Must Feed My Smallie Addiction!

I stop at a spillway after a tough day of kayak fishing to see if I can add a few more fish to my total before I hit the road. It turned out to be a productive spot for not just smallmouth but some multi-species action as well!
Gear used on this trip:
Rod: St Croix Legend Tournament 5'10" M XF amzn.to/3CYabin
Reel: Abu Garcia Revo MGX 20 amzn.to/3gcXTcQ (new version)
Lure: Bass Assassin Elite Shiner amzn.to/3exsOAn
Jig: Keitech 3/16 3/0 round head amzn.to/3T4bXUQ
Line: 12lb Trilene Sensation amzn.to/3rXl0e7

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

I'm so jealous, all those fisheries you have access to, it's just incredible. Love your Channel. 😎🎣📹👍

[@FishingThePNW]

This. I have nothing even close to this accessible in WA. Beautiful scenery and amazing fisheries with a chill angler on this channel.

[@coyakbrian3411]

Like that you stated you fished earlier and didn't do good. Most people would have never even mentioned it. Nice to know you have some off moments too. Those are the days I usually appreciate my surroundings and just being able to get out and fish. As always thanks for sharing!

[@zagrix]

You’ve caught more fish in a single trip than I have this past summer 😂

[@smelltheglove2038]

This summer was tough, lots of real low water. I did start having some luck beginning of sept with a frog and some rain. I was fishing around the mid Atlantic, south Jersey, Pa, north east Maryland, and Delaware.

[@paullevine1813]

Yo Sad isn't it !!! Ole Matt makes us all look bad LOL.. Course he's in one of Americas best fisheries & he knows all the best spots he's learned over the years. I've fished in Minnesota before & it's the most fun at every place you have river systems. He's one lucky guy & you can tell he never takes this as no big thing . He has access year round to fish for everything from Smallies to river & lake monsters . Best fishing channel & right there with those famous fishermen from The In Fisherman show & magazine. No BS just fish & the sound of the rivers.

[@mikeschultz6383]

This guy definitely knows how too slay ‘em.

[@heavenbound358]

@@paullevine1813 I do agree

[@Motorcyclewindtherapy]

Same. Hack of a trip!

[@adrianthayer4591]

I stopped your video at 2 minutes and grabbed my rod and went out to my dock. Put on a jig head and a 3 inch black worm and caught 2 smallies and a largey in 3 casts. Now I'm back to watching. Thanks for the motivation.

[@ronaldkulas5748]

I drove to a convenient spot (too old to climb down river banks now) very early a couple of mornings about a week and half ago near Red Lake Falls, MN. I had some of the best smallmouth fishing I have ever had, especially size-wise. Some of those larger (near 19 inches) fish just did not want to come in. I had my luck on a black twister tail. Too bad very cold air is in the forecast.

[@Noneyabis187]

Looked like you went down with 2 rods only left with one 😮

[@ndyakangler]

I had to run back up to my truck for another bass assassin minnow and dropped off the second rod.

[@LiSa.N.J]

Good way to end a so so trip down river. Always great to see you posting video's. Look forward to next one. Stay safe.

[@Redbunny_]

Nice ones I can’t believe I never saw your vids before they are so great and inspiring ❤

[@jamesmcdermott6934]

Damn!!! Very nice stop n thanks fer takin us along!!!

[@josephabeytajosephabeyta9305]

I love those "stopping off" spots when they pay off

[@johns3292]

Well done sir, we'll keep watching ...

[@RoosterCogburn2112]

I get Mr. Rogers vibes there at the end when he's walking back to the truck,,,😂😂😂

[@markw999]

That was at least a decent little pike. Those little 1-2 pounders are the bane of my existence anymore. They're always hungry and tear up my tackle and my line. If they had any size to them, maybe I'd be happier but I'd rather catch a bass and not have to tie so many knots.

[@dougwalsh5285]

Love this channel, I was inspired to go fishing yesterday and I caught the smallest largemouth ever, lol

[@truebalsamhogs]

Thanks 😊

[@ericwakeman6665]

Great vid as always is this a recent trip? Action has really slowed here and I’m pretty far south of you. Those smallies you catch are just gorgeous keep it up!

[@ndyakangler]

This is from a few weeks ago. I haven’t been out since the start of the month, we got a new house and it needed a bit of work. Hopefully I’ll get out this week but the next couple days we have highs in the mid 30’s.

[@turkN9NE]

living vicariously thru you lol

[@gomboczlaci]

I hope, you didn't forgot your other rod there :D

[@DanKoning777]

You're definitely addicted; looks like you got it bad Matt too; you may want to roll up your sleeve and check for "bass tracker marks" :)

[@745ishank]

nice vid as usuial. keep up the good work!

[@svengalt9546]

Man you are brave throwing straight line at toothy slime rockets. They are experts at cutting my line. I've lost so many of all kinds of lures to them that I put on a little steel leader if there's even a 10% chance of pike.

[@thatfishingnoob]

I hear what you’re saying but 20-30 dinks sounds great to me 😂

[@johnmccaulley9398]

That was awesome! Going smallie fishing this weekend. Question....You didn't leave your other pole on the rocks, did you?

[@ColsenTaylorFishing]

Let’s go ND, how about a video on the new a z man helariser

[@Artiej0hn0]

I'd love to know the approximate times of day (and more) you're hauling these babies in. Thanks. Great channel.

[@cwoza5]

Awesome video 👍👍 when you gonna go steelhead fishing? The season is about here.

[@Gator_Bait_Motorsports]

What trailer are you using? That is exactly what I've been looking for.

[@devanspicer1628]

What color bass assassin was that? And any tips on how you work your retrieve?

[@Sukorinia]

He caught more fish than me in a single video when i havent caught one since 2-3 more or less years ago

[@jameskilkenny182]

I was just wondering if you left your other pole at the dam. I hope not

[@jessebaker5007]

How dare you make me bleed my own blood. 😆

[@robgraham5016]

Did you forget your other rod? I'm wondering why you were surprised to catch a largemouth there. Why is that unusual?

[@ndyakangler]

I dropped the other rod at my truck. The largemouth surprised me because I usually don’t find them in the current especially the faster stuff closer to dams. Most of the time I catch them in the slack water back areas.

[@HumbleHunts]

This is not a fishing question, but I’m curious how you like the ford ranger? I’ve heard mixed reviews.

[@ndyakangler]

I really like it! My only gripe is the about one second delay when I hit a button on the touch screen but other than that it’s an awesome truck!

[@chrisreumont]

Matt you took two rods down to the spillway and I only saw you take one rod back. You didn’t forget one did you? 😂

[@ndyakangler]

That’s what I do instead of KZbin giveaways, I leave rods on the river bank for the next angler that comes along.

[@chrisreumont]

@@ndyakangler that could be expensive with St. Croix rods.

[@ZacharyMeeks86]

Did you leave your other rod beside the river

[@chump54]

did you have to go back for your other rod?

[@charlesbandurski8546]

What type line do you use on spincast set up?

[@ndyakangler]

I usually run 12lb Trilene Sensation on my spinning rods.

[@roger_bassf]

El mejor pescador

[@oldfartjohnson6354]

Amazing,I don't know if I should like you or hate you.

[@musashimetal5072]

Smallie...

[@aceboardtheangler5252]

Actually you’re feeding all of our addictions 😂 I thank you 🎣🐟

[@kevincamphausen7035]

I hope you picked up your other rod that you set in the rocks!

[@ndyakangler]

Yes I ran it back to my truck when I went back up there for more bass assassins.

[@powerade92]

Came to the comments hoping someone had already said this lol

[@Jack-gh3vs]

Nothing better than waking up to this video on a Sunday morning

[@sean4236]

How bout actually being out there fishing with him?

[@Jack-gh3vs]

@@sean4236 I wish

[@gsg72]

Everyone worried about the second rod on the way back to truck =D

[@StonerCreek74]

I'm beginning to think I need to relocate, this seems like a Smallmouth Bass fisherman's Heaven. Thanks for the Sunday morning entertainment!

[@JenkinsB]

until the water freezes...

[@PondToPan420]

@@JenkinsB ice fishing 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@D_A_D_]

You forgot your other rod! haha, just kidding. man, any of those fish you were calling small guys would be a fine fish where I live in the Ouachita mountains. They live here but they take forever to grow up into big fish. Anything near 20" is practically unheard of. They're still pound for pound the most fun fish to catch though!

[@ndyakangler]

I had to make a trip back to my truck for more plastic and dropped the second rod off. I walked down the other side of the dam and tried over there too but the wind was blowing spray right at me.

[@miken5029]

MN smallmouth fishing has spoiled me. 17" is a pretty average size, and usually manage at least one at or over 19" per trip.

[@forrestgold4322]

I’ve been following you for a long time! And yesterday I was in Canada and I caught my first northern pike 33 inch. I’ve been fishing all my life and I only had one other opportunity to go for it and I lost it lol. Check another one off the bucket list for me! Thank you for the great advice and videos! 🤘🏻🤙🏻

[@abaddon3735]

33 wow, nice catch! I'm in the cities of Minnesota (central east) and it's hard to find any pike of substantial size, I've caught probably 40 of them this summer and only a couple of them came anywhere near 33 inches

[@jdalend]

It's like when I was a kid looking forward to Saturday morning cartoons.....Sunday morning therapy.

[@steveescher1554]

I am shocked how often you use and exposed hook/jig. I would get that stuck on the rocks instantly haha Idk how you keep them.

[@Lunchbrospod]

Best fishing channel on the Internet 💪🏼

[@andrewwilliamcampbell4745]

How was the fishing at that spot? Dam good 😂!

[@Steve-sv3ln]

Very awesome! But, in wandering if you threw the plopper...I noticed that you didn't have two rods with you when you left...did you happen to forget it back at the dam? I have done that before! Lol

[@Galerak1]

I noticed that too.

[@ndyakangler]

I ran it back to my truck when I grabbed another plastic. I did try about ten casts with the Plopper but no action so I didn’t add it to the video.

[@Galerak1]

@@ndyakangler Dangit!! I was just about to catch a flight from the UK to grab me a free rod 😂🤣

[@tklosterman11]

Ok.. I’m breaking out my kayak and gonna hunt some striped and largemouth bass on the California Delta.. thanks for inspiration you rock dude!

[@DiveguySTL]

You went down with two poles and came back with one...

[@ndyakangler]

I made a quick trip back to my truck for another plastic and dropped off the second rod.

[@s3linaa624]

Dude I love your videos this one was sick!

[@jonholland6067]

Awesome video. Didn’t you walk to the spot with two rods and then walk back to your truck with only one? If I’m right I hope you retrieved the second rod! Love your vids.

[@pikepursuer1808]

What lures have you found to not work so well or have lost in the rocks at some dams?

[@austinhall485]

Caught almost 30 fish and still wasn't happy enough to go home lol never felt so relatable

[@justinellisgouletfishing]

Nice catches . Can’t say I’m surprised always nailing the Bass !

[@66kushy]

did you forget your other rod

[@trafyknits9222]

Fishing fans should check out the channel "Dung Girl Fishing" and "Dung Dung Fishing". Great lady fishes with what amounts to a cane pole, and she loads the boat. Amazing skill with a pole and bobber. She's Vietnamese and beautiful.

[@lesrose1989]

I have to admit some jealousy, because I know exactly where you’re fishing, I fish there often, and you catch twice as much as me lol.

[@ndyakangler]

I’ve fished there several times and this was definitely one of the more productive stops at this spot! I’ll usually find one decent fish there and a bunch of little ones.

[@lloydtorso6045]

For whatever reason that spot is better on overcast and windy days. Only the fishing gods know why. My teenage son fishes that nearly every day and has pulled too many big smalles to count. He has also stumbled upon a 7 pound walleye and 25 pound cat there this summer. It was fun to see you there. That will make his day!

[@codyswanson9276]

​@@ndyakangler where in Minnesota is this located?

[@paulrowan4974]

I am always amazed at all the water (full of quality fish) you have all to yourself. Jealous!

[@okayusa6608]

I bet there is some nice catfish in there

[@pavabo]

Eating a bowl of cereal and fishing, can't get better than that on a cold October morning....well, you're fishing and I'm watching while eating cereal :)

[@ohiodronephotography3222]

These videos make my addiction worse 😂. Now I’m going in the morning lol.

[@TheRiverAddict]

Great bass action 👍

[@codyanderson7111]

I often ask myself that same question, “is that my blood or the fishes blood”? Great video as always, thank you!

[@rascaligan8122]

Was literally looking at swimbaits and thinking about some great videos you have done with them and here you are with a video using a swimbait what are the odds!

[@RKClements]

What about your other rod with the Plopper😮! hope you went back and got it 😊

[@shephusted2714]

solid solid fish! the spillway/dam was a good place to stop and check out!

[@richardblake4777]

You have access to some really great fishing locations and, best of all, they are all public. Thank you for showing us it can be done even in northern waters.

[@joelewis670]

Hope you didn't forget to grab your other rod. Old mate would've picked up a sweet setup.

[@laualie9155]

Another great one! Did you leave your bait caster at the dam?

[@thesilent_one1685]

Always appreciate the videos

[@anthonyferreira6236]

You didn’t choose fishing life ! Fishing live chose you my friend!!! All the best from Portugal 😊

[@rolandgdean]

Wow! The rivers and streams there are just TEAMING with life! ALSO, awesome to see some BANK FISHING. That's all I can do as I have no boat of any kind. Great video Matt...as always.

[@brianathern9154]

Yak Angler video upload Great...Spidey sense tingling about the dam area Priceless. Favorite moment..."That spot looks fishy"...then one crank of the reel handle and BAM!! Thanks for sharing brother

[@Jake4211-]

Dude nice spot. That was like fishing with a hand grenade in a barrel 🤣

[@keatynprovost3725]

Make a video on how to use a baitcaster

[@kahlesjf]

Went down to the spillway with two rods, comes back up with only one. And "without getting bit" by what?

[@garypursley9752]

Seeing the spots you fish it makes me wonder how we haven't run into each other. 😁

[@connormclaughlin6955]

20 catch's and 1 keeper isn't enough? Lol

[@tphvictims5101]

Hybrid cross between a pike and a musky. A Mikey.

[@briangilley5093]

I second that! Nothing better to waking up too fishing with NDY on a boring Sunday morning

[@АэролодкиКурсаэро]

Hi from Irkutsk! Good fishing 🔥

[@harrygrimley4352]

Fun. Thanks for sharing this with us

[@brucemckinnley5272]

Awesome video....hope you remembered your other rod with the Whopper Plopper 🤔

[@JamesBurger1]

Nice catches! Nothing beats a good day of fishing

[@shakeyfly]

I would love to watch this guy get some of these smallies on a fly rod.

[@nathanlester7983]

Dont leave your casting rod down there!!!

[@the2060ish]

Fish are not safe from you on the water or land..👍🦈🐟

[@troysampson1148]

Great video as usual, one thing that stood out though. He went down with two rods and came back with one, hoping that was just an edit and he did not leave the bait caster behind.

[@cannon0wood]

This is exactly my concern

[@ndyakangler]

I brought it back, just didn’t show running it back to my truck when I grabbed my pack of plastics.

[@starkeyshelbyj]

You’re fantastic Matt🙏🏼

[@judegrantham258]

White jigs heads make a heck of a difference

[@richmills1764]

Is there a brewery near this locations?? if so the other side is stacked as well!!! Great spot I fish here a lot

[@ndyakangler]

There is! I’ve pulled a few fish from out in front of the brewery there from the other side on the river walk.

[@tarkovdad566]

Little different than the kayak but I like it 👌

[@donkaros8106]

Your just like me small mouth heaven

[@cannon0wood]

You left your other rod! You gotta go back

[@markg1490]

Again another great video. Thank you