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S7, Ep 19: Weathering the Winds: March Fishing Insights and Pre-Spawn Strategies with Matt Reilly · The Articulate Fly

• 0:00
  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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  Southwest
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  Virginia
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  fishing
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  report
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  with
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  Matt
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  Riley.
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  Matt,
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  how
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  are
• 0:10
  you?
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  Oh,
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  I'm
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  doing
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  good,
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  man.
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  Fairly
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  strung
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  out
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  and
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  hoping
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  for
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  the
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  weather
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  to
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  change
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  a
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  little
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  bit.
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  Yeah,
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  it's
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  interesting.
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  We're
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  getting
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  ready
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  to
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  record
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  a
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  little
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  bit
• 0:22
  earlier
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  than
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  normal
• 0:23
  today
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  and
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  it's
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  kind
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  of
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  funny
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  I
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  was
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  thinking
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  about
• 0:25
  you
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  because
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  it's,
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  you
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  know,
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  as
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  we
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  get
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  into
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  March,
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  you
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  know,
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  it's
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  just
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  so
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  windy
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  in
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  Virginia.
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  But
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  we've
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  also
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  had
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  like
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  bluebird
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  skies
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  too,
• 0:31
  which
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  doesn't
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  make
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  the
• 0:32
  angling
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  great.
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  No,
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  it's
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  been
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  pretty
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  much
• 0:37
  high
• 0:38
  pressure,
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  seems
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  like
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  for
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  two
• 0:43
  weeks
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  now.
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  I
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  mean,
• 0:43
  I
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  was
• 0:44
  telling
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  my
• 0:44
  guys
• 0:44
  today,
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  I
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  don't
• 0:45
  think
• 0:45
  I've
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  seen
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  a
• 0:46
  cloud
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  or
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  fished
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  in
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  less
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  than
• 0:48
  10
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  miles
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  an
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  hour
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  wind
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  for
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  a
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  couple
• 0:51
  of
• 0:51
  weeks.
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  But
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  we've
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  managed
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  to
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  get,
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  get
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  it
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  done.
• 0:55
  I
• 0:55
  mean,
• 0:56
  we've
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  put
• 0:57
  lots
• 0:57
  of
• 0:57
  fish
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  in
• 0:57
  the
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  boat
• 0:58
  the
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  last,
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  last
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  week
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  or
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  two,
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  dealing
• 1:02
  with
• 1:02
  some
• 1:02
  high,
• 1:02
  dirty,
• 1:03
  not,
• 1:04
  not
• 1:04
  so
• 1:04
  much
• 1:04
  high
• 1:04
  anymore,
• 1:05
  but
• 1:05
  some
• 1:05
  dirty
• 1:06
  water
• 1:06
  right
• 1:06
  now
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  too,
• 1:07
  which
• 1:07
  doesn't
• 1:08
  help.
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  So
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  I
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  would
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  say
• 1:12
  from
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  a
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  muskie
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  fishing
• 1:13
  standpoint,
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  man,
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  I
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  hate
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  to,
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  I
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  hate
• 1:17
  to
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  call
• 1:17
  it
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  boring,
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  but
• 1:18
  like
• 1:18
  we
• 1:19
  have
• 1:19
  not
• 1:19
  been
• 1:20
  seeing
• 1:20
  a
• 1:20
  lot
• 1:21
  of
• 1:21
  movement,
• 1:23
  but
• 1:23
  fish
• 1:24
  have
• 1:24
  been
• 1:24
  eaten.
• 1:24
  So
• 1:25
  it's
• 1:25
  kind
• 1:25
  of
• 1:25
  been
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  an
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  all
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  or
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  nothing
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  bite
• 1:27
  that
• 1:27
  you
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  kind
• 1:28
  of
• 1:28
  just
• 1:28
  have
• 1:28
  to
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  stick
• 1:29
  around
• 1:29
  for.
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  It's
• 1:30
  a
• 1:30
  mental
• 1:31
  game,
• 1:31
  you
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  know,
• 1:32
  more
• 1:32
  than,
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  more
• 1:33
  than
• 1:34
  it
• 1:34
  usually
• 1:34
  is
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  where
• 1:35
  you're
• 1:35
  not
• 1:36
  getting
• 1:36
  a
• 1:36
  lot
• 1:37
  of,
• 1:37
  you
• 1:37
  know,
• 1:37
  feedback
• 1:38
  moving
• 1:39
  fish
• 1:39
  throughout
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  the
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  day.
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  I've
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  had
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  a
• 1:43
  lot
• 1:43
  of
• 1:43
  days
• 1:43
  the
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  last
• 1:44
  week
• 1:44
  and
• 1:44
  a
• 1:44
  half
• 1:44
  where
• 1:45
  we,
• 1:45
  you
• 1:45
  know,
• 1:46
  saw
• 1:46
  one
• 1:46
  fish
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  and
• 1:47
  it
• 1:47
  was
• 1:47
  the
• 1:47
  one
• 1:47
  that
• 1:48
  landed
• 1:48
  in
• 1:48
  the
• 1:48
  net,
• 1:48
  you
• 1:49
  know,
• 1:49
  so
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  it
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  makes
• 1:51
  it
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  tough,
• 1:51
  but
• 1:52
  we're
• 1:52
  getting
• 1:53
  through
• 1:53
  it.
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  Yeah.
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  And
• 1:54
  so
• 1:54
  you
• 1:54
  were
• 1:54
  telling
• 1:55
  me
• 1:55
  before
• 1:55
  we
• 1:55
  started
• 1:55
  recording
• 1:56
  that
• 1:56
  you
• 1:56
  literally
• 1:57
  have
• 1:57
  only
• 1:57
  a
• 1:57
  couple
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  more,
• 1:58
  you
• 1:59
  know,
• 1:59
  musky
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  days
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  on
• 2:00
  your
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  dance
• 2:00
  card
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  and
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  you're
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  going
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  to
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  full
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  blown
• 2:01
  shift
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  to
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  pre
• 2:02
  spawn
• 2:02
  smallmouth,
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  correct?
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  Yeah,
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  I,
• 2:07
  I
• 2:07
  usually
• 2:07
  try
• 2:08
  to
• 2:08
  make
• 2:08
  that
• 2:08
  jump
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  early,
• 2:10
  early
• 2:10
  March
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  just
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  because,
• 2:12
  you
• 2:13
  know,
• 2:13
  it.
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  It
• 2:14
  seems
• 2:14
  like
• 2:15
  our,
• 2:15
  our
• 2:16
  water
• 2:16
  temps
• 2:16
  this
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  time
• 2:17
  of
• 2:17
  year
• 2:17
  have
• 2:17
  been
• 2:17
  trending
• 2:18
  warmer
• 2:19
  earlier
• 2:20
  and
• 2:21
  it's,
• 2:22
  you
• 2:22
  know,
• 2:22
  you
• 2:23
  just
• 2:23
  don't
• 2:23
  want
• 2:23
  to
• 2:23
  end
• 2:24
  up
• 2:24
  in
• 2:25
  a
• 2:25
  boat
• 2:25
  looking
• 2:26
  for
• 2:26
  muskies
• 2:27
  when
• 2:27
  they're
• 2:28
  immediately
• 2:29
  pre
• 2:29
  spawn
• 2:30
  and
• 2:30
  the
• 2:31
  water
• 2:31
  temps
• 2:31
  in
• 2:31
  the,
• 2:32
  you
• 2:32
  know,
• 2:33
  upper,
• 2:34
  you
• 2:34
  know,
• 2:34
  50
• 2:35
  to
• 2:35
  52,
• 2:36
  53
• 2:37
  degree
• 2:37
  range.
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  Because
• 2:38
  smallmouth
• 2:39
  fishing
• 2:39
  can
• 2:39
  be
• 2:40
  fantastic.
• 2:40
  And
• 2:42
  you
• 2:42
  know,
• 2:43
  it's
• 2:43
  just,
• 2:43
  it's
• 2:43
  just
• 2:44
  hard
• 2:44
  to
• 2:44
  justify.
• 2:45
  So
• 2:45
  I
• 2:45
  make
• 2:45
  that,
• 2:46
  that
• 2:46
  jump
• 2:47
  fairly
• 2:47
  early.
• 2:49
  I've,
• 2:50
  I've
• 2:50
  strung
• 2:50
  it
• 2:50
  out
• 2:51
  a
• 2:51
  little
• 2:51
  bit
• 2:51
  longer
• 2:51
  than
• 2:52
  I
• 2:52
  have
• 2:52
  the
• 2:53
  last
• 2:53
  couple
• 2:53
  years
• 2:54
  this
• 2:54
  year
• 2:54
  just
• 2:54
  because
• 2:55
  we
• 2:55
  have
• 2:55
  had
• 2:56
  some
• 2:56
  cooler
• 2:56
  temps
• 2:57
  lately
• 2:57
  that
• 2:57
  have
• 2:57
  knocked
• 2:58
  the
• 2:58
  water
• 2:58
  temps
• 2:59
  back
• 2:59
  a
• 2:59
  bit.
• 3:00
  And,
• 3:02
  and
• 3:02
  I
• 3:02
  had
• 3:02
  a
• 3:02
  pile
• 3:03
  of,
• 3:03
  you
• 3:03
  know,
• 3:03
  probably
• 3:04
  like
• 3:04
  15,
• 3:05
  20
• 3:05
  days
• 3:06
  get
• 3:06
  rescheduled
• 3:07
  back
• 3:07
  through
• 3:08
  January
• 3:08
  and
• 3:08
  February.
• 3:09
  So
• 3:10
  we
• 3:10
  had
• 3:10
  to
• 3:10
  put
• 3:11
  them,
• 3:11
  had
• 3:11
  to
• 3:11
  put
• 3:11
  them
• 3:12
  somewhere.
• 3:12
  And
• 3:12
  we've
• 3:13
  still
• 3:13
  got,
• 3:13
  you
• 3:14
  know,
• 3:14
  water
• 3:14
  temps
• 3:15
  today.
• 3:17
  We,
• 3:17
  we
• 3:17
  did
• 3:18
  have
• 3:18
  a
• 3:18
  couple,
• 3:19
  we
• 3:19
  had
• 3:19
  a,
• 3:20
  we
• 3:20
  had
• 3:20
  a
• 3:20
  air
• 3:21
  temperature
• 3:21
  setback
• 3:22
  yesterday
• 3:24
  where
• 3:24
  we
• 3:24
  dropped
• 3:24
  into
• 3:25
  the,
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  twenties
• 3:26
  again
• 3:26
  overnight,
• 3:27
  same
• 3:27
  thing
• 3:27
  last
• 3:28
  night.
• 3:29
  And
• 3:30
  we're
• 3:30
  going
• 3:30
  to
• 3:30
  start
• 3:30
  slowly
• 3:31
  warming
• 3:31
  up
• 3:31
  again.
• 3:32
  But
• 3:32
  we're
• 3:33
  in
• 3:33
  the,
• 3:33
  you
• 3:33
  know,
• 3:34
  low
• 3:34
  to
• 3:34
  mid-40s
• 3:35
  right
• 3:35
  now,
• 3:36
  depending
• 3:36
  on
• 3:36
  where
• 3:36
  you
• 3:36
  are.
• 3:38
  And,
• 3:39
  but
• 3:39
  we've
• 3:39
  got
• 3:39
  some
• 3:40
  very
• 3:41
  few
• 3:41
  lows
• 3:41
  in
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  30s
• 3:42
  and
• 3:43
  a
• 3:43
  couple
• 3:43
  of
• 3:43
  highs
• 3:43
  near
• 3:44
  70
• 3:44
  in
• 3:44
  the
• 3:45
  next,
• 3:45
  you
• 3:45
  know,
• 3:46
  five,
• 3:46
  six
• 3:46
  days.
• 3:47
  So
• 3:49
  I
• 3:49
  think
• 3:49
  we're
• 3:49
  going
• 3:49
  to
• 3:50
  stay
• 3:50
  in
• 3:50
  those
• 3:50
  upper
• 3:50
  40s
• 3:51
  here
• 3:52
  from
• 3:52
  here
• 3:53
  on
• 3:53
  out.
• 3:53
  Yeah,
• 3:54
  for
• 3:54
  what
• 3:54
  it's
• 3:54
  worth,
• 3:55
  I've
• 3:55
  seen
• 3:55
  my
• 3:55
  first
• 3:56
  robin
• 3:56
  and
• 3:56
  daffodil,
• 3:57
  so
• 3:57
  I
• 3:57
  think
• 3:57
  you're
• 3:57
  right.
• 3:58
  Oh,
• 3:59
  yeah,
• 3:59
  yeah.
• 3:59
  We've
• 4:00
  been,
• 4:00
  we,
• 4:01
  we've
• 4:01
  had,
• 4:01
  we've
• 4:01
  had
• 4:02
  robins
• 4:02
  for
• 4:02
  a
• 4:02
  while
• 4:03
  now.
• 4:03
  Um,
• 4:04
  but
• 4:05
  I'm
• 4:06
  sure
• 4:06
  that
• 4:06
  varies
• 4:07
  with,
• 4:07
  with
• 4:07
  location
• 4:08
  too.
• 4:09
  Yeah,
• 4:09
  absolutely.
• 4:10
  And
• 4:10
  so,
• 4:10
  you
• 4:10
  know,
• 4:10
  one
• 4:10
  of
• 4:10
  our
• 4:11
  favorite
• 4:11
  question
• 4:12
  askers,
• 4:12
  Brenner,
• 4:13
  had
• 4:13
  a
• 4:13
  pre
• 4:13
  spawn
• 4:13
  smallmouth
• 4:14
  question.
• 4:14
  So
• 4:14
  I
• 4:14
  think
• 4:14
  his
• 4:15
  timing
• 4:15
  is
• 4:15
  perfect.
• 4:16
  And
• 4:16
  he
• 4:16
  wanted
• 4:16
  to
• 4:17
  get
• 4:17
  your
• 4:17
  thoughts
• 4:17
  on
• 4:18
  color
• 4:18
  recommendations
• 4:19
  for
• 4:19
  crayfish
• 4:20
  and
• 4:21
  pre
• 4:21
  spawn
• 4:21
  smallmouth.
• 4:23
  Sure.
• 4:23
  Yeah,
• 4:25
  I
• 4:25
  would
• 4:26
  say.
• 4:27
  I
• 4:28
  mean,
• 4:28
  I,
• 4:28
  I,
• 4:28
  I
• 4:28
  keep
• 4:29
  my
• 4:29
  crayfish
• 4:30
  color
• 4:30
  choice
• 4:31
  is
• 4:31
  pretty
• 4:31
  basic.
• 4:32
  I
• 4:32
  think
• 4:32
  I've
• 4:32
  talked
• 4:33
  about
• 4:33
  this
• 4:33
  before,
• 4:34
  but
• 4:36
  if
• 4:36
  we're
• 4:37
  going
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  relate
• 4:37
  it
• 4:37
  specifically
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  pre
• 4:38
  spawn,
• 4:39
  I'm
• 4:39
  going
• 4:40
  to
• 4:40
  isolate
• 4:41
  the,
• 4:41
  you
• 4:42
  know,
• 4:42
  stream
• 4:42
  flow
• 4:42
  and
• 4:43
  water
• 4:43
  clarity
• 4:43
  variable.
• 4:46
  You
• 4:46
  know,
• 4:47
  not
• 4:47
  that
• 4:47
  I
• 4:47
  don't
• 4:48
  deal
• 4:48
  with
• 4:48
  high
• 4:49
  water,
• 4:49
  dirty
• 4:49
  water
• 4:50
  in
• 4:50
  the
• 4:50
  summertime,
• 4:51
  but
• 4:51
  in
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  spring,
• 4:52
  I'd
• 4:52
  say
• 4:53
  you
• 4:53
  probably
• 4:53
  deal
• 4:53
  with
• 4:53
  a
• 4:54
  lot
• 4:54
  more,
• 4:54
  you
• 4:55
  know,
• 4:56
  consistently,
• 4:57
  you
• 4:58
  know,
• 4:58
  colored
• 4:58
  water
• 4:59
  because
• 4:59
  we're
• 5:00
  getting
• 5:00
  a
• 5:00
  lot
• 5:00
  of
• 5:00
  rain
• 5:00
  at
• 5:01
  times.
• 5:03
  But,
• 5:03
  you
• 5:03
  know,
• 5:04
  my
• 5:04
  standards
• 5:04
  are
• 5:05
  pretty
• 5:05
  much
• 5:05
  just
• 5:06
  variations
• 5:06
  on,
• 5:07
  you
• 5:08
  know,
• 5:08
  brown,
• 5:09
  olive,
• 5:09
  natural
• 5:10
  color,
• 5:10
  and
• 5:11
  then
• 5:11
  black
• 5:12
  and
• 5:12
  blues
• 5:13
  and
• 5:13
  black
• 5:13
  purples,
• 5:14
  something
• 5:15
  contrasty
• 5:17
  black
• 5:17
  and
• 5:17
  red,
• 5:17
  black,
• 5:18
  but,
• 5:18
  you
• 5:19
  know,
• 5:19
  copper,
• 5:20
  something
• 5:20
  like
• 5:20
  that.
• 5:22
  And
• 5:22
  then,
• 5:23
  you
• 5:24
  know,
• 5:24
  like
• 5:24
  I
• 5:24
  said,
• 5:25
  variations
• 5:25
  on
• 5:26
  natural
• 5:26
  browns.
• 5:28
  The
• 5:28
  what,
• 5:29
  what
• 5:29
  the
• 5:29
  gear
• 5:29
  guys
• 5:29
  call
• 5:30
  peanut
• 5:30
  butter
• 5:30
  and
• 5:30
  jelly
• 5:31
  is
• 5:31
  a
• 5:31
  good
• 5:31
  color.
• 5:32
  Sort
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  tan,
• 5:33
  brown
• 5:34
  and
• 5:34
  purple,
• 5:35
  Purple
• 5:35
  accents.
• 5:38
  That's,
• 5:39
  that's,
• 5:39
  that's
• 5:40
  pretty
• 5:40
  much,
• 5:41
  pretty
• 5:41
  much
• 5:41
  what
• 5:41
  I
• 5:41
  do.
• 5:41
  I
• 5:42
  don't
• 5:42
  don't
• 5:42
  make
• 5:42
  it
• 5:42
  much
• 5:43
  more
• 5:43
  complicated
• 5:43
  than
• 5:44
  that.
• 5:46
  You
• 5:46
  can
• 5:46
  get
• 5:47
  creative.
• 5:47
  I
• 5:48
  mean,
• 5:48
  in
• 5:49
  the
• 5:49
  New
• 5:49
  River,
• 5:51
  I'll
• 5:51
  see
• 5:52
  a
• 5:52
  fair
• 5:52
  number
• 5:52
  of,
• 5:53
  of
• 5:53
  crayfish
• 5:54
  that,
• 5:54
  that
• 5:54
  have,
• 5:55
  you
• 5:55
  know,
• 5:55
  a
• 5:56
  lot
• 5:56
  of
• 5:56
  red
• 5:56
  on
• 5:56
  them.
• 5:56
  They'll
• 5:57
  be
• 5:57
  dark
• 5:57
  black
• 5:58
  with
• 5:58
  red
• 5:58
  splotches.
• 5:59
  You
• 5:59
  know,
• 5:59
  so
• 6:00
  that's
• 6:00
  kind
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  fun
• 6:01
  different
• 6:02
  color
• 6:02
  to
• 6:03
  have.
• 6:03
  And
• 6:04
  you
• 6:05
  know,
• 6:05
  black
• 6:06
  and
• 6:06
  oranges
• 6:06
  and
• 6:07
  stuff
• 6:07
  like
• 6:07
  that.
• 6:08
  Things
• 6:08
  that
• 6:08
  are
• 6:08
  natural.
• 6:09
  If,
• 6:10
  if
• 6:10
  you
• 6:10
  want
• 6:10
  to
• 6:11
  play
• 6:11
  around
• 6:11
  with
• 6:11
  color
• 6:12
  patterns,
• 6:12
  you
• 6:12
  know,
• 6:13
  just,
• 6:14
  you
• 6:14
  know,
• 6:14
  variations
• 6:15
  on
• 6:15
  all
• 6:15
  those
• 6:16
  natural
• 6:16
  colors
• 6:17
  are
• 6:18
  fine.
• 6:18
  And
• 6:20
  I
• 6:21
  would
• 6:21
  say
• 6:21
  just,
• 6:22
  just
• 6:22
  in
• 6:22
  fly
• 6:22
  tying
• 6:23
  in
• 6:23
  general,
• 6:25
  it's,
• 6:25
  it's
• 6:25
  a
• 6:26
  huge,
• 6:27
  huge
• 6:28
  benefit
• 6:28
  to
• 6:29
  have
• 6:29
  that
• 6:29
  skill
• 6:30
  where
• 6:30
  you
• 6:30
  can
• 6:30
  go
• 6:30
  home
• 6:30
  and
• 6:31
  tie
• 6:31
  flies
• 6:31
  and
• 6:32
  kind
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  match
• 6:33
  what
• 6:33
  you're
• 6:33
  seeing,
• 6:34
  but
• 6:34
  also
• 6:35
  tying
• 6:36
  things
• 6:36
  in
• 6:36
  different
• 6:36
  colors
• 6:37
  just
• 6:37
  to
• 6:37
  have,
• 6:39
  you
• 6:39
  know,
• 6:39
  you
• 6:40
  have
• 6:40
  six
• 6:40
  different
• 6:40
  colors
• 6:41
  that
• 6:41
  could
• 6:41
  be
• 6:41
  considered
• 6:42
  natural.
• 6:43
  And
• 6:43
  in
• 6:44
  my
• 6:44
  mind,
• 6:44
  it's,
• 6:44
  it's
• 6:45
  not
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  bad
• 6:45
  thing
• 6:46
  to,
• 6:46
  to
• 6:47
  fish
• 6:47
  a
• 6:47
  bunch
• 6:48
  of
• 6:48
  different
• 6:48
  colors
• 6:48
  that
• 6:49
  fit
• 6:49
  into
• 6:50
  those
• 6:50
  schemes
• 6:51
  because,
• 6:52
  you
• 6:52
  know,
• 6:52
  then
• 6:52
  you're
• 6:52
  not
• 6:53
  showing
• 6:53
  the
• 6:53
  fish
• 6:53
  the
• 6:54
  same
• 6:54
  fly
• 6:54
  every
• 6:55
  day.
• 6:57
  So,
• 6:57
  you
• 6:57
  know,
• 6:58
  definitely
• 6:58
  have
• 6:58
  fun
• 6:58
  with
• 6:59
  it.
• 6:59
  But
• 6:59
  I,
• 6:59
  I
• 6:59
  wouldn't
• 6:59
  overthink
• 7:00
  it.
• 7:00
  You
• 7:01
  know,
• 7:01
  something
• 7:01
  that
• 7:02
  shows
• 7:02
  up
• 7:02
  in
• 7:02
  dirty
• 7:02
  water
• 7:03
  and
• 7:04
  something
• 7:04
  that's
• 7:04
  more
• 7:04
  natural
• 7:05
  and,
• 7:07
  and
• 7:09
  will.
• 7:09
  Will
• 7:09
  work
• 7:10
  well
• 7:10
  in
• 7:10
  clear
• 7:10
  water.
• 7:11
  Yeah.
• 7:11
  And
• 7:11
  I
• 7:11
  would
• 7:12
  imagine
• 7:12
  those
• 7:12
  color
• 7:12
  rules
• 7:13
  kind
• 7:13
  of,
• 7:13
  you
• 7:13
  know,
• 7:13
  they
• 7:14
  work
• 7:14
  for
• 7:14
  everything,
• 7:14
  not
• 7:15
  just
• 7:15
  crayfish.
• 7:15
  Right.
• 7:16
  Changers
• 7:16
  and
• 7:16
  everything
• 7:16
  else.
• 7:17
  You
• 7:17
  want
• 7:17
  to
• 7:17
  fish
• 7:17
  for
• 7:17
  pre
• 7:18
  spawn.
• 7:19
  Yeah,
• 7:20
  yeah,
• 7:20
  absolutely.
• 7:22
  I
• 7:22
  will
• 7:23
  say
• 7:23
  too,
• 7:24
  to
• 7:24
  kind
• 7:24
  of
• 7:25
  broaden
• 7:25
  it
• 7:25
  a
• 7:26
  little
• 7:26
  bit.
• 7:27
  I,
• 7:28
  I
• 7:28
  do
• 7:28
  think
• 7:28
  there's
• 7:29
  also
• 7:30
  a
• 7:30
  bit.
• 7:31
  So,
• 7:31
  you
• 7:31
  know,
• 7:32
  the,
• 7:32
  the.
• 7:33
  If
• 7:33
  you're
• 7:34
  going
• 7:34
  to
• 7:34
  isolate
• 7:34
  the,
• 7:35
  the
• 7:35
  water
• 7:35
  clarity
• 7:36
  variable,
• 7:37
  you
• 7:37
  know,
• 7:38
  dark
• 7:38
  contrasty
• 7:39
  colors
• 7:40
  and
• 7:40
  dirty
• 7:40
  water,
• 7:41
  more
• 7:41
  natural,
• 7:42
  lighter
• 7:42
  colors
• 7:42
  and
• 7:43
  clear
• 7:43
  water.
• 7:44
  I
• 7:44
  also
• 7:44
  think
• 7:44
  there's
• 7:45
  something
• 7:45
  to
• 7:45
  be
• 7:45
  said
• 7:45
  for
• 7:45
  fishing
• 7:46
  colors
• 7:47
  that
• 7:47
  can
• 7:47
  be
• 7:47
  seen
• 7:50
  from
• 7:50
  further
• 7:51
  away
• 7:52
  in
• 7:52
  colder
• 7:53
  water,
• 7:54
  just
• 7:54
  because
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  fish
• 7:55
  are
• 7:55
  not
• 7:56
  moving
• 7:56
  quite
• 7:56
  as
• 7:57
  much,
• 7:57
  their
• 7:57
  reactive
• 7:58
  distances
• 7:58
  are,
• 7:58
  are
• 7:59
  smaller
• 8:00
  than
• 8:00
  they
• 8:00
  are
• 8:00
  in
• 8:00
  warm,
• 8:01
  you
• 8:01
  know,
• 8:02
  sort
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  temperate
• 8:03
  water.
• 8:04
  And
• 8:05
  I,
• 8:06
  I
• 8:06
  just,
• 8:06
  I
• 8:06
  think
• 8:06
  if
• 8:07
  those
• 8:07
  fish
• 8:07
  can
• 8:07
  be
• 8:08
  aware
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  your
• 8:08
  fly
• 8:09
  for
• 8:09
  longer
• 8:10
  and
• 8:10
  they
• 8:10
  can
• 8:11
  kind
• 8:11
  of
• 8:11
  take
• 8:11
  their
• 8:12
  time
• 8:12
  getting
• 8:13
  to
• 8:13
  it
• 8:13
  as
• 8:14
  opposed
• 8:14
  to,
• 8:15
  you
• 8:15
  know,
• 8:16
  having
• 8:16
  a
• 8:16
  fly
• 8:16
  that
• 8:16
  they
• 8:17
  can't
• 8:17
  see
• 8:17
  very
• 8:18
  well
• 8:19
  moving
• 8:20
  past
• 8:20
  them
• 8:20
  pretty
• 8:21
  quickly,
• 8:22
  I,
• 8:22
  I
• 8:22
  think
• 8:22
  that's
• 8:23
  sometimes
• 8:23
  a
• 8:23
  benefit.
• 8:24
  So
• 8:24
  sometimes
• 8:24
  I'll
• 8:24
  consider
• 8:25
  the,
• 8:25
  the
• 8:25
  water
• 8:26
  temperature
• 8:26
  too,
• 8:27
  and
• 8:28
  just,
• 8:28
  you
• 8:29
  know,
• 8:29
  how
• 8:30
  visible
• 8:31
  and
• 8:31
  how
• 8:31
  catchable
• 8:32
  that
• 8:32
  that
• 8:32
  color
• 8:33
  is
• 8:33
  going
• 8:33
  to
• 8:33
  be.
• 8:34
  Got
• 8:34
  it.
• 8:34
  And
• 8:35
  you
• 8:35
  know,
• 8:35
  folks,
• 8:35
  we
• 8:35
  love
• 8:36
  questions
• 8:36
  on
• 8:36
  the
• 8:36
  articulate
• 8:37
  fly.
• 8:37
  You
• 8:37
  can
• 8:37
  email
• 8:38
  me
• 8:38
  or
• 8:38
  DM
• 8:38
  me
• 8:39
  on
• 8:39
  social
• 8:39
  media.
• 8:40
  Whatever
• 8:40
  is
• 8:40
  easiest
• 8:40
  for
• 8:41
  you.
• 8:41
  And
• 8:41
  if
• 8:41
  we
• 8:41
  use
• 8:41
  your
• 8:42
  question,
• 8:42
  I
• 8:42
  will
• 8:42
  send
• 8:42
  you
• 8:42
  some
• 8:43
  articulate
• 8:43
  fly
• 8:43
  swag.
• 8:44
  Then
• 8:44
  you're
• 8:44
  going
• 8:45
  for
• 8:45
  a
• 8:45
  drawing
• 8:45
  for
• 8:45
  some
• 8:46
  cool
• 8:46
  stuff
• 8:46
  from
• 8:46
  Matt
• 8:46
  at
• 8:46
  the
• 8:46
  end
• 8:47
  of
• 8:47
  the
• 8:47
  season.
• 8:47
  And
• 8:47
  Matt,
• 8:47
  before
• 8:48
  I
• 8:48
  let
• 8:48
  you
• 8:48
  go,
• 8:48
  you
• 8:48
  want
• 8:48
  to
• 8:49
  let
• 8:49
  folks
• 8:49
  know,
• 8:50
  like,
• 8:50
  I'm
• 8:50
  sure
• 8:50
  you're
• 8:50
  super
• 8:51
  booked
• 8:51
  up,
• 8:51
  probably
• 8:52
  into,
• 8:52
  like,
• 8:53
  August,
• 8:53
  but
• 8:53
  kind
• 8:54
  of
• 8:54
  let
• 8:54
  folks
• 8:54
  know
• 8:54
  what
• 8:54
  you
• 8:55
  have
• 8:55
  available.
• 8:55
  I
• 8:55
  know
• 8:55
  you're
• 8:56
  running
• 8:56
  a
• 8:56
  striper
• 8:56
  program
• 8:57
  and
• 8:58
  you
• 8:58
  might
• 8:58
  be
• 8:58
  chasing
• 8:59
  some
• 8:59
  cicadas
• 9:00
  as
• 9:00
  well.
• 9:01
  Yeah,
• 9:03
  I
• 9:03
  think
• 9:03
  I'm
• 9:03
  pretty
• 9:04
  much
• 9:04
  spoken
• 9:05
  for
• 9:05
  for,
• 9:06
  you
• 9:06
  know,
• 9:06
  spring
• 9:07
  smallmouth
• 9:07
  stuff
• 9:08
  that
• 9:08
  there's
• 9:08
  always,
• 9:09
  you
• 9:09
  know,
• 9:09
  there's
• 9:10
  always
• 9:10
  a
• 9:10
  day
• 9:10
  or
• 9:10
  two
• 9:10
  popping
• 9:11
  up
• 9:11
  here
• 9:12
  and
• 9:12
  there
• 9:12
  with
• 9:12
  cancellations
• 9:13
  and
• 9:14
  things.
• 9:14
  So
• 9:14
  never
• 9:14
  be.
• 9:15
  Never
• 9:15
  be
• 9:15
  scared
• 9:16
  to
• 9:16
  ask.
• 9:16
  But,
• 9:18
  yeah,
• 9:18
  I
• 9:19
  probably
• 9:19
  still
• 9:19
  have
• 9:20
  maybe
• 9:21
  seven
• 9:23
  striper
• 9:23
  slots
• 9:24
  and
• 9:25
  in
• 9:25
  early
• 9:26
  May
• 9:27
  and
• 9:28
  then.
• 9:28
  Yeah,
• 9:28
  I
• 9:28
  haven't
• 9:29
  really
• 9:29
  talked
• 9:29
  about
• 9:30
  it
• 9:30
  much
• 9:31
  publicly,
• 9:33
  but
• 9:33
  we.
• 9:34
  We
• 9:34
  are
• 9:34
  going
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  have
• 9:35
  another
• 9:35
  periodical
• 9:36
  cicada
• 9:37
  hatch
• 9:37
  in
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  Southeast
• 9:38
  this
• 9:38
  spring.
• 9:39
  So
• 9:39
  that'll
• 9:40
  be,
• 9:40
  you
• 9:40
  know,
• 9:41
  mid.
• 9:41
  Mid
• 9:42
  May
• 9:42
  to
• 9:43
  mid
• 9:43
  June
• 9:44
  time
• 9:45
  frame.
• 9:46
  And
• 9:46
  then
• 9:46
  I've
• 9:47
  got
• 9:47
  a,
• 9:47
  you
• 9:48
  know,
• 9:48
  a
• 9:48
  dozen
• 9:48
  or
• 9:49
  so
• 9:49
  dates,
• 9:50
  you
• 9:50
  know,
• 9:51
  just
• 9:51
  kind
• 9:51
  of
• 9:52
  interspersed
• 9:53
  throughout
• 9:53
  the
• 9:53
  summer
• 9:54
  months.
• 9:55
  And
• 9:55
  then
• 9:55
  we're
• 9:56
  talking
• 9:56
  about
• 9:56
  the
• 9:57
  fall.
• 9:57
  So,
• 9:58
  you
• 9:58
  know,
• 9:59
  like
• 9:59
  I
• 9:59
  always
• 9:59
  say,
• 9:59
  anything
• 10:00
  that
• 10:00
  I
• 10:01
  do
• 10:01
  that
• 10:01
  you're
• 10:01
  interested
• 10:02
  in,
• 10:04
  just
• 10:05
  shoot
• 10:05
  me
• 10:05
  a
• 10:05
  phone
• 10:06
  call
• 10:06
  or
• 10:06
  something.
• 10:06
  We'll
• 10:06
  at
• 10:07
  least
• 10:07
  start
• 10:07
  talking
• 10:07
  about
• 10:07
  it.
• 10:08
  Because,
• 10:10
  you
• 10:10
  know,
• 10:11
  selecting
• 10:11
  the
• 10:12
  proper,
• 10:12
  proper
• 10:13
  season,
• 10:14
  proper
• 10:14
  season
• 10:15
  within
• 10:15
  the
• 10:15
  season
• 10:16
  to
• 10:17
  accomplish
• 10:17
  whatever.
• 10:18
  Whatever
• 10:19
  goal
• 10:19
  you
• 10:19
  might
• 10:20
  have
• 10:20
  or
• 10:21
  kind
• 10:21
  of
• 10:21
  meet
• 10:21
  you
• 10:22
  where
• 10:22
  you
• 10:22
  are
• 10:23
  in
• 10:23
  terms
• 10:23
  of
• 10:24
  targeting
• 10:25
  a
• 10:25
  certain
• 10:26
  species
• 10:27
  and
• 10:27
  learning
• 10:29
  potentially
• 10:30
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• 10:30
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• 10:31
  one
• 10:32
  is
• 10:32
  pretty
• 10:33
  important
• 10:33
  to
• 10:34
  me.
• 10:35
  Try
• 10:35
  to
• 10:36
  match
• 10:36
  all
• 10:37
  of
• 10:37
  that
• 10:37
  really
• 10:37
  well.
• 10:37
  So
• 10:38
  everybody
• 10:38
  has
• 10:38
  the
• 10:38
  best
• 10:39
  experience
• 10:39
  possible.
• 10:40
  And
• 10:40
  that's
• 10:40
  kind
• 10:41
  of
• 10:41
  tough
• 10:42
  when
• 10:42
  you
• 10:42
  call
• 10:43
  in
• 10:43
  February
• 10:43
  wanting
• 10:43
  to
• 10:44
  book
• 10:44
  a
• 10:44
  muskie
• 10:44
  trip.
• 10:45
  So
• 10:45
  if
• 10:46
  there's
• 10:46
  something
• 10:47
  you're
• 10:47
  interested
• 10:47
  in,
• 10:48
  reach
• 10:48
  out
• 10:49
  and
• 10:49
  we'll
• 10:50
  try
• 10:50
  to
• 10:50
  find
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  perfect
• 10:51
  time
• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:52
  it
• 10:52
  done.
• 10:53
  Yeah,
• 10:53
  absolutely.
• 10:53
  And
• 10:54
  just
• 10:54
  so
• 10:54
  I
• 10:54
  know,
• 10:54
  I
• 10:54
  mean,
• 10:54
  I
• 10:55
  know
• 10:55
  that
• 10:55
  the
• 10:55
  state
• 10:55
  college
• 10:56
  boys
• 10:56
  are
• 10:56
  tying
• 10:56
  cicadas.
• 10:57
  What's
• 10:57
  the
• 10:58
  footprint
• 10:58
  for
• 10:59
  this
• 10:59
  cicada
• 11:00
  emergence
• 11:00
  this
• 11:00
  summer?
• 11:02
  Yeah,
• 11:04
  middle
• 11:04
  Pennsylvania
• 11:05
  is
• 11:05
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• 11:06
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• 11:08
  a
• 11:08
  hot
• 11:09
  zone.
• 11:09
  But,
• 11:10
  you
• 11:10
  know,
• 11:10
  parts
• 11:11
  of
• 11:11
  southwest
• 11:11
  Virginia,
• 11:12
  east
• 11:12
  Tennessee,
• 11:13
  east
• 11:14
  central
• 11:14
  Kentucky,
• 11:15
  parts
• 11:16
  of
• 11:16
  West
• 11:16
  Virginia.
• 11:19
  I'm
• 11:19
  sure
• 11:19
  there's
• 11:20
  more,
• 11:21
  but
• 11:21
  that
• 11:22
  is
• 11:22
  sort
• 11:23
  of
• 11:23
  my.
• 11:23
  In
• 11:23
  my
• 11:24
  immediate
• 11:24
  sphere,
• 11:25
  what
• 11:26
  I'm
• 11:26
  aware
• 11:26
  of.
• 11:27
  And
• 11:29
  yeah,
• 11:30
  it's.
• 11:30
  Do
• 11:30
  your
• 11:31
  homework.
• 11:31
  It's
• 11:31
  not
• 11:32
  a.
• 11:32
  Not
• 11:32
  an
• 11:33
  easy
• 11:33
  thing.
• 11:34
  And
• 11:34
  if
• 11:34
  just
• 11:35
  because
• 11:35
  you
• 11:35
  hear
• 11:35
  about
• 11:35
  a
• 11:36
  cicada
• 11:36
  hatch
• 11:36
  on
• 11:36
  the
• 11:37
  news
• 11:37
  doesn't
• 11:37
  mean
• 11:37
  it's
• 11:37
  going
• 11:38
  to
• 11:38
  happen
• 11:38
  in
• 11:38
  your
• 11:38
  backyard.
• 11:39
  So
• 11:41
  do
• 11:41
  your
• 11:41
  research
• 11:42
  and
• 11:42
  do
• 11:42
  your
• 11:42
  footwork
• 11:43
  if.
• 11:44
  If
• 11:44
  you
• 11:45
  have
• 11:45
  plans
• 11:45
  to
• 11:46
  capitalize
• 11:47
  on
• 11:48
  that
• 11:48
  or
• 11:48
  call
• 11:48
  me,
• 11:49
  because
• 11:49
  I
• 11:49
  obsess
• 11:50
  over
• 11:50
  that.
• 11:50
  And
• 11:50
  I
• 11:50
  spend
• 11:51
  a
• 11:51
  lot
• 11:51
  of
• 11:51
  time
• 11:52
  doing
• 11:53
  the
• 11:53
  research
• 11:53
  and
• 11:53
  doing
• 11:54
  the
• 11:54
  footwork.
• 11:54
  Yeah,
• 11:55
  there
• 11:55
  you
• 11:55
  go.
• 11:55
  And
• 11:56
  you
• 11:56
  know,
• 11:56
  folks,
• 11:56
  as
• 11:56
  I
• 11:56
  always
• 11:57
  say,
• 11:57
  if
• 11:57
  it's
• 11:57
  warm
• 11:57
  enough
• 11:57
  where
• 11:58
  you
• 11:58
  are,
• 11:58
  you
• 11:58
  should
• 11:58
  get
• 11:58
  out
• 11:59
  and
• 11:59
  fish.
• 12:00
  If
• 12:00
  it's
• 12:00
  not
• 12:00
  quite
• 12:01
  warm
• 12:01
  enough
• 12:01
  yet,
• 12:01
  tie
• 12:02
  some
• 12:02
  flies.
• 12:02
  Or
• 12:02
  if
• 12:02
  you've
• 12:03
  got
• 12:03
  a
• 12:03
  fly
• 12:03
  fishing
• 12:03
  show
• 12:03
  near
• 12:04
  you,
• 12:04
  drop
• 12:05
  by
• 12:05
  and
• 12:05
  check
• 12:05
  it
• 12:05
  out.
• 12:06
  Tight
• 12:06
  lines,
• 12:06
  everybody.
• 12:07
  Tight
• 12:07
  lines,
• 12:08
  Matt.
• 12:09
  Thanks,
• 12:09
  Marvin.