8:54happy.
- 8:54We'll,
- 8:54we'll
- 8:54go
- 8:55through
- 8:55a
- 8:55couple
- 8:55different
- 8:57events,
- 8:57you
- 8:57know,
- 8:58and
- 8:58they
- 8:58will
- 8:58be
- 8:59kind
- 8:59of
- 9:01influenced
- 9:01by
- 9:02the
- 9:02conditions.
- 9:02But
- 9:03typically,
- 9:04you
- 9:05know,
- 9:05again,
- 9:05typically
- 9:06in
- 9:07late
- 9:08May
- 9:08through
- 9:08like
- 9:09mid
- 9:10June,
- 9:10you'll
- 9:11see
- 9:12a
- 9:12bit
- 9:12of
- 9:13a
- 9:13bait
- 9:13fish
- 9:13bite
- 9:14where
- 9:14you've
- 9:14got
- 9:15kind
- 9:15of
- 9:15average
- 9:16water
- 9:16temps
- 9:17and
- 9:17that
- 9:17like
- 9:18high
- 9:1860s
- 9:19to
- 9:2075
- 9:21degree
- 9:21range
- 9:21and
- 9:23kind
- 9:23of
- 9:23medium
- 9:24flow
- 9:24and
- 9:25you've
- 9:25got
- 9:25a
- 9:25lot
- 9:25of
- 9:25non
- 9:26game
- 9:26fish
- 9:27darters
- 9:27and
- 9:28chubs
- 9:29and
- 9:29stuff
- 9:30spawning.
- 9:31You'll
- 9:31get
- 9:31a,
- 9:31you'll
- 9:32get
- 9:32a
- 9:33pretty
- 9:33good
- 9:33bait
- 9:33fish
- 9:34bite
- 9:35and
- 9:35then
- 9:35you'll
- 9:36get
- 9:36some,
- 9:37you
- 9:37know,
- 9:37molting
- 9:38crayfish
- 9:38in
- 9:38there
- 9:39too.
- 9:39And
- 9:40then
- 9:40you
- 9:41know,
- 9:41interspersed
- 9:42with
- 9:42all
- 9:42that.
- 9:42I
- 9:42mean
- 9:42you
- 9:42can
- 9:42always
- 9:43get
- 9:43fish
- 9:43on
- 9:43top
- 9:44water
- 9:44when
- 9:45top
- 9:45water
- 9:46bugs,
- 9:46when
- 9:46the
- 9:46water's
- 9:47low
- 9:47and
- 9:47clear.
- 9:47But
- 9:50as
- 9:50much
- 9:50as
- 9:51I
- 9:51hate
- 9:51to
- 9:51say
- 9:51it,
- 9:51sometimes
- 9:52it's
- 9:52not,
- 9:53it's
- 9:53not
- 9:54the
- 9:54thing
- 9:54to
- 9:54do.
- 9:55You
- 9:55know,
- 9:55if
- 9:55you're
- 9:55looking
- 9:56to
- 9:56catch,
- 9:57you
- 9:57know,
- 9:59kind
- 9:59of
- 9:59dial
- 10:00into
- 10:00a
- 10:00program
- 10:01sometimes,
- 10:02if
- 10:02that's
- 10:02just
- 10:02what
- 10:03you
- 10:03want
- 10:03to
- 10:03do,
- 10:04then
- 10:04go
- 10:05for
- 10:05it,
- 10:05you
- 10:05know,
- 10:05I
- 10:06mean,
- 10:06I'm
- 10:06not,
- 10:07I
- 10:07don't,
- 10:09I,
- 10:09I
- 10:09do
- 10:09that
- 10:10all
- 10:10the
- 10:10time,
- 10:11fish
- 10:11the
- 10:11way
- 10:11I
- 10:11want
- 10:11to
- 10:12fish.
- 10:12But
- 10:14yeah,
- 10:14we'll,
- 10:14we'll
- 10:15kind
- 10:15of
- 10:15be
- 10:15bouncing
- 10:16all
- 10:16over
- 10:16the
- 10:16place
- 10:16probably
- 10:17until
- 10:17July
- 10:18unless
- 10:18the
- 10:19water
- 10:19gets,
- 10:20you
- 10:20know,
- 10:20super,
- 10:21super
- 10:21low
- 10:21again.
- 10:22And,
- 10:22and
- 10:23it's
- 10:23just
- 10:23kind
- 10:23of
- 10:23the,
- 10:24the
- 10:24easiest
- 10:25thing
- 10:25to
- 10:25do
- 10:25to
- 10:25fish
- 10:26on
- 10:26top.
- 10:27Yeah,
- 10:27got
- 10:28it.
- 10:28And
- 10:28you
- 10:28know
- 10:28folks,
- 10:29we
- 10:29love
- 10:29questions.
- 10:29So
- 10:30you
- 10:30know,
- 10:30email
- 10:30me
- 10:31or
- 10:31DM
- 10:31me
- 10:31on
- 10:32Instagram
- 10:32and
- 10:32if
- 10:32we
- 10:33use
- 10:33your
- 10:33question,
- 10:33I
- 10:33will
- 10:33send
- 10:34you
- 10:34some
- 10:34articulate
- 10:35fly
- 10:35swag.
- 10:35And
- 10:35we're
- 10:36in
- 10:36a
- 10:36drawing
- 10:36for
- 10:37some
- 10:37cool
- 10:37stuff
- 10:37from
- 10:37Matt.
- 10:37At
- 10:38the
- 10:38end
- 10:38of
- 10:38the
- 10:38season.
- 10:38And
- 10:38Matt,
- 10:39I
- 10:39think
- 10:39I
- 10:39saw
- 10:39it,
- 10:40a
- 10:40newsletter
- 10:41come
- 10:41out
- 10:41with
- 10:41some
- 10:41open
- 10:42dates.
- 10:44Not
- 10:44too
- 10:44far
- 10:44in
- 10:44the
- 10:44past.
- 10:45You
- 10:45want
- 10:45to
- 10:45let
- 10:45folks
- 10:46know
- 10:46kind
- 10:46of.
- 10:46I
- 10:46know
- 10:46you're
- 10:47probably
- 10:47have
- 10:47a
- 10:47few
- 10:47smattering
- 10:48of
- 10:48days
- 10:48here
- 10:48and
- 10:49there
- 10:49and
- 10:49you
- 10:49probably
- 10:50don't
- 10:50really
- 10:50kind
- 10:50of
- 10:51open
- 10:51up
- 10:51until
- 10:51kind
- 10:51of
- 10:52like
- 10:52late.
- 10:53Late
- 10:53summer,
- 10:53early,
- 10:54early
- 10:54fall.
- 10:54Right.
- 10:56Yeah,
- 10:56I
- 10:57say
- 10:57it
- 10:57wasn't
- 10:57too
- 10:57far
- 10:58in
- 10:58the
- 10:58past,
- 10:58but
- 10:58it's
- 10:58pretty
- 10:59much
- 10:59outdated
- 10:59at
- 11:00this
- 11:00point.
- 11:00I
- 11:00don't
- 11:01think
- 11:01I
- 11:01have
- 11:02really
- 11:02a
- 11:03day
- 11:03open
- 11:03until
- 11:04October
- 11:05at
- 11:05this
- 11:05point.
- 11:08So,
- 11:09you
- 11:09know,
- 11:10again,
- 11:10things
- 11:10change
- 11:11all
- 11:11the
- 11:11time.
- 11:11People
- 11:11cancel.
- 11:13Always
- 11:14reach
- 11:14out
- 11:14if
- 11:14there's
- 11:14something
- 11:15you're
- 11:15interested
- 11:15in.
- 11:17But
- 11:19yeah,
- 11:19I
- 11:19mean,
- 11:20summer's
- 11:20pretty
- 11:20well,
- 11:21pretty
- 11:21well
- 11:22stocked
- 11:22at
- 11:22this
- 11:23point.
- 11:24Early
- 11:25October,
- 11:25there's
- 11:26some
- 11:26stuff.
- 11:26And
- 11:27you
- 11:28know,
- 11:28I.
- 11:28I
- 11:28tell
- 11:29people
- 11:29that
- 11:29that
- 11:29time
- 11:30of
- 11:30year
- 11:30is
- 11:30kind
- 11:30of
- 11:30a.
- 11:31Kind
- 11:32of
- 11:32a
- 11:32mixed
- 11:32bag,
- 11:33kind
- 11:33of
- 11:33a
- 11:33crapshoot
- 11:34because
- 11:35you
- 11:35can
- 11:35have
- 11:36a
- 11:36hurricane,
- 11:36you
- 11:37can
- 11:37have
- 11:37some
- 11:37high
- 11:37water
- 11:38and
- 11:38you
- 11:38can
- 11:38have
- 11:38some
- 11:38really
- 11:39good
- 11:39streamer
- 11:39fishing,
- 11:41or
- 11:41you
- 11:41can
- 11:41have
- 11:41a
- 11:42continuation
- 11:42of
- 11:43summer
- 11:43patterns.
- 11:44Or
- 11:44we,
- 11:44you
- 11:44know,
- 11:44hold
- 11:45on
- 11:45to
- 11:45hot,
- 11:46you
- 11:46know,
- 11:46warm
- 11:47weather
- 11:47and
- 11:47clear
- 11:48water
- 11:48and
- 11:50it
- 11:50just
- 11:50kind
- 11:51of
- 11:51depends
- 11:51on
- 11:51the
- 11:51year,
- 11:52but
- 11:53it
- 11:53can
- 11:53be
- 11:53really
- 11:54good.
- 11:54We
- 11:54always
- 11:54catch
- 11:55some
- 11:55big
- 11:55fish
- 11:55that
- 11:56those,
- 11:56you
- 11:56know,
- 11:57first
- 11:57couple
- 11:57of
- 11:57weeks
- 11:57in
- 11:57October
- 12:00and
- 12:00then
- 12:00we're
- 12:01just
- 12:01looking
- 12:01at
- 12:01musky
- 12:02stuff
- 12:02after
- 12:02that.
- 12:03Yeah,
- 12:04I'm
- 12:04a
- 12:04believer
- 12:04in
- 12:05the
- 12:05October
- 12:05stuff.
- 12:05Cause
- 12:05I
- 12:06still
- 12:06don't
- 12:06believe
- 12:06you
- 12:06that
- 12:06it's
- 12:07cooler
- 12:07on
- 12:07your
- 12:07side
- 12:07of
- 12:07the
- 12:08mountain
- 12:08than
- 12:09on
- 12:09the
- 12:09other
- 12:09side.
- 12:09I,
- 12:10I
- 12:10like
- 12:10it
- 12:10after
- 12:10the
- 12:11heat
- 12:11breaks.
- 12:11That's
- 12:11what
- 12:12I'm
- 12:12looking
- 12:12for.
- 12:13Yeah,
- 12:13we.
- 12:14I'd
- 12:15have
- 12:15to
- 12:15say
- 12:15the
- 12:15last
- 12:15couple
- 12:16years
- 12:16have
- 12:16not
- 12:16been
- 12:16normal
- 12:17for
- 12:17us.
- 12:18And
- 12:19I
- 12:20would
- 12:20say,
- 12:20I
- 12:20mean,
- 12:20heck,
- 12:21the,
- 12:21the
- 12:21hottest
- 12:22weather
- 12:22we've
- 12:22had
- 12:23the
- 12:23last
- 12:23two
- 12:23years
- 12:24has
- 12:24been
- 12:24in,
- 12:25in
- 12:26June,
- 12:27and
- 12:28then
- 12:28it's.
- 12:28It's
- 12:28kind
- 12:28of
- 12:29cooled
- 12:29off
- 12:29after
- 12:29that.
- 12:30So
- 12:30we'll
- 12:30see
- 12:30what
- 12:30happens
- 12:31this
- 12:31year.
- 12:31Yeah,
- 12:31yeah.
- 12:32But
- 12:32if
- 12:32you
- 12:32wait
- 12:32until
- 12:32October,
- 12:33you
- 12:33know,
- 12:33it's
- 12:33going
- 12:33to
- 12:33be
- 12:33cool.
- 12:36You
- 12:36hope
- 12:36it's
- 12:37going
- 12:37to
- 12:37be
- 12:37cool.
- 12:37Yeah.
- 12:39Well,
- 12:39listen
- 12:39folks,
- 12:40you
- 12:40owe
- 12:40it
- 12:40to
- 12:40yourself
- 12:40to
- 12:41get
- 12:41out
- 12:41there
- 12:41and
- 12:41catch
- 12:41a
- 12:41few
- 12:42Tight
- 12:42lines,
- 12:43everybody.
- 12:43Tight
- 12:44lines,
- 12:44Matt.
- 12:44Thanks,
- 12:45Marvin.