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S7, Ep 103: Staying Warm and Catching Fish: Matt Reilly's Winter Fishing Strategies · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  Hey,
• 0:04
  folks,
• 0:04
  it's
• 0:04
  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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  for
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  the
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  final
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  Southwest
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  Virginia
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  Fishing
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  Report
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  of
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  the
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  year
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  with
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  Matt
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  Reilly.
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  Matt,
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  how
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  are
• 0:11
  you?
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  I'm
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  doing
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  all
• 0:12
  right,
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  man.
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  How
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  are
• 0:13
  you?
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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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  I
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  know
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  you
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  haven't
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  been
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  home
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  long
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  because
• 0:16
  I
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  saw
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  you
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  upgraded
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  your
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  Instagram
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  feed
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  and
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  you
• 0:18
  were
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  on
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  the
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  water
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  today.
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  Have
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  you
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  thawed
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  out?
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  Yeah,
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  man,
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  today
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  was
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  great.
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  It's
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  a
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  little
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  windy
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  and
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  started
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  off
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  pretty
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  cold,
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  but
• 0:27
  we
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  hit
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  the
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  high
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  40s
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  for
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  before
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  the
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  wind
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  turned
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  on,
• 0:33
  so,
• 0:33
  yeah,
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  it
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  wasn't
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  too
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  bad.
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  Yeah,
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  it's
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  always
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  funny
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  because,
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  you
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  know,
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  the
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  difference
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  between
• 0:38
  being
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  on
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  my
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  side
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  of
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  the
• 0:39
  mountain
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  when
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  I'm
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  home
• 0:39
  in
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  Virginia
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  and
• 0:40
  your
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  side
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  of
• 0:41
  the
• 0:41
  mountain
• 0:41
  is
• 0:41
  probably
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  10
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  degrees
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  and
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  probably
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  20
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  miles
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  an
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  hour.
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  Yeah.
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  Well,
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  the
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  news,
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  a
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  big
• 0:46
  river.
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  If
• 0:47
  they're
• 0:47
  calling
• 0:48
  for
• 0:48
  significant
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  wind,
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  there's.
• 0:51
  There's
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  a
• 0:51
  lot
• 0:51
  of
• 0:51
  places
• 0:52
  you
• 0:52
  don't
• 0:52
  want
• 0:52
  to
• 0:52
  be.
• 0:53
  Yeah.
• 0:53
  And
• 0:53
  so
• 0:54
  it's
• 0:54
  funny,
• 0:54
  we
• 0:54
  were
• 0:54
  talking
• 0:54
  before
• 0:55
  we
• 0:55
  started
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  recording
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  that,
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  you
• 0:56
  know,
• 0:56
  we're
• 0:57
  kind
• 0:57
  of
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  in
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  this
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  weird
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  time
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  of
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  year
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  where
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  even
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  though,
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  you
• 0:59
  know,
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  we're
• 1:00
  heading
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  into
• 1:00
  winter,
• 1:01
  the
• 1:01
  temps
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  are
• 1:02
  kind
• 1:02
  of
• 1:02
  bouncing
• 1:02
  around
• 1:03
  a
• 1:03
  little
• 1:03
  bit
• 1:03
  from
• 1:03
  a
• 1:03
  conditions
• 1:04
  perspective,
• 1:04
  and
• 1:05
  that
• 1:05
  kind
• 1:05
  of
• 1:05
  makes
• 1:05
  the
• 1:05
  musky
• 1:06
  fishing
• 1:06
  a
• 1:06
  little
• 1:07
  funky.
• 1:08
  Yeah,
• 1:09
  I
• 1:09
  mean,
• 1:10
  I
• 1:10
  would
• 1:10
  say
• 1:10
  that
• 1:11
  the
• 1:11
  fishing
• 1:11
  itself
• 1:12
  hasn't
• 1:12
  been
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  too,
• 1:13
  too
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  funky
• 1:14
  that
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  I
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  always,
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  I
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  always
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  pretty
• 1:17
  much
• 1:18
  call
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  Thanksgiving
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  the
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  beginning
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  of
• 1:20
  winter
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  on
• 1:21
  the
• 1:21
  river
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  proper.
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  And
• 1:23
  it
• 1:23
  was
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  pretty
• 1:24
  much
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  true.
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  This
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  year.
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  By
• 1:28
  the
• 1:28
  time
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  Thanksgiving
• 1:30
  was
• 1:30
  gone,
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  we
• 1:31
  had
• 1:31
  water
• 1:31
  temps
• 1:31
  down
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  around
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  40.
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  We'd
• 1:34
  had
• 1:34
  two
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  or
• 1:35
  three
• 1:36
  pretty
• 1:36
  big
• 1:36
  cold
• 1:36
  fronts
• 1:37
  come
• 1:37
  through.
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  And
• 1:39
  that's
• 1:40
  just,
• 1:40
  you
• 1:40
  know,
• 1:40
  just
• 1:41
  going
• 1:41
  to
• 1:41
  continue
• 1:41
  through
• 1:42
  the
• 1:42
  winter.
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  We're,
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  you
• 1:46
  know,
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  gosh,
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  four,
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  three,
• 1:48
  four
• 1:49
  days
• 1:49
  ago
• 1:49
  we
• 1:49
  had,
• 1:51
  you
• 1:51
  know,
• 1:52
  temps
• 1:52
  that
• 1:52
  didn't
• 1:53
  get
• 1:53
  out
• 1:53
  of
• 1:53
  the
• 1:53
  mid-30s.
• 1:54
  All
• 1:54
  day
• 1:54
  we
• 1:55
  got
• 1:55
  4
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  or
• 1:56
  5
• 1:56
  inches
• 1:56
  of
• 1:56
  snow.
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  And
• 1:57
  then
• 1:58
  we
• 1:59
  saw,
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  well,
• 2:00
  we
• 2:00
  saw
• 2:00
  50
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  degrees
• 2:01
  sunny
• 2:01
  day
• 2:01
  before
• 2:02
  that.
• 2:02
  Then
• 2:02
  we
• 2:02
  saw
• 2:03
  some
• 2:03
  snow.
• 2:03
  Then
• 2:03
  we
• 2:04
  saw,
• 2:05
  you
• 2:05
  know,
• 2:06
  another
• 2:07
  40,
• 2:07
  50
• 2:08
  degree
• 2:08
  day
• 2:08
  with
• 2:09
  some
• 2:09
  sun.
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  And
• 2:10
  then
• 2:10
  today
• 2:11
  we
• 2:11
  had
• 2:11
  this
• 2:11
  other
• 2:11
  big
• 2:12
  cold
• 2:12
  front
• 2:12
  roll
• 2:13
  through
• 2:13
  and
• 2:13
  it's
• 2:14
  not
• 2:14
  going
• 2:14
  to
• 2:14
  get
• 2:14
  above
• 2:14
  freezing
• 2:15
  tomorrow
• 2:15
  and
• 2:17
  blow
• 2:17
  like
• 2:17
  crazy.
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  And
• 2:18
  it's
• 2:19
  going
• 2:19
  to
• 2:19
  be
• 2:20
  relatively
• 2:20
  cold
• 2:21
  through
• 2:21
  the
• 2:21
  weekend.
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  But
• 2:21
  then
• 2:22
  we're
• 2:22
  going
• 2:22
  to
• 2:22
  be
• 2:22
  back
• 2:22
  in
• 2:22
  the
• 2:23
  high
• 2:23
  40s,
• 2:24
  50s
• 2:24
  is
• 2:25
  a
• 2:25
  high
• 2:25
  next
• 2:25
  week.
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  So
• 2:26
  it's,
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  it's
• 2:27
  all
• 2:27
  over
• 2:27
  the
• 2:28
  place.
• 2:28
  But
• 2:28
  that's
• 2:28
  just
• 2:28
  kind
• 2:29
  of
• 2:29
  how
• 2:29
  winter
• 2:29
  goes,
• 2:30
  you
• 2:30
  know,
• 2:30
  day
• 2:30
  to
• 2:30
  day
• 2:31
  and
• 2:32
  couple
• 2:32
  degrees
• 2:33
  and
• 2:33
  couple
• 2:33
  miles
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  an
• 2:34
  hour
• 2:34
  wind
• 2:34
  can,
• 2:35
  can
• 2:35
  make
• 2:35
  a
• 2:35
  Big
• 2:35
  difference.
• 2:36
  Yeah.
• 2:37
  How's
• 2:37
  it
• 2:37
  affecting
• 2:37
  kind
• 2:38
  of
• 2:38
  patterning
• 2:38
  the
• 2:38
  fish?
• 2:39
  Right,
• 2:39
  because
• 2:39
  this
• 2:39
  probably
• 2:40
  hasn't
• 2:40
  been
• 2:40
  cold
• 2:40
  enough
• 2:40
  long
• 2:41
  enough
• 2:41
  to
• 2:41
  really
• 2:41
  put
• 2:41
  them
• 2:42
  in
• 2:42
  their
• 2:42
  wintering
• 2:42
  holes,
• 2:42
  right?
• 2:43
  Oh,
• 2:44
  I
• 2:44
  would
• 2:44
  say
• 2:44
  it
• 2:44
  definitely
• 2:45
  has.
• 2:46
  They,
• 2:47
  you
• 2:47
  know,
• 2:47
  like
• 2:48
  I
• 2:48
  said,
• 2:48
  I
• 2:48
  would.
• 2:49
  I
• 2:49
  would
• 2:49
  define
• 2:51
  winter
• 2:51
  on
• 2:51
  the
• 2:51
  river.
• 2:52
  Like
• 2:52
  I
• 2:52
  said,
• 2:53
  as,
• 2:55
  you
• 2:55
  know,
• 2:55
  basically
• 2:57
  42,
• 2:58
  43
• 2:59
  degrees
• 2:59
  and
• 2:59
  cooling,
• 3:00
  which
• 3:01
  we
• 3:01
  passed
• 3:02
  back
• 3:02
  at
• 3:03
  the
• 3:03
  end
• 3:03
  of
• 3:03
  November.
• 3:04
  And
• 3:04
  that's
• 3:05
  what's
• 3:05
  gonna,
• 3:06
  that's
• 3:06
  what's
• 3:06
  gonna
• 3:07
  pack
• 3:07
  everybody
• 3:07
  into
• 3:08
  those,
• 3:08
  those
• 3:09
  areas.
• 3:10
  So,
• 3:10
  you
• 3:10
  know,
• 3:10
  before
• 3:11
  that,
• 3:11
  you're
• 3:12
  seeing
• 3:12
  fish
• 3:12
  kind
• 3:13
  of
• 3:14
  in
• 3:14
  more
• 3:15
  sort
• 3:15
  of
• 3:15
  marginal
• 3:16
  fringy
• 3:17
  areas
• 3:17
  and,
• 3:18
  and
• 3:18
  now,
• 3:19
  you
• 3:19
  know,
• 3:19
  it's
• 3:20
  like
• 3:21
  the
• 3:21
  meat
• 3:21
  of
• 3:21
  the
• 3:22
  meat
• 3:22
  and
• 3:23
  that's,
• 3:24
  that's
• 3:25
  where
• 3:25
  you
• 3:25
  need
• 3:25
  to
• 3:25
  be
• 3:25
  spending
• 3:26
  your
• 3:26
  time.
• 3:26
  You
• 3:26
  can
• 3:27
  get,
• 3:27
  you
• 3:27
  can
• 3:27
  take
• 3:27
  some
• 3:28
  cues.
• 3:28
  I
• 3:28
  think
• 3:28
  I
• 3:29
  probably
• 3:29
  say
• 3:29
  this
• 3:29
  about
• 3:30
  every
• 3:30
  year,
• 3:30
  but
• 3:30
  you
• 3:31
  can
• 3:31
  take
• 3:31
  some
• 3:31
  cues
• 3:32
  from
• 3:33
  the
• 3:34
  other
• 3:34
  fish
• 3:34
  in
• 3:34
  the
• 3:35
  river.
• 3:35
  You
• 3:35
  know,
• 3:35
  there's
• 3:35
  relatively
• 3:36
  few
• 3:36
  muskies
• 3:37
  compared
• 3:38
  to
• 3:39
  carp
• 3:40
  and
• 3:40
  suckers
• 3:41
  and.
• 3:43
  All
• 3:43
  those
• 3:43
  other
• 3:44
  species.
• 3:44
  And
• 3:45
  all
• 3:45
  those
• 3:45
  fish
• 3:46
  kind
• 3:46
  of
• 3:46
  go
• 3:46
  to
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  same
• 3:47
  places
• 3:47
  in
• 3:47
  the
• 3:47
  wintertime.
• 3:48
  And
• 3:49
  like,
• 3:49
  particularly
• 3:50
  this
• 3:50
  year,
• 3:51
  our
• 3:51
  water's
• 3:51
  still
• 3:52
  really
• 3:52
  low,
• 3:53
  still
• 3:54
  very
• 3:54
  clear.
• 3:55
  And
• 3:56
  so
• 3:56
  you
• 3:56
  can,
• 3:57
  you
• 3:57
  can
• 3:57
  see
• 3:57
  a
• 3:57
  lot
• 3:58
  of
• 3:58
  that
• 3:58
  stuff,
• 3:58
  particularly
• 3:59
  on
• 3:59
  a
• 3:59
  sunny
• 3:59
  day
• 4:00
  if
• 4:00
  you're
• 4:00
  paying
• 4:01
  attention.
• 4:02
  And
• 4:03
  you
• 4:04
  know,
• 4:04
  again,
• 4:05
  I
• 4:05
  was
• 4:05
  like,
• 4:05
  I
• 4:06
  was
• 4:06
  telling
• 4:06
  my
• 4:06
  guys
• 4:06
  today,
• 4:08
  two
• 4:08
  weeks
• 4:08
  ago,
• 4:08
  we
• 4:09
  were
• 4:09
  seeing.
• 4:10
  We
• 4:10
  were
• 4:10
  seeing
• 4:10
  a
• 4:10
  bunch
• 4:11
  of
• 4:11
  carp
• 4:12
  and
• 4:12
  suckers
• 4:13
  in.
• 4:13
  In
• 4:13
  sort
• 4:14
  of
• 4:14
  shallow
• 4:15
  habitat
• 4:18
  near
• 4:18
  deeper
• 4:18
  water.
• 4:19
  Today
• 4:20
  we
• 4:20
  rolled
• 4:20
  through
• 4:20
  their
• 4:21
  37
• 4:22
  degree
• 4:22
  water
• 4:23
  temperatures
• 4:23
  and,
• 4:24
  you
• 4:24
  know,
• 4:25
  nada
• 4:26
  until
• 4:26
  you
• 4:26
  get
• 4:27
  right
• 4:27
  into
• 4:27
  the
• 4:28
  like,
• 4:28
  deepest
• 4:28
  of
• 4:29
  the,
• 4:29
  you
• 4:30
  know,
• 4:30
  spot
• 4:30
  in
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  whole,
• 4:31
  you
• 4:32
  know,
• 4:32
  slowest
• 4:32
  moving
• 4:33
  water.
• 4:34
  So
• 4:34
  that's,
• 4:35
  that's,
• 4:36
  that's
• 4:36
  generally
• 4:37
  how
• 4:37
  all
• 4:37
  that
• 4:37
  works.
• 4:39
  And
• 4:39
  it's
• 4:39
  not
• 4:39
  to
• 4:40
  say
• 4:40
  that
• 4:40
  you
• 4:40
  can't
• 4:41
  sort
• 4:41
  of
• 4:41
  feather
• 4:42
  spots
• 4:42
  out
• 4:43
  and
• 4:43
  fish
• 4:44
  other
• 4:44
  things,
• 4:44
  but,
• 4:46
  you
• 4:46
  know,
• 4:47
  dayto
• 4:47
  day,
• 4:48
  as
• 4:48
  we
• 4:48
  go
• 4:48
  through
• 4:49
  that
• 4:49
  transition,
• 4:49
  I
• 4:50
  kind
• 4:50
  of,
• 4:50
  I
• 4:51
  kind
• 4:51
  of
• 4:51
  work
• 4:51
  on
• 4:51
  that.
• 4:52
  You
• 4:52
  know,
• 4:52
  until
• 4:53
  we
• 4:53
  hit
• 4:53
  that
• 4:53
  low
• 4:54
  40s
• 4:55
  consistently,
• 4:55
  I'll
• 4:56
  be
• 4:56
  fishing
• 4:57
  some,
• 4:57
  like,
• 4:58
  BC
• 4:59
  spots
• 5:00
  and
• 5:00
  feathering
• 5:01
  them
• 5:01
  out
• 5:01
  a
• 5:02
  little
• 5:02
  bit,
• 5:02
  fishing
• 5:03
  above
• 5:03
  them
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  below
• 5:04
  them.
• 5:04
  And
• 5:04
  then,
• 5:05
  you
• 5:05
  know,
• 5:05
  just
• 5:06
  as
• 5:07
  the
• 5:07
  days
• 5:07
  progress,
• 5:08
  as
• 5:08
  it
• 5:08
  gets
• 5:08
  colder,
• 5:08
  you'll
• 5:09
  just
• 5:09
  stop
• 5:10
  seeing
• 5:10
  stuff
• 5:11
  in
• 5:11
  those
• 5:11
  spots.
• 5:11
  And
• 5:12
  they
• 5:12
  just
• 5:12
  kind
• 5:12
  of
• 5:12
  all
• 5:13
  compact
• 5:13
  and
• 5:14
  that's,
• 5:15
  that's
• 5:15
  where
• 5:15
  we
• 5:15
  are
• 5:16
  right
• 5:16
  now.
• 5:17
  Got
• 5:17
  it.
• 5:17
  And
• 5:17
  of
• 5:17
  course,
• 5:18
  you're
• 5:18
  a
• 5:18
  pro
• 5:18
  at
• 5:18
  not
• 5:19
  freezing
• 5:19
  to
• 5:19
  death
• 5:19
  in
• 5:20
  weather
• 5:20
  like
• 5:20
  this,
• 5:20
  but,
• 5:21
  you
• 5:22
  know,
• 5:22
  for,
• 5:23
  for
• 5:23
  folks
• 5:23
  that
• 5:24
  want
• 5:24
  to
• 5:24
  get
• 5:24
  out
• 5:24
  on
• 5:25
  their
• 5:25
  own,
• 5:25
  you
• 5:25
  know,
• 5:25
  you
• 5:25
  got
• 5:26
  any
• 5:26
  kind
• 5:26
  of
• 5:26
  inside
• 5:26
  baseball
• 5:27
  tips
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  tricks
• 5:28
  for
• 5:29
  you
• 5:29
  Know,
• 5:29
  dealing
• 5:29
  with
• 5:30
  the
• 5:30
  wind
• 5:30
  really
• 5:30
  from
• 5:30
  kind
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  an
• 5:31
  apparel
• 5:31
  perspective
• 5:32
  and
• 5:32
  a
• 5:32
  comfort
• 5:33
  perspective
• 5:33
  and
• 5:33
  the
• 5:34
  temperatures,
• 5:34
  you
• 5:35
  know,
• 5:35
  because
• 5:36
  I
• 5:36
  mean
• 5:36
  it's
• 5:37
  cold
• 5:37
  and
• 5:37
  then
• 5:37
  you
• 5:37
  know,
• 5:38
  it
• 5:39
  may
• 5:39
  not
• 5:39
  get
• 5:39
  dark
• 5:39
  until
• 5:40
  around
• 5:40
  five
• 5:40
  o'
• 5:40
  clock
• 5:41
  but
• 5:41
  you
• 5:41
  know,
• 5:41
  once
• 5:41
  that
• 5:41
  sun
• 5:42
  drops
• 5:42
  behind
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  ridge,
• 5:43
  it
• 5:43
  starts
• 5:43
  chilling
• 5:43
  off
• 5:44
  pretty
• 5:44
  quickly.
• 5:45
  Oh
• 5:45
  yeah.
• 5:47
  Yeah,
• 5:48
  I
• 5:49
  will
• 5:49
  say
• 5:49
  so.
• 5:49
  Just
• 5:50
  sort
• 5:50
  of
• 5:50
  my,
• 5:52
  how
• 5:52
  I
• 5:52
  approach
• 5:53
  every
• 5:54
  day.
• 5:54
  You
• 5:54
  know,
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  have
• 5:55
  a,
• 5:56
  I
• 5:56
  have
• 5:56
  a
• 5:57
  pair
• 5:57
  of
• 5:58
  Simms.
• 6:00
  Like,
• 6:01
  like,
• 6:03
  I
• 6:03
  don't
• 6:03
  know
• 6:03
  what
• 6:03
  you
• 6:03
  call
• 6:03
  them
• 6:04
  exactly,
• 6:04
  like
• 6:04
  rain
• 6:05
  bibs.
• 6:05
  Basically.
• 6:06
  I've
• 6:07
  got
• 6:07
  a
• 6:07
  pair
• 6:07
  of
• 6:08
  challenger
• 6:10
  insulated
• 6:11
  bibs.
• 6:12
  I've
• 6:12
  got
• 6:13
  a
• 6:13
  puffy
• 6:14
  jacket,
• 6:14
  got
• 6:15
  a
• 6:15
  raincoat
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  I've
• 6:16
  got
• 6:16
  a
• 6:16
  challenger
• 6:17
  jacket
• 6:17
  which
• 6:18
  is
• 6:18
  basically
• 6:18
  like
• 6:18
  a
• 6:19
  wind
• 6:19
  stopper
• 6:19
  raincoat
• 6:20
  that's
• 6:20
  insulated
• 6:21
  pretty
• 6:21
  heavily
• 6:21
  as
• 6:22
  well.
• 6:23
  I've
• 6:23
  got
• 6:23
  my
• 6:23
  waders
• 6:25
  and
• 6:26
  I've
• 6:26
  got
• 6:26
  like
• 6:26
  knee
• 6:27
  high
• 6:27
  muck
• 6:27
  boots
• 6:29
  and
• 6:30
  man,
• 6:30
  if,
• 6:31
  like
• 6:31
  if
• 6:31
  I'm
• 6:31
  in
• 6:31
  the
• 6:32
  jet
• 6:32
  boat
• 6:33
  and
• 6:34
  the
• 6:34
  water
• 6:35
  conditions
• 6:35
  are
• 6:36
  such
• 6:36
  where
• 6:36
  I'm
• 6:36
  pretty
• 6:36
  confident
• 6:37
  that
• 6:37
  I'm
• 6:37
  not
• 6:37
  going
• 6:37
  to
• 6:38
  have
• 6:38
  to
• 6:38
  get
• 6:38
  out
• 6:38
  of
• 6:38
  the,
• 6:39
  out
• 6:39
  of
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  boat
• 6:39
  all
• 6:40
  day,
• 6:40
  I'll,
• 6:42
  I'll
• 6:42
  stick
• 6:42
  to
• 6:43
  my
• 6:43
  boots
• 6:43
  and
• 6:43
  my
• 6:43
  pants.
• 6:45
  If
• 6:45
  it's
• 6:45
  going
• 6:45
  to
• 6:46
  be
• 6:46
  real
• 6:46
  cold,
• 6:46
  I'll
• 6:47
  wear
• 6:47
  insulated
• 6:48
  stuff.
• 6:48
  If
• 6:49
  it's
• 6:49
  going
• 6:49
  to
• 6:49
  be,
• 6:50
  you
• 6:50
  know,
• 6:50
  in
• 6:50
  the
• 6:51
  high
• 6:52
  30s,
• 6:52
  40s,
• 6:53
  I
• 6:53
  might
• 6:53
  just
• 6:53
  wear
• 6:54
  sort
• 6:54
  of
• 6:54
  my,
• 6:55
  my
• 6:55
  wind
• 6:56
  rain
• 6:57
  type
• 6:57
  type
• 6:58
  stuff.
• 6:59
  I
• 7:00
  try
• 7:00
  to
• 7:00
  avoid
• 7:00
  the
• 7:01
  waiters
• 7:01
  as
• 7:02
  much
• 7:02
  as
• 7:02
  possible,
• 7:02
  especially
• 7:03
  if
• 7:03
  I'm
• 7:03
  going
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  be
• 7:03
  sitting
• 7:04
  down
• 7:04
  rowing
• 7:05
  because
• 7:05
  I
• 7:05
  know
• 7:06
  my
• 7:06
  feet
• 7:07
  are
• 7:07
  going
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  get
• 7:07
  cold.
• 7:08
  That's,
• 7:08
  that's
• 7:08
  always
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  biggest
• 7:09
  battle
• 7:10
  with
• 7:10
  waiters
• 7:10
  because
• 7:11
  you
• 7:11
  know,
• 7:11
  you
• 7:12
  kind
• 7:12
  of,
• 7:12
  you
• 7:12
  get
• 7:12
  your
• 7:13
  blood
• 7:13
  flow
• 7:13
  restricted
• 7:14
  around
• 7:14
  your
• 7:14
  ankles
• 7:15
  where
• 7:15
  your
• 7:15
  pants
• 7:15
  and
• 7:15
  your
• 7:16
  boot
• 7:16
  laces
• 7:16
  and
• 7:16
  stuff
• 7:17
  are
• 7:17
  and
• 7:18
  your
• 7:18
  feet
• 7:18
  turn
• 7:18
  into
• 7:19
  blocks
• 7:19
  of
• 7:20
  ice
• 7:20
  and
• 7:22
  you're
• 7:22
  just
• 7:22
  not
• 7:22
  really
• 7:22
  walking
• 7:23
  around
• 7:23
  doing
• 7:24
  too
• 7:24
  much.
• 7:26
  So
• 7:26
  I'll
• 7:26
  try
• 7:26
  to
• 7:27
  avoid
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  as
• 7:27
  much
• 7:28
  as
• 7:28
  possible.
• 7:30
  You
• 7:30
  know,
• 7:30
  if
• 7:30
  I
• 7:30
  have
• 7:31
  to
• 7:31
  wear
• 7:31
  waiters,
• 7:31
  if
• 7:31
  I'm
• 7:32
  in
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  raft
• 7:32
  or
• 7:32
  something
• 7:33
  I'll,
• 7:33
  I'll
• 7:33
  usually
• 7:33
  wear
• 7:34
  waiters.
• 7:36
  But
• 7:37
  you
• 7:38
  know,
• 7:39
  I
• 7:39
  also
• 7:40
  pretty
• 7:40
  much
• 7:40
  in
• 7:41
  the
• 7:41
  winter
• 7:41
  always
• 7:42
  have
• 7:43
  couple
• 7:43
  pairs
• 7:44
  of
• 7:44
  gloves.
• 7:46
  Neoprene
• 7:47
  gloves
• 7:47
  if
• 7:48
  I'm
• 7:48
  not
• 7:48
  be
• 7:49
  fishing,
• 7:49
  like
• 7:50
  if
• 7:50
  I'm
• 7:50
  just
• 7:50
  rowing
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  boat.
• 7:51
  I
• 7:52
  like
• 7:52
  neoprene
• 7:52
  gloves.
• 7:53
  They're
• 7:53
  a
• 7:53
  little
• 7:53
  bit
• 7:53
  bulky.
• 7:54
  You
• 7:55
  don't
• 7:55
  have
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  dexterity
• 7:56
  that
• 7:56
  you
• 7:56
  have
• 7:56
  with
• 7:56
  like
• 7:57
  a
• 7:57
  fingerless
• 7:57
  glove.
• 7:59
  But
• 7:59
  they're
• 7:59
  waterproof
• 8:00
  and
• 8:00
  they're
• 8:00
  warm
• 8:01
  so
• 8:01
  they're
• 8:01
  pretty
• 8:01
  comfortable.
• 8:02
  And
• 8:03
  if
• 8:04
  I'm
• 8:04
  gonna
• 8:04
  be
• 8:04
  fishing
• 8:05
  then
• 8:05
  I
• 8:05
  usually
• 8:05
  wear
• 8:06
  a
• 8:06
  pair
• 8:06
  of
• 8:06
  fingerless
• 8:07
  insulated
• 8:08
  gloves.
• 8:08
  And
• 8:09
  regardless
• 8:11
  I
• 8:11
  usually
• 8:12
  Wear
• 8:12
  a
• 8:13
  pair
• 8:13
  of
• 8:13
  like,
• 8:14
  heavy
• 8:14
  duty
• 8:15
  extra
• 8:15
  large
• 8:17
  latex
• 8:17
  gloves
• 8:18
  below,
• 8:19
  you
• 8:19
  know,
• 8:19
  underneath
• 8:19
  of
• 8:20
  those,
• 8:20
  just
• 8:21
  to
• 8:21
  keep
• 8:21
  your
• 8:21
  hands
• 8:22
  from
• 8:22
  getting
• 8:22
  wet,
• 8:23
  because
• 8:23
  that's
• 8:24
  really
• 8:24
  what
• 8:24
  saps
• 8:24
  a
• 8:25
  lot
• 8:25
  of
• 8:25
  the,
• 8:25
  the
• 8:25
  warmth
• 8:26
  out
• 8:26
  of
• 8:26
  your
• 8:26
  hands.
• 8:27
  And
• 8:27
  it's
• 8:28
  tough
• 8:28
  to
• 8:28
  recover
• 8:28
  from
• 8:29
  if
• 8:29
  your
• 8:29
  hands
• 8:29
  get
• 8:30
  wet.
• 8:30
  So,
• 8:31
  and
• 8:32
  those
• 8:32
  are,
• 8:32
  those
• 8:32
  are
• 8:33
  very
• 8:33
  easy
• 8:33
  to
• 8:33
  fish
• 8:34
  in.
• 8:34
  You
• 8:34
  know,
• 8:34
  you
• 8:35
  lose
• 8:35
  like
• 8:36
  almost
• 8:36
  zero
• 8:36
  dexterity.
• 8:40
  Man.
• 8:40
  And
• 8:40
  then
• 8:41
  like,
• 8:41
  I
• 8:41
  pretty
• 8:41
  much
• 8:42
  always
• 8:42
  have
• 8:42
  a
• 8:42
  cold
• 8:42
  weather
• 8:43
  buff
• 8:44
  because
• 8:44
  that's
• 8:44
  another
• 8:45
  place
• 8:45
  you'll
• 8:45
  get
• 8:45
  cold
• 8:46
  is
• 8:46
  in
• 8:46
  your,
• 8:46
  in
• 8:47
  your
• 8:47
  neck,
• 8:48
  you
• 8:48
  know,
• 8:48
  especially
• 8:48
  if
• 8:49
  it's
• 8:49
  windy.
• 8:49
  You'll
• 8:50
  have,
• 8:50
  have
• 8:50
  a
• 8:50
  breeze
• 8:51
  hitting
• 8:51
  you
• 8:51
  in
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  back
• 8:51
  of
• 8:52
  the
• 8:52
  neck
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  that'll
• 8:52
  get
• 8:52
  you
• 8:53
  pretty
• 8:53
  quick.
• 8:55
  You
• 8:55
  know,
• 8:55
  beanie
• 8:56
  over
• 8:56
  the
• 8:56
  hat,
• 8:57
  over
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  ears,
• 8:58
  keeping
• 8:58
  all
• 8:58
  that
• 8:58
  heat
• 8:59
  in.
• 9:00
  And
• 9:00
  then
• 9:00
  if
• 9:01
  I,
• 9:02
  you
• 9:02
  know,
• 9:02
  have
• 9:02
  my
• 9:03
  ducks
• 9:03
  in
• 9:03
  a
• 9:03
  row,
• 9:03
  which
• 9:04
  I
• 9:04
  rarely
• 9:04
  do,
• 9:04
  I'll
• 9:05
  have
• 9:05
  my
• 9:06
  chemical
• 9:07
  heat
• 9:07
  warmers
• 9:08
  boiled
• 9:09
  down,
• 9:09
  ready
• 9:10
  to
• 9:10
  go.
• 9:10
  So,
• 9:11
  you
• 9:11
  know,
• 9:11
  I
• 9:11
  can
• 9:11
  always
• 9:12
  have
• 9:12
  one
• 9:12
  of
• 9:12
  those
• 9:13
  running
• 9:13
  in
• 9:13
  my
• 9:13
  pocket
• 9:14
  and
• 9:14
  they
• 9:14
  last
• 9:14
  for
• 9:15
  like
• 9:15
  8
• 9:15
  hours.
• 9:17
  Otherwise
• 9:17
  I
• 9:18
  always
• 9:18
  have
• 9:18
  a,
• 9:18
  like
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  bulk
• 9:19
  box
• 9:20
  of
• 9:20
  those,
• 9:20
  like
• 9:20
  hot
• 9:21
  hands
• 9:21
  in
• 9:21
  the
• 9:21
  truck.
• 9:22
  Give
• 9:22
  out
• 9:22
  to
• 9:23
  people
• 9:23
  and.
• 9:26
  Yeah,
• 9:26
  I
• 9:26
  think,
• 9:27
  I
• 9:27
  think
• 9:27
  that's
• 9:27
  about
• 9:27
  it.
• 9:29
  I
• 9:29
  always
• 9:29
  try
• 9:29
  to
• 9:30
  eat
• 9:30
  something
• 9:30
  warm
• 9:31
  during
• 9:31
  the
• 9:31
  day
• 9:32
  to
• 9:33
  lift
• 9:33
  spirits
• 9:34
  and
• 9:34
  kind
• 9:34
  of
• 9:34
  bring
• 9:34
  people
• 9:35
  back
• 9:35
  to
• 9:35
  life
• 9:35
  if
• 9:36
  it's,
• 9:36
  if
• 9:36
  it's
• 9:36
  particularly
• 9:37
  nasty.
• 9:40
  But
• 9:40
  that's,
• 9:41
  that's
• 9:41
  sort
• 9:41
  of
• 9:41
  where,
• 9:42
  that's
• 9:42
  sort
• 9:42
  of
• 9:42
  where
• 9:42
  I'm
• 9:43
  at.
• 9:43
  I'm
• 9:43
  sure
• 9:43
  there's
• 9:44
  some
• 9:44
  other
• 9:44
  things
• 9:44
  to,
• 9:45
  to
• 9:46
  do,
• 9:46
  but
• 9:46
  that,
• 9:47
  that
• 9:47
  takes
• 9:48
  care
• 9:48
  of
• 9:48
  me
• 9:48
  pretty
• 9:48
  well.
• 9:49
  Yeah.
• 9:49
  So,
• 9:49
  you
• 9:49
  know,
• 9:50
  folks,
• 9:50
  listen
• 9:50
  up.
• 9:50
  If
• 9:50
  you're
• 9:51
  fishing
• 9:51
  with
• 9:51
  Matt
• 9:51
  or
• 9:52
  you're
• 9:52
  trying
• 9:52
  to
• 9:52
  do
• 9:52
  it
• 9:52
  yourself,
• 9:53
  you
• 9:54
  know,
• 9:54
  being
• 9:54
  cold
• 9:54
  is
• 9:54
  pretty
• 9:55
  miserable.
• 9:57
  Yep,
• 9:57
  it's,
• 9:58
  that's,
• 9:59
  that's
• 9:59
  sort
• 9:59
  of
• 9:59
  the
• 9:59
  number
• 10:00
  one,
• 10:00
  you
• 10:01
  know,
• 10:01
  daytoday.
• 10:01
  You
• 10:02
  know,
• 10:02
  like
• 10:02
  I
• 10:02
  said,
• 10:02
  I,
• 10:04
  I,
• 10:05
  I
• 10:05
  canceled
• 10:06
  tomorrow.
• 10:06
  I
• 10:06
  gave,
• 10:07
  gave
• 10:07
  my,
• 10:08
  my
• 10:09
  guy
• 10:09
  the
• 10:09
  option.
• 10:10
  We're
• 10:10
  supposed
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  fish
• 10:11
  two
• 10:11
  days,
• 10:11
  so
• 10:11
  we're
• 10:11
  just
• 10:11
  gonna
• 10:12
  fish
• 10:12
  Friday.
• 10:12
  But,
• 10:13
  you
• 10:13
  know,
• 10:14
  high
• 10:14
  of
• 10:14
  freezing
• 10:15
  and
• 10:15
  15
• 10:16
  to
• 10:16
  25
• 10:17
  mile
• 10:17
  an
• 10:17
  hour
• 10:17
  winds
• 10:18
  takes
• 10:18
  the
• 10:18
  fun
• 10:18
  factor
• 10:19
  out
• 10:19
  of
• 10:19
  it.
• 10:20
  Um,
• 10:21
  so
• 10:22
  even,
• 10:22
  even
• 10:23
  if
• 10:23
  it's
• 10:23
  40
• 10:23
  degrees,
• 10:24
  you
• 10:24
  know,
• 10:24
  if
• 10:24
  you
• 10:24
  get
• 10:24
  cold
• 10:25
  and
• 10:25
  you
• 10:25
  lose
• 10:25
  that
• 10:26
  battle,
• 10:26
  it's
• 10:26
  pretty
• 10:26
  tough
• 10:27
  to
• 10:27
  recover
• 10:27
  from.
• 10:27
  And
• 10:28
  then
• 10:28
  it's
• 10:28
  just
• 10:28
  not
• 10:28
  gonna
• 10:29
  be
• 10:29
  fun.
• 10:29
  So
• 10:30
  number
• 10:31
  one
• 10:31
  priority
• 10:31
  should
• 10:31
  just
• 10:32
  be
• 10:32
  being
• 10:33
  comfortable.
• 10:35
  And
• 10:35
  then
• 10:36
  having
• 10:36
  fun
• 10:36
  and
• 10:37
  then
• 10:37
  fishing
• 10:37
  and
• 10:38
  catching
• 10:38
  fish.
• 10:39
  Yeah.
• 10:40
  And
• 10:40
  so,
• 10:40
  you
• 10:40
  know,
• 10:41
  as
• 10:41
  we
• 10:41
  kind
• 10:41
  of
• 10:41
  wind
• 10:41
  down
• 10:42
  into
• 10:42
  the
• 10:42
  holiday
• 10:42
  season,
• 10:43
  that
• 10:43
  always
• 10:43
  means,
• 10:43
  you
• 10:44
  know,
• 10:44
  show
• 10:44
  season
• 10:44
  in
• 10:45
  early
• 10:45
  2026
• 10:46
  for
• 10:46
  folks
• 10:46
  that
• 10:47
  are
• 10:47
  on
• 10:47
  the
• 10:47
  water
• 10:48
  as
• 10:48
  much
• 10:48
  as
• 10:48
  you
• 10:48
  are,
• 10:48
  but
• 10:48
  I
• 10:49
  know
• 10:49
  you're
• 10:49
  actually
• 10:49
  going
• 10:49
  to
• 10:49
  be
• 10:49
  on
• 10:49
  the
• 10:50
  road
• 10:50
  in
• 10:50
  2026.
• 10:50
  Where
• 10:51
  are
• 10:51
  you
• 10:51
  going
• 10:51
  to
• 10:51
  be
• 10:51
  so
• 10:52
  folks
• 10:52
  can
• 10:53
  come
• 10:53
  by
• 10:54
  and
• 10:54
  say
• 10:54
  hi
• 10:54
  and
• 10:55
  maybe
• 10:55
  see
• 10:55
  a
• 10:55
  presentation?
• 10:57
  Yeah,
• 10:57
  I'm
• 10:58
  not
• 10:58
  doing
• 10:58
  much,
• 10:58
  but
• 10:59
  I
• 10:59
  am
• 10:59
  going
• 10:59
  back
• 11:00
  to
• 11:00
  see
• 11:00
  my
• 11:00
  friends
• 11:01
  in
• 11:02
  Cincinnati.
• 11:03
  They've
• 11:03
  got
• 11:03
  a.
• 11:03
  The
• 11:04
  Buckeye
• 11:04
  United
• 11:04
  Fly
• 11:05
  Fishers
• 11:05
  have
• 11:05
  a
• 11:06
  little
• 11:06
  show
• 11:07
  over
• 11:07
  there
• 11:07
  that's.
• 11:08
  It's
• 11:08
  been
• 11:08
  really
• 11:08
  fun.
• 11:10
  Really
• 11:11
  busy
• 11:12
  in
• 11:12
  the
• 11:12
  past.
• 11:13
  It's
• 11:13
  a
• 11:14
  one
• 11:14
  day
• 11:14
  show
• 11:15
  Saturday.
• 11:17
  Gosh,
• 11:17
  I
• 11:17
  just
• 11:17
  looked
• 11:17
  at
• 11:18
  it.
• 11:18
  I
• 11:18
  think
• 11:18
  it's
• 11:18
  February
• 11:19
  7th,
• 11:19
  whatever
• 11:20
  that
• 11:20
  Saturday
• 11:21
  is
• 11:22
  in
• 11:22
  Loveland,
• 11:23
  Ohio.
• 11:25
  But
• 11:25
  yeah,
• 11:26
  met
• 11:26
  a
• 11:26
  lot
• 11:26
  of
• 11:26
  cool
• 11:26
  folks
• 11:27
  there.
• 11:27
  So
• 11:28
  I
• 11:28
  took
• 11:29
  last
• 11:29
  year
• 11:29
  off,
• 11:31
  can't
• 11:32
  remember
• 11:32
  exactly
• 11:32
  why,
• 11:33
  but
• 11:34
  gonna
• 11:34
  go
• 11:34
  back
• 11:35
  this
• 11:35
  year
• 11:35
  and,
• 11:35
  and
• 11:36
  hopefully
• 11:36
  see
• 11:36
  some
• 11:37
  new
• 11:37
  folks
• 11:37
  and
• 11:37
  see
• 11:37
  some
• 11:38
  folks
• 11:39
  that
• 11:39
  I've
• 11:40
  gotten
• 11:40
  to
• 11:40
  know
• 11:40
  since
• 11:41
  last
• 11:41
  show
• 11:41
  too.
• 11:42
  So
• 11:42
  that'll
• 11:42
  be
• 11:42
  fun.
• 11:43
  And
• 11:43
  I
• 11:44
  saw
• 11:44
  your
• 11:44
  newsletter
• 11:45
  come
• 11:45
  out.
• 11:45
  You
• 11:45
  got
• 11:45
  a
• 11:46
  smattering
• 11:46
  of
• 11:46
  dates
• 11:46
  in
• 11:47
  January
• 11:47
  and
• 11:47
  February.
• 11:47
  You
• 11:48
  want
• 11:48
  to
• 11:48
  let
• 11:48
  folks
• 11:48
  know
• 11:49
  kind
• 11:49
  of
• 11:49
  generally
• 11:49
  what's
• 11:50
  available,
• 11:50
  how
• 11:50
  to
• 11:50
  get
• 11:50
  in
• 11:50
  touch
• 11:51
  and
• 11:51
  all
• 11:51
  that
• 11:51
  kind
• 11:51
  of
• 11:51
  good
• 11:51
  stuff.
• 11:52
  Yeah,
• 11:53
  there's,
• 11:53
  there's,
• 11:54
  there's
• 11:55
  couple
• 11:56
  weeks
• 11:56
  a
• 11:56
  days
• 11:57
  probably
• 11:57
  between
• 11:58
  January
• 11:58
  and
• 11:58
  February
• 11:59
  still
• 11:59
  open.
• 12:02
  Some
• 12:02
  days
• 12:02
  will
• 12:03
  disappear
• 12:04
  due
• 12:05
  to
• 12:05
  reschedulings
• 12:06
  and
• 12:06
  things
• 12:06
  over
• 12:06
  the
• 12:06
  next
• 12:07
  couple
• 12:07
  of
• 12:07
  weeks.
• 12:07
  But.
• 12:09
  You
• 12:10
  can
• 12:11
  find
• 12:11
  all
• 12:11
  that
• 12:12
  either,
• 12:13
  either
• 12:13
  through
• 12:13
  my
• 12:14
  newsletter.
• 12:14
  If
• 12:14
  you
• 12:14
  want
• 12:15
  to
• 12:15
  subscribe
• 12:15
  to
• 12:16
  that,
• 12:16
  subscribe
• 12:16
  to
• 12:17
  a
• 12:17
  website
• 12:18
  or
• 12:18
  just,
• 12:19
  just
• 12:19
  through
• 12:19
  emailing
• 12:20
  me
• 12:20
  or
• 12:20
  text
• 12:21
  me.
• 12:22
  You
• 12:23
  know,
• 12:23
  as
• 12:23
  I
• 12:23
  always
• 12:23
  say,
• 12:24
  all
• 12:24
  my
• 12:24
  information's
• 12:25
  on
• 12:25
  the
• 12:25
  website.
• 12:26
  It's
• 12:26
  Matt
• 12:26
  Riley
• 12:27
  fly
• 12:27
  fishing.com
• 12:28
  and
• 12:28
  you
• 12:28
  can,
• 12:29
  you
• 12:29
  know,
• 12:30
  call,
• 12:30
  text,
• 12:30
  email,
• 12:31
  whatever
• 12:32
  you'd
• 12:32
  like
• 12:32
  to
• 12:33
  do,
• 12:33
  get
• 12:33
  in
• 12:33
  touch.
• 12:34
  Yeah.
• 12:34
  Well,
• 12:34
  there
• 12:34
  you
• 12:35
  go.
• 12:35
  Well
• 12:35
  folks,
• 12:35
  we
• 12:35
  won't
• 12:36
  talk
• 12:36
  again
• 12:36
  until
• 12:36
  we're
• 12:36
  on
• 12:37
  the
• 12:37
  other
• 12:37
  side.
• 12:37
  Into
• 12:38
  2026.
• 12:39
  Want
• 12:39
  to
• 12:39
  wish
• 12:39
  everybody
• 12:39
  a
• 12:40
  Merry
• 12:40
  Christmas
• 12:40
  and
• 12:40
  a
• 12:40
  Happy
• 12:41
  New
• 12:41
  Year.
• 12:41
  Merry
• 12:42
  Christmas
• 12:42
  and
• 12:42
  a
• 12:42
  Happy
• 12:42
  New
• 12:42
  Year,
• 12:43
  Matt.
• 12:43
  Merry
• 12:44
  Christmas,
• 12:44
  Marvin.