Tracking Down Some Fall Smallies

[@ctyakfishin1039]

Best channel with my morning coffee. Starting my day off great too. Thanks brother

[@WAEofFishing]

I have a channel and I have to agree about this one being the best! EPIC footage in EVERY episode.

[@CrawfishComputers159]

I'm amazed at how few other people I ever see in the background, fishing the waters you fish. As good as you do in a typical video, I cant imagine someone else local hasn't caught on. I have an average fishery locally, and it is just inundated with kayak, as well as traditional fisherman. Your fortunate to have such an awesome river to fish in your backyard. Awesome videos, keep them coming!

[@419angling]

@NDYakAngler I tried out the googly eye head jig with a twister tail on 8 pound trilene sensation. I ended up catching a tank of a largemouth. He measured at 23”. I love watching your videos! Lots of tips that I see in them. I’m thinking about buying a kayak sometime here in the future. Possibly before spring

[@fromthetree3223]

Watching you handle that kayak is art. The ease that you move in and around the river and control your position without relying on an Ultrex is not wasted on me. I know what that takes.

[@mattheweckerson6128]

Really love the the return of the the over the shoulder view. Keep the Great videos coming!!!

[@chuckbowman8233]

Hello, I have to admit I usually don't like kayak videos but I sure do enjoy yours. I to chase to Smallmouth all year keep the videos coming

[@cgandy2]

Matt, I have watched all your videos from 2020 and thought to go back and catch some of the older videos. Glad I watched this one. Great action!

[@stevenwillard8436]

Be they chunks, toads, pigs or tanks, I can’t get enough of how nice those smallies are.

[@fishing4happiness610]

Those are some quality smallies! I just got back from Fall Smallie fishing and it rocked. Best time of year.

[@Spacecadet0730]

That one handed hookset! Haha, awesome as usual man, love watching your uploads on a Sunday morning with my coffee.

[@oregonuplands8687]

Man you had a hell of a day! Love your channel I catch alot of smallmouth in my river but none as nice as what I see from you, just awesome.

[@midgeoreno]

13:33 - Nice work maintaining position while keeping it in the strike zone.

[@cherokeelaketennessee7895]

Matt, that last one was beautiful! It was 85 here today but temps are dropping about 20 degrees by this time next week. We've been catching them on the lake on top water and I'm headed to the river tomorrow, hoping it will be a good day. Great video, man

[@Search-money]

Tremendous vid! Love the play by plays too!

[@karalewis2908]

Wow that black color,amazing!

[@craigfarstad8763]

Very nice video Matt. My pickup made a video and now there I am in the background in this one. Nice talking to you on Thursday.

[@ndyakangler]

Always nice bumping into you out there! I’m kind of kicking myself for not going straight up to the river in the morning though. I did much better up there. Another week or two and they should move into those deeper spots on the res.

[@johndrx165]

Nice fish and fun to watch!

[@gmanlipripper]

killer day. that one at 14 min was awesome. love those small keitechs for the cold water. be safe.

[@tedtosterone8210]

Your a natural. Am trying to teach my son. You should guide cause you give great CONFIDENCE to me to teach my son the right way THANK YOU

[@ronskayakingandfishing414]

We've had unusually hot temps still here in Georgia. Went fishing yesterday, and water temp is still 82*. Fish really aren't biting too well either. When you said your water temps are in the 40's.... blew my mind.

[@ndyakangler]

The water temp ended up being right around 50. I’m still surprised the fish were up on that shallow stretch of river with mid 20’s for overnight temps and 40’s for daytime highs the last several days.

[@exp8185]

Absolutely the best way to start my Morning. Thank you!

[@chrisreumont]

That last ones color looks like the smallmouth I catch only much bigger. Thanks for sharing.

[@ndyakangler]

I caught a few really dark brown ones like that. I wonder if they change color like that when the weeds die off so they can camouflage themselves better.

[@JakeTheARAngler]

They are masters of matching their surroundings. I feel like the darker ones are underneath rocks or underneath weeds in the shade. I've also seen rock bass do something similar and lighten their color within a few seconds of being out of the water. Awesome videos bud keep em coming!

[@BravoBassin]

man you always crush some nice smallies! so got out on my kayak and fished for the first time today had a blast caught 2 spotted bass and learned alot about kayak fishing today and how I want to set up things on my kayak. but I think I am really going to dig kayak fishing! keep the videos coming always enjoy them! also will have my kayak video up soon so I will let you know when it gets posted thanks for the inspiration to start kayak fishing.

[@ledraps22]

Amazing how quick your videos went from summer to late fall lol. Those smallmouth are as eager as you, being in that cold weather.

[@ndyakangler]

I did find some still willing to hit topwater yesterday on an industrially heated stretch of river. Caught a few giants on the spook, one was probably the biggest smallmouth I’ve caught all year!

[@ledraps22]

Wow, got it on tape? I believe you if you weren't recording. Gotta think that all the smart, big, bass must be taking first class in the warmed up water.

[@ndyakangler]

Yes I did! Should be next weekends upload. The giant one was an awesome fight too!

[@ledraps22]

Awesome thanks! Tight lines, hope the temps stay warm enough out there.

[@pauldyeager8343]

Awesome brother cant beat fall fishing

[@mr.shellcracker9161]

Nice video. I like how you mix up your camera setups. I can’t decide which setup I like better. They’re both great

[@frankguemmer1238]

Thank you for releasing those fish gently and for your excellent vids!

[@dom2270]

This guy needs more subscribers

[@guadalupearredondo3573]

Your like a well oiled machine, from your paddling to your fish staging. I’m learning...it’s a good day!

[@thomasrsunday8945]

Love your channel as always

[@OutandaboutoutdoorswithRon]

Yeah definitely time to fish some slower deeper spots forv smallies.! And you got a few. Nice video. Thanks for showing them off

[@ndyakangler]

Another week or two and it will be hammer time at those spots on the lake. They’re still in a transition phase right now and somewhat scattered.

[@FishBerry90]

dude, you are a smallie master. That's all I fish for as well. I tip my hat you good sir. 🖒🖒🎣🐟

[@stevetucker7230]

Another cool video!!!! Good stuff!!

[@Pwrcritter]

Good stuff. I need to learn how to maneuver one handed like that..

[@gaangler7486]

Some nice chunks off that swimbait 🎣🔥💯

[@fishinfool4204]

Love the kietech easy shiner! Probably my favorite cold water swim bait so much action even if you reel it as slow as you can

[@DallasLopez1]

I'd like to see you do some fly fishing smallies from the Yak. ;)

[@kevinhennion8995]

Minnesota smallie fishing 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻. You guys are so lucky to have such a great fishery in that state. Wish I could take a trip out there myself and drop my yak in where ever it is you’re fishing. Looks like you catch more than my pb every video!

[@GRILLBUOY101]

Best vids on tube and best river fish videos in the world matt

[@rodsmith1576]

I wish I could have just one day in my life of fishing like this! 😃👍... Awesome!

[@monknhandu2945]

I love your videos man keep crushing em!

[@Fishin4ever4life]

Another great video bud!

[@UrbanAngler-vy8wd]

I've been crushing the smallmouth this month with a wacky worm and that same easy shiner jig you've got rigged up, they are loving it! I fish the Grand River in southern Ontario so we have similar climates for sure! Big respects man!

[@ndyakangler]

I was out yesterday and saw a ton of big fish but they just didn’t want to bite. I finally threw that wacky worm in front of a school of big ones and a 20.75” slammed it! When all else fails the wacky worm always seems to catch them!

[@UrbanAngler-vy8wd]

yeah literally always gets bit...if you have the patience when it gets cold that is aha.

[@tlashley]

You've probably covered this before, but i'm curious what your go to weight size is on your swimbait jighead? Also, whats your favorite color on the swimbait? Love watching your vids! Hope your winter goes quick.

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks Trey! I use a 3/16oz jig with a 3/0 hook, sometimes a 1/4oz if I’m fishing deeper water. I had better results with the Bass Assassin swimbaits as far as durability, “ripper” was my favorite color of those.

[@johnandersen4036]

Another great smallmouth my son just caught his biggest 4.7lb👍🏻

[@ndyakangler]

Awesome, that’s a tank smallie! Congrats on his PB!

[@GrantCarston]

Man how a few days made a difference! We fished the same spots and well... you know. I’m excited to see the video from the day we met out there. I’m working on mine now. TTYL!

[@ndyakangler]

Another week or two and those spots on the lake should start holding schools of fish. They’re doing the fall transition right now so they were pretty scattered. Now that the water has cooled off though a calm sunny day or two could make for an awesome bite! They’re saying snow on Wednesday out there and not much above freezing on Thurs so I’m hoping to get a few on topwater still with snow on the ground Friday on the heated stretch of river!

[@adamant365]

Impressive work at 13:34. Edit: I love fall fishing too. Unfortunately my usual smallmouth factory has been running way high (literally feet over my head) for months now. One day the rain will stop, right?

[@cjmcdaniel7322]

Beautiful weather!

[@Gumby905]

Beautiful video as always. Killin it. Really wish youd get noticed more compared to these other channels that only fish 10% of there videos *googan squad* cough. You deserve it.

[@jackwalsh8088]

Awesome video!!!!

[@douglynch9012]

I always look forward to the fall bite here on our rivers in northeast Tennessee. We're still locked in to a summer like weather pattern with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s most days. Very unusual. While I love the topwater bite I also love it when the water temperatures drop and our fish transition to a major crawfish feed. I'll then primarily fish my jigs and the Keitechs. It can truly be some of the best fishing of the year.

[@John-yo5sw]

Doug Lynch Hey Doug, I just moved to Tennessee (Mt. Juliet area) from Illinois and am looking for some good fishing rivers and lakes. Any recommendations?

[@UrbanRedneckOutdoors]

Awesome! Nice job 👍🏻

[@BassManStrikes]

Nice, looks cold 😀😀😀👍 👍

[@BassManStrikes]

I saw on the news North Dakota and Northern MN were really warm, like in the 70s while here in South East Wisconsin it was barely 50 😫😫😫

[@RedBeardBassin]

nice fall smallmouth!

[@darianharris9735]

I can't wait for the cold, it's been mid to upper 80's this weekend

[@jamahl213]

28 degress!! Its still in the 90s in Georgia

[@ilovehonda20]

Digging that magpul phone case.

[@cadenstuart744]

It’s 80 degrees today in Michigan. Kinda late for it but I’m not complaining.

[@Zilla3430]

where is this? i want to fish for big smallies too i be only getting small ones where i fish at which is minneapolise mississippi river.

[@HollerHunter]

Great vid. Do you ever harvest any smallies that you catch?

[@ndyakangler]

I never have. They have a catch and release only regulation on this river so they all go back in the water. I have gill or gut hooked a few over the years that probably didn’t make it so if it wasn’t for the regulation I would have given them a try.

[@HollerHunter]

NDYakAngler makes good sense! Thanks for the great vids. Smallies are still hitting topwater down here in Tennessee...hoping to get out one or two more times before the weather turns.

[@SunnyIlha]

@@ndyakangler Wow. The abundance, and 17-20" average size of smallies in the river is certainly due to that 100% catch and release practice there.

[@Larry77777]

Hey Matt: You should latch that hatch (see 4:14 onward) I don't mean match the hatch; I mean latch the hatch. I've made that mistake of leaving it unlatched a few times myself. We would not want to see you flip and fill ha ha.

[@oftenoutdoors8311]

what part of the river do you fish your vids a killer good job

[@ramonlopez5872]

amazing video friend you are soo lucky.a lot skills fishing.

[@JaggedToothTackle]

One person hates fishing. All others approve -- great video Matt!

[@michaellarkins6983]

Thanks for your advice. Where can I find an affordable used fishing kayak? What would you suggest for a beginner outfit? I'm 6 foot 1 and 185.

[@mr.shellcracker9161]

Do you use the looping feature on your GoPro? If not how do you weed through all that footage? Awesome video again.

[@ndyakangler]

I just let it roll. I know this river well and can usually remember every fish I caught so I’ll just skip through footage until I see myself where I caught whatever one I’m looking for. I do reset my GoPros every 15min or so to keep the file size down though.

[@Gerberd4936]

Hey Matt - what kind of St. Croix casting rod are you using here with the 1/4 jig with keitech? What I mean when I say “what kind” is the rod designation description on the handle. I just bought the jig/baits one. Gonna try to do some fall fishing myself this weekend we finally got some rain! Thanks!

[@GRILLBUOY101]

Keitech makes some nice lures they kick butt for me too

[@ndyakangler]

I love the action and the color of those EZ shiners I was using, I just wish they were a little more durable. One or two fish and they’re pretty torn up. I’ll have to see if Z-man makes something similar with their elaztech plastic.

[@YakFishMN]

Nasty video! As per usual!

[@samsonk2077]

Nice fall smallies! When do they stop hitting topwater for the year?

[@ndyakangler]

52 degree water temp seems to be the cutoff where they lose interest in topwater. Right around this time of year in MN. While the water was 50 degrees at this spot on Thursday I hit a stretch yesterday that’s heated by a warm water discharge and hammered a few giants on the spook!

[@samsonk2077]

nice. good to know, thanks

[@jeffMinnesota952]

you give me a 15 minute smile !

[@collinsaunderson9225]

Hi hope you are well l would like to no what temperature would be the best temp for fhising topwater. Thank you and enjoy your day.

[@S3V3N1BEATS]

I didn't have much inspiration to go fishing in the cold weather but... NOW I DO.

[@tailorgabe5021]

28 degrees sounds intimidating lol

[@ndyakangler]

It doesn’t make it any easier to crawl out of a nice warm bed in the morning lol. I’m not quite ready to put the kayak away for the season yet though!

[@Big35gonnaup]

We're still in the 80's in Texas

[@danielcook1204]

86 degrees in Western NC today, caught a few river Smallmouth early this morning before the fog broke.

[@markmosiman535]

NDYakAngler what part of Minnesota?

[@dawsoncoates]

Have you ever tried a fly rod for smallies?

[@ndyakangler]

I never have. I’ve thought about picking up a fly rod and learning how to use one though, I think it would be a blast for the mayfly hatch!

[@dawsoncoates]

NDYakAngler You should give it a try

[@cunoll418]

Tough to beat swimbait fishing in the fall. If it ever quits raining here in WI, I’ll be doing the same thing. Any opinion on those google eye jigs?

[@ndyakangler]

I like the rattle and the hook size on those jigs but the eyes seem to pop out really easy then the rattle is gone. I had three of them break over a day of fishing. One I threw into a boulder but the other two broke from just fighting or netting fish.

[@cunoll418]

Thanks for the feedback, Matt

[@wadesteven4270]

Have you fished Woman Lake? What week would be the best for topwater Small Mouth fishing?

[@ndyakangler]

I’ve never fished there but that’s one lake I’d like to try sometime. My best topwater days are usually right around fall equinox but all of September is great.

[@wadesteven4270]

Thank You

[@scottb4540]

Hey Matt what is your favourite all around lure for smallies

[@MrSkyguy75]

Great vids!! The smallies in northern va are fun to catch but there not as big as your place lol average here 2 to 3 pounds once in awhile you get a 4 or maybe 5 but not very often...also if you like crankbaits check 6 sense fishing awesome baits.

[@charlesbandurski8546]

holy hell. PA was 70 this morning.

[@Samilwaukee]

What boat and paddle are you using here?

[@ndyakangler]

I have a Tarpon 120 and the paddle is a Bending Branches angler pro.

[@AntQuick1102]

Nice one handed hook set on the twitch lol

[@eli25jk70]

Wonder if smallmouth taste good?

[@stevensime80]

I wonder how many times have u lost ur paddle in the middle of a lake

[@ndyakangler]

I’ve never lost a paddle. Almost had it blow off my lap a couple times but as soon as I feel it lifting up I grab it.

[@Gerberd4936]

Why do you use a EWG hook with the wacky?

[@ndyakangler]

I seem to get a better hookup ratio with the EWGs.

[@Gerberd4936]

NDYakAngler interesting. I never would’ve thought to use it on the wacky.

[@Gerberd4936]

@@ndyakangler also, do you use a nail weight in there? Or do you just rig up the worm free with hook and the o-ring type thing you use?

[@ndyakangler]

I go weightless. That slow fall and twitch is what drives them crazy. I’ll use a nail weight and rig it Neko style for bed fishing or occasionally on windy days.

[@matthewdelorme1368]

you should target musky next, the fishing is good for them in fall!

[@ndyakangler]

I might have to go try for them next week! There are some in the reservoir I fish in the fall for smallmouth too. I’ve caught them on bass tackle a few times so I’m thinking about bringing my musky rod with out there and giving it a try. If nothing else I’ll have it with in case I catch one fishing bass, then I’ll know they’re active and I better try some musky lures!

[@matthewdelorme1368]

ok! I wish you luck!

[@GRILLBUOY101]

Have not fished in about 2 months due to back pain but I'm feeling better now and imgoin for bass on Fri morning air temp is 37 not bad high of 65 hope to get em on Ned rigs tubes or shake head roboworms

[@ndyakangler]

I hope you’re out there slaying them! Too windy here to get out today but I might give it a try tomorrow. Even then they’re saying 20mph wind but I’ll get out in the morning for a few hours, anchor myself in front of a hump with the wind to my back and toss some jigs and jerkbaits up there.

[@WAEofFishing]

wow...still in the 90s here.

[@txyakangler7850]

Brrrrrrrr. Awesome day!

[@famdrew8876]

What kind of fishing line do you use?

[@ndyakangler]

Trilene Sensation

[@aurileus226]

What rod and reel you throwing the keitech on

[@ndyakangler]

I’m surprised you’re the first to ask, the one rod I didn’t go over was the one I used most of the day lol. It was similar to the other casting setup though, 6’8” M XF rod with a Quantum Smoke and 12lb Trilene Sensation.

[@carterhiet8540]

What river?

[@johnbakken1853]

Wow!

[@utahfishing3917]

@Yakangler, please tell me you've made a fishbrain account already!

[@lukehoward4958]

Man it’s still 90 degrees here I can’t believe it 30 degrees there up north in the mornings

[@topwaterexplosion4675]

@Culling Bass no shit, this guy probably just lives on youtube!

[@lukehoward4958]

It’s people like you who have nothing better to do then be jerks to random people you don’t even know I think it’s you who needs to grow up and get a life KVD OUT

[@topwaterexplosion4675]

@@lukehoward4958 oh you are not a random dude!

[@lukehoward4958]

I like how you responded in 1 minute your words exactly “this guy probably just lives on KZbin “ look who is always on KZbin

[@topwaterexplosion4675]

@@lukehoward4958 I'm everywhere man

[@flyslinger2]

Lol ... still running A/C here!

[@mrscarface6438]

No life jacket ?

[@whateverbitefishing9535]

I need too fish with u i struggling to find smallmouths

[@jamiedennis1979]

What is your biggest smallmout weight and length

[@ndyakangler]

22.25” and 6-2. I got one within a half inch of beating it on Saturday!

[@therealkosmora229]

@@ndyakangler have you tried the rum river ?

[@austinp9986]

I have the same magpul phone case!

[@ndyakangler]

They make some awesome cases! There’s not many products out there that I can’t think of ways they could be better, that case is one of them.