Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 43: Hatches and High Waters: The Central PA Fishing Scene with George Costa
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- 0:00Hey,
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:05Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:06of
- 0:06the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:07And
- 0:07we're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07Central
- 0:08PA
- 0:08Fishing
- 0:08report
- 0:09with
- 0:09George
- 0:09Costa.
- 0:10George,
- 0:10how
- 0:10are
- 0:10you?
- 0:12I'm
- 0:12amazing
- 0:12as
- 0:13always.
- 0:13Marvin,
- 0:14how
- 0:14are
- 0:14you?
- 0:14And
- 0:14as
- 0:14always,
- 0:15I'm
- 0:15just
- 0:15trying
- 0:15to
- 0:15stay
- 0:15out
- 0:16of
- 0:16trouble.
- 0:16And
- 0:16rumor
- 0:17has
- 0:17it
- 0:17you
- 0:17may
- 0:17need
- 0:17to
- 0:18build
- 0:18an
- 0:19ark
- 0:19this
- 0:19weekend.
- 0:20I
- 0:21think
- 0:21we're
- 0:21gonna
- 0:21need
- 0:21arcs,
- 0:22canoes,
- 0:23drift
- 0:23boats,
- 0:23and
- 0:24maybe
- 0:24even
- 0:24the
- 0:24tugboat
- 0:25and
- 0:25the
- 0:25steamboat.
- 0:26It's
- 0:27going
- 0:27to
- 0:27be
- 0:27nice.
- 0:28Sounds
- 0:28ominous.
- 0:29What's
- 0:29the
- 0:29forecast?
- 0:31Well,
- 0:31the
- 0:31forecast
- 0:32is
- 0:32starting
- 0:33tonight
- 0:33and
- 0:34going
- 0:35into
- 0:35Wednesday
- 0:35and
- 0:36Thursday,
- 0:36we're
- 0:37going
- 0:37to
- 0:37get
- 0:37over
- 0:37an
- 0:37inch
- 0:38of
- 0:38rain
- 0:38again.
- 0:38Our
- 0:39water's
- 0:39already
- 0:39been
- 0:40pretty
- 0:40high.
- 0:40It's
- 0:41coming
- 0:41back
- 0:41into
- 0:41fishable
- 0:42shape
- 0:42and
- 0:42we're
- 0:42about
- 0:42to
- 0:42get
- 0:43another
- 0:43big
- 0:43blast
- 0:44of
- 0:44rain.
- 0:44So
- 0:45everything's
- 0:45going
- 0:45to
- 0:45get
- 0:46up
- 0:46and
- 0:46blown
- 0:46out
- 0:47off
- 0:47color
- 0:48and
- 0:48dirty
- 0:48again
- 0:49going
- 0:49into
- 0:49this
- 0:49weekend.
- 0:51You
- 0:52know,
- 0:52everything's
- 0:52just
- 0:52coming
- 0:53here.
- 0:53We
- 0:53know
- 0:53everything's
- 0:54been
- 0:54underway,
- 0:54but
- 0:54we've
- 0:55had,
- 0:55you
- 0:55know,
- 0:55drakes
- 0:55are
- 0:56starting
- 0:56pretty
- 0:56much
- 0:56everywhere.
- 0:58Solar
- 0:58sulphurs,
- 0:59march
- 0:59browns.
- 0:59Everything
- 0:59under
- 1:00the
- 1:00sun
- 1:00is
- 1:00going
- 1:01right
- 1:01now.
- 1:01But
- 1:01this
- 1:02big
- 1:02blast
- 1:02of
- 1:02water
- 1:02is
- 1:03definitely
- 1:03going
- 1:03to
- 1:03put
- 1:03a
- 1:03damper
- 1:04on
- 1:04this
- 1:04weekend.
- 1:05It's
- 1:05going
- 1:05to
- 1:05be
- 1:06tough
- 1:06fishing
- 1:06the
- 1:06next
- 1:07three,
- 1:07four
- 1:07days
- 1:07up
- 1:08here
- 1:08in
- 1:08Central
- 1:08pa,
- 1:08That's
- 1:09for
- 1:09sure.
- 1:10Got
- 1:10it.
- 1:10So
- 1:10we
- 1:10kind
- 1:11of
- 1:11come
- 1:11on
- 1:11the
- 1:11other
- 1:11side
- 1:12of
- 1:12that.
- 1:12And
- 1:12obviously,
- 1:12right,
- 1:13you
- 1:13fish
- 1:13streamers
- 1:14on
- 1:14the
- 1:14drop,
- 1:14but
- 1:15when
- 1:15things
- 1:16settle
- 1:16out
- 1:16and
- 1:16the
- 1:16hatches
- 1:17come
- 1:17back,
- 1:17I
- 1:17know
- 1:17one
- 1:17thing
- 1:18that
- 1:18you
- 1:18guys
- 1:18are
- 1:18known
- 1:19for
- 1:19is
- 1:19that
- 1:19you
- 1:19have
- 1:20such
- 1:20an
- 1:20abundance
- 1:21of
- 1:21insect
- 1:22activity
- 1:22in
- 1:22your
- 1:22spring
- 1:23creeks
- 1:23that
- 1:23the
- 1:23fish
- 1:23are
- 1:24pretty
- 1:24selective.
- 1:24You
- 1:24have
- 1:24some
- 1:25tips
- 1:25for
- 1:25folks.
- 1:27Yeah,
- 1:27observation
- 1:28is
- 1:28the
- 1:29best
- 1:29tip
- 1:29you
- 1:29can
- 1:29get
- 1:29with
- 1:30selective
- 1:30trout.
- 1:30You
- 1:31know,
- 1:31look
- 1:31and
- 1:31see
- 1:32how
- 1:32those
- 1:32fish
- 1:32are
- 1:32eating.
- 1:33You
- 1:33know,
- 1:34big
- 1:34splash
- 1:35abs
- 1:35on
- 1:35the
- 1:36surface.
- 1:36That's
- 1:36going
- 1:36to
- 1:37be
- 1:37an
- 1:37indication
- 1:38that
- 1:38a
- 1:38fish
- 1:38is
- 1:38grabbing
- 1:39something
- 1:39that's
- 1:39about
- 1:39to
- 1:39fly
- 1:40off
- 1:40the
- 1:40surface
- 1:40of
- 1:41the
- 1:41water
- 1:41like
- 1:41a
- 1:42dun
- 1:42or
- 1:42a
- 1:42caddis
- 1:43emerging.
- 1:43You
- 1:44know,
- 1:44if
- 1:44you
- 1:44see
- 1:44more
- 1:44subtle
- 1:45dimples,
- 1:46that's
- 1:46your
- 1:46indication
- 1:47that
- 1:47those
- 1:47because
- 1:47you're
- 1:48eating
- 1:48spinners
- 1:48or
- 1:49something
- 1:49that
- 1:49is
- 1:49stuck
- 1:49on
- 1:49the
- 1:50surface
- 1:50of
- 1:50the
- 1:50water
- 1:50like
- 1:50a
- 1:51cripple.
- 1:52So
- 1:52observation
- 1:53really
- 1:53is
- 1:53key.
- 1:54And
- 1:54we've
- 1:54definitely
- 1:54been
- 1:55where
- 1:55I've
- 1:55had
- 1:55fish
- 1:56on
- 1:56river
- 1:56left,
- 1:57eating
- 1:57sulfurs,
- 1:58fish
- 1:58on
- 1:58river
- 1:59right,
- 1:59or
- 1:59eating
- 1:59olives.
- 2:00So,
- 2:00you
- 2:01know,
- 2:01each
- 2:01individual
- 2:02fish
- 2:02is
- 2:02going
- 2:02to
- 2:02be
- 2:02a
- 2:02little
- 2:02different.
- 2:03They're
- 2:03all
- 2:03going
- 2:03to
- 2:03key.
- 2:03And
- 2:04when
- 2:04there's,
- 2:04you
- 2:05know,
- 2:05different
- 2:06stages
- 2:06of
- 2:06a
- 2:07hatch
- 2:07going
- 2:07on
- 2:07or
- 2:07different
- 2:08species
- 2:08coming
- 2:08up
- 2:09at
- 2:09the
- 2:09same
- 2:09time.
- 2:09So
- 2:10sometimes
- 2:10you
- 2:11really
- 2:11gotta
- 2:12just
- 2:12look.
- 2:12That's
- 2:13the
- 2:13key.
- 2:13And
- 2:13you
- 2:13know,
- 2:14this
- 2:14time
- 2:14of
- 2:14year
- 2:14it's
- 2:15tough
- 2:15to
- 2:15make
- 2:15that
- 2:15decision.
- 2:16So
- 2:16carrying
- 2:17a
- 2:17good
- 2:17array
- 2:18of
- 2:18patterns,
- 2:19sizes,
- 2:20colors,
- 2:20profiles,
- 2:22you
- 2:22know,
- 2:22you
- 2:22don't
- 2:22need
- 2:23to
- 2:23carry
- 2:23a
- 2:23million
- 2:23flies,
- 2:24but
- 2:24you
- 2:24know,
- 2:24sometimes
- 2:25this
- 2:25time
- 2:25of
- 2:25year
- 2:26carrying
- 2:2730
- 2:27dry
- 2:27flies,
- 2:28you
- 2:28know
- 2:28what
- 2:28you
- 2:29can
- 2:29expect.
- 2:29You
- 2:29know,
- 2:30because
- 2:30every
- 2:30fish
- 2:30is
- 2:30different.
- 2:31They
- 2:31all
- 2:31want
- 2:32something
- 2:32a
- 2:32little
- 2:32different.
- 2:32You
- 2:33know,
- 2:33there's
- 2:33going
- 2:33to
- 2:33be
- 2:33things
- 2:33that
- 2:33are
- 2:34going
- 2:34to
- 2:34consistently
- 2:34work,
- 2:35but
- 2:35sometimes
- 2:35you
- 2:36get
- 2:36a
- 2:36nice
- 2:36big
- 2:36fish
- 2:36that's
- 2:37getting
- 2:37real
- 2:37selective
- 2:38on
- 2:38a
- 2:38specific
- 2:39type
- 2:39of
- 2:39bug
- 2:40and
- 2:40it
- 2:40pays
- 2:41to
- 2:41come
- 2:41prepared.
- 2:42And
- 2:42so
- 2:42any
- 2:43kind
- 2:43of
- 2:43tips
- 2:43for
- 2:43kind
- 2:44of
- 2:44dialing
- 2:44in
- 2:44that
- 2:45selectivity,
- 2:45you
- 2:45know,
- 2:46when
- 2:46the,
- 2:46you
- 2:47know,
- 2:47the
- 2:47kind
- 2:47of
- 2:47the
- 2:47five
- 2:48iron
- 2:48fly
- 2:48doesn't
- 2:48work.
- 2:51Dynamite
- 2:52sometimes
- 2:52will
- 2:52do
- 2:53the
- 2:53trick.
- 2:53But
- 2:55dialing
- 2:55it
- 2:55in,
- 2:55no,
- 2:56just,
- 2:56you
- 2:56know,
- 2:56take
- 2:56your
- 2:56time
- 2:57and
- 2:57be
- 2:57patient
- 2:57with
- 2:57it.
- 2:58I
- 2:58think
- 2:58that's
- 2:58really
- 2:58the
- 2:58key
- 2:59is
- 2:59just,
- 2:59just
- 2:59watch
- 3:00to
- 3:00see
- 3:00what
- 3:00the
- 3:00fish
- 3:00is
- 3:01doing,
- 3:01you
- 3:02know,
- 3:02and
- 3:02I
- 3:03usually
- 3:03will
- 3:04run
- 3:04a
- 3:04fly
- 3:04over
- 3:04a
- 3:05fish,
- 3:05you
- 3:05know,
- 3:06four
- 3:06or
- 3:06five
- 3:06times.
- 3:07If
- 3:07you're
- 3:07getting
- 3:07a
- 3:07good
- 3:07drift
- 3:08over
- 3:08a
- 3:08rising
- 3:09fish
- 3:09and
- 3:09you
- 3:09presented
- 3:10the
- 3:10fly
- 3:11well,
- 3:11you
- 3:12know,
- 3:12four
- 3:12or
- 3:12five
- 3:12times
- 3:13and
- 3:13the
- 3:13fish
- 3:13is
- 3:13refusing
- 3:14and
- 3:14you
- 3:14think
- 3:14you
- 3:14should,
- 3:15you
- 3:15had
- 3:15a
- 3:15hit
- 3:15on
- 3:16it,
- 3:16that's
- 3:16your
- 3:16cue
- 3:17to
- 3:17change.
- 3:17So
- 3:18change
- 3:18up
- 3:18your
- 3:18pattern,
- 3:19change
- 3:19your
- 3:19presentation,
- 3:20change
- 3:20up
- 3:20angle,
- 3:21all
- 3:22those
- 3:22really
- 3:23small
- 3:23little
- 3:23differences.
- 3:24You
- 3:24know,
- 3:24small
- 3:25little
- 3:25changes
- 3:25can
- 3:25make
- 3:26a
- 3:26big
- 3:26difference
- 3:26in
- 3:26how
- 3:26fish
- 3:27eats.
- 3:27And
- 3:28of
- 3:28course,
- 3:28visit
- 3:28your
- 3:28local
- 3:29fly
- 3:29shop
- 3:29for
- 3:29advice
- 3:30and
- 3:30flies.
- 3:30Right?
- 3:32100%.
- 3:33100%.
- 3:34Well,
- 3:35you
- 3:35know
- 3:35folks,
- 3:35we
- 3:35love
- 3:35questions
- 3:36on
- 3:36the
- 3:36articulate
- 3:37fly.
- 3:37You
- 3:37can
- 3:37email
- 3:37me
- 3:38or
- 3:38DM
- 3:38me,
- 3:38whatever's
- 3:39easiest
- 3:39for
- 3:39you.
- 3:39And
- 3:39if
- 3:40we
- 3:40use
- 3:40your
- 3:40question,
- 3:41I
- 3:41will
- 3:41send
- 3:42you
- 3:42some
- 3:42articulate
- 3:42fly
- 3:43swag
- 3:43and
- 3:43you
- 3:43know,
- 3:43drawing
- 3:44for
- 3:44something
- 3:44cool
- 3:44from
- 3:44the
- 3:44shop.
- 3:45And
- 3:45then
- 3:45the
- 3:45season.
- 3:45And
- 3:46George,
- 3:46as
- 3:46we
- 3:47head
- 3:47into
- 3:47a
- 3:47soggy
- 3:48holiday
- 3:48weekend,
- 3:49you
- 3:50know,
- 3:50anything
- 3:50interesting
- 3:51either
- 3:51from
- 3:51on
- 3:51the
- 3:52sales
- 3:52side
- 3:52or
- 3:52class
- 3:53side,
- 3:53you
- 3:53want
- 3:53to
- 3:54kind
- 3:54of
- 3:54promote
- 3:54in
- 3:54the
- 3:55shop?
- 3:56Well,
- 3:56one
- 3:56thing
- 3:56I
- 3:57did
- 3:57want
- 3:57to
- 3:57mention
- 3:57is
- 3:58that
- 3:58our
- 3:58cicadas
- 3:59are
- 3:59coming.
- 4:00Now.
- 4:00I
- 4:00wanted
- 4:01to
- 4:01bring
- 4:01this
- 4:01up,
- 4:01that
- 4:01there
- 4:02are
- 4:02some
- 4:02cicadas
- 4:03just
- 4:03starting
- 4:04to
- 4:04pop
- 4:04up
- 4:04right
- 4:04now
- 4:05in
- 4:05central
- 4:05Pennsylvania.
- 4:06We're
- 4:07seeing
- 4:07the
- 4:07nymphs
- 4:07come
- 4:07out
- 4:08of
- 4:08the
- 4:08ground.
- 4:08We
- 4:08are
- 4:09seeing
- 4:09some
- 4:09adults
- 4:10here
- 4:10and
- 4:10there
- 4:11with
- 4:11this
- 4:11cold
- 4:12rainy
- 4:12weather
- 4:12we're
- 4:12going
- 4:12to
- 4:13next
- 4:13four
- 4:13or
- 4:13five
- 4:13days,
- 4:14it's
- 4:14really
- 4:14going
- 4:14to
- 4:15kind
- 4:15of
- 4:15slow
- 4:15them
- 4:15down.
- 4:16So
- 4:16guys
- 4:16that
- 4:17are
- 4:17paying
- 4:17attention
- 4:17to
- 4:18that,
- 4:19you
- 4:19know,
- 4:19you
- 4:20might
- 4:20see
- 4:20some
- 4:20cicadas
- 4:21up
- 4:21in
- 4:21the
- 4:21trees
- 4:22now,
- 4:22but
- 4:22the
- 4:22fish
- 4:23are
- 4:23not
- 4:23on
- 4:23them
- 4:24quite
- 4:24yet.
- 4:24It's
- 4:24going
- 4:25to
- 4:25be
- 4:25another
- 4:25week
- 4:25to
- 4:25two
- 4:26weeks
- 4:26until
- 4:26these
- 4:26bugs
- 4:27start
- 4:27flying
- 4:27around,
- 4:28hitting
- 4:28the
- 4:29water
- 4:29and
- 4:30actually
- 4:30making
- 4:30noise.
- 4:31So
- 4:31just
- 4:32be
- 4:32aware,
- 4:32just
- 4:32because
- 4:33you're
- 4:33seeing
- 4:33cicadas
- 4:33in
- 4:34the
- 4:34trees
- 4:34right
- 4:34now,
- 4:34those
- 4:35fish
- 4:35are
- 4:35not
- 4:35quite
- 4:36on
- 4:36them
- 4:36yet.
- 4:36We're
- 4:36going
- 4:37to
- 4:37be
- 4:37another
- 4:37week
- 4:38and
- 4:38a
- 4:38half
- 4:38to
- 4:38two
- 4:38weeks
- 4:38until
- 4:39that
- 4:39happens
- 4:40on
- 4:40the
- 4:41sale
- 4:41front.
- 4:41Yeah,
- 4:41we've
- 4:42always
- 4:42got
- 4:42a
- 4:42bunch
- 4:42of
- 4:42stuff
- 4:42on
- 4:43our
- 4:43website.
- 4:44Classes.
- 4:45Right
- 4:45now
- 4:45there's
- 4:45a
- 4:45handful
- 4:46of
- 4:46classes
- 4:46being
- 4:46offered
- 4:46on
- 4:47some
- 4:47of
- 4:47our
- 4:47other
- 4:47locations.
- 4:48You
- 4:48know,
- 4:48we're
- 4:48in
- 4:48the
- 4:48thick
- 4:49of
- 4:49it
- 4:49right
- 4:49now
- 4:49here
- 4:49in
- 4:49Central
- 4:50PA,
- 4:51so
- 4:51check
- 4:52out
- 4:52our
- 4:52website
- 4:52PCO
- 4:53fly
- 4:53fishing.com
- 4:54for
- 4:54sales
- 4:54and
- 4:55classes
- 4:55and
- 4:55hope
- 4:56to
- 4:56see
- 4:56you
- 4:56guys
- 4:56out
- 4:56on
- 4:56the
- 4:57water
- 4:57soon.
- 4:57There
- 4:58you
- 4:58go.
- 4:58And
- 4:58so
- 4:59normal
- 4:59hours
- 4:59for
- 5:00the
- 5:00holiday
- 5:00weekend.
- 5:01Yep.
- 5:02Memorial
- 5:03Day
- 5:03Monday.
- 5:04We're
- 5:04nine
- 5:05to
- 5:05three
- 5:05most
- 5:06of
- 5:06our
- 5:06locations,
- 5:07but
- 5:08moral
- 5:09hours
- 5:09otherwise.
- 5:09Got
- 5:10it.
- 5:10Sunday
- 5:10on
- 5:10Monday.
- 5:12Yeah.
- 5:13Well,
- 5:13listen,
- 5:13folks,
- 5:14as
- 5:14I
- 5:14always
- 5:14say,
- 5:14this
- 5:15time
- 5:15of
- 5:15year,
- 5:15yo
- 5:15it
- 5:15yourself
- 5:16to
- 5:16get
- 5:16out
- 5:16there
- 5:16and
- 5:16catch
- 5:17a
- 5:17few.
- 5:17Tight
- 5:18lines,
- 5:18everybody.
- 5:18Tight
- 5:19lines.
- 5:19George.