Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 56: Low Water, Big Fish: Early Summer Tactics with Matt Reilly
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- 0:04Hey
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:05Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:06the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06We're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07southwest
- 0:08Virginia
- 0:08fishing
- 0:08report
- 0:09with
- 0:09Matt
- 0:09Reilly.
- 0:10Matt,
- 0:10how
- 0:10are
- 0:10you
- 0:11doing?
- 0:12Good,
- 0:12man.
- 0:12How
- 0:13are
- 0:13you?
- 0:13Just
- 0:13trying
- 0:13to
- 0:13stay
- 0:14out
- 0:14of
- 0:14trouble.
- 0:14And
- 0:15so
- 0:15you're
- 0:15screaming
- 0:15down
- 0:16what,
- 0:1677
- 0:17or
- 0:1781
- 0:18heading
- 0:19down
- 0:19to
- 0:19Tarpon
- 0:19Fish,
- 0:20right?
- 0:21Yeah,
- 0:22yeah,
- 0:23we
- 0:23are.
- 0:24I
- 0:24think
- 0:24we're
- 0:24on
- 0:2440,
- 0:2526.
- 0:26Maybe
- 0:26we
- 0:27have
- 0:27made
- 0:27it
- 0:27that
- 0:27far,
- 0:28but
- 0:28I
- 0:29think
- 0:29we
- 0:29might,
- 0:30might
- 0:30hit
- 0:30a
- 0:31truck
- 0:31stop
- 0:31at
- 0:31midnight
- 0:32for
- 0:32a
- 0:32couple
- 0:33hours
- 0:33and
- 0:33then
- 0:35be
- 0:35at
- 0:35a
- 0:35boat
- 0:35ramp
- 0:36at
- 0:367:30,
- 0:37I
- 0:37think.
- 0:37So
- 0:38we'll
- 0:39see
- 0:39how
- 0:39it
- 0:39goes.
- 0:40Yeah,
- 0:40that's
- 0:40a
- 0:40young
- 0:41man's
- 0:41game.
- 0:42Yeah.
- 0:43Yeah,
- 0:43exactly.
- 0:44So,
- 0:45well,
- 0:45I
- 0:45know
- 0:45you're
- 0:45taking
- 0:46a
- 0:46nice
- 0:46break
- 0:46and
- 0:46it's
- 0:46kind
- 0:47of
- 0:47ironic,
- 0:47right?
- 0:47I
- 0:48mean
- 0:48it's.
- 0:48So
- 0:48we're
- 0:48recording
- 0:49this
- 0:49on
- 0:49Tuesday.
- 0:50It
- 0:50is
- 0:50a
- 0:51scorcher
- 0:51in
- 0:51the
- 0:51mid
- 0:51Atlantic.
- 0:52And
- 0:52you're
- 0:52telling
- 0:52me
- 0:52that
- 0:53you
- 0:53think
- 0:53you're
- 0:54Gulf
- 0:54coast
- 0:54weather
- 0:54is
- 0:55going
- 0:55to
- 0:55actually
- 0:55be
- 0:56better
- 0:56than
- 0:56it
- 0:56is
- 0:56in
- 0:56the
- 0:57mid
- 0:57Atlantic.
- 0:58I,
- 0:58man,
- 0:58I'm
- 0:59crossing
- 0:59my
- 1:00fingers.
- 1:00It
- 1:00was
- 1:00pretty
- 1:01rough
- 1:01at
- 1:01home
- 1:01today.
- 1:04But
- 1:05you
- 1:05know,
- 1:05I
- 1:05think
- 1:06it's
- 1:06going
- 1:06to
- 1:06get
- 1:06better
- 1:06over
- 1:06the
- 1:07next
- 1:07couple
- 1:07of
- 1:07weeks
- 1:08fairly
- 1:08substantially.
- 1:09So
- 1:09we'll,
- 1:10we'll
- 1:10see
- 1:10how
- 1:10it
- 1:10goes.
- 1:11There
- 1:11you
- 1:12go.
- 1:12And
- 1:12you
- 1:12know,
- 1:12while
- 1:13watching
- 1:13your,
- 1:13your
- 1:14social
- 1:14media
- 1:14looks
- 1:14like
- 1:15you've
- 1:15wrapped
- 1:15up
- 1:15Virginia
- 1:16cicadas.
- 1:16So
- 1:17what
- 1:17do
- 1:17you
- 1:17expect
- 1:17when
- 1:17you
- 1:18get
- 1:18back
- 1:18from
- 1:18Tarpon
- 1:18fishing?
- 1:20Yeah,
- 1:22we.
- 1:23So
- 1:23I
- 1:23mean,
- 1:23I
- 1:23fish
- 1:24cicadas
- 1:24in
- 1:24a
- 1:24bunch
- 1:25of
- 1:25different
- 1:25states,
- 1:25but
- 1:27sort
- 1:27of
- 1:27the
- 1:28northernmost
- 1:29of
- 1:29what's,
- 1:30you
- 1:30know,
- 1:31within
- 1:31three
- 1:31or
- 1:31four
- 1:32hours
- 1:32of
- 1:32me
- 1:33is
- 1:33pretty
- 1:33much
- 1:33done,
- 1:34has
- 1:34been
- 1:35for
- 1:36a
- 1:36week
- 1:36or
- 1:37more
- 1:37and
- 1:39been
- 1:39out
- 1:39smallmouth
- 1:40fishing
- 1:40a
- 1:41couple
- 1:41of
- 1:41times
- 1:42since
- 1:42then.
- 1:44And
- 1:44we
- 1:44are
- 1:46in
- 1:46sort
- 1:46of
- 1:46a
- 1:48sort
- 1:48of
- 1:48predictable
- 1:49early
- 1:50summer
- 1:50pattern
- 1:51right
- 1:51now
- 1:51from
- 1:51the
- 1:51looks
- 1:52of
- 1:52it,
- 1:52where
- 1:53we've
- 1:54got
- 1:54fish
- 1:54willing
- 1:55to
- 1:55eat
- 1:55top
- 1:55water
- 1:55for
- 1:56sure.
- 1:57Water
- 1:58temps
- 1:58are
- 1:58warming
- 1:59up
- 1:59rapidly,
- 2:00especially
- 2:00with
- 2:00the
- 2:01hot
- 2:01weather.
- 2:01So
- 2:02that'll
- 2:02kind
- 2:03of
- 2:03lean
- 2:03into
- 2:03the
- 2:04bug
- 2:04game
- 2:04a
- 2:04little
- 2:04bit.
- 2:05But
- 2:06typically
- 2:06early
- 2:07summer
- 2:07we'll
- 2:07see
- 2:09a
- 2:10sort
- 2:10of
- 2:10a
- 2:10focus
- 2:10on
- 2:11crayfish,
- 2:12which
- 2:13is,
- 2:13you
- 2:13know,
- 2:14sounds
- 2:14kind
- 2:14of
- 2:14nuts
- 2:14to
- 2:14say
- 2:15the
- 2:15fish
- 2:15are
- 2:15eating
- 2:15a
- 2:15lot
- 2:15of
- 2:15crayfish.
- 2:16Cause
- 2:16smallmouth
- 2:16all
- 2:17a
- 2:17lot
- 2:17of
- 2:17crayfish.
- 2:18But
- 2:19there
- 2:19seems
- 2:19to
- 2:19be
- 2:19about
- 2:20a
- 2:20week
- 2:20or
- 2:20two,
- 2:22late
- 2:23June,
- 2:23early
- 2:23July,
- 2:24where
- 2:24they
- 2:24really
- 2:25focus
- 2:25on
- 2:26them.
- 2:27I
- 2:28don't
- 2:28know
- 2:28if
- 2:28you
- 2:28can
- 2:29really
- 2:29associate
- 2:29that
- 2:30with
- 2:30a
- 2:30molting
- 2:31process
- 2:31or,
- 2:32or
- 2:32what
- 2:33it
- 2:33is.
- 2:33But
- 2:35you
- 2:35know,
- 2:35the
- 2:35last
- 2:35couple
- 2:36times
- 2:36I've
- 2:36been
- 2:36out,
- 2:36there's
- 2:37been
- 2:37a
- 2:37very
- 2:37strong
- 2:37focus
- 2:38on
- 2:38the
- 2:38bottom,
- 2:39you
- 2:39know,
- 2:39even
- 2:39in
- 2:39real
- 2:40low,
- 2:40clear
- 2:41water
- 2:41with
- 2:41sun,
- 2:43that
- 2:43would
- 2:43normally
- 2:44be
- 2:44really
- 2:44good
- 2:45bug
- 2:45fishing
- 2:46conditions
- 2:46here
- 2:46in
- 2:46another
- 2:47month
- 2:47or
- 2:47so
- 2:49where,
- 2:50you
- 2:50know,
- 2:50they're
- 2:50just
- 2:50kind
- 2:51of
- 2:52sort
- 2:52of
- 2:52apathetic
- 2:53to
- 2:53the,
- 2:53to
- 2:54the
- 2:54top
- 2:54water
- 2:54presentation.
- 2:56But
- 2:56going
- 2:57subsurface
- 2:57is,
- 2:58is
- 2:59putting
- 2:59more
- 2:59fish
- 3:00in
- 3:00the
- 3:00boat.
- 3:00So
- 3:01that's
- 3:01what
- 3:01I've
- 3:01been
- 3:02seeing,
- 3:03definitely
- 3:03catching
- 3:04fish
- 3:04on
- 3:04top
- 3:05water,
- 3:05especially
- 3:05seeing
- 3:06fish,
- 3:06you
- 3:06know,
- 3:07if
- 3:07you
- 3:07see
- 3:07them
- 3:07cruising,
- 3:10the
- 3:10darker
- 3:10fish,
- 3:11for
- 3:11whatever
- 3:11reason,
- 3:11always
- 3:12seem
- 3:12to
- 3:12be
- 3:12the
- 3:12ones
- 3:13that
- 3:13are
- 3:13buggier
- 3:14than
- 3:14the
- 3:14rest.
- 3:15So,
- 3:15you
- 3:16know,
- 3:16if
- 3:16you
- 3:16see
- 3:16a
- 3:16real
- 3:17dark
- 3:17fish
- 3:17cruising
- 3:18a
- 3:18flat
- 3:18someplace
- 3:19in
- 3:19the
- 3:19sun,
- 3:20you
- 3:20know,
- 3:21I'd
- 3:21bet
- 3:22a
- 3:22lot
- 3:22of
- 3:22money
- 3:22that
- 3:22they'd
- 3:23eat
- 3:23a
- 3:23bug.
- 3:23But
- 3:25otherwise,
- 3:26I'm
- 3:26not
- 3:27really
- 3:27forcing
- 3:28the
- 3:28top
- 3:28water
- 3:29thing
- 3:29right
- 3:29now
- 3:29like
- 3:30I
- 3:30will
- 3:30in
- 3:30another.
- 3:31Another
- 3:31month
- 3:31or
- 3:32so.
- 3:33Got
- 3:33it.
- 3:33And
- 3:34so,
- 3:34you
- 3:34know,
- 3:34I
- 3:34guess,
- 3:35you
- 3:35know,
- 3:35as
- 3:35we
- 3:35get
- 3:35a
- 3:35little
- 3:35bit
- 3:36deeper
- 3:36into
- 3:36summer,
- 3:36too,
- 3:37right.
- 3:37The
- 3:37bait
- 3:37fish
- 3:37bite
- 3:38will
- 3:38get
- 3:38a
- 3:38little
- 3:38bit
- 3:38better,
- 3:38right?
- 3:40You
- 3:41know,
- 3:41it
- 3:41might.
- 3:41I,
- 3:42I
- 3:43really
- 3:43don't
- 3:44do
- 3:44a
- 3:44ton
- 3:45of
- 3:45streamer
- 3:46fishing
- 3:46through
- 3:46the
- 3:47mid
- 3:47and
- 3:47late
- 3:48summer,
- 3:48especially
- 3:48if
- 3:49we
- 3:49have
- 3:51low,
- 3:51clear
- 3:51water
- 3:52and
- 3:52hot
- 3:52water,
- 3:53because
- 3:53that's
- 3:53just
- 3:53when
- 3:54the
- 3:54bug
- 3:54really
- 3:54shines.
- 3:55And
- 3:56frankly,
- 3:56if
- 3:56you're
- 3:57targeting
- 3:57big
- 3:57fish
- 3:57and
- 3:58you
- 3:58have
- 3:58those
- 3:58conditions,
- 3:59that's,
- 3:59that's
- 4:00what
- 4:00you
- 4:00need
- 4:00to
- 4:00do
- 4:02naturally.
- 4:02If
- 4:02you've
- 4:02got
- 4:03higher
- 4:03flows
- 4:03or
- 4:03dirty
- 4:04water
- 4:04or
- 4:04something,
- 4:05it,
- 4:05it'll
- 4:06pay,
- 4:06pay
- 4:06off.
- 4:07But,
- 4:09but
- 4:09no,
- 4:09I,
- 4:10I,
- 4:10you
- 4:10know,
- 4:11fingers
- 4:11crossed,
- 4:11Won't
- 4:12be
- 4:12doing
- 4:12a
- 4:12ton
- 4:12of
- 4:12streamer
- 4:13fishing
- 4:13over
- 4:13the
- 4:13next
- 4:14three
- 4:14months
- 4:14or
- 4:14so.
- 4:15Yeah,
- 4:15well,
- 4:15we
- 4:15could
- 4:16always
- 4:16get
- 4:16some
- 4:16rain.
- 4:16Right.
- 4:18But,
- 4:18and
- 4:18as
- 4:19I
- 4:19always
- 4:19lament,
- 4:19like,
- 4:20I
- 4:20still
- 4:20don't
- 4:20buy
- 4:20the
- 4:20fact
- 4:21that
- 4:21it's
- 4:2110
- 4:21degrees
- 4:22cooler
- 4:22where
- 4:22you
- 4:22are.
- 4:22And,
- 4:23you
- 4:23know,
- 4:23it
- 4:23seems
- 4:24to
- 4:24me
- 4:24the
- 4:24fish
- 4:24are
- 4:24always
- 4:25in
- 4:25the
- 4:25shade
- 4:25and
- 4:25I'm
- 4:25wearing
- 4:26my
- 4:26sombrero,
- 4:26getting
- 4:27roasted
- 4:27out
- 4:27on
- 4:27the
- 4:27river.
- 4:30Yep.
- 4:31Sometimes
- 4:31we're
- 4:32in
- 4:32the
- 4:32sun.
- 4:32Those
- 4:32are
- 4:32the
- 4:32ones
- 4:33we
- 4:33like.
- 4:34Yeah.
- 4:34It
- 4:34doesn't
- 4:35seem
- 4:35to
- 4:35be
- 4:35my
- 4:35luck.
- 4:36And
- 4:36I
- 4:37don't
- 4:37know,
- 4:37I
- 4:37mean,
- 4:37it's.
- 4:38Makes
- 4:39for
- 4:39a
- 4:39long
- 4:39day
- 4:39on
- 4:39the
- 4:39water.
- 4:41Yeah,
- 4:41it
- 4:41can
- 4:41for
- 4:42sure.
- 4:42Yeah.
- 4:43And
- 4:43so
- 4:43it's
- 4:43kind
- 4:43of
- 4:43funny,
- 4:44I
- 4:44was
- 4:44gonna,
- 4:44you
- 4:44know,
- 4:44pimp
- 4:45your
- 4:45open
- 4:45days
- 4:46and
- 4:46your
- 4:46email
- 4:46you
- 4:46sent
- 4:46out,
- 4:47I
- 4:47don't
- 4:47know,
- 4:47a
- 4:47day
- 4:47or
- 4:47two
- 4:47maybe
- 4:48it
- 4:48was
- 4:48on
- 4:48Sunday,
- 4:49and
- 4:49you
- 4:49said
- 4:50you're
- 4:50already
- 4:50booked
- 4:50up,
- 4:50so,
- 4:51you
- 4:51know,
- 4:51you
- 4:51want
- 4:51to
- 4:51let
- 4:51folks
- 4:52know
- 4:52before
- 4:53I
- 4:53let
- 4:53you
- 4:54keep
- 4:54on
- 4:54cruising
- 4:55on
- 4:55down
- 4:55the
- 4:55road,
- 4:55kind
- 4:56of
- 4:56what
- 4:56you
- 4:56have
- 4:56available
- 4:56kind
- 4:57of
- 4:57deeper
- 4:57into
- 4:57the
- 4:57fall.
- 4:58And
- 4:58I'm
- 4:58sure
- 4:58You're
- 4:58already
- 4:58starting
- 4:59to
- 4:59think
- 4:59about
- 4:59muskie
- 4:59dates?
- 5:01Yeah.
- 5:01So,
- 5:01I
- 5:02mean,
- 5:02I
- 5:02think
- 5:02I
- 5:02have
- 5:03a
- 5:03couple
- 5:03days
- 5:04in
- 5:04mid
- 5:04October
- 5:05left
- 5:06if
- 5:06you
- 5:07want
- 5:07to
- 5:07get
- 5:07in
- 5:07this
- 5:07year,
- 5:08but.
- 5:10And
- 5:10you
- 5:11know,
- 5:11I
- 5:11say
- 5:11always
- 5:11check.
- 5:12Check
- 5:12with
- 5:13me
- 5:13if
- 5:14you
- 5:14have
- 5:14some
- 5:14free
- 5:14time,
- 5:15pop
- 5:15up
- 5:15and
- 5:16want
- 5:16to
- 5:16do
- 5:16something,
- 5:17because
- 5:17I
- 5:17do
- 5:17have
- 5:17cancellations
- 5:18come
- 5:18up,
- 5:19and
- 5:19I'll
- 5:19put
- 5:19those
- 5:19out
- 5:20through
- 5:20my
- 5:20email
- 5:20and
- 5:21things,
- 5:21too,
- 5:21but
- 5:22otherwise,
- 5:23yeah,
- 5:23we're
- 5:23looking
- 5:23at,
- 5:24like,
- 5:25sort
- 5:25of
- 5:26December,
- 5:27January,
- 5:27February,
- 5:28muskie
- 5:29dates.
- 5:30And,
- 5:31you
- 5:32know,
- 5:32probably
- 5:32won't
- 5:32book
- 5:33too
- 5:33much
- 5:33further
- 5:33out
- 5:33than
- 5:34that
- 5:34right
- 5:34now,
- 5:34but
- 5:35that's.
- 5:36That's
- 5:37what
- 5:37we're
- 5:37looking
- 5:38at.
- 5:39Well,
- 5:39that's
- 5:39awesome.
- 5:40Well,
- 5:40you
- 5:40know,
- 5:40folks,
- 5:40remember,
- 5:41we
- 5:41love
- 5:41questions
- 5:42on
- 5:42the
- 5:42articulate
- 5:42fly.
- 5:43You
- 5:43can
- 5:43email
- 5:43me
- 5:43or
- 5:44DM
- 5:44me
- 5:44on
- 5:44social
- 5:44media.
- 5:45Whatever's
- 5:46easiest
- 5:46for
- 5:46you.
- 5:46And
- 5:46if
- 5:46we
- 5:47use
- 5:47your
- 5:47question,
- 5:48I
- 5:48will
- 5:48send
- 5:48you
- 5:48some
- 5:49articulate
- 5:49fly
- 5:49swag,
- 5:50which,
- 5:50as
- 5:50I've
- 5:50been
- 5:50saying
- 5:50these
- 5:51days,
- 5:51I'll
- 5:51probably
- 5:51throw
- 5:52in
- 5:52a
- 5:52butcher
- 5:53shop
- 5:53sticker
- 5:53or
- 5:53two
- 5:53and
- 5:54we'll
- 5:54hear
- 5:54a
- 5:54drawing
- 5:54for
- 5:54some
- 5:54cool
- 5:55stuff
- 5:55for
- 5:55Matt.
- 5:55And,
- 5:57Matt,
- 5:57you
- 5:57want
- 5:58to
- 5:58let
- 5:58folks
- 5:58know
- 5:58where
- 5:58they
- 5:58can
- 5:59find
- 5:59you
- 5:59so,
- 5:59you
- 5:59know,
- 6:00maybe
- 6:00they
- 6:00can
- 6:00get
- 6:00in
- 6:00your
- 6:00muskie
- 6:01calendar.
- 6:02Yeah,
- 6:03the
- 6:03website's
- 6:04Matt
- 6:04ReillyFly
- 6:05fishing
- 6:05dot
- 6:05com.
- 6:06All
- 6:06my
- 6:06contact
- 6:06info
- 6:07and
- 6:07everything's
- 6:07on
- 6:08there,
- 6:08so
- 6:09feel
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- 6:11Yeah.
- 6:12Well,
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- 6:12Well,
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- 6:13hope
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- 6:16Florida.
- 6:17Hey,
- 6:18thanks,
- 6:18man.
- 6:18Absolutely.
- 6:19Well,
- 6:19folks,
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- 6:23few.
- 6:23Tight
- 6:24lines,
- 6:24everybody.
- 6:25Tight
- 6:25lines,
- 6:25Matt.
- 6:26Thanks,
- 6:27Marv.