S8E68 - The Fall Transition: Matt Reilly's Insights on Bass Behavior and Bug Fishing Strategies

Episode Overview

On this Southwest Virginia Fishing Report from The Articulate Fly fly fishing podcast, host Marvin Cash checks in with guide Matt Reilly of Matt Reilly Fly Fishing for a late summer update on the New River system. After weeks of stable weather, low water and daytime highs in the mid-80s to 90s have kept conditions consistent, though Reilly notes this year's annual cicada hatch has behaved differently than usual, peaking early and sporadically rather than settling into the typical seasonal pattern.

Reilly explains that smallmouth bass are already showing the classic fall...