♪ ♪ >> HERE WE GO.

>> MUST HAVE BEEN LITERALLY LIVING ON THAT PIECE OF STRUCTURE I WAS ON.

>> SMALL MOUTH.

>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... >> NICE.

>> WE ARE ON LAKE CUMBERLAND WITH AN OLD FRIEND, SEARCHING FOR HUNGRY BASS.

>> GOT 'EM?

>> YEP.

>> THAT MIGHT BE A STRIPER.

>> NEXT... FROG LEGS ARE THE PERFECT BLEND OF FISH AND CHICKEN.

>> LOOK AT THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.

>> WE ARE AT A FARM POND TRYING TO FIND A FEW.

>> GOOD JOB.

>> THEN WE HAD TO EASTERN KENTUCKY TO HUNT DOWN ONE OF THE STATE'S MOST CHALLENGING SPORT FISH.

>> YOU FISH ON, FISH ON FISH ON!

IT'S ALL NEXT ON "KENTUCKY AFIELD."

♪ ♪ >> THAT'S A PRETTY FISH.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

>> THIS POND IS PLUM FLOATED WITH FROGS.

>> THEY'RE EVERYWHERE IN HERE.

(GUNSHOT) >> THIS IS A GOOD FISH RIGHT HERE.

A REALLY GOOD FISH.

>> COME HERE, GIRL.

>> THAT'S A BIG RABBIT.

>> NICE JOB.

>> YES!

MY FIRST MUSKY.

>> LEO!

♪ WE GOT A KEEPER!

>> THERE GOES.

BOOM!

>> WOW, THAT HAPPENED FAST.

♪ ♪ >> HELLO, WELCOME TO KENTUCKY AFIELD.

I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES.

JOIN US AS WE JOURNEY THE COMMONWEALTH IN SEARCH OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.

>> MANY OF US HAVE OUR FAVORITE FISHING BUDDY BUT SOMETIMES WE FALL OUT OF TOUCH.

CATCHING UP WITH AN OLD FRIEND ON THE WATER?

NOW THAT MAKES FOR A GREAT DAY.

♪ ♪ >> OUT HERE TODAY ON LAKE CUMBERLAND.

A BLAST FROM THE PAST.

CRAIG FOULER, YOU AND I USED TO DO TOURNAMENT FISHING.

>> A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE BEEN IN A BOAT TOGETHER IN HOW LONG?

>> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY.

I BET IT HAS BEEN-- I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN A DECADE BUT AWFUL CLOSE TO IT.

>> EIGHT OR NINE YEARS.

>> I LOVE THIS LAKE.

NOT MUCH TO NOT LOVE ABOUT THIS LAKE.

FULL OF STRIPER, LARGE MOUTH,SMALL MOUTH, A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE LAKE RIGHT NOW.

I CAN TELL THE STRIPERS ARE BITING.

STRIPER BOATS ARE EVERYWHERE, A BASS BOATS, AND A BIG COLLEGE QUALIFIER THIS WEEKEND.

WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE SOME COMPANY.

>> MAYBE WE CAN WATCH WHAT THESE GUYS ARE DOING, IF WE START OUT SLOW, WE CAN LEARN A THING OR TO.

>> ARE YOU READY?

>> LET'S GO.

A LOT OF STAIN IN THE WATER.

>> THERE YOU.

>> >> THAT'S A BASS.

NOT A BAD START.

FIRST SPOT, FISH ON.

NICE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WAY TO GET STARTED.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TODAY.

>> I'M ASSUMING ALL THESE SMALL MOUTH ARE GOING TO BE POST SPAWN.

>> I WOULD SAY SO.

THEY'RE ABOUT DONE WITH IT.

>> PRETTY GOOD LITTLE FISH THERE.

>> WOULDN'T BE A KEEPER HERE BUT WE ARE NOT TOURNAMENT FISHING.

>> WE ARE JUST OUT HERE ENJOYING OURSELVES.

CATCHING UP.

OH HERE WE GO.

MUST HAVE BEEN LITERALLY LIVING ON THAT PIECE OF STRUCTURE I WAS ON.

>> SMALL MOUTH.

>> NICE!

THAT'S TWO PRETTY QUICK.

THAT'S A KEEPER.

>> HERE WE GO.

NICE SMALL MOUTH.

NOW BOTH OF THESE FISH WERE CAUGHT ON SWIM BAITS.

I'M THROWING A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT BAIT BUT THE SAME SIZE HEAD.

I GOT A DIFFERENT COLOR.

THIS STAINED COLOR, I LIKE TO ENHANCE IT WITH A NATURAL COLOR BAIT WITH SOMETHING BIZARRE ON ONE END OF THE OTHER.

YOU CHOSE TO GO HOT PINK ON THE HEAD AND I HAVE CHARTREUSE ON THE TAIL.

WE'LL CHECK THIS OUT.

I BET THIS IS CLOSE TO 18 INCHES.

18.75.

IF WE WERE TOURNAMENT FISHING, WE WOULD HAVE A START.

NICE FISH.

>> I'LL TELL WHAT YOU I LOVE CATCHING THESE SMALL MOUTH.

IT ABSOLUTELY TEARS ME UP.

>> I KNOW IT DOES.

>> YOU LIKE TO FISH AND YOU ARE NOT INTO THAT, YOU NEED TO GET INTO SOMETHING ELSE.

>> YEP.

A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I'M FISHING STAINED WATER, I LIKE THROWING NATURAL COLOR.

THIS IS A SEXY SHAD, RATHER THAN PAINT CAN THE WHOLE THING, THIS STUFF WILL STAIN NO MATTER WHAT IT TOUCHES SO KEEP IT AWAY FROM YOUR BOAT.

I MEAN JUST PUT A LITTLE BIT ON THE TAIL.

THIS THING COMES THROUGH THE WATER, IT IS GOING TO BE DANCING BACK AND FORDS AND IT REALLY SHOWS UP AND STAINS THE WATER.

IF I CAN SEE IT BETTER, I'M HOPING THE FISH CAN SEE IT BETTER AS WELL.

GOT 'EM?

>> YEP.

>> THAT MIGHT BE A STRIPER.

OH NO.

I CAN'T TELL WHAT IT IS.

THAT'S A LITTLE BASS.

GOT SOME SHOULDER.

THAT'S A KEEPER THERE, TOO.

I'M GLAD ALL THESE COLLEGE KIDS ARE NOT HANGING OUT RIGHT HERE.

>> THEY WOULD BE LIKE HEY, WE NEED TO FISH RIGHT HERE.

>> THAT'S AWE NICE ONE.

>> THAT'S A GOOD FISH THERE.

>> THAT FISH IS REALLY THICK.

>> THAT ONE MAY NOT BE SPAWNED OUT.

>> THAT'S 19.

>> 19 INCHES.

>> NICE JOB.

>> THAT ONE IS THICKER THAN THE ONE I CAUGHT.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL FISH, MAN.

WE'LL TAKE THEM ALL DAY LONG.

>> HE'S STILL MEAN.

>> I WILL TELL YOU THIS.

WE ARE SITTING IN 50 FEET OF WATER, BUT THIS POINT COMES OUT A LONG WAY.

THE LENDS OF THE CAST THAT I'M MAKING HERE, I'M HAVING NO TROUBLE WHATSOEVER HITTING IN 1.

YOU CAN PROBABLY GET EVEN MORE SHALLOW THAN THAT.

>> THERE HE IS.

UNDER THE BOAT, COMING OUT.

>> OH MAN, THAT ONE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE SHORT OF A KEEPER.

THAT'S THE BITE THAT JUST KEEPS ON BITING.

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BANK.

YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS AGO WE WERE FISHING A TON TOGETHER AND IT WASN'T LIKE SOMEBODY MOVED, SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING BAD ABOUT EACH OTHER'S WIFE.

IT'S JUST LIFE HAPPENED.

ABOUT THE TIME WE BOTH STARTED HAVING FAMILIES AND KIND OF GOT AWAY FROM FISHING A LITTLE BIT.

I KNOW YOU STILL FISH... >> YEAH, IT WAS ABOUT THE TIME, YOU AND I BOTH HAD OUR FIRST KIDS ABOUT THE SAME TIME.

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU GOT INTO A PROFESSION WHERE IT WORKED OUT TO KEEP HUNTING AND FISHING.

IT SLOWED ME DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

MY OLDEST ONE NOW IS 12; ALMOST 13.

MY YOUNGEST ONE IS 10.

ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'VE TAKEN A PRETTY BIG INTEREST IN FISHING.

>> THIS IS A PLACE WHERE YOU AND YOUR DAD CAME A LOT AS A KID.

YOU LEARNED HOW TO FISH ON CUMBERLAND, DIDN'T YOU?

>> WE USED TO STRIPER FISH WHEN I WAS A KID.

I GREW UP BASS FISHING A LITTLE BIT.

WE FISHED THE TAILWATERS BELOW THE DAM FOR TROUT QUITE A BIT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

THAT WAS MY DAD'S FAVORITE PLACE.

MY DAD'S ASHES ARE IN THE CUMBERLAND RIVER BELOW THE DAM.

THAT WAS HIS PLACE.

>> THE GREAT THING ABOUT FISHING IT'S ALWAYS THERE AND YOU CAN ALSO GET BACK INTO IT.

YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM FISHING, GET BACK INTO IT.

I'M ENJOYING IT.

I'M TRYING TO FEED THAT FLAME AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT GOING.

I ENJOY IT AND I ESPECIALLY JOY GETTING OUT THERE WITH THEM, TOO.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SPEND SOME LEISURE TIME AND GREAT WAY TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, TOO.

>> THERE YOU GO.

CAME BACK AND GOT IT.

HE'S DETERMINED.

LITTLE FISH.

>> THAT FISH MUST HAVE BEEN SWIMMING RIGHT AT ME BECAUSE HE DIDN'T FEEL THAT BIG.

IT'S A SOLID THREE POUNDER.

>> I SWEAR, I CAST IT UP IN THERE AND WAS RETRIEVING IT AND MISSED IT.

KEPT RETRIEVING IT.

SAME SPEED.

PIT IT AGAIN, MISSED IT.

CAST IT RIGHT BACK IN THERE AND BAM, JUST SMASHED IT.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE CLOSE.

>> IF WE WERE TOURNAMENT FISHING, WE WOULD BE UPSET LOOK AT THAT.

>> STRETCH HIM OUT A LITTLE BIT.

A GREAT FUN FISH TO CATCH RIGHT THERE.

>> CREED, I SAY WE RUN UP TOWARD THE DAM.

THIS RAIN LOOKS LIKE IT SET IN.

LET'S GET OUR RAIN GEAR ON BEFORE WE MOVE ON AND THEN FIND A COUPLE MORE GOOD FISH.

>> LET'S DO IT.

>> THERE IT IS.

THAT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE TO BEING A KEEPER.

>> I BARELY HAD HIM.

LOOK AT THAT HEY, IT COUNTS.

THAT COUNTS.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD DAY THROW THOUGH.

YOU AND I HAVE HAD A LOT OF GOOD FISHING TRIPS TOGETHER BUT I'M GLAD YOU ARE GETTING BACK IN AND GOT A BOAT AND INTRODUCING YOUR BOYS TO FISHING.

>> I HAVE ENJOYED IT.

I APPRECIATE YOUR HAVING ME OUT, GOOD TO SEE YOU AND SPENDING TIME WITH YOU AGAIN.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THIS MORE.

>> ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SEASONS IS IN.

THAT'S FROG GIGGING.

GET YOU A GIG OR A GUN AND GET OUT AND ENJOY HUNTING FROGS.

WE ARE HERE IN WOODFORD COUNTY TONIGHT AND IT IS JULY.

IT'S HOT AND TONIGHT WE ARE AFTER WHAT?

>> BULL FROGS.

>> BULL FROGS.

>> YOU KNOW, TRAVIS, YOU CALLED UP A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND YOU WERE A COLLEGE ROOMMATE WITH ONE OF OUR VIDEOGRAPHERS, JAMIESON STANDARD.

YOU SAID DO YOU LIKE TO FROG GIG?

IT'S ONE OF CHAD'S FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD.

YOU SAID I GOT A HONEY HOLE.

>> WE SCOUTED IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A PRODUCTIVE EVENING.

>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN CHASING FROGS?

>> I'VE BEEN CHASING FROGS SINCE I WAS 16, 17 YEARS OLD.

IT'S SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOY.

YOU CAN DO IT-- THERE IS A LULL BETWEEN TURKEY SEASON AND DOVE SEASON AND THIS IS THE PERFECT WAY TO FILL THAT LULL.

>> THE GOAL IS TO BE LET IT GET DARK AND FILL A SKILLET FULL OF FROG LEGS.

>> YEP.

>> IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO EAT AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IS GET OUT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THERE ARE TONS OF FISHING OPPORTUNITIES BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS... (BULL FROG SOUNDS).

>> LISTEN TO THAT.

IT'S LIKE HUNTING, IN A TIME OF YEAR WHERE THERE IS NOT A LOT GOING ON, YOU CAN GET A FROG GIG, PELLET RIFLE.

>> GRAB THEM BY THE HAND.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET THEM AND FROG GIGGING SEASON IS A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

YOU'VE GOT FROM THE THIRD FRIDAY IN MAY ALL THE WAY UNTIL OCTOBER.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CONDITIONS TO FROG GIG.

>> YOU LIKE IT TO BE HOT, UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF US DON'T LIKE TO GET OUT WHEN IT'S THIS HOT.

BUT YOU GET A NICE WARM STILL NIGHT, HUMIDITY, GET THE BUGS FLYING AND YOU GET THE FROGS.

>> LET'S GET OUR GEAR TOGETHER AND GET A GAME PLAN AND I MEAN-- (SOUNDS OF BULL FROGS).

>> HERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.

>> LET'S GO.

♪ ♪ (SOUNDS OF BULL FROGS).

>> LOOK AT THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.

LET'S TRY TO MAKE A MOVE ON THAT JOKER.

>> BIG DUDE.

>> AND THERE ARE A COUPLE AROUND IT.

LET'S MOVE DOWN HERE A LITTLE BIT AND GET HIM LIT UP ON THE WATER'S EDGE AND TRY TO GET ON TOP OF HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT SHOULD BE THE FIRST OF MANY CHANCES.

>> THERE'S A COUPLE RIGHT THERE.

CHECK THEM FOR SIZE.

THAT ONE RIGHT THERE IS FOR SURE BIG ENOUGH.

>> THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE THAT MIGHT BE BIG ENOUGH.

YOU GOT TO START SOMEWHERE, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THERE YOU GO.

HE'S BIG ENOUGH.

CAN YOU GET THAT FAR OUT?

>> ALL RIGHT!

I BELIEVE WE GOT A FROG ON THE END OF THE STICK THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT 'EM OR NOT.

>> I BELIEVE YOU DO.

NICE!

THAT'S A NICE LITTLE LEAN OUT THERE TO GRAB THAT JOKER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BETTER.

>> LET'S GO UP IN THE TREES.

WE ARE GOING TO FIND A BUNCH.

GOT TO COME UP ON THE TOP SIDE OF THESE.

>> THAT'S A BIG FROG RIGHT THERE, GUYS.

>> DON'T MOVE.

DON'T MOVE.

DRIVE IT TO THE GROUND.

GOT 'EM.

>> WOW!

DUDE, THAT WAS AWESOME.

WHERE DID YOU LIVE YOU BARELY GOT HIM!

THAT'S A BIG FROG!

THAT'S A BIG-- NOW THAT IS-- THAT'S A 12-INCH FROG RIGHT THERE I THINK.

>> YEP.

[LAUGHTER] HE TRIED TO JUMP IN MY POCKET.

THAT'S A GOOD FROG RIGHT THERE NOW.

>> I SAW IT GO IN AND I COULD TELL IT WAS BEHIND HIM A LITTLE BIT AND I SAW THAT SPLASH AND I THOUGHT WHAT IN THE WORLD JUST HAPPENED.

>> I GUESS WITH THE TRAJECTORY, I WAS UP ON THE BANK A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN I LUNGED, I WAS RIGHT BEHIND HIM.

>> NICE RECOVERY.

THIS FROG ALMOST GOT AWAY TWICE.

♪ ♪ >> RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME.

THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE.

THERE WE GO.

GOOD DEAL, MAN.

NICE.

I FEEL LIKE A 16-YEAR-OLD KID RIGHT NOW, I WILL TELL YOU THAT.

>> FUN ISN'T IT?

>> IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEING OUT HERE.

I REMEMBER BEING A KID, YOU'RE LIKE I'M OUT LATER THAN I'M SUPPOSED TO BE.

YOU'RE TIRED, WAKE UP THE NEXT MORNING AND THE SECOND YOU WAKE UP, HEAD OFF THE PILLOW, BIG SMILE ON YOUR FACE.

THAT WAS COOL.

THAT WAS FUN.

YOU GOT ONE?

>> JUST A SMALL ONE.

WE'LL LET HIM GO.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, SHOWCASE ANOTHER WAY TO GO OUT AND CATCH 'EM.

>> YEAH, YOU CATCH 'EM.

THERE YOU GO.

>> ALL RIGHT!

>> NICE JOB!

>> NICE JOB, BROO US.

>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

>> EIGHT FOOT GIG IS ALMOST NOT ENOUGH.

WHEN THEY GET THAT BIG.

>> WATCH OUT.

>> WHEN THEY GET THAT BIG HUMP IN THEIR BACK RIGHT THERE, THOSE DISKS GET THE SIZE OF A DIME, YOU KNOW YOU GOT A GOOD ONE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> I HEAR THEM BACK ON THE LEAF AGREE THEY'RE MAKING FUN OF US BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THERE TWICE.

>> I SAY WHAT WE DO THIS TIME, WE'LL GRAB MY PELLET RIFLE AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET DOWN TO SOME OF THOSE MORE DIFFICULT TO GET TO.

>> NICE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

(BULL FROG SOUNDS).

>> I GOT HIM RIGHT THERE.

YOU SEE 'EM?

>> I SEE 'EM.

>> GOT 'EM.

>> ALL RIGHT.

CHAD.

HE'S RIGHT THERE.

GOOD SHOT.

>> NICE ONE.

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THE PELLET GUN IS THREE FOR THREE.

>> GUYS, I STEPPED OVER RIGHT BESIDE THIS SPILL WAY RIGHT THERE AND THERE IS A BIG BULL FROG UNDERNEATH THE DRAIN.

I'M GOING TO COME OVER THE TOP OF HIM.

>> I'LL SHINE HIM IF YOU GET ON TOP AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET A SHOT DOWN.

>> NICE!

>> YES, SIR!

LOOK AT THAT SHOT!

>> LOOK AT THAT BIG OL' WHITE BELLO THAT FROG!

WOW!

BELLY ON THAT FROG!

NICE SHOT!

>> GOT 'EM.

>> NICE JOB!

>> GOT 'EM?

>> GOT 'EM.

>> GOT 'EM?

>> NOPE.

GONE.

>> I THOUGHT IT LOOKED LIKE IT HIT HIM PRETTY SQUARE.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE MISSED A FEW MYSELF.

WE GAVE IT A GOOD HOUR.

LET IT SETTLE BACK DOWN.

MAKE ONE MORE TRIP AROUND IT.

THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE ONE WILL BE SITTING UP THERE WITH A HEADACHE OR APE BACKACHE.

>> YOU SEE 'EM?

>> WANT ME TO SHOOT 'EM AGAIN.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> GOT 'EM!

>> THIS HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE BLAST.

>> THANKS FOR COMING OUT AND HACKING OUT WITH US.

WE HAVE A GREAT DIME HANGING-- WE HAD A GREAT TIME HANGING OUT.

>> ONE ONE OF THE BIGGEST DDGES IS CATCHING A MUSKY.

PICK UP A LOCAL FISHING GUIDE AND WILL YOU FIND OUT THERE ARE MUSKY CLOSE TO YOU.

SO WE ARE OUT HERE FISHING IN EASTERN KENTUCKY FOR THE LARGEST GAME FISH WE HAVE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.

>> MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER DONE THIS WOULD EXPECT SOMETHING BIG.

BIG WATER, BIG FISH RIGHT?

BUT YOU ARE BORN AND RAISED IN CLAY COUNTY.

THIS IS WHERE YOU CATCH MUSKY, ISN'T IT?

>> THIS IS SIT RIGHT HERE.

THIS SMALL TOWN RIVER, MAN.

I MEAN MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY IT'S A CREEK REALLY.

>> YEAH SO WHAT OTHER AREAS DO YOU FISH IN EASTERN KENTUCKY FOR MUSKY?

>> WE FISH THE GOOSE CREEK OBVIOUSLY.

SOUTH FORK, NORTH FORK, MIDDLE NEW YORK AND THEN BUCKLY LAKE.

>> THIS IS WHERE YOU GET MOST OF YOUR FISHING TIME RIGHT HERE?

>> IT'S HARD TO BEAT RIGHT HERE IN THESE LITTLE SMALL RIVERS.

>> YOU REALLY GOT INTO MUSKY FISHING IN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> HIGH SCHOOL IS WHEN I CAUGHT MY FIRST FISH AND I HOOKED ME FROM THERE AND I AIN'T NEVER LOOKED BACK.

I REMEMBER MY FIRST MUSKY WHICH HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG AGO.

AND I AM SURE THAT MOST PEOPLE GO OUT FISHING, THEY KNOW EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE BY A SPOT, I CAUGHT ONE THERE, I KNOW I CAUGHT ONE HERE.

AND YOU JUST DON'T FORGET 'EM, DO YOU?

YOU NEVER FORGET 'EM.

A MEMORY YOU WILL HE NEVER FORGET.

GRAB THAT RIGHT THERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> JUNE.

IT'S WARM, A LITTLE HUMID.

THESE WATER TEMPERATURES ARE A LOT COOLER.

THIS ISN'T LIKE BEING OUT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE WHERE IT'S 80° WATER TEMPERATURE.

>> HERE YOU GO.

>> PROBABLY THE LAST TIME I'LL DO THAT TODAY.

TELL ME WHAT WE GOT NOW.

>> WE ARE TROLLING ABOUT 3.2 MILES PER HOUR.

THE PERFECT SPEED.

WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE CHANNEL UP THROUGH HERE.

THAT'S WHERE I MARKED A FEW FISH.

SO IF WE START HEARING THE TICK TICK TICK TICK NOISE, THAT'S WHEN WE KNOW IT'S ON.

ONE PERSON GRAB A ROD, THE NEXT ONE GRABS THE NET AND GET READY.

>> GET 'EM IN THE NET.

>> UH-HO.

>> FISH ON, FISH ON, FISH ON!

TELL ME WHEN YOU GOT 'EM?

GOT 'EM?

>> YEP.

>> THERE WE GO.

>> GOT A FISH ON.

>> HERE WE GO.

HERE WE GO.

LOOK AT THAT.

LOOK AT THAT FISH.

GET THAT ROD TIP LOW HERE.

AND RIGHT UP TO ME AND I'LL NET 'EM.

GOOD ONE.

GOT 'EM!

>> ALL RIGHT!

>> LOOKY THERE.

AWESOME.

WHEN A PRETTY FISH.

>> LOVE IT.

>> THEY SAY IT'S A FISH OF 10,000 CASTS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST DID THAT.

>> GOOD RELEASE.

>> I THINK I SAW A HEAD OF EMBARKS BARSMENT ON-- EMBARRASSMENT ON HIS FACE.

HE SAID I'M OUT OF HERE.

>> AND HE WAS.

>> LIKE I SAID, THAT'S WHERE WE WERE GETTING READY TO PUT IT ANYWAY.

WE GOT A FISH IN THE BOAT.

THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN ON A MUSKY TRIP.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

WE GOT UP THIS MORNING AND TRIED TO CATCH THEM ON THE TOP WATER AND YOU SAW A FEW FISH UNDER THE BOAT IN THE MIDDLE.

>> IT WAS PRETTY MUCH SUSPENDED IN THE CHANNEL, SO FIGURED TROLLING WOULD HAVE BEEN A BOOED METHOD TODAY AND IT DID PAN OUT FOR US.

>> NOW THE LAST 30 MINUTES OR SO WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE GRAPH, HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING IN THE MIDDLE.

THAT MEANS THEY GOT TO BE, I THINK, ON THE BANK.

LET'S MAKE A TRANSITION, TWO-FISH DAY WOULD BE INSANE... >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

>> STILL GOT GOOD ODDS.

>> IT'S STILL PRETTY EARLY.

WE CAN PUT SOME LURES ON THERE AND START CASTING THAT WAY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> LET'S DO IT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO YOU KNOW, WE STARTED OFF TOP WATER FISHING THIS MORNING.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE A MUSKY OR HEAR A MUSKY HIT TOP WATER?

>> EARLY IN THE MORNING, YOUR ODDS ARE CATCHING A FISH ON TOP WATER IS LIKE ANY OTHER FISH.

BUT IF YOU JUST HEARD THEM EXPLODE ON THE TOP OF THE WATER, WHEN THEY HIT THE TOP OF THE WATER, IT'S VICIOUS.

YOU DEFINITELY KNOW THAT'S A MUSKY RIGHT THERE.

AIN'T NO OTHER FISH LIKE THAT GOING TO BLOW UP ON TOP OF THE WATER.

LIKE THAT FISH CAUGHT HERE LAST WEEK.

CAUGHT HIM RIGHT THERE OFF THE LOG.

I BET WHEN I HOOK THE HIM, HE COME A FOOT OUT OF THE WATER, OUT OF THE TOP WATER AND CHOKED IT DOWN.

>> WHAT IS THAT CALLED?

>> AN OLD BULL DOG.

>> FISH ON RIGHT THERE!

BAIT CHANGE AND A FISH ON!

PUTTING UP A GOOD FIGHT.

HERE HE COMES.

RIGHT HERE.

GOT 'EM!

>> YEAH MAN.

THERE'S TWO IN THE BOAT!

>> AWESOME!

>> ONE TROLLING AND NOW YOU HOOKED UP WITH ONE... >> ON A BULL DOG, SOFT PLASTIC BULL DOG.

>> SECOND MUSKY BY NOON.

>> YES, SIR.

THAT'S THE WAY WE LIKE IT.

>> OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT HERE IN THE MORNING.

WE HAVEN'T RAISED A BUNCH OF FISH BUT WE'VE HAD TWO STRIKES AND TWO FISH ON.

TO HAVE A 37 AND 34-INCHER IN A DAY, IN A MORNING, AWESOME DAY.

PRETTY AWESOME PLAN.

WHAT A GREAT FISHERY YOU GOT RIGHT HERE IN CLAY COUNTY.

>> YES, SIR.

>> LET'S GET THAT FISH BACK IN.

NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEEP WHO ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.

TERRA JOHNSON WHO TOOK HERSELF A NICE TOM TURKEY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HERE WE HAVE PAISLEY WITH HER VERY FIRST CRAPPIE EVER CAUGHT OUT OF HER PAPAW'S POND.

RIVER IS FIVE YEARS OLD, A BEAUTIFUL RED EAR SUN FISH CAUGHT ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE.

CHUCK WENT TO CEDAR CREEK LAKE AND CAUGHT THIS NICE LARGE MOUTH BASS.

LOGAN OF FLOYD COUNTY WITH HIS FIRST TURKEY EVER, A NICE BIG TOM.

CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THIS BIG TURKEY FROM RICK ROB, THIS IS A NICE 25-POUND TURKEY TALK TAKEN IN BATH COUNTY.

>> NEXT WEEKEND IS MEMORIAL DAY.

MAKE PLANS NOW TO GET OUTDOORS AND HAVE A SAFE HAPPY WEEKEND.

AND REMEMBER...

HUNTING AND FISHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE.

ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION AND THANK THE LAND OWNER.

UNTIL NEXT WEEK, I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE WOODS OR ON THE WATER.