Dennis Tietje of Roanoke, La., fished on the Elite Series last year, but he's taking a medical leave this season after undergoing back surgery. That doesn't mean he's lost interest in what's happening on the Red River this week.
Tietje called photographer James Overstreet to get an update on today's practice and offered an interesting observation about the fishing here at this time of year.
"You can fish and fish without getting bit, then you might find 40 of them," Tietje said. "They run in pods."