Chasing Smallies and Life’s Biggest Dreams | Fly Fishing in the Ozarks
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
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Just a fun-filled day doing what I love: getting lost in the Ozarks and chasing smallies. It was a tough day on the water. I saw plenty of smallmouth in the mile stretch I covered, but most would chase my streamer and then disengage at the last minute. I tried a variety of streamer patterns, testing different colors and sizes, but the outcome remained the same.
It was one of those days where heading home seemed tempting, but I’m glad I pressed on upstream. At the end of my one-mile wet wade hike, two smallmouth finally took the bait and fully committed. It turned out to be a beautifully memorable day.
If you had told me 10 years ago that I would uproot my family from Kansas, move to the heart of the Ozarks, and start recording fly fishing adventures to share with the world, I might have believed part of it. The moving part was always a dream of mine. I fell in love with the Ozarks when I was very young, and that love never left me.
But then life happens, and some dreams start to fade. You always believe there will be time for them later. Life moves fast, and sometimes you hit potholes that throw you off course or even fall asleep at the wheel.
Well, about five years ago, I woke up. I wanted to explore the most beautiful place I know: the Ozarks. Every time I venture outdoors, I see something new that fascinates me. But to find those moments, you need to slow down, almost to a stop, and look around.
This episode is different-it’s for you. Live your life now and do what makes you happy. Don’t wait, because your older self will wish you had done it sooner.
Appreciate the day you have and savor every moment.
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Great video!! Great advise!! Keep it up.
Thank you Eric! It was good seeing you, did you end up finding a few?
You’re killing me Smalls !
Great looking water.
I NEED to go there with you !
You're killing me 😂 with the home improvement photos! Let's go fishing!
Sometimes the Kankakee here in Illinois is like that. Planning on fishing Beaver tail waters October. Love the Buffalo also.
Yes sir! Let me know when your down this way John would enjoy fishing with you!
Heck Yeah man, I have not fish Indian creek in quite a bit, but have caught some BIG smallmouth there in the past. Just bumped into your channel by searching " Shoal creek fishing" and your channel came up, good videos Sir. keep it up....
Yes, sir found a few nice ones recently. Thank you brother appreciate the support!
Very nice and special intro, Paul! But what I think is special about it is that you don't do it on all of your videos. This one felt sincere and true to the craft. Thanks for sharing that with us.
Thanks, Phil that means a lot to me. I appreciate you and your support!
what town is that creek by?
Down in SW Missouri near Anderson