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MIKE: TROUT FISHING
IN OCTOBER,
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IT'S THE HUNT
FOR THE BIG FISH.
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TONY: THAT'S A
HOG THERE, BUD.
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MIKE: YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
LOOK AT BIG NUMBER DAYS,
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YOU'RE LOOKING MORE FOR
FISH THAT YOU DON'T FIND
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ANYWHERE ELSE.
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TONY: THE RIVERS THAT
WE NORMALLY FISH,
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THE BIG THREE WHICH I WOULD
CALL PROBABLY THE KVICHAK,
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THE NAKNEK, AND THE KENAI,
PROBABLY HARBOR SOME OF THE
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LARGEST TROUT IN THE STATE.
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MIKE: THERE IT IS.
TONY: YOU GOT ONE?
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THEY'VE GOT THESE LARGE LAKE
SYSTEMS IN THOSE PARTICULAR
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LAKES THE FISH HAVE A NATAL
HOME JUST LIKE A STEELHEAD
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WOULD IN THE OCEAN.
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LOOK DOWN THE
FISH, MIKE.
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MIKE: THOSE FISH HAVE BEEN
FEEDING THE ENTIRE FALL
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AND YOU'RE IN THAT
HUNT FOR A BIG FISH.
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TONY: THAT'S THE TIME
I LIKE TO BE THERE.
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THE LATER IT IS, THE
BETTER I LIKE IT.
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[WIND GUSTS]
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MIKE: I WAS AT A POINT
IN LIFE WHERE I WAS
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READY FOR A CHANGE.
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FISHING WAS MY PASSION.
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I WANTED TO TRY TO SHARE MY
PASSION AND HELP OTHERS,
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AND A FLY SHOP
SEEMED LIKE A FUN,
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LOGICAL WAY TO GO
ABOUT DOING THAT.
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WELL, YOU BEEN FISHING?
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- YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
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MIKE: HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT
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AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS
AND GO FISHING,
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SEEING PEOPLE SUCCEED AND
THEIR SMILES WHEN THEY
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COME BACK IN, THERE'S
A LOT TO BE SAID FOR
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HOW THAT MAKES A GUY FEEL.
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TONY: THE DIAMETER SHOULD
BE GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
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OF THE DIAMETER OF THE
TIP OF YOUR FLY LINE.
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MIKE: I FIRST MET TONY
JUST SHORTLY AFTER
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I BOUGHT THE SHOP.
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TONY: I NEVER DROP MORE
THAN FIVE POUNDS OR
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FIVE-THOUSANDTHS
BETWEEN STEPS.
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I DO SCHOOLS WITH
MIKE AT THE SHOP.
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WE DO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
FOR THE CLIENTS IN THE SHOP.
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THESE ARE GREAT.
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THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK.
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IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN OLD
CHRIS BATTON STYLE BOOK,
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EVERYWHERE TO GO,
WHAT TO DO.
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MIKE AND I LOOK AT THE
COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE IN
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OUR LOCAL AREA BASICALLY AS
AN EDUCATION THINK TANK.
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HAND IS LOOSE, HAND IS LOOSE.
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PINCH FROM BEHIND
THE LINE, DROP IT.
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THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES THAT
YOU HAVE STUMBLING BLOCKS IN
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YOUR GAME AND YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING
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SO SMALL CAN TRIP YOU UP,
THAT ONCE YOU HAVE SOMEBODY
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SHOW YOU AND ACTUALLY
EXPLAIN IT TO YOU,
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YOU GO "WOW" I CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT REALLY TRIPPED ME UP.
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SEE HOW I'M
PINCHING THE LINE?
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I'M ACTUALLY SHORTENING
THE LINE HERE.
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MIKE: TONY IS A VERY EDUCATED
ANGLER, HE'S VERY TECHNICAL,
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VERY GOOD FLY TIER,
VERY GOOD CASTER.
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HE'S A LOT OF
FUN TO BE AROUND.
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TONY: I'M GOING
TO PULL THAT DOWN.
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NINE FEET, THREE,
TWO, ONE, THREE.
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MIKE, CAN YOU HAND ME
A BIG FLY OVER THERE?
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WE BOTH LOVE EDUCATING,
TEACHING, BUT ALSO LEARNING.
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YOU'RE ALWAYS LEARNING,
THE KNOWLEDGE
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IS ALWAYS EXPANDING.
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THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT
FISHING OFFERS YOU AND
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ALASKA HAS IT ALL REALLY.
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WE HAVE SO MUCH STUFF HERE
THAT HASN'T BEEN EXPLORED.
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I GOT UP TO ABOUT 60 TO 70
RIVERS AND I REALIZED THAT
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I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME IN
THIS LIFETIME TO DO THEM ALL.
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MIKE: THERE HE IS.
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TONY: IT JUST MAKES IT A
CHALLENGE AND THAT'S THE
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BEAUTY OF BEING LOCATED
HERE IS THAT I HAVE ACCESS
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TO A LOT OF TERRITORY
AND A LOT OF RIVERS.
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♪♪♪
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[ZIPPING]
[RUSTLING]
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I'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT
NOW IN MY LIFE WHERE
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I WANT TO FISH WITH
PEOPLE OF LIKE MIND.
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WHEN I'M FISHING WITH MIKE,
WE ALWAYS SEEM TO
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MEET IN THE MIDDLE.
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MAKES IT ENJOYABLE TO HANG
OUT WITH A GUY THAT
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SPEAKS THE SAME LANGUAGE.
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MIKE: ALL THE REPORTS
HERE OF LATE IS BLACK
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IS THE FLY TO HAVE.
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SO, I THINK WE'VE GOT PLENTY
OF BLACK TO CHOOSE FROM.
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TONY: MIKE AND I ARE
GOING TO BE FISHING
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ON THE NAKNEK RIVER.
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IT'S IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
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MIKE: I'VE GOT THREE SPEY
RODS IN THIS TUBE HERE.
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GETTING READY FOR A TRIP
LIKE THIS, IT'S EXCITING.
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THIS IS A VARIATION
OF AN OWL GREEN.
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I'M USUALLY TYING
FLIES LAST MINUTE,
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TRYING TO COME UP WITH
SOMETHING THAT JUST IS
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GOING TO BE THE ONE.
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INSTEAD OF HAVING
A BLACK BODY,
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WE'VE GOT A PURPLE BODY.
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TONY: MIKE AND I ARE GOING
TO BE FLYING FROM ANCHORAGE
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TO KING SALMON.
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MIKE: GOING OUT TO SEE
BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA.
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IT'S SUPER EXCITING TO
GO ON TRIPS LIKE THIS.
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[ENGINE REVVING]
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TONY: WHEN WE GET OFF THE PLANE,
FOR SOME REASON,
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I THOUGHT WE HAD TWO
DOGS ON THE PLANE,
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BUT ACTUALLY THEY WERE
TWO SEALS THAT HAVE
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BEEN REHABILITATED.
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MIKE: I'VE SEEN LOTS OF
SEALS IN MY LIFE IN ALASKA,
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I'VE NEVER SEEN TWO
SEALS IN DOG CRATES.
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DISPATCHER: GOOD MORNING, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO--
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[LAUGHS]
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TONY: WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A
LODGE THAT ALLOWS US ACCESS.
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MIKE: COME OCTOBER
TIME FRAME,
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THE MAJORITY OF THE
OUTFITTERS ARE ALREADY
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DONE FOR THE YEAR.
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GOING TO A LODGE IS REALLY
YOUR ONLY REAL WAY OF GETTING
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ON THE WATER TO FISH IT.
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KVICHAK: ALL RIGHT,
YOU GUYS READY?
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TONY: OUR GUIDE, KVICHAK,
HE'S A LOCAL,
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HE WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
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SPENDING SOME DAYS ON
THE RIVER WITH HIM.
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KVICHAK: I'M KVICHAK ASPLEN,
BORN AND RAISED HERE
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IN KING SALMON, ALASKA.
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MIKE: THANK YOU, SIR.
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KVICHAK: HEY, YOU'RE WELCOME.
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ALL RIGHT, NOW TIME
FOR THAT BIG ONE NOW.
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MIKE: TIME FOR THE BIG ONE.
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ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DONE
SCREWING AROUND.
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KVICHAK: MIKE AND TONY,
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
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WELL EXPERIENCED FISHERMEN.
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A LOT OF IT IS JUST LAYING A
GROUND MAP FOR THE NAKNEK.
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KIND OF TELL THEM OH
THERE'S A GOOD DROP HERE,
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IT KIND OF DEEPENS UP HERE.
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JUST KIND OF SITTING BACK AND
LETTING THEM DO THEIR THING.
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MIKE: WE REALLY RELIED ON
KVICHAK TO KIND OF GET
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A FEEL FOR THE RIVER.
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TONY: THERE WAS A CERTAIN
SPOT IN THE RIVER
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THAT NORMALLY WE WOULD
NOT HAVE FISHED.
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WE RELIED ON KVICHAK, SAID
HEY WE SHOULD PROBABLY TRY
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THIS BECAUSE WE KNEW THE FISH
WERE MOVING FURTHER DOWN.
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MIKE: TONY TOOK THE INSIDE
EDGE AND THEN I, COMING
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IN BEHIND HIM, I STARTED
TO WADE OUT FURTHER.
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ONCE I GOT IN TO WHERE
I WAS STARTING TO SWING
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THAT FLY DOWN INTO THESE
LITTLE POCKET BUCKETS,
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THAT'S WHEN I STUCK
THE FIRST FISH.
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♪♪♪
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MIKE: ONCE I GOT IN TO WHERE
I WAS STARTING TO SWING
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THAT FLY DOWN INTO THESE
LITTLE POCKET BUCKETS
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THAT WERE LAYING OUT THERE,
THAT'S WHEN I STUCK
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THE FIRST FISH.
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♪♪♪
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KVICHAK: OH-HO!
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THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR.
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MIKE HAD THE RIGHT
ANGLE ON HIM.
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HE WAS RIGHT SET UP
PERFECTLY FOR THOSE FISH.
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THAT'S A NICE FISH, MIKE.
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MIKE: I KIND OF STAYED
MOVING OUT AND ON THAT LINE,
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TARGETING THOSE
COLORED WATER CHANGES.
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WHAT DO YOU SAY?
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KVICHAK: I'M GOING TO GO 28.
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MIKE: I WAS GOING TO SAY 27.
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TONY: IN THIS
PARTICULAR SITUATION,
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YOU REALLY CAN'T OVER-WADE
BECAUSE THE FISH
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WERE REALLY FAR OUT.
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NICE, GOOD JOB.
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PRETTY MUCH THE LONGEST
CAST THAT YOU CAN MAKE,
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AND THAT WAS THE AREA THAT
HE GOT THE FLY IN THE BOX
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SO TO SPEAK AND
HAD SOME SUCCESS.
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KVICHAK: YEAH.
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MIKE: I'M READING THE WATER,
AND I'M TARGETING AREAS
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WHERE I THINK FISH ARE
GOING TO BE LAYING,
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SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT PANS OUT.
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TONY: ON IT, DUDE.
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AWESOME, GOOD JOB.
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♪♪♪
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MIKE: WHEN I'M TARGETING
THESE FALL RAINBOWS,
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I TEND TO TARGET THEM WITH
FLESH FLIES, WITH SCULPINS,
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AND LEECH PATTERNS.
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WHAT I'M TYING, IT'S KIND OF
A VARIATION OF A WILLY NELSON
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WHICH IS A LEECHY PATTERN.
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WE CALL THESE FLIES
LEECHES UP HERE,
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WHAT WE'RE REALLY
MIMICKING ARE LAMPREYS.
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CATCHING A FISH ON
YOUR OWN PATTERN,
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IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO
KNOW THAT YOU CREATED
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SOMETHING THAT TRICKED THEM,
FAKING THEM OUT,
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MAKING THEM THINK THAT IT'S
SOMETHING IT'S REALLY NOT.
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IT'S PRETTY HARD TO FIND
MUCH MORE GRATIFICATION
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THAN KNOWING YOU WERE
ABLE TO DO THAT.
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WHEN I TIE THESE
FLIES FOR THE NAKNEK,
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I DON'T WANT A REALLY
LONG TAIL PAST THAT HOOK.
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THOSE FISH ARE KNOWN TO
COME UP FROM BEHIND A LOT,
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AND IF I GET THAT
TAIL TOO LONG,
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I GET SHORT STRIKES
AND I MISS.
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THERE IT IS.
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TONY: THE FLIES ARE
AN IMPORTANT THING,
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BUT HOW YOU FISH THE FLIES
AND WHERE YOU FISH THEM
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IS AS IMPORTANT AS JUST
HAVING THE RIGHT PATTERN.
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SOMEONE TOLD ME YEARS AGO
THAT EVERY RIVER IN ALASKA
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THAT GOES TO THE
OCEAN HAS LAMPREYS,
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AND YOU GREW UP HERE, RIGHT?
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KVICHAK: OH YEAH.
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TONY: YOU GUYS SEEN
LOTS OF LAMPREYS, RIGHT?
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KVICHAK: YEAH,
CRAZY BIG ONES.
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TONY: THIS IS BASICALLY
A LAMPREY IMITATION.
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KVICHAK: YEP.
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TONY: HAVE YOU EVER
SEEN THEM SWIM?
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KVICHAK: OH YEAH,
IT'S CRAZY.
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TONY: THEY GO LIKE THIS,
THEY'RE LIKE A LITTLE SNAKE.
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IF WE CAN GET THIS
FLY TO DO THAT,
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I THINK THAT'S THE TICKET.
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YOU'VE GOT TO PUT A
LITTLE ROD ACTION ON IT.
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SO THE SPOT, IT HAS A
LOT OF BRUSH BEHIND US.
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THERE'S THESE BIG ROCKS,
SO EVERY TIME YOU PUT
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YOUR FOOT ON IT, YOUR
ANKLE WANTS TO ROLL.
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I WALKED AND FISHED
THE WHOLE TOP SPOT,
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BUT DOWN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM
SETTING UP THE RIGHT CAST
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FOR THAT PARTICULAR SPOT
WAS CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT.
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LITTLE BIT TOO FAR IN.
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IF I GET OUT HERE THEN I MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK
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SO WANT TO BE RIGHT OUT
ON THAT EDGE THERE,
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KIND OF WEIGHING
MY ODDS HERE.
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THINK I CAN REACH IT.
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THE CHALLENGE IS, IS THAT
YOU CAN'T CAST SIX TIMES
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OVER THAT SAME SPOT AND
EXPECT TO PULL OF FISH,
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ESPECIALLY IF
THEY'RE BAD CASTS.
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AFTER TWO CASTS, I FINALLY
GOT THE CAST THAT I WANT.
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THERE WE GO, THAT'S
THE ONE WE WANT.
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THERE HE IS, THERE'S
THE FISH I WANT.
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[WATER LAPPING]
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WOO!
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THAT WAS EXACTLY WHERE
KVICHAK SAID THAT THERE
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SHOULD BE A FISH THERE.
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YEAH, FISH OF A THOUSAND
CASTS FOR SURE.
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THIS IS A NICE ONE.
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KVICHAK: THERE WE GO.
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TONY: ALL RIGHTY, THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
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KVICHAK: THAT'S
A HEALTHY FISH.
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TONY: YEAH.
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KVICHAK: WOO.
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TONY: THIS FISH HAS A FAIRLY
PROMINENT RED STRIPE,
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A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN A LOT
OF THE NAKNEK FISH WHICH
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ARE REALLY STEELHEAD LIKE.
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SO, IT'S PROBABLY BEEN IN
THE RIVER FOR A WHILE.
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IT'S COLORED UP, IT HAS
SOME NICE SPOTS ON THE TOP,
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REALLY CLEAN FISH.
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[WATER LAPPING]
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TONY: SO, WE WENT DOWN TO A SPOT
WE HAD FISHED A DAY BEFORE.
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MIKE: WE KNEW THAT THERE
WAS FISH THE DAY BEFORE,
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WE DECIDED LET'S GO BACK DOWN
AND LET'S GO AT THAT AGAIN.
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TONY: THERE WE GO.
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THERE WE GO.
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KVICHAK: DID YOU STICK ONE?
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TONY: YEP.
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HE'S WAY DOWN THERE.
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I KNEW THERE WAS ONE IN
THERE, I JUST KNEW IT.
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IT'S ALMOST INTO MY BACKING.
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THE BEAUTY OF THE RAINBOWS
HERE IS THAT THEY'RE SO WILD.
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THEY'RE STRONG,
THEY'RE VIBRANT.
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KVICHAK: HERE WE GO.
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TONY: NICE LITTLE FATTY.
KVICHAK: YEAH, SURE IS.
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TONY: YOU THINK OF THIS
REALLY ADAPTIVE ANIMAL.
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IT ALMOST LENDS
A MYSTIQUE TO IT.
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00:12:57,448 --> 00:12:59,928
MIKE: TROUT FISHING IN ALASKA
IS A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE
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FOR A TROUT FISHERMAN.
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THERE WE GO, THERE IT IS.
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TONY: GOT ONE, MIKEY?
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00:13:13,310 --> 00:13:18,000
MIKE: YOU CAN CATCH MORE FISH
THAN YOU WOULD EVER DREAM OF.
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YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH
FISH MUCH BIGGER
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THAN YOU MAY DREAM OF.
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READY, TOM?
TOM: YEAH.
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TONY: NICE, WOO!
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THAT'S A HOG THERE, BUD.
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LOOK AT THAT BEAUTY.
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[LAUGHS]
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OH MY GOD.
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I'M TELLING YOU THIS WILD
ALASKAN RAINBOW IS REALLY
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A UNIQUE FISH.
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THE FACT THAT IT'S A
STRONG-FIGHTING OUTLIER.
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I'M CALLING HIM 30.
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MIKE: ON THE NOSE.
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TONY: YEP, RIGHT ON
THE NOSE, BEAUTIFUL.
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YOU HAVE NAKNEK FISH,
KVICHAK FISH, UPPER TALARIK,
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LOWER TALARIK, COPPER RIVER.
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THEY'RE ALL UNIQUE
BUT ALL THE SAME,
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THAT'S REALLY THE INTERESTING
THING ABOUT THESE TROUT.
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YOU HAVE ALL THIS DIVERSITY
WITHIN THIS ONE SPECIES.
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[WATER RUSHING]
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00:14:33,862 --> 00:14:36,342
MIKE: THE BIGGEST REASON THAT
I LIKE TO USE A TWO-HANDED ROD
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ON A TRIP LIKE THIS IS
WE'RE FISHING BIG WATER.
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IT ALLOWS YOU TO COVER
A LOT MORE AREA,
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00:14:44,896 --> 00:14:47,516
GET INTO TIGHTER POSITIONS,
IT MAKES YOU A LITTLE
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MORE EFFECTIVE.
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TONY: THE BRUSH STROKE
THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE
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IS THE BRUSH STROKE
OF THE PERFECT CAST.
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SETTING THE CAST UP PROPERLY,
EXECUTING THE CAST,
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00:15:05,241 --> 00:15:08,311
GETTING THE FLY, THE LEADER
TO TURN OVER TO WHERE YOU
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THINK THE FISH IS GOING TO
BE WITH A FLY THAT YOU'VE
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00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,520
SELECTED AND TIED.
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00:15:13,620 --> 00:15:15,410
WHEN THAT ALL COMES
TOGETHER, IT'S SATISFYING,
300
00:15:15,517 --> 00:15:18,307
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE THE BIGGEST FISH.
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00:15:18,413 --> 00:15:22,793
THAT'S THE SATISFYING THING
AS AN ANGLER FOR ME.
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00:15:26,620 --> 00:15:30,340
MIKE: SPEY CASTING TO
ME IS A VERY ARTFUL,
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VERY ENJOYABLE
STYLE OF CASTING.
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I'VE HAD DAYS WHERE THE
FISHING IS PRETTY SLOW,
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00:15:38,241 --> 00:15:41,171
AND I JUST FIND MYSELF
WORKING ON CASTING.
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00:15:45,586 --> 00:15:47,786
TONY: ONE OF THE IMPORTANT
THINGS WITH SKAGIT CASTING OR
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SPEY CASTING, OR WHETHER IT'S
SCANDI OR ANY OF THE HYBRID
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00:15:50,896 --> 00:15:55,756
FORMS IS WATER TENSION.
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00:15:55,862 --> 00:15:58,242
MOST OF THE CASTS THAT WE'RE
DOING ON THIS RIVER ARE
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SUSTAINED-ANCHOR CASTS, THAT
MEANS THAT THE FLY IS DUG IN
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AND WE'RE CREATING, LOAD IN
THE ROD THROUGH WATER TENSION.
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ONE OF THE THINGS IS
GOOD CASTS CATCH FISH,
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YOU'VE GOT TO BE PATIENT,
YOU'VE GOT TO PRESENT
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THE FLY PROPERLY.
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♪♪♪
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♪♪♪
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♪♪♪
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NANCI: KING SALMON IS ONE
OF A NUMBER OF VERY SMALL
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VILLAGES THAT ARE SPREAD
AROUND BRISTOL BAY.
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WE HAVE AROUND 175 ALL
YEAR-ROUND RESIDENTS.
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00:16:58,620 --> 00:17:00,620
ONE OF THE THINGS I SAW
WHEN I FIRST CAME OUT TO
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BRISTOL BAY WAS A REAL
LACK OF ALASKANS INVOLVED
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IN THE GUIDE INDUSTRY.
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PRETTY MUCH 100 PERCENT OF
THESE KIDS STARTED COMMERCIAL
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FISHING BEFORE THEY EVER
STARTED SPORTFISHING BECAUSE
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THAT WAS HOW THEIR
FAMILY MADE THEIR MONEY.
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KVICHAK: MY WHOLE FAMILY
STILL COMMERCIAL FISHES,
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00:17:16,965 --> 00:17:18,925
I GREW UP COMMERCIAL
FISHING UNTIL
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I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL.
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NANCI: THEY WEREN'T INCLUDED
IN A HUGE FACTION
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OF WHAT WAS RAPIDLY
BECOMING A VERY POPULAR
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SPORTFISHING DESTINATION.
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TONY: ACTUALLY ONCE
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE,
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00:17:31,758 --> 00:17:33,788
SEE WHERE MY HANDS ARE HERE?
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00:17:33,896 --> 00:17:36,716
FISH AND GAME, AND SOME OF
THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE
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SET PARAMETERS OF WHAT YOU
NEED TO BE A GUIDE IN ALASKA,
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00:17:39,758 --> 00:17:41,688
BUT THERE WAS
REALLY NO TRAINING.
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NANCI: THE KIDS THAT GREW
UP HERE DO GET INTO
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SPORTFISHING BUT NOT
NECESSARILY FLY FISHING.
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00:17:45,931 --> 00:17:49,621
TONY: I'M GOING TO KEEP MY
HANDS INSIDE THE BOX, WATCH.
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00:17:49,724 --> 00:17:51,554
NANCI: IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T
REALLY SHOW YOU HOW TO USE IT,
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00:17:51,655 --> 00:17:54,615
IT'S NOT AS EASY TO BECOME
IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE
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WITH EQUIPMENT.
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SO, I STARTED THE GUIDE ACADEMY
TO SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT
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00:18:00,206 --> 00:18:04,616
I ALREADY HAD FROM MY 20
PLUS YEARS OF GUIDING,
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00:18:04,724 --> 00:18:09,484
WITH A YOUNGER GENERATION
THAT I SAW HAD HUGE POTENTIAL
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00:18:09,586 --> 00:18:12,446
FOR THE SPORTFISHING
INDUSTRY OUT IN BRISTOL BAY.
348
00:18:12,551 --> 00:18:15,171
KVICHAK: NANCI SET ME UP WITH
THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND I GOT
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00:18:15,275 --> 00:18:17,205
INVOLVED WITH WHAT THEY
CALL THE BRISTOL BAY
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GUIDE ACADEMY.
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00:18:18,862 --> 00:18:20,592
THE ACADEMY BROKE DOWN
THE BASICS OF FLY FISHING
352
00:18:20,689 --> 00:18:23,449
AS WELL AS CUSTOMER
SERVICE WITH GUESTS.
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00:18:23,551 --> 00:18:25,761
WHAT REALLY INTERESTS ME
ABOUT THE WHOLE CONCEPT
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OF GUIDING IS GETTING OUT
OF COMMERCIAL FISHING,
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00:18:29,275 --> 00:18:30,995
I MEAN IT'S A TOUGH INDUSTRY.
356
00:18:31,103 --> 00:18:33,343
THE GUIDING ACADEMY HAS
ALLOWED MORE OPTIONS
357
00:18:33,448 --> 00:18:36,618
FOR THE YOUTH LIKE
MYSELF GROWING UP HERE.
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00:18:36,724 --> 00:18:37,974
NANCI: ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BENEFITS YOU GET
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00:18:38,068 --> 00:18:41,758
FROM HAVING GUIDES THAT
ARE FROM THE AREA,
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IS THEY HAVE AN INTIMATE
KNOWLEDGE NOT JUST OF THE
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00:18:45,137 --> 00:18:48,097
AREA ITSELF, BUT OF THE
STORIES BEHIND THE AREA.
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00:18:48,206 --> 00:18:50,206
ALL THOSE STORIES GO
A LONG WAY TOWARDS
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ENHANCING AN EXPERIENCE.
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[LAUGHS]
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00:18:53,965 --> 00:18:55,785
TONY: THE NEAT THING
ABOUT MEETING YOUNG GUYS
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IS THAT THEY REMIND
ME A LOT OF MYSELF.
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I NORMALLY DON'T FISH
WITH A LOT OF GUYS
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00:19:00,793 --> 00:19:02,623
THAT ARE MY SAME AGE.
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00:19:02,724 --> 00:19:07,104
I LOVE THE ENERGY, THAT'S
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
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ENERGY COUNTS FOR A LOT,
SO DOES ENTHUSIASM.
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♪♪♪
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MIKE: DAY THREE
WAS A CHALLENGE.
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IT MAKES YOU START
TO WONDER LIKE, MAN,
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WHAT DO WE GOT TO DO HERE?
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00:19:27,482 --> 00:19:30,032
JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S
NO FISH LAYING IN HERE.
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00:19:30,137 --> 00:19:32,377
TONY: AFTER MARGINAL SUCCESS,
WE DECIDED TO GO BACK
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TO THE OTHER SPOT THAT
WE HAD FISHED EARLIER.
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00:19:40,379 --> 00:19:42,719
THERE WE GO, THERE'S A FISH.
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00:19:44,689 --> 00:19:51,479
[REELING SOUNDS]
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00:19:53,586 --> 00:19:58,136
[WATER LAPPING]
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GOT HIM, WOO.
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00:19:59,724 --> 00:20:01,174
THAT'S A TOADIE.
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00:20:01,275 --> 00:20:02,655
BOY, HE'S THICK, ISN'T HE?
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00:20:02,758 --> 00:20:04,238
KVICHAK: HE IS HUGE.
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00:20:04,344 --> 00:20:06,624
TONY: I PULLED A NICE FISH
OUT OF THIS SPOT BUT IT JUST
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00:20:06,724 --> 00:20:10,344
WASN'T PRODUCING LIKE IT WAS.
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00:20:10,448 --> 00:20:12,688
I TOLD MIKE I WANT YOU
TO TRY SOMETHING NEW,
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00:20:12,793 --> 00:20:14,903
I KNOW IT'S NOT IN
YOUR WHEELHOUSE.
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00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,830
MIKE: WE FINALLY DECIDED TO
GO ACROSS THE RIVER AND SWING
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00:20:17,931 --> 00:20:20,451
FLIES FROM OUT OF THE BOAT.
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00:20:20,551 --> 00:20:22,721
THEN WE FINALLY PRODUCED A
FISH OUT OF THERE WHICH YOU
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00:20:22,827 --> 00:20:24,517
DON'T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE
SWINGING TWO-HANDED
393
00:20:24,620 --> 00:20:26,410
RODS OUT OF BOATS.
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00:20:26,517 --> 00:20:28,277
IT PAID OUT FOR US.
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00:20:28,379 --> 00:20:29,929
TONY: WE DID A LITTLE BOAT
ASSIST AND MIKE CAUGHT
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00:20:30,034 --> 00:20:32,104
ONE NICE FISH THEN
WE CALLED IT A DAY.
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00:20:41,344 --> 00:20:42,454
MIKE: IT WAS AN AWESOME TRIP.
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00:20:42,551 --> 00:20:43,661
[LAUGHS]
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00:20:43,758 --> 00:20:45,068
KVICHAK: OH MY GOD.
400
00:20:45,172 --> 00:20:47,412
MIKE: WE CAUGHT SOME GREAT,
BIG, BEAUTIFUL FISH.
401
00:20:47,517 --> 00:20:48,967
TONY: THERE HE IS.
402
00:20:49,068 --> 00:20:50,688
WOO!
403
00:20:50,793 --> 00:20:53,003
THE FISH WERE HERE, THE
WEATHER COOPERATED.
404
00:20:54,310 --> 00:20:56,830
WE ACTUALLY GOT TO DO WHAT WE
WANTED TO DO AND EVERYTHING
405
00:20:56,931 --> 00:20:59,001
KIND OF CAME TOGETHER.
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00:21:05,103 --> 00:21:07,413
I WANT TO BE ON THE EDGE, I
WANT TO BE ON THE NEW SIDE
407
00:21:07,517 --> 00:21:10,027
OF THE NEW FISHERY THAT'S
STARTING TO DEVELOP.
408
00:21:10,137 --> 00:21:13,587
BUT IN ALASKA, IT'S SO VAST,
YOU'LL NEVER DO IT ALL.
409
00:21:16,241 --> 00:21:18,211
EVEN THOUGH YOUR
BODY GETS OLDER,
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00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:21,970
THE TRUE MASTERY ALLOWS YOU
TO REALLY BECOME A CRAFTSMAN
411
00:21:22,068 --> 00:21:25,448
IN THIS ENDEAVOR THAT
WE CALL FLY FISHING.
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00:21:25,551 --> 00:21:27,521
IT WAS BEHIND HIM, HE SPOOKED,
NOW HE'S GOING AWAY,
413
00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:29,720
YOU'VE GOT ONE LAST
SHOT, TOO SHORT.
414
00:21:29,827 --> 00:21:33,137
THE GAME GETS BETTER
AS YOU GET OLDER.
415
00:21:33,241 --> 00:21:36,621
THIS WAY OF LOOKING AT THE
RIVER HAS REINVIGORATED ME
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00:21:36,724 --> 00:21:39,004
TO COMING BACK TO SOME OF
THESE FISHERIES THAT NOW
417
00:21:39,103 --> 00:21:42,593
I CAN APPROACH THEM FROM
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
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00:21:46,413 --> 00:21:48,553
WE'LL BE BACK,
WE WILL BE BACK.
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