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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring

Alabama redeye bass angler Matthew Lewis

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring

Zack Williams

Outdoors, Wilderness, Sports, Fishing, Outdoor, Hunting, Sports & Recreation

4.6 β€’ 853 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

When most of us think of Alabama bass fishing, we think of throwing crankbaits along the shorelines of Lake Eufaula or tossing a weedless frog on the grass at Guntersville. But Matthew Lewis of Auburn has a different obsession – flyfishing the rocky river shoalwaters and deep, shaded little creeks for redeye bass (Micropterus coosae) a ferocious, brilliantly colored native fish that redefines what Southern bass fishing is all about. Matthew is the author of the book Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters, and he wants to introduce Southern anglers to this fascinating fish and the experience of pursuing it. And at the same time, maybe – just maybe – building a constituency for protecting the waters where it lives, in one of the most biodiverse places remaining on earth, the incredible state of Alabama.

Transcript

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0:00.0

In an environment these days, the political sides have polarized our country,

0:09.0

it's something that shouldn't be a partisan issue, you know?

0:12.8

Caring about the environment, having clean water,

0:15.6

you know, all that should be universal for,

0:18.7

you know, we should all want that.

0:22.3

This is one of the reasons you wrote this book.

0:24.0

All of this will hopefully bring a greater understanding and appreciation for the niche

0:28.0

that red-eye bass have carved out in our southeastern waters.

0:31.0

Be careful, though, you may evolve into a red-eye-bask fly fisherman which is a niche unto itself.

0:37.1

You will find yourself having to explain to your friends while you would rather wait into a 15-foot wide creek full of waterfalls to catch an 8 inch

0:44.9

fish in the middle of nowhere instead of throwing large swim bays for 8 pound largemouth

0:49.5

on the nearest lake. Some people will never understand, and that's okay. I'm writing this book for those

0:55.3

of us who do. Hey everybody as people probably know by now we are in a great

1:02.4

partnership with the

1:03.2

Filson Company. He helps support the podcast and they support BHA

1:07.8

and conservation all across America. Our friends over at

1:11.6

Philson have made the absolute best clothing and gear for backcountry working and hunting and fishing now since 1897.

1:18.0

The new collection of Filsen products that support BHA is available on

1:23.3

Filsen.com right now. It's worth going over and checking it out.

1:27.8

They have a vest that I'm particularly interested in. I just I roused an old down vest out of a closet recently and was

1:37.1

amazed at how effective it is to keep your torso warm while letting your arms and legs run around and do their thing.

1:44.8

So just hitting the Filson site is a new Denham collection they've got.

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