Okay, all right, let's
start back at the beginning.
When did you start to fish?
Were you a kid? Is this something
that you learned from family or
friends?
I apologize, give me one second.
I moved it home again.
All right, well, you already heard
the first question, but give me a
sense of when did you first start
to?
So when I first started fishing,
it kind of started off with sucker
fishing actually, with my dad
and my family, you know, we would go
up into the rivers and you know
just catch them by hands and
then eventually it developed from
there, you know.
As a kid, one of the things we did
over summer, which we did almost
every single day, was we
would just go to Lake Winnebago
and actually just go off a high
cliff. You know, We didn't have a
boat at that point, so it was
just fishing from those rocks.
Bars there and we would
just pretty much go there every
single day and just try to get some
white bass off the shoreline there
and that's when I
first fell in love with it.
It was you know some days you would
go you learn you'll learn patience
from that you know you'll go and
not catch a single fish one day but
the next day you go and you just
completely hammer them and that
is when I really started to fall in
love with fishing.
So did you live in the Appleton area
or where did you live to go to the
backside of Winnipeg?
So, I was born and raised in
Green Bay, so I lived here my
whole life. I only left for a couple
years when I went to college at
UW-Milwaukee, and
then, of course, I came back here
and lived here for
my whole pretty much.
So you guys would drive from Green
Bay down to Highcliff.
Yes, we would drive, drive
about 30-45 minutes to High
Cliff every single day.
I remember every single day over
summer, that's what we did.
If it wasn't raining or something
like that, we'd be at High Cliff.
And so as you got older,
did you have like a preference
between what species you were going
after? And when you're a kid, it's
like what's easiest to catch.
But at a certain point, you just
start, oh, this is what I want to
collect.
So yeah, like any little
kid, you know, you start off with
pan fish, easy fish.
And then as I grew up,
I went to white bass fishing
through Winnebago there.
But as I got older, got
more experience, I started getting
into bass fishing, you know
small mouth, large mouth.
It was just always so fun to fish on
because they were so aggressive.
And then from there, you now, it
kind of branched two ways.
It was either going salmon fishing,
especially when I moved to
Milwaukee, you know Milwaukee River
is. Super underrated for
salmon and trout fishing.
It's world-class and I love it
there. I do miss that kind of
fishing, all the salmon fishing
there. But as I came
back to Green Bay, I got
a boat and with
Green Bay being in my back door 10
minutes away, I just fell in love
walleye fishing and that's kind
of one of my big species I always
like to chase is walleyes.
What is it about walleye that makes
them like an apex
for what people want to go to?
So in my mind,
walleyes is probably one of the best
eating fish, fresh water fish
in the area, but there's just
something about these walleyess.
You know, you'll catch eater-size
walleyesh and then there's all
of a sudden you catch the 10
pounders, 30 inchers, and
that'll just change your mind, you
know. One of the things I always
like to tell people is like,
especially when it comes to catching
big walleyesse through the ice, when
you see that big walleye through the
eyes hole, it makes your heart pump
like no other.
For you, is it the
moment when you feel it hit, or is
it when it finally gets in the
bowie? What's that adrenaline course
like for you?
So the first adrenaline
would definitely be the thumb when
they just smacked your line you know
I love that feeling but
when they're on the edge of
the boat or swimming next to the
boat or at the bottom of the hole
and you see it's a giant that's
when it gets your heart beating it's
just a it's, just a feeling you're
always chasing when you're chasing
walleyes
I mean, you could go out and catch a
lot of fish, but it doesn't get old.
No, that's the thing about fishing
is like, you know, you'll one day
you get your butt completely woofed
and then the next thing you go and
completely smash them.
And that's, the thing with walleyes
is there's such a size variation,
but when you get one of those big
ones that's 25 inches or plus,
10 pounders, you now, that's
when you start getting really
addicted to walleye fishing.
So talk to me a little bit about the
mental game that comes with walleye,
because there really are kind of a
picky, tricky fish at times,
and it's not, I mean, almost anyone
can go catch pan-fish, which is why
you bring kids to go look, but
walleye requires a different
approach.
So while I would have to
admit it is, you know, not
the easiest fish to catch out there.
You know, there's so many different
techniques. You know it's not like
panfishing, you put something in
front of their face, they're gonna
eat it.
There's been a couple instances
where we went up to Sturgeon Bay and
you know it was crystal clear water
there and you drop your lure right
in front of their faces and they'll
just not care.
These fish are lethargic and
kinda plays by weather and kinda the
season they're in, you now.
So in the spring run they're not
really aggressive because they're
You know, they're doing their thing,
you know, they're spawning, so you
might get a bite here and there and
weather plays a big role.
But one thing about walleyes is
just, you know, when they're on,
you're going to really smash them.
And that's one of the reasons why I
like them so much.
So when did you start adding YouTube
into this?
So when I started out YouTube,
you know, there was always this
mindset at the back of my mind was
like, you know we always had
one of those days, you know where it
was like so awesome, wish we would
have captured that moment.
And especially now with my kids,
you know it's really nice to
have that footage and go back
and watch that kind of stuff and
watch our little memories together.
And you know that's one of the big
things why I started filming all
my fishing and stuff.
It's just a good memory and
I actually really enjoy doing it so.
And so when did you start doing
that?
Uh, so I think I am
in about five years
ago now, something around there.
I started really getting into it and
before that I would take my
GoPro all and just, you know, film,
not really have, you know, anything
footage out of it.
But about five year ago as I started
making a YouTube channel, making
some content, pushing it out there
and letting the world see as well.
So what kind of feedback do you
get from that chat?
So, you know, there's always
positive and negative about, you
know, fishing and stuff, but a
majority of it, especially when it
comes to like fishing green bay
for walleyes, you know, almost
anyone who hears about fishing
walleyess in Wisconsin, they're
going to be thinking about green bay
because it's has huge
walleyas and that's what a lot of
people are chasing and people
really do appreciate my videos.
They like to see like what
I'm using, what I m doing and where
I'm fishing, you know, to see what
kind of bites going on during the
the season.
So is there a different feeling
for you if you catch one while
you're filming versus if you catch
it when you're not filming?
I swear every time I don't
bring my camera I always have one of
my best days out there I swear but
you know it's
There's a little bit of a weird
feeling when I don't have my camera
these days But you know I
always do prefer to have a calling
camera because sometimes some really
awesome stuff happen on camera And
you know, it's
it's nice to go back and watch that
and laugh about it when you're all
done
So, talk to me a little bit about
the YouTube culture, because
there are people that learn from
them, there's other people that just
enjoy watching, like they
don't have the chance to do, but
what is the audience you're
reaching?
So, mainly the audience I'm trying
to reach is just people who have
similar hobbies with me, like who
like to fish and stuff like that,
especially in the Wisconsin area.
A lot of my videos are going to be
mainly focused on fishing Wisconsin
and, you know, especially Green
Basin since it's so close.
But most of the audience will pretty
much love fishing just like me.
And that's that's why I kind of like
doing it. We kind of build a little
bit community.
You know, every once in a while now
I go out in public. Hey, you're that
guy.
Films YouTube for Green Bay, I was
like, yo, and then it's kind
of nice to meet people and
grow as a Waller community.
So, I mean, historically, there's
all sorts of things surrounding
fishermen and like the big story,
the fish tales. I mean everyone
talks about like the lies that
fishermen tell people are or
afterwards about how big it was and
like you actually have the evidence.
Is that in line with that
same storytelling culture around
fishing or is that kind of like
putting the truth to that
culture?
It's a little bit of both, you know.
Some days you still give that little
fish tail a lie.
You know, we completely smashed
them, but you didn't have the camera
working or something along the lines
of that. But it's definitely adds a
lot of evidence to, you know, hey,
we really did have a good day out
there. We had a lot fun.
You know even though we didn't catch
that many fish, we still had so much
fun out there, you know, and that's
kind of why I like filming it too.
Because most of the time or half the
time, it's not always about catching
fish. Sometimes it's just about
being out there hanging out with
friends. And just having a good
time.
I mean, people have taken fish
pics forever.
I mean that's always been like,
since cameras have been around,
people catch a big fish, they want
to take a picture of it or, you
know, taxidermy, they hang it on the
wall.
This, that fits definitely in line
with what you're doing.
It's just an extension of that
history, right?
Yeah, for sure.
I mean, like having fish mounted,
you know, there's always a story
behind it.
But with actually having video of
it, it's like, oh man, you can
almost relive that good
time you had out there.
You know, a lot of my videos, it
just pretty much hanging out with my
friends and we're fishing and doing
stuff outside.
And, you, know, when we rewatch it,
we can always have a good laugh
together.
So a lot of the walleye
fishing culture is dominated
by older white men.
What's it like to be younger and
to bring in a different audience
or bring a different perspective
into that? Are you trying to bring
more people into it?
Or what would you say to people who
are like, I don't know if that space
is for me.
I definitely think that
yes it is pretty segregated
now there's definitely a lot more
older white guys out there while
they're fishing and that's kind of
why I started this content you know
I can kind of see it in the younger
generations you know they are
all about social media these days
and I feel like the
fishing industry or just going out
going fishing enjoying the outdoor
is dying and that is kind
of one of the reasons why I like
doing this YouTube stuff you know I
want to show that hey you know i'm
out there I'm filming and I'm having
fun, you know, it could be...
Out there doing it yourself and
you don't have to be stuck inside
just scrolling through Facebook or
social media like that you know
there's there's a life outside
electronic
Do you think that's important for
people to hear that there is room
for them out there on the lake or
on the ice?
Yeah, for sure.
I mean, there's so
much opportunity to go out fishing.
You don't need a big, expensive
boat. You just need a pole and a
line and some worms, and you're
still going to have a good time out
there. So that's the thing is
fishing can be so
expensive, but it can be cheap as
well at the same time, and you
can still have such an awesome time
out here.
Yeah, your story starts with
you being a kid just right off the
shoreline, right?
Sure you weren't using $80 rods and
fancy gear back then.
Yeah, my family,
my parents were
a refuge from the Vietnam War.
So they came here not much,
and then we made do with what we had
growing up.
And fishing was, it was fun, but
it was also putting food on the
table.
So that's why it doesn't
take too much to get out there.
You know?
So as far as food on the table,
you talk about how good walleye is.
Do you like to do fish fries?
Do you, I mean, it's stock in the
freezer and having family over, is
that a big part?
So yeah, I love having fish fried,
but lately I've been going on a
diet, so I've not been doing as much
fish fry as I usually do, but
there's nothing that can beat a
fresh fish right off the river and
just cooking it right there.
I'm always a big guy of not
storing it in the freezer just
because it's just not as good as
when it is fresh.
So obviously you've got a couple of
young kids.
Have they had a chance to, I mean
your son's very young, but have they
been out in the boat with you?
Is that something that you can't
wait to share with them?
Yeah, my daughter's been going out
with me lately, and she really
enjoys it.
She kind of wants to go
fast on the boat right now, but she
does like to reel in the fish here
and there every once in a while.
I mean, what is that element of,
you know, that family part of this?
I mean you talked about fishing with
your dad or your brothers or
your siblings and like how
important is fishing culture
to having friends and family
around you?
I think fishing is
fun, but when you're all
alone, all by yourself all the time,
it's not as fun as having a group or
your family or your kids with you.
Even if it's
easier to have more
fun not catching fish with
your friends and family than it is
when you are by yourself.
So like I always say, I'm
going out there, I usually invite a
whole mess of people. If they can
come, they can.
And it's always just more fun if you
have more people with you, no matter
what to test.
Catching fish is always just a
bonus.
So what's it going to be like for
you the first time you see your kids
reel in their own big walleye?
Man the first time my daughter
hopefully the first half she catches
it hopefully as a 10-pounder
so I put it on the wall But I'm
gonna be ecstatic, you know She
is just on the borderline of like
really in her own fish for now
casting your own line So it's
it's coming up soon, but I just
can't wait
And I saw you got your son in a
onesie about fishing.
I mean, part of that is important.
What you teach your kids when
they're even that young, like that
is part, I'm sure you were
introduced to fishing at a young
enough age that it's just what you
did, right?
Yeah, as a parent now, you know,
that's one big thing I'm trying to
push, you know, try to get
away from electronics, tea as much
as you can, and, you know, spending
more time with them, especially
quality time outside
doing things I love because I want
them to be doing what I love to in
the future.
So another element of this
story that we're looking at, looks
at all of the research
and all the money that's
pumped into groups that raise
walleye fry
to stock his fingerlings, or the
amount of money that's spent to do
these studies on walleye, why in
some places they're not doing as
well, and how to boost populations.
And it's a lot of money.
It's a lotta hours and a lotta
volunteer time.
And I'm curious, how would
you quantify whether it's- Because
if walleye go down or
disappear from some places like
other fish will still be there So
what is it about walleye
specifically that makes it worth?
To do all this to spend all this
money or all this effort to make
sure they're still there
So you know when it comes down
to walleye fishing you know it's
it's a crazy industry because you
know a lot of people are buying
like hundred
thousand dollar boats plus just
to go chase walleyes and
you know. When it comes for the
spring run especially here in Green
Bay you know if you ever showed up
and seen the Fox River first
open water you
could literally walk across river
on boats and you know
it's a crazy crazy industry
and I think that
you know it's no amount
of money is you know you could put
as much money as you want into it
you know there's no end
to that and I
think walleyes are specifically
important is because they
taste good and
they're fun to catch and
they get big and you
know it's it's kind of its own
little world you know these fish are
an amazing creature in their own
ways.
You were talking about when you
started, what species you were
targeting as you grew up,
and you said you eventually kind of
had those options and you branched
out, but what age were you first
aware that walleye was considered
different from some
of the other things?
I would say when I was in my
early teens or so, you know,
the thing about it is like bass
fishing is so addicting and
then you get to a point where like,
hey, you can pretty much throw
anything in front of a bass and
they'll eat it.
And then you go to this next
level, wait, these walleyes
are different, they take a little
bit of skills or else you're never
going to catch them.
And that's why I tell a lot of
people come on my boat, you got to
know how to jig, you're all that's-
I get this from my friends all the
time, because I always tell them,
whenever I'm catching fish on a
boat, they're not catching anything,
I always say, you gotta know how to
jig, and they always jokingly say
that to me, and say, hey, you got to
know how to jig if I'm not catching
a thing, but definitely walleye
is a different predator in
some way.
It's definitely a little bit more
tougher to catch, and that's what
makes them so much more fun.
I mean, and so being successful
though, kind of is a way to
demonstrate your skill level.
It's a way of, I mean if you say,
if someone says, I'm really good at
catching panfish, okay.
But if you said I'm good at catch a
walleye, you've got the videos to
prove it. Like, you're looked at
differently, right?
Yeah, definitely.
Walleyes, especially Green Bay.
If you look at Green Bay, it's a
huge body of water.
If you can put on a good
day out on the bay, you
got something going on, right?
You definitely figure something out.
Compared to other fish, you just put
something in front of their face,
they're going to eat it.
But if you find all the walleyes in
the world, some days they might
not just eat.
You just got to pick them apart.
That's the fun of it.
You got to throw different things.
You got try different cadences and
different techniques and you know if
you figure it out it just makes it
feel way better.
Anything else that you want to add
that we've been talking about.
I just want to say that, you know,
I believe walleyes are one of
the best fish around in
this area, in the Wisconsin area.
They're great to eat and you know
living in Green Bay here you know I
want the population to
thrive so my kids can enjoy them one
day just like I am.
And you know walleying is important
to me and that's why I'm
involved in programs like Walleyes
for Tomorrow and trying
to improve habitat
and trying...
Just better walleye fisheries
around.
Can I get you to say and spell your
name just so I have it correct on
the tape?
My name is Shia Vang.
Spell S-H-I-A-V-A
N-G.
All right. And what's the name of
your YouTube channel?
My YouTube channel is Shia's
Outdoor Adventures.
That wasn't so bad, right?
Oh. Great.
Just do 20 seconds of room
tone. So we're just going to be
quiet so we can record the sound of
the room.
That should work.
What do you want us to do?
I don't know, what would you guys
normally do?
Maybe sit down on the couch,
mom and baby, and then if you guys
wanna, I don't know, you
can sit next to him maybe,
no pressure.
Um, should I
put, like, one of my videos on
here? Yeah.
One more video for you.
When you were tiny.
Remember?
Bye-bye.
He's going to watch one of his
YouTube videos.
Oh, awesome.
Get double zeroed.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Video view.
And you're a tiny.
Which one do you want to watch?
Do you want watch the one you're
snowmobiling or do you want to see
the one in the boat?
And on my board.
On your board.
There was a time when all she wanted
to do every day was watch
daddy's videos instead of, you know,
Paw Patrol or whatever.
She'd want to watch those.
Now he's a second rate
to
Paw Patrol and Spider-Man.
I'm sure he'll flip back.
Which one is the one of Maggie?
Oh my god, I have to go back a ways.
Let's lay the down one picture.
Don't hear it.
Who's the light switching on?
I'm sorry.
That was last year, two years
ago.
I'm always feeling it.
Nice and little.
Oh.
Remember this thought?
You want to go there again?
Oh what a little you were!
That went right to my mouth.
Remember you go fishing?
Let's do up to where you go fish,
remember?
Oh, look how little you were.
Do you want me to talk?
You're so small.
But now.
Who's Jayden's turn this year?
Bye!
Yeah.
Can I share?
Yeah, you have to share your sled.
Here you go.
Where's momma?
I can't remember.
Oh yeah.
Oh my little cutie boy.
Thank you very much.
Oh, you're fishin'!
We'll get y'all on.
Why are the pennies so small?
Look at you!
The fish.
Oh, just do it all!
It's stuck!
Oh, it's stuck.
Oh, no.
There you go.
Oh no.
Show me your cute shirt
You?
Nice.
Look at that, everybody.
Look at them go.
Oh, you can't touch them.
They're facing you.
Oh no
Already
Where we fish by our
hunting lands, it's three hours.
So it's not like you can go
up there for a weekend.
You want to spin?
That we usually try to do.
Crazy and dizzy now.
And he goes on so fast.
Like that.
Bye!
Fish for an hour or two
and we'll come back.
He's carry daddy
No daddy can't hear you Oh
there is you Ready go
Faster
Bye.
Enjoy.
Ha ha ha ha!
Ta da!
Ha ha!
Ta da ha!
Do it then!
3, 1, 2, 3.
I told you I was
ready!
What?
Attracting!
Trampoline.
Yeah, yeah
No, we're trapling.
How about that fire one?
Hello?
No question.
Alright, we'll meet you there.
Yeah, it'll be the orange truck, you
won't miss this.
Fishing first right before you guys
want to see other stuff.
Yep.
Have you ever been on this river?
Not for fishing.
Halfer Fishing.
I did a story about
the lock system.
Oh yeah, this is a pretty
crazy system they got on this river.
Yeah, so we started up at Winnebago
and went all the way up to the top.
Oh yeah!
Yeah, it's gotta get a little deeper
water before I can go.
Fuck, fuck.
It is amazing.
Literally the first infrastructure
the state did as a new state.
Didn't realize that.
All the commercial traffic came
into the Green Bay and up the river
at that time.
I think there's one thing cool about
this river, it's
like so urban at the same time,
it is industrial.
You see all the coal piles
and all the big ships coming
through.
It used to be so polluted.
Yeah, I know.
It's crazy how much has changed.
Yeah, I'm playing on trolling today.
The cast by has been pretty
slow, so.
Just a little shallow.
There's still no problem.
Everyone get down for their naps.
It's the bell.
So is your wife on maternity leave?
She works from home.
She has a couple days off here
because of the wedding
I'm actually on leave so
We kind of we
staggered our leaves so she would
take her first one and now it's my
turn right over hunting season
Yeah, coincidentally, right?
Yeah.
Yep, yep.
I made sure that neither one of my
kids was born in November.
Yeah, they all have the same hair.
It's crazy how low the water is
these past couple of years.
Usually it's like, you know,
flooded almost.
Alright then...
Alright, you guys good?
There you go.
All right,
get some stuff ready before we start
trolling here.
Alright, let me cross this side.
I'm out of this shit.
There's nobody out here fishing
today.
All right.
A little bit of both
There's fish in here.
It's just,
like I said before, the weather
plays a little role for these
walleyes.
I figure inside here would be
the most consistent, Mike.
For me, at least.
Right.
So you do have your fishing license,
right?
All right.
All right. Let's do it.
At least we're just running the
trolling motor so you don't
have to hear the big motor all day.
Bus.
Yeah.
Yeah, if we can't get fast
enough.
Flickr Minel size 7,
pulling them back 30
feet and
probably just be trolling like 7
to 10 feet of water only,
7 or maybe 15.
I'm gonna flip the garbage there.
Let's put this on our necks.
That's all for now, you're all set
to go.
Trying to get a little farther from
shore.
Yeah, man.
Oh, shit.
I have something on the outside
already, either
that or we caused some garbage.
Let me get this one out first.
Haven't gained that lately to short
bites.
So annoying. That was the first that
just dropped that board all the way
back.
Oh, come on.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's surprising with the treble
though, so I think it's still good.
I know right?
It's just like sometimes they're
really aggressive, sometimes they
are not.
Sometimes they are just poking at
it.
I'll board straight again, so...
So do you have a preference between
more active style of
jigging and casting or versus like a
little more passive like this?
I do like jigging a
lot better, but
I kind of follow the fish or what
they want more.
You know, you cover a lot more water
trolling and it's just
right now it seems like with this
weird weather, that casting
bite is just, it's all over the
place.
This boat is being weird too now.
I have something on that one.
See the outside just drop back
a little bit. I don't know if we got
garbage or fish just
give it a second.
That to me is a little
guy.
Alright, I'm going to check this
one.
Just going to fold this down quick
so I can swing
it.
Oh, we got some garbage.
We got a reef!
That's not what we're looking for.
All right.
Is there any other thing you guys
are working on other than this
documentary right now?
I mean, yeah, Ethan's
all sorts of problems.
All over the place.
Doing a nature documentary called
snake treasures.
So we go up north a lot.
It's just like waterfalls and
rivers. They could look, you know,
nice That's pretty fun
It's kind of fun.
For people to fall asleep to.
We call it dental,
dentist office kind of stuff.
Oh, yeah.
So you guys are probably traveling
all the time, then?
Yeah.
Never ending?
For me, it hasn't been the last six
months, it's been kind of crazy,
but this is our kind of our last
week for a while for this, so it's
nice.
But then I'm back on the road, not
next week, but the week after for
work, so always
going somewhere.
Johnny family.
Just a girlfriend.
See y'all, friend.
Yeah, it'd be a little more harder
if you had kids, you know?
Yeah.
Ha ha ha.
That's why we don't let him.
You can't go home, you can't have
kids, you cant go home right?
He's asked, and we're like, no,
you're not allowed to ask.
No, Zach's just afraid when I have
a family, that he won't be able to
work with me again. He won't go to
work again. Yeah.
There's a point in time like we've
been hitting it hard this last
year, so.
And we're going to work a lot of
weekends in the new year.
My girlfriend's like, what?
Why?
You get Christmas off, right?
You can talk to Zach.
That was kind of a fun piece though,
you guys are doing.
Yeah, I know, it's been really fun.
It should be a good story, you know?
Got a lot of interesting people.
I just need a fish to bite today,
that's about it right now.
Pretty much, no pressure.
If we don't get one, we'll find it
next spring.
There we go.
Spring is where it's at.
Where it's like,
no doubt, you know, we're going to
catch something.
We're trying not to
overload the spring in terms of
how much we have to get because that
is the end of our time.
Oh yeah.
We're going to spend a chunk of it
up north with a couple of different
tribal members.
Oh, that's cool.
Well, I guess it's like, springtime
is where it's at on this river,
on the bay.
That's when it's, like, you can't
find a parking spot anywhere, you
know.
And that everyone's out here.
Everyone's out there. Is that mid to
late April?
Uh probably early April
early April yeah right
at the end of March usually
March into April and
that's when there's
when it's first open water that's
when everybody's on this river
I'm just going to switch spots with
the quick set.
Yeah, go ahead, take a seat and
relax.
I'd like some water if you had any
water in here.
But it's these kind of days where
we're like, you know, even if
there's nothing, you're still out in
the water.
Just relax.
Yeah.
I mean, this is pretty nice if you
guys are working, you know.
No one envies the amount of miles
we drive, but they do envy what we
get to do.
But if I was getting paid to do
this, oh yeah, I'd do this all the
time.
So is YouTube like a
part-time thing or is it just kind
of a part time thing?
Yeah, it's just a fun part-time
thing, you know.
I'm not too serious into it.
Has it started to make any money
yet? Yeah, it made some.
A little bit? Yeah. That's good.
It's fun. Some of the videos, I
go back and always laugh at them.
That's why I enjoy doing it.
It's kind of crazy how much YouTube
has shifted over time.
Yeah, I know, right?
I guess that's how it is these days,
you know, especially like younger
generations, they just, that's all
they do is watch YouTube.
Frankly, with the decline of regular
television, which we're a part of,
YouTube's got, not
all YouTube, but if you know where
to find it, there's decent content
there.
I just hate the garbage
you're watching on YouTube.
Like some of my nieces
and nephews are watching, like what
are you guys watching?
How is this even entertaining?
If I get this, it's their generation
I suppose.
Back when I was a kid.
Bugs Bunny was the problem.
The Simpsons, those are the
terrible influences on kids.
Quick turn here.
Of paying attention to the bogey.
Yeah.
Do it.
I thought it was going to be a lot
worse out here though, I'll tell you
that. It's kind of gorgeous
out here today.
Almost too nice when you're talking
about walleyes.
Yeah, I looked at the Bayshore live
camera and I was like, oh man,
that looks a little brutal out
there.
It's whenever it's this northeast
wind, so it's just blowing straight
through the channel with a whole
bay.
And the waves really build up.
So where do you think that other guy
at the boat landing was going?
I'm not sure with that big old boat,
might just be going for a joyride.
Hope I pick any go out on them.
Yeah, you're way out there.
So which way is the...
That way.
South.
I'm like right on the edge of
like a no-fly zone because of the
airport, so I just have to check out
that one.
Yeah, that's...
I see plenty of drones out here.
So where do you work?
I work just down the street
on Adler Forest.
It's like a hollow metal frame and
door and frame manufacturer.
But I work from home, me and my wife
both work from homes.
It can be good, it can be...
It's nice. I like it.
I get to spend a lot more time with
kids, so I can't complain at all.
Well, my part of the job is I'm
from home about 40 to
50 percent of the time.
That's not bad.
Count my days in the field as days
in the office.
Oh yeah, oh that's nice.
I only have to be in the office a
few more times over like a two-week
span and then I...
That's not bad at all.
That's the threshold.
You follow the flags.
That's right, dude.
It's a beauty shot, it's the worst.
You ever drop that thing in the
water yet?
I crashed my personal drone
in Canada, it's at the bottom of
a lake and I can't see it somewhere.
Never a work drone, a little more
cautious, you know.
So in the spring, is it mostly...
Yeah, you'll see mostly jiggers,
people jigging, and then the
only time you really see anybody
trolling is at night.
Probably not a lot of room to troll
if there's that many...
Yeah, that's the thing.
Usually they'll be trolling the same
line that we're running here.
But yeah,
it's more fun to just feel them
hit the line.
So what do you use this thing for?
Is that your site's owner?
That's my live imaging.
I haven't used my boat for like two
months since you messaged me and
then this little thing took a crap
on me.
I'm in the process of replacing
it right now.
That's also why I'm not jigging.
This thing makes a big difference.
They're expensive little units,
right?
Mm-hmm
So if it dies, it's just done,
there's no...
Um, I'm going through the warranty
process right now, so that'll
take a while. Yeah.
How long have you had the boat?
Um, probably like three years now,
a little over three years.
Do you like it?
Yeah, I love this boat.
Fits my grouch perfectly, so it's,
I like it.
I would like a bigger boat, but I
would need a new building to put it
in too, so.
Okay.
Yeah, this thing fits in there
perfectly.
There's some upgrades I want to do,
but there's other stuff right now.
We're actually finishing our
basement up too right now, so.
Way room down there.
Yeah, pretty much.
What would you do to upgrade it?
I wanted to put a rail here
and then put a rod tree.
That's that's like one of the first
things I would do And I'll
put some downriggers for salmon
fishing as well
Will most of that customize onto the
rail or do you have to like do it?
Yeah, there's like an exact piece
that will just fit. It will fit
right on top of these brackets right
here.
Just haven't bit the bullet yet.
Get the fuck in.
How do you know?
Didn't like that you were moving.
It's just the the
well that makes it hard, but the
motion sensors so doesn't
thinks it's gonna hit something.
Oh
Yeah, you guys should go to
the Shawano Lake Hatchery when
they're in the spring.
They have a really nice set up
there.
I think it's nicer than
the Big Cedar you guys went to.
Yeah, the Cedar one, that was pretty
much new, so we really didn't have
much of a setup yet.
You go see the whole process.
I did a little video and then you go
see the process.
It's pretty cool.
Have you done any tournaments?
No I have.
I just don't have time these days.
So much things going on.
Kids, I barely have time
to fish and hunt as much as I want
to.
This thing is like, like you said
earlier, you have to be all the
way...
So do you have salmon, do you smoke
it, or do you just...
What?
A little bit of both.
The thing is, when you catch
them all the way out in the lake
there, you know, like 100 feet of
water.
But yeah, I do like smoking salmon.
Especially like, you catch it like a
day or two before you smoke it.
Fresh, fresh salmon.
Have you guys been to the train
museum there?
They just built that new building
there.
I haven't seen the new building yet.
Yeah, that's the railroad museum
there.
I must have been the rare kid that
never really got into trains.
I guess they're interesting in the
setting that they're in.
We were in New
Orleans for spring break and we went
to the World War II Museum.
Oh yeah.
And one of the first things you do
when you get your link ticket is you
go in and you get in an actual
train car and then it plays
a little movie with the
GI going off to the bootcamp.
Oh, that's kind of cool.
Sitting in the actual car,
feeling how small they were,
it really does a good job of putting
you in that space.
Oh, that's cool.
Like those kind of environments are
cool.
Apparently Tom Hanks was like the
main guy behind the whole thing, so
I'm not sure.
Waste of time.
The sun man, the sun is right in
your face, can't see the screen.
Probably gonna make a turn here and
go and reset.
I think our bus back is in front of
where we had the missed bike.
Stuck in this waypoint.
I don't hear you.
I'm pretty sure this is a fish.
Just gotta watch the ridge now.
Oh, that's how he came off again.
Got to wash the bridge.
Oh yeah, looks like a little
walleye.
That's what we get to see.
There he is.
There we go!
Isn't that a bad one?
It's a good eater.
Just got to make sure we make it
through the ridge now.
You guys want to keep fish?
It's up to you.
I don't want any fish.
I got a wedding tomorrow, so
I don't really have any time.
Alright make them look a little
bigger
Keep holding it there if you don't
mind.
Don't go ahead.
We're about to get into some shade
now.
Would you mind just, like, putting
them down and then just let them
out? This one right there is open.
For our release video.
Can you see him?
You sure you sure
Alright, I need to get rid of this,
and make it by Ashfield.
I don't know if this video is going
to be out of context because we're
on the bridge.
It's a hard sun in here.
Of course around the sun we got area
under the bridge
Do you want to get shot in the nose?
We're just trying to make another run
in Ballum River.
You want to be back here, Ethan?
You're on set.
Wherever shot you have to take it.
Got one in the boat.
There we go.
We're going from a cruise on the
river to fishing.
Are you guys good?
Thank you, thank you,
oh it's not garbage.
Oh, it might be a little bit of
garbage maybe.
Oh, I think it might have got
garbage this day.
That's the flaw of the river.
It might just be garbage.
I'm thinking it's garbage.
Garbage on my board.
I'm not feeling like a fish.
Garbage.
That's the flaw.
There's so much garbage flowing in
here.
Ah, yeah...
Maybe the next one will go out a
little bit and then you can
see Lambo from here.
OK.
To the second...
Oh yeah, Easter.
There's still one there fish.
I see something over there.
More little guy.
Oh, did we get a sheep head this
time?
Yep, looks like a sheep head.
Not a walleye.
Could flip them but I
always hurt myself when I do that.
That's not the right species.
That's as a dinky walks pro for
a sheafhead
Not the right flavor.
Good.
See ya.
It's always a battle
to see if you're going to fit
through there or not.
So stop turning the bridge here.
One thing to learn on this river is
you always got to troll against
the current because the fish
are more likely with the head facing
off river.
I'm going to pick up, run back down.
We'll shift over.
It feels a little better.
I jumped it
Oh no,
I should have pulled that board in
one more time.
They have a tango mess now.
Oh yeah, that's a nice one.
There we go.
Oh there we go, that's a bigger one.
And a tango mask.
Thank you, Frish.
Oh boy.
Double.
Come on, buddy.
There we go,
here's a nice one.
Probably 17-18
incher.
That would feel, that feels a
little nicer for sure.
A really light color.
Nice looking fish.
Just gonna put a couple more shots
of it.
Yeah, go for it, however
you want me to hold it.
Can I, can I long arm it?
Could you just bring it down?
Oh, yeah. And then I can get in.
Yep. No, you're good.
You're good at it. Hold on, I'll be
right back.
Yeah. Just, yeah, right there.
Yep, just like that.
Really? Yep.
I could drop it in here if you want
to try to catch a release.
One second.
Yep, whenever you're ready
Hopefully you didn't get wet.
There you go, I'm so glad you're
here.
Another nice fly.
Come on, buddy.
We got him.
Oh, it came off!
Dang it!
Ah... Slight line me there.
Oh, that sucks!
Is that a good size coat or not?
It was decent, it was probably about
the same size.
Slight climb either.
Is that most likely to happen when
you're trying to get that board off?
Yeah, he's
kind of cut across, cut back in.
Dang it.
Not as many fish as you would see in
the spring.
Well, I think we've got what we
wanted, so we can
head up to the bridge and finish it
out and then go back in.
Okay.
We'll get a hold of you if
we're up here in the spring and
you're going out. We'll see if we
can tag along.
Okay.
Otherwise, I know we've gotten
plenty between this and the YouTube
channel.
Don't want to make one more run on
that run.
I think you can get a little cold.
Yeah, I think we're good.
Sorry.
I know you're dedicated.
I got a coat if you need it.
You can let us off, you don't have
to worry.
Well that's all good.
Whatever you guys got to do,
you know.
It's no biggie. I mean, like I said,
this is my home so
I come out here whenever I want to.
Wish we had just got that one.
I would have been like, whatever,
good, good.
We still got time.
Yeah.
There's a temptation right before
you're thinking of going home.
Yeah.
Yeah, I swear, we're
going to freak out when there's a
fish on the line, that's how it
always goes.
Yeah, it turned out to be a gorgeous
day though, man.
It's almost like something.
Yeah, I know.
There's some big houses though.
The bigger houses are above the dam.
That's for all
the Packer players and who know
this up here.
That's where the real money is.
Mm-hmm.
Is this out of the way?
Yeah, I'm just taking it out of the
video.
Yeah, pretty much like the hospital
this way is out of the way.
Looks pretty good on the camera
there
It's better to be holding a fish
right there.
No.
What? Quick, go.
I wish it was like two days ago
where it would have been.
That's always how it works.
When you've got time to go, it's
like all fair. It's like horrible
weather. At least it's not like...
The outside board has been
messing with me.
Oh, too fast.
I'm gonna put the right-
I think I'm a bitch.
You can kind of see the tip of Lambo
over there. Just those flashy lights
right above that nice building
there. Oh yeah, yeah.
I don't know if I'll get an opening
or not.
Alright, I don't know if this one is
something or garbage.
Ah, these are garbage.
I reckon we are just at the end of
the road.
Don't feel like a fish
Not a fish.
He's doing a bowl.
I'll do this a couple of times.
I could have flipped the fishes in,
but the net's coming right by
your foot.
I don't want you guys to be too cold
when we get back here.
It's the coldest part right here.
There we go.
They're just on air.