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S8, Ep 9: Ice, Snow and Musky: Navigating Winter Fishing in Southwest Virginia · The Articulate Fly

• 0:03
  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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  Reilly.
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  Matt,
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  how
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  are
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  you
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  doing?
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  Pretty
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  good,
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  man.
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  How
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  are
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  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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  You've
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  been
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  sharpening
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  your
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  ice
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  skates.
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  I
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  have
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  been
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  tying
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  flies
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  and
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  leaders
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  and
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  scraping
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  ice
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  off
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  my,
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  my
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  driveway
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  and,
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  you
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  know,
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  spinning
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  my
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  wheels,
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  basically.
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  Yeah.
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  So,
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  you
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  know,
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  not
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  an
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  uncommon
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  problem
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  in
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  our
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  world.
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  How
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  many
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  days
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  have
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  you
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  been
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  off
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  the
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  water?
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  Oh,
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  gosh,
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  man,
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  I
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  have
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  to
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  look
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  at
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  my
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  calendar.
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  I
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  know
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  the,
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  the
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  New
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  river
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  was
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  frozen
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  most
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  everywhere
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  as
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  of
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  the
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  beginning
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  of
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  last
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  week.
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  And,
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  you
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  know,
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  naturally
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  we
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  were
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  pretty
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  well
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  below
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  freezing
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  for
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  about
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  a
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  week
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  prior
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  to
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  that,
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  too.
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  So
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  it's,
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  it's
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  been
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  pretty
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  close
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  to
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  two
• 1:01
  weeks.
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  The.
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  Yeah,
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  I
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  guess,
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  I
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  guess
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  the
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  weather.
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  Weather
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  shifted
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  pretty
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  cold
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  right
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  after
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  the,
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  the
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  new
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  moon
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  in,
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  in
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  January,
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  which
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  was
• 1:12
  Martin
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  Luther
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  King
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  weekend.
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  We
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  had
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  good
• 1:16
  fishing
• 1:16
  and
• 1:17
  like
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  40
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  degree
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  water
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  temps,
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  and
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  now
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  we
• 1:20
  do
• 1:20
  not.
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  Yeah.
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  And
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  so,
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  you
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  know,
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  obviously
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  I
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  think
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  we're
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  gonna
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  start,
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  you
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  know,
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  as
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  I
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  always
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  know,
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  you're
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  on
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  your
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  side
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  of
• 1:26
  the
• 1:26
  mountain.
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  It's
• 1:26
  always
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  colder
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  and
• 1:27
  windier,
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  but,
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  you
• 1:28
  know,
• 1:28
  we're
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  going
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  to
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  probably
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  get
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  close
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  to
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  50
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  here
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  later
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  this
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  week
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  as
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  things
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  kind
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  of
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  start
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  to
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  melt
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  and
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  break
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  up.
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  You
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  know,
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  what
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  should
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  folks
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  expect
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  to
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  see
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  if
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  they
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  have
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  a
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  burning
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  desire
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  to
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  go
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  out
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  and
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  chase
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  muskie?
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  Yeah,
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  so,
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  yeah,
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  for
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  sure.
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  I
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  mean,
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  stay.
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  They're
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  actually
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  calling
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  in
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  the
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  New
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  river
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  valley
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  for
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  potentially
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  another
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  2
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  inches
• 1:47
  of
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  snow
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  tomorrow.
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  And
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  stay,
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  you
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  know,
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  with
• 1:52
  lows
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  in
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  the
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  teens
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  and
• 1:54
  highs
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  around
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  freezing
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  for
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  the
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  next
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  five
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  or
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  six
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  days.
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  And
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  then
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  we're
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  gonna,
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  we're
• 2:01
  gonna
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  have
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  a
• 2:02
  pretty
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  good
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  string
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  of
• 2:03
  weather
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  next
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  week
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  where
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  it
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  stays
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  above
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  freezing
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  and
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  hits,
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  you
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  know,
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  upper
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  40s,
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  low
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  50s
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  every
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  day.
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  So
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  we'll
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  definitely
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  see
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  some
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  melt
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  especially,
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  you
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  know,
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  got
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  a
• 2:17
  lot
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  of.
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  Had
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  a
• 2:18
  couple
• 2:18
  sunny
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  days
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  here
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  lately,
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  too.
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  So
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  after
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  we
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  get
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  through
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  the
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  next
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  couple,
• 2:22
  I
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  think
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  we'll,
• 2:23
  we'll
• 2:23
  start
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  to
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  see
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  some
• 2:24
  melting
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  happen.
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  But
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  always
• 2:26
  got
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  to
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  think
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  about
• 2:27
  what's
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  coming
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  into
• 2:28
  the
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  watershed
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  when
• 2:29
  things
• 2:29
  start
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  to
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  melt.
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  Thinking
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  about
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  the
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  New
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  river
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  specifically,
• 2:34
  you
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  know,
• 2:35
  the
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  upper
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  upper
• 2:37
  reaches
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  of
• 2:38
  the,
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  the
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  watershed
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  or
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  western
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  North
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  Carolina,
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  Mount
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  Rogers,
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  you
• 2:43
  know,
• 2:43
  east
• 2:44
  side
• 2:44
  of
• 2:44
  the
• 2:44
  Blue
• 2:44
  Ridge.
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  And,
• 2:45
  and
• 2:45
  we
• 2:45
  got,
• 2:46
  we
• 2:46
  got
• 2:47
  in
• 2:47
  the
• 2:47
  neighborhood
• 2:47
  of
• 2:48
  6
• 2:49
  to
• 2:50
  9
• 2:50
  inches
• 2:50
  of
• 2:51
  snow,
• 2:51
  depending
• 2:52
  on
• 2:52
  where
• 2:52
  you
• 2:52
  are.
• 2:53
  Had
• 2:53
  an
• 2:54
  inch
• 2:54
  or
• 2:54
  two
• 2:54
  of
• 2:54
  ice
• 2:55
  before
• 2:55
  that.
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  So
• 2:57
  things
• 2:57
  will
• 2:57
  definitely,
• 2:58
  you
• 2:58
  know,
• 2:58
  probably
• 2:58
  see
• 2:59
  a
• 2:59
  bump
• 2:59
  and
• 2:59
  flow
• 3:00
  certainly
• 3:01
  see
• 3:01
  a
• 3:01
  bump
• 3:01
  in
• 3:01
  flow
• 3:02
  and,
• 3:02
  and
• 3:03
  you
• 3:03
  know,
• 3:04
  that'll
• 3:05
  sort
• 3:05
  of
• 3:05
  buffer
• 3:06
  the
• 3:06
  warm
• 3:06
  up
• 3:06
  too
• 3:07
  because
• 3:07
  you'll
• 3:07
  have
• 3:07
  snow
• 3:08
  melt
• 3:08
  and
• 3:08
  ice
• 3:08
  melt
• 3:09
  coming
• 3:09
  in.
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  But
• 3:11
  yeah,
• 3:11
  we'll
• 3:11
  just,
• 3:11
  we'll
• 3:12
  just
• 3:12
  have
• 3:12
  to
• 3:12
  see
• 3:12
  what
• 3:13
  happens.
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  But
• 3:14
  that's
• 3:14
  always
• 3:14
  something
• 3:15
  to
• 3:15
  keep
• 3:15
  in
• 3:15
  mind
• 3:16
  as,
• 3:17
  as
• 3:18
  things
• 3:18
  start
• 3:18
  to
• 3:18
  melt.
• 3:19
  Yeah,
• 3:20
  absolutely.
• 3:20
  So,
• 3:20
  I
• 3:21
  mean,
• 3:21
  we
• 3:21
  already
• 3:21
  know
• 3:21
  that
• 3:21
  the,
• 3:22
  the
• 3:22
  fish
• 3:22
  are
• 3:22
  in
• 3:22
  pretty
• 3:22
  predictable
• 3:23
  places
• 3:23
  and
• 3:23
  it
• 3:23
  certainly
• 3:24
  hasn't
• 3:24
  going
• 3:24
  to
• 3:24
  warm
• 3:25
  up
• 3:25
  anytime
• 3:25
  soon
• 3:25
  to
• 3:25
  move
• 3:26
  them
• 3:26
  out
• 3:26
  of
• 3:26
  those.
• 3:26
  You
• 3:27
  know,
• 3:27
  we've
• 3:27
  talked
• 3:28
  in
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  past
• 3:28
  about
• 3:28
  how
• 3:29
  to
• 3:29
  stay
• 3:29
  warm,
• 3:29
  but
• 3:29
  you
• 3:30
  know,
• 3:30
  one
• 3:30
  thing
• 3:30
  people
• 3:30
  may
• 3:30
  not
• 3:31
  think
• 3:31
  about
• 3:31
  is,
• 3:31
  you
• 3:32
  know,
• 3:32
  if
• 3:32
  you're
• 3:32
  out
• 3:32
  in
• 3:32
  a
• 3:32
  boat,
• 3:33
  you
• 3:34
  know
• 3:34
  how
• 3:34
  to
• 3:34
  be
• 3:34
  safe
• 3:34
  when
• 3:35
  that
• 3:35
  ice
• 3:35
  is
• 3:35
  breaking
• 3:36
  up
• 3:36
  on
• 3:37
  the
• 3:37
  river.
• 3:37
  Any
• 3:37
  tips
• 3:37
  for
• 3:37
  that?
• 3:39
  Yeah,
• 3:42
  you
• 3:42
  know,
• 3:42
  it,
• 3:43
  I,
• 3:44
  I
• 3:44
  would,
• 3:44
  I
• 3:44
  would
• 3:45
  definitely,
• 3:45
  you
• 3:45
  know,
• 3:46
  if
• 3:46
  you're
• 3:46
  fishing
• 3:46
  around
• 3:47
  like
• 3:47
  giant
• 3:47
  sheets
• 3:48
  of
• 3:48
  ice,
• 3:51
  it,
• 3:51
  it
• 3:51
  can
• 3:51
  definitely
• 3:52
  be
• 3:52
  a
• 3:52
  little
• 3:52
  dangerous,
• 3:53
  you
• 3:53
  know,
• 3:53
  if,
• 3:54
  if
• 3:54
  there's
• 3:54
  no
• 3:55
  way
• 3:56
  around
• 3:56
  them
• 3:57
  as
• 3:57
  they're
• 3:57
  coming
• 3:57
  down
• 3:57
  the
• 3:58
  river.
• 3:58
  But
• 3:59
  you
• 3:59
  know,
• 3:59
  generally
• 4:00
  speaking,
• 4:01
  by
• 4:02
  the
• 4:02
  time
• 4:02
  I'm
• 4:02
  going
• 4:02
  to
• 4:03
  be
• 4:03
  back
• 4:03
  out
• 4:03
  there,
• 4:03
  things
• 4:04
  are
• 4:04
  going
• 4:04
  to
• 4:04
  be
• 4:04
  broken
• 4:05
  up
• 4:05
  enough
• 4:05
  that
• 4:06
  if
• 4:06
  something's
• 4:07
  coming
• 4:07
  down
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  river,
• 4:07
  it's,
• 4:08
  it's
• 4:08
  small
• 4:09
  enough
• 4:09
  to
• 4:10
  circumnavigate.
• 4:11
  But
• 4:12
  you
• 4:12
  know,
• 4:12
  I
• 4:12
  have,
• 4:13
  I
• 4:13
  have
• 4:13
  been
• 4:14
  surprised
• 4:14
  by
• 4:15
  pieces
• 4:15
  of
• 4:16
  ice.
• 4:16
  You
• 4:16
  know,
• 4:16
  you're
• 4:16
  sitting
• 4:17
  in
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  middle
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  river,
• 4:18
  anchored
• 4:19
  up,
• 4:19
  you
• 4:20
  know,
• 4:20
  fishing
• 4:20
  or
• 4:21
  doing
• 4:21
  something
• 4:22
  with
• 4:22
  your
• 4:22
  gear,
• 4:22
  and
• 4:23
  all
• 4:23
  of
• 4:23
  a
• 4:24
  sudden
• 4:24
  you
• 4:24
  get
• 4:24
  slammed
• 4:25
  in
• 4:25
  the,
• 4:25
  in
• 4:25
  the
• 4:26
  back
• 4:26
  of
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  boat
• 4:26
  by
• 4:26
  a
• 4:27
  big
• 4:27
  old
• 4:27
  iceberg.
• 4:28
  You
• 4:29
  know,
• 4:29
  it's
• 4:29
  just,
• 4:29
  just
• 4:30
  pays
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  keep
• 4:30
  your
• 4:31
  wits
• 4:31
  about
• 4:31
  you
• 4:32
  and,
• 4:33
  you
• 4:34
  know,
• 4:34
  not
• 4:35
  do
• 4:35
  anything
• 4:35
  too
• 4:35
  stupid.
• 4:36
  If,
• 4:36
  if
• 4:36
  it,
• 4:37
  if
• 4:37
  it
• 4:37
  seems
• 4:38
  risky
• 4:38
  this
• 4:39
  time
• 4:39
  of
• 4:39
  year,
• 4:39
  it's,
• 4:40
  it's
• 4:40
  usually
• 4:40
  a
• 4:40
  bad
• 4:41
  idea.
• 4:41
  Yeah.
• 4:41
  And
• 4:42
  that
• 4:42
  goes
• 4:42
  double
• 4:42
  for,
• 4:42
  if
• 4:43
  you're
• 4:43
  in
• 4:43
  a
• 4:43
  jet
• 4:43
  boat,
• 4:43
  right?
• 4:45
  Yeah,
• 4:45
  for
• 4:45
  sure.
• 4:47
  And
• 4:48
  so
• 4:48
  I
• 4:48
  would
• 4:48
  imagine
• 4:49
  too.
• 4:49
  Right.
• 4:49
  That
• 4:49
  things
• 4:49
  will
• 4:50
  probably
• 4:50
  start
• 4:50
  opening
• 4:51
  up
• 4:51
  first
• 4:51
  kind
• 4:51
  of
• 4:52
  immediately
• 4:52
  downstream
• 4:53
  of
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  dams,
• 4:53
  right?
• 4:55
  Yeah.
• 4:55
  So
• 4:55
  the,
• 4:57
  the
• 4:57
  lower
• 4:57
  new,
• 4:58
  particularly,
• 4:59
  you
• 4:59
  know,
• 5:00
  closer
• 5:00
  to
• 5:00
  Claytor
• 5:01
  Lake
• 5:01
  generally
• 5:02
  stays
• 5:02
  warmer
• 5:03
  than
• 5:03
  everything
• 5:03
  else
• 5:06
  and,
• 5:06
  and
• 5:07
  that'll
• 5:07
  certainly
• 5:08
  open
• 5:08
  up.
• 5:08
  You
• 5:09
  know,
• 5:09
  Claytor's
• 5:09
  frozen
• 5:10
  right
• 5:10
  now
• 5:10
  too,
• 5:12
  but
• 5:12
  that'll,
• 5:13
  that'll
• 5:13
  open
• 5:14
  up
• 5:14
  sooner
• 5:15
  than
• 5:15
  a
• 5:15
  lot
• 5:15
  of
• 5:15
  other
• 5:15
  things
• 5:16
  just
• 5:16
  because,
• 5:17
  you
• 5:18
  know,
• 5:18
  it's
• 5:18
  wide
• 5:19
  and
• 5:19
  open,
• 5:19
  the
• 5:20
  sun
• 5:20
  will
• 5:20
  hit
• 5:20
  it
• 5:20
  pretty
• 5:21
  directly
• 5:21
  for
• 5:21
  a
• 5:21
  long,
• 5:22
  long
• 5:23
  period
• 5:23
  of
• 5:23
  time
• 5:23
  throughout
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  day.
• 5:24
  Whereas,
• 5:25
  you
• 5:26
  know,
• 5:26
  further
• 5:26
  up
• 5:26
  the
• 5:27
  watershed,
• 5:27
  it's
• 5:28
  narrower,
• 5:28
  mountains
• 5:29
  are
• 5:29
  taller,
• 5:30
  gets
• 5:30
  more
• 5:30
  shade
• 5:31
  throughout
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  day,
• 5:33
  higher
• 5:33
  elevation.
• 5:34
  You
• 5:34
  know,
• 5:34
  that
• 5:34
  stuff
• 5:35
  tends
• 5:35
  to
• 5:35
  melt
• 5:36
  last,
• 5:38
  which
• 5:38
  is,
• 5:38
  you
• 5:39
  know,
• 5:39
  Again,
• 5:39
  why
• 5:39
  you
• 5:39
  get
• 5:40
  that
• 5:40
  buffer
• 5:40
  and
• 5:40
  water
• 5:41
  temperature
• 5:41
  and
• 5:41
  flow
• 5:42
  after
• 5:42
  things
• 5:42
  melt.
• 5:43
  But,
• 5:44
  but
• 5:44
  yeah,
• 5:45
  you
• 5:45
  know,
• 5:45
  I'd
• 5:45
  be
• 5:45
  looking
• 5:46
  at
• 5:46
  the
• 5:46
  lower
• 5:46
  watershed
• 5:47
  and
• 5:48
  you
• 5:49
  know,
• 5:49
  just
• 5:50
  places
• 5:50
  that
• 5:51
  are
• 5:51
  going
• 5:51
  to
• 5:51
  see
• 5:51
  a
• 5:51
  lot
• 5:51
  of
• 5:51
  sun
• 5:52
  and
• 5:53
  have,
• 5:53
  you
• 5:53
  know,
• 5:54
  potentially
• 5:55
  some,
• 5:55
  some,
• 5:56
  some
• 5:56
  form
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  warm
• 5:57
  water
• 5:58
  influence
• 5:58
  if,
• 5:59
  if
• 5:59
  that's
• 5:59
  available.
• 6:02
  But
• 6:02
  yeah,
• 6:03
  the,
• 6:03
  the
• 6:03
  ice
• 6:04
  presence
• 6:04
  can
• 6:05
  vary
• 6:05
  pretty
• 6:06
  dramatically
• 6:08
  when
• 6:08
  you're
• 6:08
  in
• 6:08
  that
• 6:08
  marginal
• 6:10
  condition
• 6:10
  timeframe
• 6:12
  from
• 6:12
  section
• 6:12
  river
• 6:13
  to
• 6:13
  section
• 6:13
  river.
• 6:14
  So
• 6:14
  you
• 6:14
  know,
• 6:15
  gradient
• 6:15
  can
• 6:16
  make
• 6:16
  a
• 6:16
  difference
• 6:16
  too.
• 6:17
  You
• 6:17
  know,
• 6:17
  if
• 6:17
  you've
• 6:17
  got
• 6:17
  a
• 6:18
  piece
• 6:18
  of
• 6:18
  river
• 6:18
  that's
• 6:18
  got
• 6:18
  a
• 6:19
  lot
• 6:19
  of
• 6:20
  quickly
• 6:20
  moving
• 6:20
  water
• 6:22
  dropping
• 6:22
  water
• 6:23
  that
• 6:24
  usually
• 6:24
  freezes
• 6:25
  last.
• 6:27
  So,
• 6:28
  you
• 6:28
  know,
• 6:28
  just
• 6:29
  kind
• 6:29
  of
• 6:30
  keep
• 6:30
  all
• 6:30
  that
• 6:30
  in
• 6:31
  mind
• 6:31
  and,
• 6:31
  and
• 6:32
  try
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  find
• 6:33
  some
• 6:33
  open
• 6:33
  water.
• 6:34
  Yeah,
• 6:34
  absolutely.
• 6:35
  And
• 6:35
  you
• 6:35
  know,
• 6:35
  we
• 6:35
  were
• 6:35
  talking
• 6:35
  before
• 6:36
  we
• 6:36
  started
• 6:36
  recording.
• 6:37
  So
• 6:37
  with
• 6:37
  being
• 6:37
  off
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  water,
• 6:38
  you're
• 6:38
  kind
• 6:38
  of
• 6:38
  doing
• 6:38
  a
• 6:39
  little
• 6:39
  bit
• 6:39
  of
• 6:39
  shuffling,
• 6:39
  right,
• 6:40
  to
• 6:40
  kind
• 6:40
  of
• 6:40
  get
• 6:40
  people
• 6:41
  in
• 6:41
  for
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  tail
• 6:41
  end
• 6:41
  of
• 6:42
  muskie
• 6:42
  season
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  into
• 6:43
  smallmouth.
• 6:43
  But
• 6:44
  you
• 6:44
  want
• 6:44
  to
• 6:45
  let
• 6:45
  folks
• 6:45
  kind
• 6:45
  of
• 6:45
  know
• 6:45
  generally
• 6:46
  what
• 6:46
  you
• 6:46
  have
• 6:46
  available
• 6:46
  and
• 6:47
  that
• 6:47
  it's
• 6:47
  a
• 6:47
  very
• 6:47
  good
• 6:47
  time
• 6:48
  to
• 6:48
  catch
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  at
• 6:48
  home
• 6:48
  because
• 6:49
  you're
• 6:49
  not
• 6:49
  on
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  water
• 6:49
  to
• 6:49
  book
• 6:50
  a
• 6:50
  trip.
• 6:51
  Yeah,
• 6:51
  I
• 6:51
  always
• 6:52
  feel
• 6:52
  a
• 6:52
  little
• 6:53
  bit
• 6:53
  funny.
• 6:54
  You
• 6:54
  know,
• 6:54
  I'll
• 6:55
  be
• 6:55
  sitting
• 6:55
  at
• 6:55
  my
• 6:55
  desk
• 6:56
  with
• 6:56
  my
• 6:56
  laptop
• 6:56
  open
• 6:57
  doing
• 6:57
  something
• 6:57
  else
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  I
• 6:59
  see
• 6:59
  an
• 6:59
  email
• 6:59
  come
• 7:00
  through
• 7:00
  and
• 7:00
  I
• 7:00
  can
• 7:00
  respond
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  somebody
• 7:01
  in
• 7:01
  like
• 7:01
  15
• 7:02
  seconds.
• 7:02
  And
• 7:03
  I
• 7:04
  always
• 7:04
  wonder
• 7:04
  if
• 7:04
  that's
• 7:05
  a
• 7:05
  good
• 7:05
  thing
• 7:05
  or
• 7:05
  a
• 7:05
  bad
• 7:06
  thing
• 7:06
  to,
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  seem
• 7:07
  like
• 7:07
  I
• 7:08
  got
• 7:08
  nothing
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  do.
• 7:08
  But
• 7:10
  the,
• 7:11
  yeah,
• 7:12
  the,
• 7:12
  the
• 7:12
  latter
• 7:13
  half
• 7:13
  of
• 7:13
  muskie
• 7:14
  season's
• 7:14
  pretty
• 7:15
  dang
• 7:15
  slammed
• 7:15
  at
• 7:15
  this
• 7:16
  point
• 7:16
  just
• 7:16
  because
• 7:17
  of,
• 7:18
  I
• 7:18
  mean
• 7:18
  it
• 7:18
  was
• 7:19
  booked
• 7:19
  solid
• 7:20
  previously
• 7:20
  anyway.
• 7:21
  But
• 7:22
  usually
• 7:23
  what
• 7:23
  I'll
• 7:23
  do
• 7:23
  if
• 7:23
  we
• 7:23
  get
• 7:24
  some
• 7:24
  real
• 7:24
  cold
• 7:24
  weather
• 7:25
  this
• 7:25
  time
• 7:25
  of
• 7:25
  year
• 7:26
  that,
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  pushes
• 7:27
  us
• 7:28
  out
• 7:28
  is,
• 7:28
  you
• 7:28
  know,
• 7:28
  kind
• 7:29
  of
• 7:29
  extend
• 7:29
  into,
• 7:30
  into
• 7:30
  early
• 7:31
  March
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  little
• 7:32
  bit.
• 7:32
  So
• 7:32
  I'll
• 7:32
  do
• 7:33
  a
• 7:33
  couple
• 7:33
  musky
• 7:33
  days
• 7:34
  there.
• 7:34
  But
• 7:35
  you
• 7:35
  know,
• 7:36
  I'll
• 7:36
  be
• 7:36
  on
• 7:36
  the
• 7:37
  smallmouth
• 7:37
  train
• 7:38
  by
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  probably
• 7:39
  10th
• 7:39
  of
• 7:39
  March
• 7:41
  for
• 7:41
  sure.
• 7:43
  And
• 7:44
  yeah,
• 7:45
  I,
• 7:45
  I,
• 7:46
  we've
• 7:46
  been
• 7:46
  booking
• 7:47
  a
• 7:47
  lot
• 7:47
  the
• 7:47
  last
• 7:48
  couple
• 7:48
  of
• 7:48
  weeks.
• 7:50
  Summer
• 7:51
  stuff,
• 7:51
  you
• 7:51
  know,
• 7:52
  is
• 7:52
  always
• 7:52
  like
• 7:52
  peak
• 7:53
  bug
• 7:53
  season
• 7:54
  tends
• 7:54
  to
• 7:54
  go
• 7:55
  pretty
• 7:55
  quick.
• 7:57
  I
• 7:57
  think
• 7:57
  I've
• 7:57
  got
• 7:57
  like
• 7:58
  40
• 7:59
  to
• 8:00
  50
• 8:00
  days
• 8:01
  booked
• 8:01
  between
• 8:01
  August
• 8:02
  and
• 8:02
  September
• 8:03
  already,
• 8:03
  so
• 8:04
  that's
• 8:04
  pretty
• 8:04
  thin.
• 8:05
  But
• 8:07
  you
• 8:07
  know,
• 8:08
  couple
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  dates,
• 8:09
  pre
• 8:09
  spawn
• 8:09
  smallmouth
• 8:11
  March
• 8:11
  and,
• 8:11
  and
• 8:12
  early
• 8:12
  April
• 8:13
  and
• 8:13
  then
• 8:14
  striper
• 8:15
  run
• 8:15
  stuff
• 8:16
  mid
• 8:16
  spring
• 8:17
  and,
• 8:18
  and
• 8:18
  post
• 8:18
  spawn
• 8:19
  muskie
• 8:20
  fishing
• 8:20
  and
• 8:20
  smallmouth
• 8:21
  fishing
• 8:21
  is,
• 8:22
  is
• 8:23
  sort
• 8:23
  of
• 8:23
  loosely
• 8:24
  filling
• 8:24
  up
• 8:24
  too.
• 8:25
  So
• 8:26
  yeah,
• 8:26
  now's
• 8:26
  a
• 8:26
  good
• 8:27
  time
• 8:27
  to
• 8:27
  catch
• 8:27
  me
• 8:27
  and
• 8:28
  I'll
• 8:28
  have
• 8:28
  a
• 8:28
  lot
• 8:28
  of
• 8:28
  time
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  talk
• 8:29
  and
• 8:30
  configure
• 8:30
  out
• 8:31
  figure
• 8:32
  out
• 8:32
  details
• 8:32
  on
• 8:32
  trips
• 8:33
  and
• 8:33
  stuff.
• 8:33
  So
• 8:34
  like
• 8:34
  I
• 8:34
  always
• 8:35
  say
• 8:35
  if
• 8:35
  there's
• 8:35
  anything
• 8:36
  anybody's
• 8:36
  interested
• 8:37
  in
• 8:37
  just
• 8:37
  give
• 8:38
  me
• 8:38
  a
• 8:38
  phone
• 8:38
  call
• 8:38
  or
• 8:39
  email
• 8:40
  or
• 8:40
  something
• 8:40
  and
• 8:41
  I'll,
• 8:42
  I'll
• 8:42
  get
• 8:42
  back
• 8:42
  to
• 8:42
  you
• 8:42
  and
• 8:43
  we'll
• 8:43
  figure
• 8:43
  it
• 8:43
  out.
• 8:44
  Yeah,
• 8:44
  absolutely.
• 8:45
  And
• 8:45
  you
• 8:45
  know
• 8:45
  folks
• 8:45
  always
• 8:46
  we
• 8:46
  love
• 8:46
  questions
• 8:47
  so
• 8:47
  you
• 8:47
  know
• 8:47
  DM
• 8:48
  me
• 8:48
  or
• 8:48
  email
• 8:49
  me
• 8:49
  and
• 8:50
  we'll
• 8:50
  get
• 8:50
  them
• 8:50
  on
• 8:50
  the
• 8:50
  show
• 8:51
  and
• 8:51
  like
• 8:51
  always
• 8:51
  if
• 8:51
  we
• 8:52
  use
• 8:52
  your
• 8:52
  question
• 8:52
  or
• 8:52
  you're
• 8:53
  drawing
• 8:53
  for
• 8:53
  something
• 8:53
  cool
• 8:54
  for
• 8:54
  Matt
• 8:54
  at
• 8:54
  the
• 8:54
  end
• 8:54
  of
• 8:54
  the
• 8:55
  season
• 8:55
  and
• 8:56
  you
• 8:56
  know
• 8:56
  I
• 8:56
  would
• 8:56
  normally
• 8:57
  say
• 8:57
  get
• 8:57
  out
• 8:57
  there
• 8:57
  and
• 8:57
  catch
• 8:58
  a
• 8:58
  few
• 8:58
  but
• 8:58
  I
• 8:58
  think
• 8:58
  that's
• 8:59
  kind
• 8:59
  of
• 8:59
  futile
• 9:00
  unless
• 9:00
  you're
• 9:00
  maybe
• 9:01
  going
• 9:01
  to
• 9:01
  bass
• 9:01
  pro
• 9:01
  and
• 9:02
  you
• 9:02
  want
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  catch
• 9:02
  one
• 9:02
  in
• 9:02
  the
• 9:02
  tank
• 9:02
  in
• 9:03
  the
• 9:03
  shop.
• 9:03
  So
• 9:03
  I
• 9:03
  would
• 9:03
  say
• 9:04
  maybe
• 9:05
  stay
• 9:05
  at
• 9:05
  home,
• 9:06
  tie
• 9:06
  some
• 9:06
  flies,
• 9:07
  get
• 9:07
  your
• 9:07
  gear
• 9:07
  ready
• 9:07
  for
• 9:08
  the
• 9:08
  season
• 9:08
  and
• 9:09
  hope
• 9:09
  for
• 9:10
  warmer
• 9:10
  days.
• 9:10
  Tight
• 9:11
  lines
• 9:11
  everybody.
• 9:12
  Tight
• 9:12
  lines
• 9:12
  Matt.
• 9:13
  Thanks
• 9:14
  Marvin.