[gentle orcestral fanfare] - WHOOP.

YEAH, THERE HE GOES.

OKAY.

THOUGHT I HAD HIM FOUL-HOOKED THERE FOR A MINUTE, BUT HE'S OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, DECENT FISH.

- THAT'S A GOOD FISH.

- YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS WE'VE HOOKED INTO TODAY.

MAYBE A LITTLE BETTER.

ALL RIGHT.

MIGHT REQUIRE A NET.

OH, YEAH.

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[light instrumental music] ♪ - HELLO, WELCOME TO THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

WELL, TODAY'S PROGRAM, WE'RE GONNA BE FISHING FOR RAINBOW TROUT.

WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THIS DURING THE FALL OF THE YEAR.

AND, JOE, IT WAS A GOOD TIME.

- A LOT OF FUN.

AND I THINK IT'S THE BEST TIME TO BE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS, WHEN THE LEAVES START CHANGING EVERY FALL.

AND WE TIMED THIS TRIP TO BE UP THERE AT THAT TIME.

AND WE'RE FISHING A TAILRACE OF ONE OF THE RIVERS IN THE NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST, DROPPING WATER, WHICH STARTED OFF PRETTY INTERESTING, AS FAR AS THE FISH.

RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, THEY STARTED GETTING SOME GOOD STRIKES.

AND--BUT IT PRESENTED SOME ISSUES AS IT'S CONTINUED TO FALL OUT, AND YOU'LL SEE, THEY'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN GEAR TIME.

BUT JUST A REALLY PRETTY, PRETTY RIVER, THE LEAVES CHANGING, COOPERATING FISH.

AND--NOW, WE'RE FISHING FOR NATIVE RAINBOWS.

THESE ARE NOT BIG-- BIG RAINBOW TROUT.

THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, 10-INCH-- 10- TO 11-, 12-INCH FISH IS A GOOD FISH FOR THESE WATERS.

AND JUST HAD A GOOD DAY.

- WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT WE NEEDED, OF COURSE, IN GEAR TIME.

BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS RECIPE.

DONNA'S GOT A RECIPE TODAY, CARIBBEAN FISH.

AND THE GUYS ARE TELLING US THIS IS JUST A GREAT RECIPE.

- IT REALLY IS.

IT COMES FROM HER KITCHEN, AND IT'S GOT A LITTLE DIFFERENT TWIST TO IT.

IT'S GROUPER, SHE'S PREPARING GROUPER TODAY.

AND SHE'S ALWAYS COMING TO THE TABLE WITH SOMETHING NEW.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

- WE GOT A GREAT SHOW PLANNED TODAY.

STICK AROUND; A LOT COMING YOUR WAY TODAY ON THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

- WELL, LEONARD, I SURE AM GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY TODAY ON THIS BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY.

HERE IT IS BEING OCTOBER, WE GOT SOME NICE COLOR COMING ON.

GOT A BEAUTIFUL RIVER HERE WE'RE GONNA FISH.

HOPEFULLY, WE'RE GONNA FIND US A FEW RAINBOW TROUT TODAY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- I DON'T KNOW THAT IT COULD BE BETTER.

THE WEATHER'S RIGHT.

WE JUST GOTTA GET THOSE FISH TO COOPERATE A LITTLE BIT.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO BE FISHING WITH?

- TO START OUT WITH, POSSIBLY A BLUE-WINGED OLIVE.

- IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD CHOICE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

- IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, WE'LL TRY A GRASSHOPPER OR A BEETLE OR SOMETHING THAT MAYBE THEY'VE SEEN HERE CLOSE TO THIS OPEN FIELD.

- WELL, THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY FIND OUT IS TO GET OUT THERE AND TRY IT.

SO LET'S DO IT.

- LET'S DO HER.

- TELL YOU, YOU TAKE THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER, AND I'LL TAKE THIS ONE OVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LEONARD, THAT'S A GOOD RUN YOU'RE IN UP THERE.

THAT OUGHT TO PRODUCE A FISH.

GOT A FEW LEAVES ON THE WATER.

THERE WAS ONE FISH TOO THAT WAS OKAY.

- I SEEN ONE FISH FEED, BUT HE'S NOT FED SINCE.

I MAY HAVE PUT HIM DOWN.

- HUP!

I MISSED ONE TOO.

- I MISSED A SMALL ONE, YEAH.

THIS--MINE WASN'T BIGGER...

THE FLY I'M FISHING WITH.

- HMM.

TWO MISSES.

AND NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT YET.

THINGS ARE PERKING UP HERE A LITTLE.

YEAH, THAT'S A NICE FISH.

HE MIGHT GO A LITTLE BETTER THAN TEN.

YEAH.

YEAH.

- GOOD DEAL.

- ALL RIGHT.

COME TO PAPA.

WELL, HE'S NOT QUITE DONE YET.

OOH, I THINK HE'S JUST GETTING STARTED.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, HE'S-- ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE CAME TO LIFE THERE TOWARD THE END.

OH, MAN, WHY DON'T YOU LOOK AT THAT RED STRIPE ON HIM.

THAT'S ABOUT A 12-INCH FISH.

OKAY.

SEE IF I CAN GET YOU OUT OF THERE WITHOUT HURTING YOU TOO BAD.

OH, MAN, HE'S A HANDFUL.

HE WANTED IT TOO.

OH, MAN, LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL RED STRIPE ON HIM.

CAN YOU SEE THAT, LEONARD?

- YEAH.

- ISN'T THAT NICE?

- THAT'S NICE.

- YES, ABSOLUTELY.

- IS THAT A MALE?

- PRETTY FISH.

HUP!

AH, LET'S LET HIM GO.

HE'S HAD ENOUGH.

ALL RIGHT.

THINGS ARE PICKING UP.

- OH, THERE'S A NICE FISH FEEDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, HERE, IF I CAN... - OKAY.

WELL, SUN'S REALLY GETTING UP THERE HIGH, LEONARD.

IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE ACTIVITY'S OVER THERE IN THE SHADE.

I'M NOT SEEING MUCH OUT HERE IN THE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT.

YOU HAVING ANY HITS OVER THERE?

- WELL, I'VE GOT THIS BEETLE TIED ON.

AND SO FAR THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE VERY INTERESTED.

- WELL, I KEEP HAVING HITS ON THIS BLUE-WINGED OLIVE, BUT HAVING VERY FEW HOOK-UPS.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REAL ANSWER TO THE PUZZLE IS, BUT WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON IT.

LOT OF LEAVES ON THE WATER TOO.

- YEAH, WHEN THE LEAVES FIRST START FALLING, IT'S A DISTRACT-- - YOU JUST GOTTA WORK WITH THEM.

- THE FISH AREN'T USED TO IT.

AND YOU'LL FIND THE FISHING DIFFICULT SOMETIMES.

THEY KEEP THEIR EYE ON THE LEAVES MORE THAN THEY DO THE FLY.

AFTER THEY GET USED TO THEM, IT'S OKAY.

WE NEED ABOUT FOUR-- OH, THERE YOU GO.

- HE'S A SMALL ONE.

- I DON'T KNOW.

- YEAH.

- LOOKS LIKE HE'S GIVING YOU A PRETTY GOOD LITTLE TUSSLE.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT TOO SMALL.

OKAY.

THAT'S A NICE FISH.

I THINK MOST-- - BOY, THEY'RE COLORED.

- I THINK MOST TROUT FISHERMEN IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WOULD BE PROUD OF A FISH LIKE THAT.

[chuckling] - WELL, I DIDN'T BRING A NET.

AND--I'M JUST GONNA TAKE THE WHOLE FLY.

- HE'S ABOUT TO GET YOU TIED UP, ISN'T HE?

GOOD FISH, LEONARD.

- WELL, THANK YOU.

- ALL RIGHT.

THE PACE IS DEFINITELY PICKING UP.

ANOTHER PRETTY GOOD FISH.

OOH, HE LIKES TO FIGHT.

- YOU NEED ANY HELP?

- NO, I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT.

HE MAY BREAK 10 INCHES.

OH, HE'S A HEALTHY FISH.

DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE'S GONNA BREAK THE 10-INCH BARRIER OR NOT, BUT-- - WELL, THE ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS WATER AND THE TEMPERATURE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA HURT THE FISH BY PLAYING IT.

- OH, YEAH.

YEAH.

NO, HE PROBABLY AIN'T GOING FOR 10 INCHES, BUT HE'S A GOOD FISH.

- ANY 10-INCH RAINBOW IS A GOOD FISH.

- WHOA, HUP!

AH, THERE WE GO.

- I DON'T CARE HOW YOU RELEASE HIM.

[both chuckling] - THAT WAS A QUICK ONE.

OH, YEAH.

I SAW HIM COME OUT OF THE WATER.

HE LIKES TO JUMP.

- HE'LL GO 10.

HE'S ABOUT A-- HE'S ABOUT A 10-INCH.

WHOOP.

- NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT FISH.

I THINK HE WANTS TO FIGHT A LITTLE BIT MORE, LEONARD.

- IT WANTS TO GO OVER AND GET FILMED.

- OH, YEAH.

HE'S A FRISKY LITTLE FELLA.

WELL, YOU GONNA GET HIM?

THERE YOU GO.

- HEY, I'M TRYING.

GETTING MY HANDS WET, SO-- - OH, YEAH.

NICE FISH.

- WELL, HE'S-- [light instrumental music] ♪ ♪ - WELL, LEONARD, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'VE NOTICED IT OR NOT, BUT THE WATER LEVEL HAS--HAS DROPPED.

IT'S BEEN REAL SLOW, BUT IT HAS DROPPED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

IT'S ALSO CLEARED UP CONSIDERABLY.

MAKES IT A LITTLE-- A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO SNEAK UP ON THE FISH.

- YEAH, I THOUGHT I WAS JUST WADING SHALLOW WATER.

BUT I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW.

- YEAH, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY GETTING CLEARER.

- IT'S DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE TIME WE STARTED FISHING.

- WE'LL SEE HOW THE FISH REACT TO IT.

YOU KNOW, THE FISH DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE A LIVING IN SHALLOW WATER OR DEEP WATER.

- YEAH.

- THEY STAY HUNGRY THE WHOLE TIME, SO MAYBE WE'LL CATCH ONE.

- GOT A FISH ON?

- YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE ONE.

- OH, YEAH?

IT'S A FISH.

- ALL I WANT BACK IS MY FLY.

FISH, BE COOPERATIVE.

- YOU KNOW, LEONARD, THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WHENEVER YOU GOT VERY LOW WATER LEVELS AND VERY CLEAR WATER, I THINK IT TAKES A LITTLE MORE PATIENCE AND A LITTLE MORE STEALTHY APPROACH TO CATCH THE FISH.

DON'T YOU THINK?

- YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

AND ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER TOO, THESE FISH HAVE BEEN HERE, DONE THAT.

THEY'VE BEEN FISHED OVER ALL YEAR, AND SO THEY'RE A LITTLE WISER NOW THAN THEY WERE THREE MONTHS AGO OR FOUR MONTHS AGO.

SO TAKES A LITTLE MORE SKILL.

- GOT TO BE A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL.

HOOKED INTO ANOTHER DECENT-SIZED FISH AFTER CATCHING ALL THOSE LITTLE ONES.

HE'S NOT ANYTHING TO CALL HOME ABOUT, BUT-- - THAT'S A NICE FISH.

THAT'S A-- - OH, YEAH, HE'S A DECENT FISH FOR ANY OF THESE WATERS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA HAVE TO PUT A NET ON HIM, BUT-- PRETTY FISH.

I LOVE THESE COLORS ON THESE RAINBOWS.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

GO BACK AND MAKE ANOTHER FISHERMAN HAPPY.

OKAY.

LOVE THAT.

OKAY, LEONARD.

HOOKED UP WITH ANOTHER ONE IN THERE.

IT'S NOT A HUGE FISH, BUT HE'S DECENT.

- YEAH, HE'S A GOOD FISH.

- OKAY.

ANOTHER GOOD PAN-SIZED FISH.

HE LIKED IT.

WELL, THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

BEEN A PRODUCTIVE LITTLE RUN HERE, EVEN THOUGH I'VE MISSED MOST OF THEM.

WELL, I NEED TO TIE ON SOMETHING AFTER I POPPED THAT FLY OFF THERE, LEONARD.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FLY FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR?

- WELL, I--YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE TRYING TO MATCH THE BLUE-WINGED OLIVES, I STILL PREFER A LITTLE PARACHUTE, MALE ADAMS, OF VARIOUS SIZES, PROBABLY SIZE 18, 20.

- WHAT ARE YOU RECOMMENDING TODAY?

WHAT SIZE?

- WELL, THEY'RE DIFFICULT TODAY, SO I'VE GOT A LITTLE 22 RIGHT HERE.

- LET ME GIVE THAT A TRY.

- YEAH.

YEAH, IF YOU CAN-- - THANK YOU.

- THEY'RE SMALL.

THEY'RE REAL SMALL.

- I'LL SAY.

I MAYBE NEED SOME HELP GETTING THIS THING TIED ON HERE.

WOW.

THAT'S A SMALL TARGET.

BUT WE'LL GET HER DONE.

WE'LL GET HER ON THERE.

THANK YOU.

- YOU'RE WELCOME.

- YOU TIED THIS?

- NO, QUITE FRANKLY, I BOUGHT THAT ONE.

I DON'T LIKE TYING SIZE 22 FLIES.

- ME EITHER.

I DON'T BLAME YOU.

I DON'T BLAME YOU A BIT.

THAT IS A SMALL SIZE.

TAKES A LOT OF PATIENCE TO TIE ONE OF THOSE THINGS, DOESN'T IT?

- YEAH.

- FINALLY, ANOTHER HIT HERE, A GOOD HIT.

WHOOP.

YEAH, THERE HE GOES.

OKAY.

THOUGHT I HAD HIM FOUL-HOOKED THERE FOR A MINUTE, BUT HE'S OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, DECENT FISH.

- YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD FISH.

- YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS WE'VE HOOKED INTO TODAY.

MAYBE A LITTLE BETTER.

ALL RIGHT.

MIGHT REQUIRE A NET.

OH, YEAH.

OKAY.

GOT WRAPPED UP A LITTLE BIT THERE.

NICE FISH--WHOOP.

THERE HE GOES.

ALL RIGHT.

- WELL, THAT'S A SIGN YOU DIDN'T HURT HIM.

- THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO END THE DAY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, LEONARD?

- YEAH, I AGREE.

- TIME TO GO HOME.

THAT SUN'S GETTING KIND OF LOW.

BEEN A GOOD DAY.

- WHAT A DAY OF FISHING.

JOE, TELL ME ABOUT THAT FLY.

- YEAH, THEY STARTED WITH A BLUE-WINGED OLIVE FLY.

THAT WAS THE FLY OF THE DAY.

AND--BUT THEY HAD TO CHANGE UP BECAUSE IF YOU NOTICED, THERE WERE SOME LEAVES ON THE RIVER, AND THAT CAN PRESENT SOME PROBLEMS.

ALSO, WE WERE FISHING ADJACENT TO AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD.

AND SO THEY TRIED SOME GRASSHOPPER FLIES, SOME LITTLE LARGER FLIES, TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET THE FISHES' ATTENTION.

BUT THEY'LL TELL YOU IN GEAR TIME.

THEY'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THEY HAD TO DO.

BUT--AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO ON A MOUNTAIN STREAM.

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ADAPT.

IF THERE'S A CERTAIN FLY COMING OFF, A CERTAIN HATCH COMING OFF, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO PUT-- LOOK IN YOUR BOX AND PULL OUT--TO MATCH THE HATCH.

WE SAY THAT ALL THE TIME.

AND---BUT THEY DID WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO AND CAUGHT SOME FISH.

- WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU BE PREPARED.

LET'S GO TO GEAR TIME.

[light instrumental music] ♪ ♪ - WELL, LEONARD, I THINK IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY.

- IT HAS.

I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.

- YEAH, ME TOO.

I TELL YOU, YOU COULDN'T HAVE PICKED A BETTER--A BETTER DAY TO DO THIS.

- JUST TO BE OUT IN THIS WEATHER IS THE DAY.

- YEAH.

- I MEAN, IT'S--THAT'S HALF THE FUN, JUST BEING HERE.

- WITH THE COLOR OUT AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.

AND ACTUALLY, THE FISH DID COOPERATE A LITTLE BIT.

I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OUT HERE ON THE NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST AND FISHING ONE OF THE TAIL WATERS.

AND WATER--WE HAD A LITTLE WATER FLUCTUATION TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE OPERATION OF THE DAM.

AND WE CAUGHT THE WATER KIND OF AT ITS HEIGHT AND THEN STARTED FALLING AND, YOU KNOW, TRIGGERED A LITTLE BLUE-WINGED OLIVE HATCH AND THAT'S HOW WE STARTED OUT.

AND IT'S KIND OF-- AS THE WATER FELL DOWN, WHY, WE WENT TO SOME LARGER FLIES AND KIND OF GOT AWAY FROM THE BLUE-WINGED OLIVE.

BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BLUE-WINGED OLIVE WAS OUR BEST FLY OF THE DAY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- IT WAS.

IT PRODUCED THE LARGE NUMBER OF FISH.

AND WE WENT TO THAT BIGGER FLY JUST BECAUSE THEY'D KIND OF QUIT FEEDING, AND JUST SOMETHING TO ATTRACT THEM, AND IT HELPED.

BUT IF I HAD TO TIE ANOTHER FLY ON RIGHT NOW, I'D TIE A BLUE-WINGED OLIVE ON.

- YEAH, ME TOO.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE HERE THE PROGRESSION.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE LITTLE SMALL-- I GUESS THAT'S, WHAT, A 22--SIZE 20 OR 22 THERE?

- THAT'S A 22.

- AND THEN WE GOT AN 18 HERE.

- YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AN 18, AND THAT'S A 16.

- OKAY.

- YEAH.

- WELL, WE CAUGHT FISH ON ALL OF THEM.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, TO BEGIN WITH, THE SMALLER FLIES WORKED BETTER.

AND AS THE DAY PROGRESSED, THEY SEEMED TO WANT A LITTLE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

SO ANYWAY, ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A GREAT DAY.

- IT WAS.

- WE CAUGHT PLENTY OF FISH, AND JUST A SUPER DAY OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF FALL.

- I HAVE HAD MANY DAYS NOT NEARLY THIS PRODUCTIVE.

I HATE TO SAY THAT-- - YEAH.

- BUT IT'S A FACT.

- ME TOO.

- SO I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DAY AT ALL.

- ME TOO.

BUT ANYWAY, IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.

SO LET'S-- - WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.

- LET'S TAKE THESE RODS DOWN AND GO.

- I HOPE YOU FIND THAT INFORMATION TO BE VALUABLE.

NOW LET'S CATCH UP WITH DONNA.

SHE'S GOT A RECIPE THAT'S THE BUZZ AROUND HERE TODAY.

IT'S ALL ABOUT CARIBBEAN FISH.

[light instrumental music] ♪ ♪ - HI, TODAY IN THE KITCHEN, WE'RE MAKING CARIBBEAN FISH.

IT'S GONNA BE SO GREAT AND USES SUCH GREAT INGREDIENTS.

I'M SO EXCITED.

YOU'LL LOVE IT.

WE'RE GONNA START OUT WITH SOME GROUPER.

WE HAVE SOME GREAT GROUPER FILETS HERE.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA MAKE AN EGG WASH, WHICH IS JUST ONE EGG AND SOME WATER.

AND THIS WILL HELP OUR BREADER STICK TO OUR FISH BETTER.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA MIX THIS AROUND.

AND WE'RE READY TO GO THERE.

THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR SEAFOOD BREADER, AND WE'RE GONNA PLACE IT IN ANOTHER PAN.

YOU CAN USE WAX PAPER, IF YOU WANT.

BUT THIS RECIPE, I'M GONNA ADD SOME OTHER INGREDIENTS, SO I WANT TO KEEP IT A LITTLE MORE CONTAINED.

SO WE'RE GONNA USE OUR SEAFOOD BREADER.

THEN WE'RE GONNA USE SOME UNSWEETENED COCONUT.

AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE STORE AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR COCONUT THAT IT SAYS "UNSWEETENED COCONUT."

IT'S A LOT DRIER THAN REGULAR COCONUT.

AND YOU'LL JUST KIND OF HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT.

BUT YOU'LL FIND IT.

SO WE'RE GONNA USE UNSWEETENED COCONUT.

AND MIX THAT TOGETHER.

THEN WE'RE GONNA USE SOME SHREDDED SWEET POTATOES.

SO WHAT YOU DO IS, YOU TAKE YOUR SWEET POTATO, AND YOU JUST SHRED IT OR GRATE IT ON YOUR GRATER BOX.

AND THEN WHAT YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO DO, OR WHAT I DID IS, I PUT IT IN SOME PAPER TOWELS, AND I JUST KIND OF SQUEEZED OUT THE REST OF THE JUICE, 'CAUSE IT'S A PRETTY, YOU KNOW, MOIST VEGETABLE.

SO YOU'LL WANT TO SQUEEZE IT OUT, KIND OF LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE DOING A FROZEN SPINACH.

SO THEN WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S A LITTLE DRY, WHICH IS NICE.

AND THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA GIVE IT ALL A TOSS AND COAT IT.

SO THIS IS GONNA BE OUR BREADER.

IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.

YOU'RE GONNA ADD SOME GREAT FLAVORS TO IT, AS WELL AS TEXTURES, WHICH IS ALWAYS NICE.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR GROUPER.

WE'RE JUST GONNA PLACE IT IN OUR EGG WASH. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DREDGE IT HERE IN OUR BREADER.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PLACE IT IN OUR HOT OIL, WHICH IS WARMING IN OUR CAST-IRON SKILLET.

AND WE'RE JUST GONNA DROP IT IN THERE.

LOOK HOW PRETTY THAT IS.

WE'RE GONNA DO THIS OTHER ONE.

AND THEN WHILE IT'S COOKING, WE'RE GONNA THROW TOGETHER A GREAT LITTLE SALSA TO GO ON IT, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO DO MY SALSAS TOO.

ADDS A NICE FLAVOR AND SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

I'M GONNA BREAD THAT UP.

SHAKE OFF OUR EXCESS.

AND PLACE THAT IN THERE.

OKAY.

SO WHILE WE HAVE THAT GOING, LET'S MOVE THIS ASIDE.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE OUR SALSA.

SO WE HAVE OUR BOWL, AND WE'RE GONNA USE SOME DICED PINEAPPLE.

YOU CAN USE FRESH, OR I JUST BOUGHT IT IN THE CAN 'CAUSE IT'S QUICKER AND EASIER.

WE'RE GONNA USE SOME ONION.

WE'RE GONNA ADD SOME FRESH GRATED GINGER.

DON'T USE POWDERED GINGER.

USE FRESH GRATED GINGER.

YOU'RE GONNA GET A LOT BETTER FLAVOR.

AND YOU JUST TAKE YOUR GINGER ROOT.

IT COMES IN--LOOKS LIKE THIS.

AND THEN WHAT I DID IS, I JUST GRATED IT ON MY GRATER BOX AND JUST GRATED IT, AND IT SMELLS GREAT.

AND IT'S GONNA ADD SOME GREAT FLAVOR TO THIS.

WE'RE GONNA ADD A LITTLE LIME JUICE.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ADD SOME FRESH HERBS.

SO WE'RE GONNA ADD SOME FRESH CILANTRO AND SOME FRESH MINT TO THIS.

AND WE'RE JUST GONNA GIVE IT A TOSS.

AND YOU CAN ADD SOME SERRANO PEPPERS TO THIS TOO.

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT EXTRA HEAT, YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

AND SO THERE WE GO.

IT'S A QUICK LITTLE SALSA.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUR FISH A LITTLE TURN.

AND THEN I'M GONNA TOP MY ONE THAT I'VE ALREADY DONE FOR YOU.

LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT IS, HAS GREAT TEXTURE.

THAT COCONUT IS GONNA BE AMAZING, AND SO IS THAT SWEET POTATO.

SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR SALSA.

AND I'M GONNA SERVE MINE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SOME WHITE RICE.

YOU CAN ADD SOME CILANTRO IN THAT IF YOU WANT, SOME BLACK BEANS, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TOP IT WITH OUR SALSA, WHICH IS GONNA BE GREAT.

WE'LL JUST USE OUR HANDS.

HERE YOU GO, SO YOU HAVE A GREAT CARIBBEAN FISH.

AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.

I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME HERE ON SIMPLE COOKING.

- THANKS, DONNA, FOR THAT RECIPE.

AND IT IS A GOOD ONE.

JOE, BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS.

FALL OF THE YEAR, BEST TIME TO BE THERE.

- I THINK IT IS.

I REALLY DO.

I MEAN, THERE'S GOOD FISHING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SUMMER.

EVEN THE SPRING FISHING'S GOOD TOO.

BUT THE FALL, I THINK, YOU THROW IN THE CHANGING COLORS, JUST ADDS A SPECIAL TOUCH TO IT.

AGAIN, WE WERE FISHING A NATIVE STREAM, MEANING THESE ARE NATIVE FISH.

THEY DON'T-- YOU DON'T GO TO CATCH BIG FISH.

YEAH, YOU MAY CATCH A 15-INCH FISH OCCASIONALLY IN SOME OF THESE STREAMS, MAYBE EVEN BIGGER THAN THAT.

BUT ON AVERAGE, 10 TO 12 INCHES IS A GOOD SIZE.

AND SO AS THE GUYS SHOWED YOU, YOU USE THE RIGHT FLY RODS, THE RIGHT SIZE FLY RODS, TO MATCH THE GAME THAT YOU'RE AFTER.

AND THAT'S TRUE ANYWHERE YOU FISH, BUT PARTICULARLY IN THE MOUNTAINS, YOU--YOU KNOW, 4 WEIGHT IS FINE, 4 OR 5 WEIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS RIVER HAS A LOT-- A GOOD POPULATION OF RAINBOWS, AND WE JUST HAD A GOOD DAY.

- THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS, JUST ANOTHER GREAT DAY OF FISHING IN NORTH CAROLINA.

- ABSOLUTELY.

- FOR JOE ALBEA, I'M JOHN MOORE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY ON THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

- [ANNOUNCER] MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

- [ANNOUNCER] THE PRODUCTION OF CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: - [FEMALE ANNOUNCER] WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA MAGAZINE.

NCWILDLIFE.ORG/WINC.

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WE FISH FROM FRESH TO SALTWATER.

WE PROVIDE FISHING SUPPLIES AND ADVICE TO EVERY TYPE OF ANGLER.

FOR ALL YOUR FISHING NEEDS, EZ BAIT & TACKLE.

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