Latest / The Articulate Fly / S8, Ep 27: The Pre-Spawn Puzzle: Captain Brian Shumaker's Tips for Pennsylvania Smallmouth
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- 0:04Hey
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:05Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:06The
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06And
- 0:07we're
- 0:07here
- 0:07for
- 0:07the
- 0:07inaugural
- 0:08Pennsylvania
- 0:08Smallmouth
- 0:09Report
- 0:09with
- 0:09Captain
- 0:10Brian
- 0:10Shumaker.
- 0:11Brian,
- 0:11how
- 0:11are
- 0:11you?
- 0:12I'm
- 0:13doing
- 0:13well,
- 0:13Marvin,
- 0:13how
- 0:14are
- 0:14you?
- 0:14As
- 0:14always,
- 0:15I'm
- 0:15just
- 0:15trying
- 0:15to
- 0:15stay
- 0:15out
- 0:16of
- 0:16trouble.
- 0:16And
- 0:16we
- 0:16were
- 0:17comparing
- 0:17notes
- 0:17before
- 0:18we
- 0:18started
- 0:18recording.
- 0:19And
- 0:20you've
- 0:20got
- 0:20the
- 0:20same
- 0:20nutty
- 0:21weather
- 0:21up,
- 0:21up
- 0:22where
- 0:22you
- 0:22are
- 0:22that
- 0:22I
- 0:22have
- 0:22down
- 0:23here.
- 0:23What's
- 0:24it
- 0:24doing
- 0:24to
- 0:24the
- 0:24smallmouth?
- 0:26I
- 0:26don't
- 0:27think
- 0:27that
- 0:27they're
- 0:28not
- 0:28making
- 0:28up
- 0:28their
- 0:28mind
- 0:29yet.
- 0:29I'll
- 0:30be
- 0:30honest
- 0:30with
- 0:30you.
- 0:31We
- 0:32started
- 0:32out
- 0:33last
- 0:33week,
- 0:34we
- 0:34were
- 0:34in
- 0:35the
- 0:35upper
- 0:3650s
- 0:36for
- 0:36water
- 0:36temperature
- 0:38approaching
- 0:3860.
- 0:39And
- 0:39then
- 0:40we
- 0:40got
- 0:40this
- 0:40little
- 0:41bit
- 0:41of
- 0:41heat
- 0:41wave.
- 0:42We
- 0:42had
- 0:4290
- 0:42degree
- 0:43air
- 0:43temperatures
- 0:44and
- 0:45it
- 0:45jacked
- 0:45the
- 0:47temperature
- 0:47up
- 0:48into
- 0:4870s.
- 0:49So
- 0:49these
- 0:50fish
- 0:50don't
- 0:50know
- 0:50whether
- 0:51they're
- 0:51coming
- 0:51or
- 0:51going,
- 0:51to
- 0:52be
- 0:52honest
- 0:52with
- 0:52you.
- 0:53Yeah.
- 0:53And
- 0:53so
- 0:53what
- 0:54does
- 0:54that
- 0:54kind
- 0:54of
- 0:54translate
- 0:55to?
- 0:55Because
- 0:55I
- 0:55know
- 0:56like
- 0:56it's
- 0:56messed
- 0:56up.
- 0:56You
- 0:57know,
- 0:57this
- 0:57has
- 0:57been
- 0:57true
- 0:58since
- 0:58like
- 0:58March,
- 0:58depending
- 0:59on
- 0:59where
- 0:59you
- 0:59are,
- 1:00south
- 1:00to
- 1:00north.
- 1:01It's
- 1:01been
- 1:01messing
- 1:02up
- 1:02the
- 1:02pre
- 1:02spawn
- 1:02and
- 1:03everything.
- 1:03You
- 1:03know,
- 1:03what's
- 1:04going
- 1:04on,
- 1:04you
- 1:05know,
- 1:05exactly.
- 1:05Kind
- 1:05of
- 1:06on
- 1:06the
- 1:06J
- 1:06and
- 1:06the
- 1:06Susquehanna.
- 1:08On
- 1:08the
- 1:08J
- 1:08in
- 1:09the
- 1:09Susquehanna,
- 1:10our
- 1:11first
- 1:11wave
- 1:12of
- 1:12fish
- 1:12that
- 1:13come
- 1:13in,
- 1:15they've
- 1:15spawned
- 1:16already
- 1:16because
- 1:17we're
- 1:17catching
- 1:18some
- 1:18spawned
- 1:18out
- 1:19females
- 1:19already.
- 1:20So
- 1:20the
- 1:20first
- 1:20wave
- 1:21has
- 1:22already
- 1:22spawned
- 1:24and
- 1:24we're
- 1:24catching
- 1:25a
- 1:25lot
- 1:25of
- 1:25what
- 1:25I
- 1:26call
- 1:26buck
- 1:26males,
- 1:26the
- 1:27smaller
- 1:27guys.
- 1:29So
- 1:29yeah,
- 1:30our
- 1:30first
- 1:30wave
- 1:31is
- 1:31spawned.
- 1:33So
- 1:33these
- 1:34fish
- 1:34now
- 1:34we're
- 1:35going
- 1:35to
- 1:35deal
- 1:35with
- 1:36respawn
- 1:38and
- 1:38post
- 1:38spawn
- 1:39about
- 1:39all
- 1:40the
- 1:40same
- 1:40time
- 1:40here.
- 1:41I
- 1:41think
- 1:42it's
- 1:42all
- 1:42coming
- 1:42that
- 1:43way.
- 1:43Yeah.
- 1:44And
- 1:44so,
- 1:44you
- 1:44know,
- 1:45I
- 1:45know
- 1:45too,
- 1:45people
- 1:45have
- 1:46had
- 1:46trouble
- 1:46patterning
- 1:46the
- 1:47pre
- 1:47spawn
- 1:47guys,
- 1:48you
- 1:48know,
- 1:48kind
- 1:49of.
- 1:49Any
- 1:49tips
- 1:49there
- 1:49and
- 1:50kind
- 1:50of.
- 1:50What
- 1:50are
- 1:50you
- 1:50doing
- 1:50on
- 1:50kind
- 1:51of
- 1:51on
- 1:51the
- 1:51tackle
- 1:51side?
- 1:53Well,
- 1:53on
- 1:53the
- 1:53tackle
- 1:54side,
- 1:54I
- 1:54mean,
- 1:56you
- 1:56know,
- 1:56we've
- 1:56been
- 1:57fishing
- 1:57swim
- 1:57flies,
- 1:59we've
- 1:59been
- 1:59fishing
- 2:01deceivers,
- 2:02we've
- 2:02been
- 2:02fishing
- 2:03half
- 2:03and
- 2:03halves,
- 2:04stuff
- 2:04like
- 2:04that.
- 2:06It's,
- 2:06it's
- 2:07kind
- 2:07of
- 2:07we're
- 2:08getting
- 2:08a
- 2:08mixed
- 2:08bag
- 2:09is
- 2:09what
- 2:09we're
- 2:09doing.
- 2:11Because
- 2:11like
- 2:11I
- 2:11said,
- 2:12you
- 2:12go
- 2:13one
- 2:13day
- 2:13and
- 2:13you
- 2:14got
- 2:14cold
- 2:14water
- 2:14and
- 2:15the
- 2:15next
- 2:15day
- 2:15you
- 2:15got
- 2:16warm
- 2:16water.
- 2:17So
- 2:17it's,
- 2:18it's
- 2:18been
- 2:18a
- 2:19little
- 2:19hard
- 2:19to
- 2:19pattern
- 2:19these
- 2:20fish,
- 2:20to
- 2:20be
- 2:20honest
- 2:21with
- 2:21you.
- 2:21Got
- 2:22it.
- 2:22And
- 2:22so,
- 2:22you
- 2:22know,
- 2:23obviously
- 2:23these
- 2:23fish
- 2:24don't
- 2:24spawn
- 2:24all
- 2:24at
- 2:24one
- 2:25time.
- 2:25So
- 2:25you
- 2:25know,
- 2:26you
- 2:26know,
- 2:26for
- 2:26folks
- 2:26that
- 2:27are
- 2:27getting
- 2:27out
- 2:27there,
- 2:27you
- 2:28know,
- 2:28you've
- 2:28got,
- 2:28you
- 2:28know,
- 2:29fish
- 2:29on
- 2:29beds,
- 2:29you've
- 2:30got
- 2:30fish
- 2:30that
- 2:30aren't
- 2:31on
- 2:31beds
- 2:31yet.
- 2:31You
- 2:32know,
- 2:32what's
- 2:32the
- 2:32kind
- 2:32of,
- 2:33the
- 2:33best,
- 2:33kind
- 2:33of
- 2:33most
- 2:34responsible
- 2:34way
- 2:34for
- 2:35anglers
- 2:35to
- 2:35kind
- 2:35of
- 2:36target
- 2:36the
- 2:36pre
- 2:36spawn
- 2:37guys
- 2:37and
- 2:37leave
- 2:37the
- 2:37guys
- 2:38on
- 2:38the
- 2:38beds
- 2:38alone?
- 2:39Well,
- 2:40don't
- 2:40be,
- 2:40don't
- 2:41be
- 2:41casting
- 2:41towards
- 2:42the
- 2:42banks.
- 2:42If
- 2:43you're,
- 2:43if
- 2:43you're
- 2:43fishing,
- 2:44stay
- 2:45away
- 2:45from
- 2:45the
- 2:45banks.
- 2:46Fish
- 2:46the
- 2:47mid
- 2:47river
- 2:48stuff
- 2:48because
- 2:49you're
- 2:49going
- 2:49to
- 2:50have
- 2:50your,
- 2:51your
- 2:51pre
- 2:51spawn
- 2:52fish
- 2:52are
- 2:52still
- 2:53going
- 2:53to
- 2:53be
- 2:53out
- 2:53in
- 2:54the
- 2:54middle.
- 2:54The
- 2:55ones
- 2:55that
- 2:55are
- 2:56on
- 2:56beds
- 2:57are,
- 2:58they're
- 2:58going
- 2:59to
- 2:59be
- 2:59in
- 2:59the
- 2:59shallower
- 3:00water
- 3:00along
- 3:00the
- 3:01edges
- 3:01or
- 3:02along
- 3:02the
- 3:02banks.
- 3:03So
- 3:04try
- 3:04to
- 3:04keep
- 3:05your
- 3:05fishing
- 3:06concentrated
- 3:07more
- 3:07towards
- 3:07the
- 3:07middle.
- 3:08If
- 3:08you
- 3:08start
- 3:09throwing
- 3:09towards
- 3:09the
- 3:10bank
- 3:10and
- 3:11you
- 3:11start
- 3:11whacking
- 3:12fish
- 3:12like
- 3:14a
- 3:14few
- 3:15in
- 3:15quick
- 3:15succession,
- 3:17you
- 3:17pretty
- 3:17much
- 3:17know
- 3:18they're
- 3:18on
- 3:18the
- 3:18beds.
- 3:19Just
- 3:19back
- 3:19off
- 3:20of
- 3:20them.
- 3:21Got
- 3:21it.
- 3:21And
- 3:22you
- 3:22were
- 3:22telling
- 3:22me
- 3:22too
- 3:23that
- 3:23you've
- 3:23got
- 3:23the
- 3:23same
- 3:24kind
- 3:24of
- 3:24water
- 3:24troubles
- 3:25we
- 3:25have
- 3:25down
- 3:25here
- 3:26that
- 3:26you
- 3:26can't
- 3:26even
- 3:27float
- 3:27the
- 3:27tributaries
- 3:28now.
- 3:28Right,
- 3:29right.
- 3:29Our
- 3:30tributaries,
- 3:33it
- 3:33seems
- 3:33like
- 3:33we'll
- 3:34get
- 3:34a
- 3:34rain,
- 3:34we'll
- 3:35get
- 3:35a
- 3:35little
- 3:35bump
- 3:36up
- 3:36for
- 3:36maybe
- 3:36a
- 3:37day
- 3:37or
- 3:37two
- 3:37and
- 3:38they
- 3:38fall
- 3:38right
- 3:38back
- 3:39down.
- 3:40So
- 3:40right
- 3:40now,
- 3:40I
- 3:41mean
- 3:41this,
- 3:41this
- 3:42spring
- 3:43we
- 3:43have,
- 3:44we
- 3:44fished
- 3:44the
- 3:44tributaries
- 3:45early
- 3:45in
- 3:46March
- 3:47or
- 3:47I'm
- 3:47sorry,
- 3:47late
- 3:48March,
- 3:49but
- 3:51since
- 3:51I'm
- 3:52going
- 3:52to
- 3:52say
- 3:52about
- 3:52the
- 3:52second
- 3:53week
- 3:53of
- 3:53April,
- 3:54it's
- 3:54pretty
- 3:54much
- 3:55gotten
- 3:55too
- 3:55shallow
- 3:56that,
- 3:56that
- 3:56I
- 3:56can't
- 3:57even
- 3:57run
- 3:57a
- 3:57raft
- 3:57down
- 3:58through
- 3:58without
- 3:59having
- 3:59to
- 3:59get
- 3:59out
- 4:0010
- 4:00or
- 4:0115
- 4:01times
- 4:01and
- 4:02dragging.
- 4:03So
- 4:03it
- 4:04makes
- 4:04it
- 4:04tough.
- 4:05That
- 4:05is
- 4:06the
- 4:06opposite
- 4:06of
- 4:06a
- 4:06fun
- 4:07day.
- 4:07Right.
- 4:08Well,
- 4:09the
- 4:09guys,
- 4:10the
- 4:10guys
- 4:10in
- 4:10the
- 4:10boat,
- 4:11they
- 4:11don't
- 4:11seem
- 4:12mine
- 4:12or
- 4:12the
- 4:12raft,
- 4:13but
- 4:13it's
- 4:14the
- 4:14guy
- 4:14that's
- 4:14got
- 4:15to
- 4:15get
- 4:15out
- 4:15of
- 4:15the
- 4:15raft
- 4:16that
- 4:16isn't
- 4:17enjoyable.
- 4:18Yeah,
- 4:19that's
- 4:19me.
- 4:19Yeah.
- 4:19And
- 4:20particularly
- 4:20too
- 4:20like
- 4:20if
- 4:21you're
- 4:21not
- 4:21waitered
- 4:21up,
- 4:21that
- 4:22water's
- 4:22probably
- 4:22still
- 4:22pretty
- 4:23cold,
- 4:23right?
- 4:24Oh,
- 4:24it
- 4:24is.
- 4:25I
- 4:25mean
- 4:25I
- 4:25wear,
- 4:26I
- 4:27always
- 4:27wore
- 4:27half
- 4:28waders,
- 4:28you
- 4:29know,
- 4:29and
- 4:29I'll
- 4:29jump
- 4:29in
- 4:30there
- 4:30and
- 4:30still
- 4:31my
- 4:31legs
- 4:31get
- 4:31chilly.
- 4:32Them
- 4:32guys
- 4:33are
- 4:33happy.
- 4:33They're
- 4:33looking
- 4:34at
- 4:34the,
- 4:34oh,
- 4:34this
- 4:35tree's
- 4:35blooming
- 4:36or
- 4:36look
- 4:36at
- 4:36this
- 4:37bird
- 4:37or
- 4:37whatever.
- 4:38I'm
- 4:39out
- 4:39there
- 4:39pulling
- 4:40and
- 4:40pulling
- 4:40and
- 4:41pulling.
- 4:41So
- 4:42yeah,
- 4:42they're
- 4:42having
- 4:43a
- 4:43good
- 4:43time.
- 4:44Yeah.
- 4:44Well,
- 4:44for
- 4:44the
- 4:44record,
- 4:45I
- 4:45feel
- 4:45guilty
- 4:45when
- 4:46that
- 4:46happens,
- 4:46so
- 4:46I
- 4:47try
- 4:47not
- 4:47to
- 4:47do
- 4:47that.
- 4:48And
- 4:48you
- 4:48know
- 4:48folks,
- 4:48we
- 4:49love
- 4:49questions
- 4:49on
- 4:49the
- 4:49articulate
- 4:50fly.
- 4:50You
- 4:50can
- 4:51email
- 4:51me
- 4:51or
- 4:51DM
- 4:51me
- 4:52on
- 4:52social
- 4:52media,
- 4:53whatever's
- 4:53easiest
- 4:54for
- 4:54you.
- 4:54And
- 4:54if
- 4:54we
- 4:54use
- 4:54your
- 4:55question,
- 4:55I
- 4:55will
- 4:55send
- 4:56you
- 4:56some
- 4:56articulate
- 4:56fly
- 4:57and
- 4:57butcher
- 4:57shop
- 4:57stickers.
- 4:58And
- 4:58we
- 4:58are
- 4:58drawing
- 4:59for
- 4:59something
- 4:59cool
- 4:59from
- 5:00Brian
- 5:00at
- 5:00the
- 5:00end
- 5:01of
- 5:01the
- 5:01season.
- 5:01We
- 5:01haven't
- 5:02quite
- 5:02decided
- 5:02on
- 5:02what
- 5:02that's
- 5:02going
- 5:03to
- 5:03be,
- 5:03but
- 5:03we're
- 5:04going
- 5:04to
- 5:04do
- 5:04the
- 5:04Pennsylvania
- 5:05Smallmouth
- 5:05Report
- 5:05just
- 5:05like
- 5:06we
- 5:06do
- 5:06all
- 5:06of
- 5:06our
- 5:06other
- 5:06fishing
- 5:07reports.
- 5:07And
- 5:08you
- 5:08know,
- 5:08Brian,
- 5:08before
- 5:09I
- 5:09let
- 5:09you
- 5:09go,
- 5:09you
- 5:10want
- 5:10to
- 5:10let
- 5:10folks
- 5:10kind
- 5:10of
- 5:11know,
- 5:12you
- 5:12know,
- 5:12what
- 5:13dates
- 5:13you
- 5:13have
- 5:13available,
- 5:13how
- 5:14to
- 5:14get
- 5:14on
- 5:14the
- 5:14guidebooks,
- 5:15you
- 5:15know,
- 5:15if
- 5:15you
- 5:15happen
- 5:16to
- 5:16be,
- 5:16you
- 5:16know,
- 5:16giving
- 5:16any
- 5:17smallmouth
- 5:17talks
- 5:18around
- 5:18PA
- 5:18that
- 5:19folks
- 5:19can
- 5:19check
- 5:19out
- 5:20all
- 5:20that
- 5:20kind
- 5:20of
- 5:21good
- 5:21stuff.
- 5:22So
- 5:23right
- 5:23now
- 5:24to
- 5:25get
- 5:25on
- 5:25the
- 5:25books
- 5:25with
- 5:26me,
- 5:26you're
- 5:26going
- 5:26to
- 5:26be
- 5:27looking
- 5:28July.
- 5:28I
- 5:29have
- 5:29openings
- 5:29in
- 5:29July,
- 5:30August
- 5:31and
- 5:31September
- 5:32and
- 5:33a
- 5:33couple
- 5:33days
- 5:34in
- 5:34October
- 5:34yet.
- 5:35When
- 5:36it's
- 5:36cooler,
- 5:36right?
- 5:37Yeah,
- 5:38when
- 5:38it's
- 5:38cooler,
- 5:39sure.
- 5:40But,
- 5:40you
- 5:41know,
- 5:43so
- 5:43July,
- 5:43August
- 5:44and
- 5:44September
- 5:45is
- 5:45good.
- 5:46Popping
- 5:46bug
- 5:47top
- 5:47water
- 5:47fishing.
- 5:48Of
- 5:48course,
- 5:48we'll
- 5:49fish
- 5:49streamers
- 5:49and
- 5:49crayfish,
- 5:50but
- 5:51if
- 5:51you're
- 5:51looking
- 5:51to.
- 5:52You
- 5:52want
- 5:53to
- 5:53throw
- 5:53some
- 5:53poppers
- 5:54and
- 5:54stuff,
- 5:54that's
- 5:54a
- 5:54good
- 5:55time
- 5:55to
- 5:55do
- 5:55it.
- 5:56Absolutely.
- 5:56And
- 5:57you
- 5:57were
- 5:57telling
- 5:57me
- 5:57before
- 5:57you
- 5:58start
- 5:58recording
- 5:58that
- 5:58you're
- 5:58actually
- 5:58going
- 5:59to
- 5:59get
- 5:59down
- 6:00in
- 6:00June
- 6:00to
- 6:00go
- 6:00spend
- 6:00some
- 6:01time
- 6:01with
- 6:01Bob.
- 6:02Yeah,
- 6:02I'm
- 6:03going
- 6:03to
- 6:03get
- 6:03to
- 6:03go
- 6:03down
- 6:04with.
- 6:04With
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- 6:10I
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- 6:11yet
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- 6:12I'm
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- 6:14awesome.
- 6:15Well,
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- 6:18so
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- 6:40and
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- 6:54All
- 6:54right,
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- 6:55good,
- 6:55Marvin.
- 6:55Awesome.
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- 6:57it
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- 6:58few
- 6:58tight
- 6:59lines,
- 6:59everybody.
- 7:00Tight
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- 7:00Brian.
- 7:01Tight
- 7:02line.
- 7:02Smart.