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S7, Ep 97: The Winter Transition: George Costa's Tips for Central PA Anglers · The Articulate Fly

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  Hey,
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  folks,
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  it's
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  Marvin
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  Cash,
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  the
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  host
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  of
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  The
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  Articulate
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  Fly.
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  We're
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  back
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  with
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  another
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  Central
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  PA
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  Fishing
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  Report
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  with
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  George
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  Costa
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  of
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  TCO
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  Fly
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  Shop
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  in
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  State
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  College.
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  George,
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  how
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  are
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  you?
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  I
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  am
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  amazing
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  as
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  always.
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  Marvin,
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  how
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  are
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  you?
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  And
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  as
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  always,
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  I'm
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  just
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  trying
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  to
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  stay
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  out
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  of
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  trouble
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  and
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  took
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  a
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  look
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  at
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  your
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  weather
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  before
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  we
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  started
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  recording.
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  It
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  looks
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  like
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  you're
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  sliding
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  down
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  the
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  slippery
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  slope
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  into
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  gray
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  winter.
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  It
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  is
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  true
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  we
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  had
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  of
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  snow,
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  of
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  precipitation
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  earlier
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  in
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  the
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  week,
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  but
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  it's
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  definitely
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  winter
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  out
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  there.
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  It's
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  getting
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  cold.
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  We're
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  starting
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  to
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  get
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  temps
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  at
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  night
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  down
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  into
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  the
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  freezing
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  area.
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  So
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  late
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  fall
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  winter
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  is
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  starting
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  to
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  approach.
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  Rivers
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  and
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  creeks
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  are
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  all
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  pretty
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  low
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  and
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  pretty
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  clear
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  still.
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  We
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  haven't
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  gotten
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  any
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  significant
• 0:48
  rainfall,
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  so
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  we're
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  still
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  a
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  little
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  behind
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  on
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  where
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  water
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  levels
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  should
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  be.
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  But
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  other
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  than
• 0:54
  that,
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  the
• 0:54
  fishing
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  has
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  been
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  fairly
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  consistent.
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  We're
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  definitely
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  seeing
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  fish
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  on
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  red,
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  so
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  be
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  mindful
• 1:00
  of
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  spawning
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  fish.
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  Don't
• 1:02
  fish
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  to
• 1:02
  those
• 1:02
  clear
• 1:03
  patches.
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  Leave
• 1:04
  those
• 1:04
  fish
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  alone.
• 1:04
  Let
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  them
• 1:05
  do
• 1:05
  what
• 1:05
  they
• 1:05
  want
• 1:05
  to
• 1:05
  do.
• 1:06
  We're
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  still
• 1:07
  seeing
• 1:07
  some
• 1:07
  olives
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  here
• 1:08
  and
• 1:08
  there,
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  which
• 1:08
  is
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  nice
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  if,
• 1:09
  you
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  know,
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  afternoon
• 1:11
  when
• 1:11
  it
• 1:11
  warms
• 1:11
  up
• 1:11
  a
• 1:11
  little
• 1:11
  bit,
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  you
• 1:12
  can
• 1:12
  get
• 1:12
  some
• 1:12
  good
• 1:12
  dry
• 1:12
  fly
• 1:12
  action
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  if
• 1:13
  you're
• 1:13
  after
• 1:13
  that.
• 1:13
  Nymphing
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  has
• 1:14
  been
• 1:14
  pretty
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  consistent
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  with
• 1:16
  smaller,
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  you
• 1:17
  know,
• 1:18
  mayfly
• 1:18
  patterns.
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  Egg
• 1:19
  patterns
• 1:20
  are
• 1:20
  definitely
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  working
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  well
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  in
• 1:21
  the
• 1:21
  deeper
• 1:21
  runs
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  and
• 1:23
  the
• 1:23
  streamer
• 1:23
  bite
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  has
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  been
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  okay
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  ish,
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  you
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  know,
• 1:26
  lower
• 1:26
  light
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  conditions.
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  Those
• 1:27
  cloudier
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  days
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  have
• 1:28
  been
• 1:28
  better
• 1:28
  than
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  the
• 1:29
  bright
• 1:29
  clear
• 1:29
  ones,
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  especially
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  with
• 1:30
  the
• 1:30
  low
• 1:31
  water.
• 1:31
  Usually
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  we
• 1:32
  got
• 1:32
  a
• 1:32
  little
• 1:32
  more
• 1:32
  water,
• 1:32
  a
• 1:33
  little
• 1:33
  more
• 1:33
  col
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  in
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  the
• 1:34
  streams,
• 1:34
  and
• 1:34
  streamer
• 1:34
  bite
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  will
• 1:35
  be
• 1:35
  better.
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  But
• 1:35
  try
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  early,
• 1:36
  try
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  late.
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  With
• 1:36
  the
• 1:37
  streamer,
• 1:37
  you'll
• 1:37
  definitely
• 1:38
  move
• 1:38
  some
• 1:38
  fish.
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  But,
• 1:39
  you
• 1:39
  know,
• 1:39
  stay
• 1:39
  out
• 1:40
  of
• 1:40
  those
• 1:40
  spawning
• 1:40
  areas
• 1:40
  if
• 1:41
  you're
• 1:41
  throwing
• 1:41
  a
• 1:41
  streamer
• 1:42
  because
• 1:42
  you
• 1:42
  don't
• 1:42
  want
• 1:42
  to
• 1:42
  bother
• 1:43
  them.
• 1:44
  Other
• 1:45
  than
• 1:45
  that,
• 1:45
  you
• 1:45
  know,
• 1:45
  fishing's
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  been
• 1:46
  consistent,
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  decent,
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  you
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  know,
• 1:48
  fall
• 1:48
  fishing.
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  So
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  get
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  out
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  there
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  if
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  you
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  can.
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  I
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  mean,
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  not
• 1:51
  going
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  to
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  tell
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  you
• 1:51
  not
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  to
• 1:52
  fish,
• 1:52
  but
• 1:52
  just
• 1:52
  watch
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  where
• 1:53
  you're
• 1:53
  fishing.
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  Yeah,
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  there
• 1:54
  you
• 1:54
  go.
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  And
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  of
• 1:55
  course,
• 1:55
  you
• 1:55
  know,
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  I
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  won't
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  talk
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  to
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  you
• 1:56
  again
• 1:56
  until
• 1:56
  we're
• 1:56
  on
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  the
• 1:57
  other
• 1:57
  side
• 1:57
  of
• 1:57
  Thanksgiving,
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  which
• 1:58
  means
• 1:58
  the
• 1:58
  kickoff
• 1:59
  to
• 1:59
  the
• 2:00
  holiday
• 2:00
  shopping
• 2:00
  season.
• 2:01
  Anything
• 2:01
  kind
• 2:02
  of
• 2:02
  planned
• 2:02
  for
• 2:02
  Black
• 2:02
  Friday
• 2:03
  you
• 2:03
  want
• 2:04
  to
• 2:04
  let
• 2:04
  folks
• 2:04
  know
• 2:04
  about?
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  I'm
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  sure
• 2:05
  we'll
• 2:05
  have
• 2:06
  some
• 2:06
  really
• 2:06
  good
• 2:06
  sales
• 2:06
  and
• 2:07
  deals
• 2:07
  going
• 2:07
  on
• 2:07
  here
• 2:08
  at
• 2:08
  the
• 2:08
  shop.
• 2:09
  Keep
• 2:09
  an
• 2:09
  eye
• 2:09
  on
• 2:09
  our
• 2:10
  website.
• 2:10
  We'll
• 2:10
  have
• 2:10
  plenty
• 2:11
  of
• 2:11
  opportunities
• 2:11
  there
• 2:11
  to
• 2:12
  get
• 2:12
  all
• 2:12
  last
• 2:13
  season
• 2:13
  stuff
• 2:13
  and
• 2:14
  get
• 2:14
  some
• 2:14
  Good
• 2:14
  sales
• 2:14
  stuff.
• 2:15
  We've
• 2:15
  got
• 2:15
  some
• 2:16
  bunch
• 2:16
  of
• 2:16
  fun
• 2:16
  classes
• 2:17
  and
• 2:17
  all
• 2:17
  of
• 2:17
  our
• 2:18
  shops
• 2:18
  planned
• 2:18
  over
• 2:18
  the
• 2:19
  fall
• 2:19
  into
• 2:20
  the
• 2:20
  winter.
• 2:21
  So
• 2:21
  really
• 2:22
  great
• 2:22
  time
• 2:22
  of
• 2:22
  year
• 2:22
  to
• 2:23
  brush
• 2:23
  up
• 2:23
  on
• 2:23
  those
• 2:23
  tying
• 2:24
  skills.
• 2:24
  Take
• 2:24
  one
• 2:24
  of
• 2:24
  our
• 2:24
  tying
• 2:25
  classes.
• 2:26
  And
• 2:26
  we
• 2:27
  had
• 2:27
  a
• 2:27
  really
• 2:27
  good
• 2:27
  winter
• 2:27
  class
• 2:28
  coming
• 2:28
  up
• 2:28
  on
• 2:28
  some
• 2:28
  winter
• 2:29
  fishing
• 2:29
  with
• 2:29
  a
• 2:29
  couple
• 2:29
  of
• 2:29
  our
• 2:30
  guides.
• 2:31
  So
• 2:31
  that's
• 2:31
  a
• 2:31
  great
• 2:31
  opportunity.
• 2:32
  So
• 2:32
  check
• 2:32
  out
• 2:33
  the
• 2:33
  website
• 2:33
  for
• 2:33
  all
• 2:33
  of
• 2:34
  our
• 2:34
  classes
• 2:34
  and
• 2:34
  all
• 2:34
  of
• 2:35
  our
• 2:35
  sales.
• 2:36
  Very
• 2:36
  cool.
• 2:36
  And
• 2:36
  of
• 2:37
  course,
• 2:37
  it
• 2:37
  always,
• 2:37
  you
• 2:37
  know,
• 2:37
  gift
• 2:38
  cards.
• 2:38
  As
• 2:38
  my
• 2:38
  grandmother
• 2:39
  would
• 2:39
  say,
• 2:39
  always
• 2:39
  the
• 2:39
  right
• 2:40
  size,
• 2:40
  always
• 2:40
  the
• 2:40
  right
• 2:41
  color.
• 2:41
  Yes,
• 2:42
  sir.
• 2:43
  There
• 2:43
  you
• 2:43
  go.
• 2:43
  And
• 2:44
  so
• 2:44
  how
• 2:44
  many
• 2:44
  days
• 2:44
  until
• 2:44
  BlackBerry
• 2:45
  brandy,
• 2:45
  George?
• 2:46
  Seconds.
• 2:46
  We're
• 2:47
  seconds
• 2:47
  away.
• 2:47
  But
• 2:47
  I
• 2:48
  told
• 2:48
  you
• 2:48
  last
• 2:48
  time,
• 2:48
  I'd
• 2:49
  rather
• 2:49
  have
• 2:49
  whiskey
• 2:50
  this
• 2:50
  year.
• 2:50
  Yes.
• 2:50
  So
• 2:51
  folks,
• 2:51
  remember,
• 2:51
  I
• 2:51
  don't
• 2:51
  want
• 2:51
  to
• 2:52
  get
• 2:52
  the
• 2:52
  gout.
• 2:53
  There
• 2:54
  you
• 2:54
  go.
• 2:55
  You
• 2:55
  must.
• 2:55
  You
• 2:56
  must
• 2:56
  be
• 2:56
  getting
• 2:56
  old.
• 2:56
  So
• 2:57
  remember,
• 2:57
  folks,
• 2:57
  he
• 2:57
  likes
• 2:58
  a
• 2:58
  really
• 2:58
  good
• 2:59
  rye
• 2:59
  whiskey,
• 3:00
  so.
• 3:00
  No,
• 3:00
  I
• 3:00
  like
• 3:00
  the
• 3:01
  cheap
• 3:01
  stuff.
• 3:01
  I
• 3:01
  want
• 3:01
  the
• 3:02
  cheap
• 3:02
  stuff.
• 3:02
  I
• 3:02
  want
• 3:02
  the
• 3:03
  rock
• 3:03
  good.
• 3:03
  Oh,
• 3:04
  I
• 3:04
  want
• 3:04
  to
• 3:04
  know.
• 3:04
  I'm
• 3:05
  drinking
• 3:05
  it.
• 3:05
  You
• 3:05
  know,
• 3:05
  like,
• 3:06
  what
• 3:06
  aristocrat
• 3:07
  do
• 3:07
  they
• 3:07
  make
• 3:07
  a
• 3:07
  rye?
• 3:08
  An
• 3:08
  aristocrat,
• 3:09
  indeed.
• 3:13
  Most
• 3:13
  people
• 3:13
  won't
• 3:14
  even
• 3:14
  put
• 3:14
  that
• 3:14
  in
• 3:14
  their
• 3:14
  well
• 3:15
  at
• 3:15
  the
• 3:15
  bar.
• 3:15
  Right?
• 3:16
  That's
• 3:17
  the
• 3:17
  good
• 3:17
  stuff.
• 3:17
  Yeah.
• 3:18
  There
• 3:18
  you
• 3:18
  go.
• 3:19
  Well,
• 3:19
  listen,
• 3:19
  before
• 3:19
  I
• 3:19
  let
• 3:20
  you
• 3:20
  go,
• 3:20
  you
• 3:20
  want
• 3:20
  to
• 3:20
  let
• 3:20
  folks
• 3:21
  know
• 3:21
  shop
• 3:21
  hours,
• 3:22
  any
• 3:22
  kind
• 3:22
  of
• 3:22
  holiday
• 3:23
  hours,
• 3:23
  you
• 3:23
  know,
• 3:23
  other
• 3:23
  than
• 3:23
  being
• 3:24
  closed
• 3:24
  for
• 3:24
  Thanksgiving
• 3:25
  and
• 3:25
  stuff
• 3:25
  like
• 3:25
  that.
• 3:26
  Absolutely.
• 3:27
  Same
• 3:27
  as
• 3:27
  always.
• 3:27
  We're
• 3:28
  here,
• 3:28
  open
• 3:28
  9
• 3:29
  to
• 3:29
  6
• 3:29
  Monday
• 3:30
  through
• 3:30
  Saturday
• 3:30
  in
• 3:31
  State
• 3:31
  College,
• 3:32
  9
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  3
• 3:32
  on
• 3:33
  Sundays.
• 3:33
  All
• 3:33
  of
• 3:33
  our
• 3:33
  other
• 3:34
  locations
• 3:34
  are
• 3:34
  open
• 3:35
  similar
• 3:35
  hours.
• 3:36
  We
• 3:36
  are
• 3:37
  closed
• 3:37
  for
• 3:37
  Thanksgiving.
• 3:37
  Outside
• 3:38
  of
• 3:38
  that,
• 3:38
  we're
• 3:38
  open
• 3:39
  all
• 3:39
  through
• 3:39
  the
• 3:39
  holidays.
• 3:40
  Well,
• 3:40
  there
• 3:41
  you
• 3:41
  go.
• 3:41
  Well,
• 3:41
  folks,
• 3:41
  as
• 3:41
  always,
• 3:42
  say,
• 3:42
  yo,
• 3:42
  it's
• 3:42
  yourself
• 3:43
  to
• 3:43
  get
• 3:43
  out
• 3:43
  there
• 3:43
  and
• 3:43
  catch
• 3:43
  a
• 3:44
  few
• 3:44
  tight
• 3:44
  lines,
• 3:45
  everybody.
• 3:45
  Tight
• 3:46
  lines.
• 3:46
  George.
• 3:46
  Take
• 3:47
  it
• 3:47
  easy,
• 3:47
  Marv.