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S7, Ep 106: Last Minute Gifts and Winter Tips: George Costa's Holiday Fishing Insights · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  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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  for
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  the
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  final
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  Central
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  PA
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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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  George
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  Costa
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  himself
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  from
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  TCO
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  Fly
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  Shop
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  and
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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
• 0:17
  are
• 0:17
  you?
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  That
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  is
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  incredible
• 0:18
  euphoria.
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  I'm
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  catching
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  you
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  a
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  little
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  later
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  in
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  the
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  day,
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  but
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  to
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  be
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  in
• 0:21
  the
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  thick
• 0:21
  of
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  retail
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  madness
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  for
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  the
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  holidays,
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  you
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  sound
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  awfully
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  chipper.
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  It's
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  not
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  so
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  bad
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  around
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  here.
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  People
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  coming
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  in
• 0:28
  getting
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  their
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  last
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  minute
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  gifts
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  for,
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  for
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  Santa
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  Claus
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  to
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  deliver
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  to
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  all
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  their
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  fly
• 0:32
  fishing
• 0:33
  friends.
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  So,
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  you
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  know,
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  it's,
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  it's,
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  it's
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  good.
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  I
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  like
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  it.
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  It's
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  fun.
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  Yeah.
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  And
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  you
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  know,
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  the
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  great
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  thing
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  with
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  the
• 0:37
  yeti
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  tumblers
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  is
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  you
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  can
• 0:38
  day
• 0:38
  drink
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  and
• 0:39
  nobody
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  knows.
• 0:40
  This
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  is
• 0:40
  very
• 0:41
  true.
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  Yeah,
• 0:42
  this
• 0:42
  is
• 0:42
  very
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  true.
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  So,
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  you
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  know,
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  looking
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  at
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  your
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  weather,
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  I
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  think
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  we,
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  I
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  don't
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  know
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  what
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  the
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  official
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  term,
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  what
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  you
• 0:47
  guys
• 0:47
  like
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  to
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  say
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  in
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  Central
• 0:48
  pa,
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  but
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  I
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  would
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  say
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  down
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  here
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  in
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  the
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  south,
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  we
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  say
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  it's
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  pretty
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  cruddy,
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  right?
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  Yeah,
• 0:52
  yeah.
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  Somewhere
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  along
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  those
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  lines.
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  Weather
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  has
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  been
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  all
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  over
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  the
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  place.
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  It's
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  been
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  warm
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  the
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  past
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  couple
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  days.
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  We
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  got
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  a
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  good
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  shot
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  of
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  rain
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  last
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  night,
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  which
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  was
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  actually
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  much
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  needed.
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  So
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  a
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  lot
• 1:02
  of
• 1:02
  the
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  snow
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  on
• 1:03
  the
• 1:03
  ground
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  has
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  since
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  melted
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  from
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  the
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  rain
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  and
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  kind
• 1:05
  of
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  dumped
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  into
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  the
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  streams.
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  Streams
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  were
• 1:08
  really
• 1:08
  low
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  out
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  the
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  gate,
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  so
• 1:09
  it
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  only
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  bumped
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  everything
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  up,
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  you
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  know,
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  a
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  little
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  bit,
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  but
• 1:12
  nothing
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  is
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  blown
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  out
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  at
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  all.
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  Streams
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  do
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  have
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  of
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  color
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  from
• 1:16
  all
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  that
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  rain
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  and
• 1:17
  melt
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  last
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  night
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  and
• 1:18
  the
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  water's
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  temps
• 1:19
  have
• 1:19
  definitely
• 1:20
  been
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  cold.
• 1:21
  Fishing
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  has
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  been,
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  it's
• 1:23
  been
• 1:23
  okay.
• 1:24
  I
• 1:24
  mean,
• 1:24
  you
• 1:24
  really
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  got
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  to
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  work
• 1:25
  for
• 1:25
  them
• 1:25
  right
• 1:25
  now.
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  Fish
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  are
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  kind
• 1:26
  of
• 1:26
  settling
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  in
• 1:27
  post
• 1:27
  spawn
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  streamer
• 1:29
  fishing
• 1:29
  has
• 1:29
  been
• 1:30
  kind
• 1:30
  of
• 1:30
  hit
• 1:30
  or
• 1:30
  miss
• 1:30
  with
• 1:31
  how
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  low
• 1:31
  and
• 1:31
  clear
• 1:31
  it's
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  been.
• 1:32
  But
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  hopefully
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  this
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  little
• 1:33
  shot
• 1:33
  of
• 1:33
  water
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  gets
• 1:34
  some
• 1:34
  fish
• 1:34
  moving
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  on
• 1:35
  streamers.
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  Dry
• 1:36
  fly
• 1:37
  activity.
• 1:37
  I
• 1:37
  saw
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  a
• 1:38
  handful
• 1:38
  of
• 1:38
  midges
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  out
• 1:39
  yesterday,
• 1:39
  but
• 1:39
  really
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  nothing
• 1:40
  on
• 1:40
  top
• 1:40
  or
• 1:40
  nothing
• 1:41
  much
• 1:41
  to
• 1:41
  report
• 1:41
  on
• 1:42
  that
• 1:42
  front.
• 1:42
  Nymphing's
• 1:43
  really
• 1:43
  going
• 1:43
  to
• 1:44
  be
• 1:44
  your
• 1:44
  best
• 1:44
  bet.
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  Just
• 1:45
  get
• 1:45
  your
• 1:45
  flies
• 1:46
  down
• 1:46
  deep
• 1:46
  in
• 1:46
  some
• 1:47
  of
• 1:47
  those
• 1:47
  deeper
• 1:47
  pools.
• 1:47
  Trout
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  definitely
• 1:48
  have
• 1:48
  moved
• 1:49
  into
• 1:49
  the
• 1:49
  winter
• 1:49
  lies.
• 1:50
  Right
• 1:50
  now
• 1:50
  they're
• 1:51
  sitting
• 1:51
  in
• 1:51
  deeper
• 1:51
  water
• 1:52
  and
• 1:52
  just
• 1:52
  kind
• 1:52
  of
• 1:52
  hugging
• 1:53
  in
• 1:53
  the
• 1:53
  bottom
• 1:53
  waiting
• 1:53
  for
• 1:54
  any
• 1:54
  food
• 1:54
  to
• 1:54
  come
• 1:54
  past
• 1:54
  them.
• 1:55
  So
• 1:55
  if
• 1:55
  you
• 1:55
  can
• 1:56
  get
• 1:56
  out
• 1:56
  and
• 1:56
  you
• 1:56
  can
• 1:56
  fish
• 1:56
  this
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  week,
• 1:57
  I'd
• 1:57
  say
• 1:57
  do
• 1:58
  it.
• 1:58
  It's
• 1:59
  definitely
• 1:59
  not,
• 1:59
  you
• 2:00
  know,
• 2:00
  hot
• 2:00
  and
• 2:00
  heavy
• 2:01
  out
• 2:01
  there,
• 2:01
  but
• 2:01
  it's,
• 2:02
  you
• 2:02
  know,
• 2:02
  I
• 2:02
  guess
• 2:02
  it's,
• 2:03
  it's
• 2:03
  better
• 2:03
  than
• 2:04
  sitting
• 2:04
  at
• 2:04
  home
• 2:04
  with
• 2:04
  the,
• 2:05
  with
• 2:05
  the
• 2:05
  in
• 2:05
  laws,
• 2:06
  I
• 2:06
  guess,
• 2:06
  this
• 2:06
  time
• 2:06
  of
• 2:06
  year
• 2:06
  during
• 2:07
  the
• 2:07
  holidays.
• 2:07
  So
• 2:07
  go
• 2:08
  fish.
• 2:08
  Go
• 2:08
  fish.
• 2:08
  Yeah,
• 2:09
  it'll
• 2:09
  keep
• 2:09
  you
• 2:09
  from
• 2:09
  being
• 2:10
  really,
• 2:10
  really
• 2:10
  bitter
• 2:10
  in
• 2:11
  February,
• 2:11
  right?
• 2:12
  This
• 2:12
  is
• 2:12
  true.
• 2:12
  This
• 2:13
  is
• 2:13
  very
• 2:13
  true.
• 2:14
  So
• 2:14
  for
• 2:14
  all
• 2:14
  the
• 2:14
  procrastinators
• 2:15
  out
• 2:15
  there,
• 2:16
  I
• 2:16
  mean,
• 2:16
  we're
• 2:16
  inside
• 2:17
  a
• 2:17
  week
• 2:17
  to,
• 2:17
  to
• 2:18
  Christmas.
• 2:19
  You
• 2:19
  know,
• 2:19
  what
• 2:19
  are
• 2:19
  kind
• 2:19
  of
• 2:20
  things
• 2:20
  they
• 2:20
  can
• 2:21
  pick
• 2:21
  up
• 2:21
  in
• 2:21
  the
• 2:21
  shop?
• 2:22
  Obviously
• 2:22
  gift
• 2:22
  cards
• 2:23
  are
• 2:23
  always
• 2:23
  great,
• 2:23
  but
• 2:24
  you
• 2:24
  know,
• 2:24
  kind
• 2:24
  of
• 2:24
  what's
• 2:25
  going
• 2:25
  on
• 2:25
  in
• 2:25
  the
• 2:25
  shop,
• 2:26
  kind
• 2:26
  of
• 2:26
  holiday
• 2:26
  hours
• 2:26
  and
• 2:27
  all
• 2:27
  that
• 2:27
  kind
• 2:27
  of
• 2:27
  good
• 2:27
  stuff.
• 2:28
  Yeah,
• 2:28
  I
• 2:28
  mean,
• 2:29
  we've
• 2:29
  got
• 2:29
  plenty
• 2:29
  of
• 2:29
  little
• 2:30
  gift
• 2:31
  ideas
• 2:31
  here
• 2:31
  for
• 2:32
  whoever
• 2:32
  you're
• 2:32
  buying
• 2:32
  some
• 2:33
  stuff
• 2:33
  for.
• 2:33
  Gift
• 2:33
  cards
• 2:33
  always
• 2:34
  make
• 2:34
  great
• 2:34
  ideas.
• 2:35
  Really
• 2:35
  good
• 2:36
  gifts
• 2:36
  are
• 2:36
  all
• 2:37
  the
• 2:37
  classes
• 2:37
  and
• 2:37
  stuff
• 2:38
  we're
• 2:38
  doing
• 2:38
  here
• 2:38
  at
• 2:38
  all
• 2:38
  of
• 2:39
  our
• 2:39
  locations.
• 2:39
  We've
• 2:39
  had
• 2:39
  a
• 2:40
  ton
• 2:40
  of
• 2:40
  classes
• 2:40
  this
• 2:40
  winter
• 2:41
  and
• 2:42
  some
• 2:42
  pretty
• 2:42
  good
• 2:42
  sales
• 2:42
  going
• 2:43
  on
• 2:43
  right
• 2:43
  now.
• 2:43
  So
• 2:43
  you
• 2:43
  can
• 2:44
  check
• 2:44
  that
• 2:44
  out
• 2:44
  on
• 2:44
  our
• 2:45
  website,
• 2:45
  TC
• 2:45
  fly
• 2:46
  fishing.com
• 2:47
  and
• 2:48
  yeah,
• 2:48
  I
• 2:48
  mean,
• 2:48
  you
• 2:48
  know,
• 2:49
  buy
• 2:49
  little
• 2:49
  gifts,
• 2:49
  buy
• 2:50
  things
• 2:50
  for
• 2:50
  those
• 2:50
  you,
• 2:51
  you
• 2:51
  like
• 2:51
  and
• 2:51
  you
• 2:51
  love
• 2:51
  and
• 2:52
  it'll
• 2:52
  be
• 2:52
  great.
• 2:52
  It's
• 2:53
  gonna
• 2:53
  be
• 2:53
  a
• 2:53
  great
• 2:53
  Christmas
• 2:54
  for
• 2:54
  everybody.
• 2:54
  Yeah,
• 2:55
  everybody
• 2:55
  just
• 2:55
  needs
• 2:55
  an
• 2:56
  extra
• 2:56
  spool
• 2:56
  of
• 2:56
  5x
• 2:57
  tippet,
• 2:57
  right?
• 2:58
  Absolutely.
• 2:59
  Yeah.
• 2:59
  And
• 3:00
  you
• 3:00
  know,
• 3:00
  a
• 3:00
  magnum
• 3:01
  of
• 3:01
  BlackBerry
• 3:01
  brandy
• 3:02
  works
• 3:02
  too.
• 3:02
  Right?
• 3:03
  That'll
• 3:03
  work
• 3:03
  too.
• 3:03
  I'll
• 3:04
  have
• 3:04
  that
• 3:04
  as
• 3:04
  well.
• 3:04
  Yeah.
• 3:05
  And
• 3:05
  so
• 3:06
  kind
• 3:06
  of
• 3:06
  as
• 3:06
  we
• 3:06
  head
• 3:06
  into
• 3:07
  the
• 3:07
  home
• 3:07
  stretch,
• 3:07
  you
• 3:07
  know,
• 3:08
  before
• 3:08
  I
• 3:08
  get
• 3:08
  you
• 3:08
  on
• 3:09
  holiday
• 3:09
  hours
• 3:09
  and
• 3:09
  all
• 3:09
  that
• 3:09
  kind
• 3:10
  of
• 3:10
  good
• 3:10
  stuff,
• 3:10
  you
• 3:10
  know,
• 3:11
  people
• 3:11
  start
• 3:11
  to
• 3:11
  think
• 3:11
  about
• 3:11
  fly
• 3:12
  fishing
• 3:12
  shows.
• 3:12
  Where
• 3:13
  is
• 3:13
  TCO
• 3:13
  going
• 3:14
  to
• 3:14
  be
• 3:14
  in
• 3:14
  2026
• 3:15
  if
• 3:15
  people
• 3:15
  want
• 3:15
  to
• 3:15
  come
• 3:15
  out
• 3:15
  and
• 3:16
  kind
• 3:16
  of
• 3:16
  press
• 3:16
  the
• 3:16
  flesh?
• 3:17
  Oh,
• 3:18
  we
• 3:18
  will
• 3:18
  be.
• 3:18
  As
• 3:19
  always,
• 3:19
  we're
• 3:19
  at
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  Edison
• 3:20
  show
• 3:20
  in
• 3:21
  New
• 3:21
  Jersey
• 3:22
  and
• 3:22
  then
• 3:22
  we'll
• 3:22
  be
• 3:22
  at
• 3:22
  the
• 3:22
  Lancaster
• 3:23
  show
• 3:23
  as
• 3:23
  well
• 3:24
  in
• 3:24
  March.
• 3:25
  So
• 3:25
  if
• 3:25
  you
• 3:25
  want
• 3:25
  to
• 3:26
  come
• 3:26
  up
• 3:26
  and
• 3:26
  see
• 3:26
  us
• 3:27
  there,
• 3:27
  we're
• 3:27
  going
• 3:27
  to
• 3:27
  be
• 3:27
  there.
• 3:28
  And
• 3:28
  shop
• 3:29
  hours
• 3:29
  are
• 3:30
  pretty
• 3:30
  much
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  same
• 3:30
  for
• 3:31
  all
• 3:31
  our
• 3:31
  shops.
• 3:31
  We
• 3:31
  are
• 3:32
  going
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  be
• 3:32
  closed
• 3:32
  Christmas
• 3:33
  Day
• 3:33
  and
• 3:33
  all
• 3:33
  of
• 3:33
  our
• 3:33
  shops
• 3:34
  are
• 3:34
  open
• 3:35
  nine
• 3:36
  to
• 3:36
  three
• 3:36
  Christmas
• 3:36
  Eve.
• 3:37
  So
• 3:37
  last
• 3:37
  minute,
• 3:38
  we'll
• 3:38
  be
• 3:38
  here
• 3:38
  on
• 3:38
  Christmas
• 3:39
  Eve
• 3:39
  till
• 3:39
  3
• 3:39
  o'.
• 3:39
  Clock.
• 3:40
  Gotcha.
• 3:40
  And
• 3:40
  how
• 3:41
  about
• 3:41
  on
• 3:41
  New
• 3:41
  Year's
• 3:41
  Eve?
• 3:43
  New
• 3:43
  Year's
• 3:43
  Eve,
• 3:43
  same
• 3:43
  thing.
• 3:44
  Nine
• 3:44
  to
• 3:44
  three,
• 3:44
  closed
• 3:45
  New
• 3:45
  Year's
• 3:45
  Day.
• 3:46
  Well,
• 3:47
  there
• 3:47
  you
• 3:47
  go.
• 3:47
  Well,
• 3:47
  listen
• 3:47
  folks,
• 3:48
  I
• 3:48
  want
• 3:48
  to
• 3:48
  wish
• 3:48
  everybody
• 3:48
  a
• 3:49
  Merry
• 3:49
  Christmas.
• 3:49
  Christmas.
• 3:49
  And
• 3:49
  a
• 3:50
  Happy
• 3:50
  New
• 3:50
  Year.
• 3:50
  Merry
• 3:51
  Christmas.
• 3:51
  And
• 3:51
  a
• 3:51
  happy
• 3:51
  New
• 3:52
  Year,
• 3:52
  George.
• 3:52
  Happy
• 3:53
  holidays,
• 3:53
  Marvin.