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S8, Ep 16: The Seasonal Shift: Matt Reilly Discusses Spring Fishing Strategies in Southwest Virginia · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  Hey,
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  folks,
• 0:04
  it's
• 0:04
  Marvin
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  Cash,
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  the
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  host
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  of
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  The
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  Articulate
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  Fly.
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  We're
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  back
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  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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  the
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  man
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  himself,
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  Matt
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  Reilly.
• 0:10
  Matt,
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  how
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  are
• 0:11
  you?
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  Pretty
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  good
• 0:12
  man.
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  How
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  are
• 0:13
  you?
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  Just
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  trying
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  to
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  stay
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  out
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  of
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  trouble.
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  You
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  just
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  had
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  a
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  big
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  birthday.
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  I
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  did
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  a
• 0:19
  couple
• 0:19
  weeks
• 0:19
  ago,
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  yeah.
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  One
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  of
• 0:22
  the
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  ones
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  divisible
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  by
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  10.
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  So
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  that's
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  super
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  cool.
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  But
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  you,
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  you
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  don't
• 0:25
  want
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  it.
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  So
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  we'll
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  shift
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  to
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  the
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  fishing
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  the,
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  you
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  know,
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  so
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  we're
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  kind
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  of
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  in
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  this
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  interesting
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  kind
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  of
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  funky
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  trans
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  the
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  mid
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  Atlantic.
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  Although
• 0:32
  you
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  know,
• 0:33
  we
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  talked
• 0:33
  before
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  we
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  started
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  recording
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  that.
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  I
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  think
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  we're
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  finally
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  on
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  a
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  more
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  sustained
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  upward
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  trend
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  in
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  temperatures
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  even
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  though
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  things
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  have
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  been
• 0:39
  bouncing
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  around.
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  And
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  I
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  think
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  that
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  probably
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  means
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  for
• 0:42
  you,
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  right?
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  Winding
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  down,
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  musky,
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  turning
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  on
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  pre
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  spawn
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  smallmouth.
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  We've
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  got
• 0:46
  a
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  couple
• 0:46
  other
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  things
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  that
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  you're
• 0:47
  into
• 0:47
  that
• 0:47
  we
• 0:47
  want
• 0:47
  to
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  talk
• 0:48
  about
• 0:48
  too.
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  Yeah,
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  just
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  about.
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  I
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  mean
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  we've
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  just
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  in
• 0:53
  the
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  last
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  couple
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  weeks
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  had
• 0:55
  had
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  a
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  lot
• 0:56
  of
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  snowmelt
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  enter
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  the
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  river
• 0:59
  water
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  temperatures
• 1:00
  took
• 1:00
  a
• 1:00
  nose
• 1:01
  dive.
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  But
• 1:01
  we've
• 1:02
  had
• 1:02
  some
• 1:03
  60,
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  70
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  degree
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  highs
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  since
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  then,
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  gotten
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  a
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  healthy
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  amount
• 1:08
  of
• 1:08
  rain
• 1:10
  water
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  temperatures
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  are,
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  you
• 1:12
  know,
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  north
• 1:13
  of,
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  certainly
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  north
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  of
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  40
• 1:15
  most
• 1:16
  places.
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  And,
• 1:16
  and
• 1:17
  in
• 1:17
  some
• 1:17
  places,
• 1:18
  you
• 1:18
  know,
• 1:18
  upper
• 1:19
  40s.
• 1:20
  And
• 1:21
  we've
• 1:21
  got,
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  I
• 1:22
  don't
• 1:23
  know,
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  at
• 1:23
  least,
• 1:23
  you
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  know,
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  Most
• 1:24
  of
• 1:24
  the
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  10
• 1:25
  day
• 1:25
  forecast
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  is
• 1:26
  going
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  to
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  be,
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  you
• 1:27
  know,
• 1:27
  highs
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  in
• 1:28
  the
• 1:28
  60s
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  and
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  70s,
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  even
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  close
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  to
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  80.
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  So
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  I
• 1:31
  think
• 1:31
  things
• 1:31
  are
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  gonna
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  start
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  to
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  slide
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  pretty
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  quick.
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  Um,
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  I've
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  got
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  two
• 1:37
  more
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  muskie
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  trips
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  to
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  knockout
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  and
• 1:40
  then
• 1:40
  it's
• 1:40
  just
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  gonna
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  be
• 1:41
  kind
• 1:41
  of
• 1:41
  laying
• 1:41
  the
• 1:42
  foundation,
• 1:43
  couple
• 1:43
  of
• 1:43
  days
• 1:43
  for
• 1:44
  the,
• 1:44
  the
• 1:44
  rest
• 1:45
  of
• 1:45
  the
• 1:45
  month
• 1:45
  smallmouth
• 1:46
  fishing
• 1:46
  and,
• 1:46
  and
• 1:46
  then
• 1:47
  getting
• 1:47
  on
• 1:47
  that
• 1:47
  train.
• 1:48
  Yeah.
• 1:48
  So
• 1:48
  you're
• 1:49
  gonna
• 1:49
  be
• 1:49
  finding
• 1:49
  them
• 1:49
  I
• 1:49
  guess
• 1:50
  in
• 1:50
  that
• 1:50
  nice
• 1:50
  slow
• 1:51
  water,
• 1:51
  right?
• 1:52
  Um,
• 1:53
  yeah.
• 1:53
  I
• 1:53
  mean
• 1:55
  for
• 1:56
  the
• 1:56
  most
• 1:56
  part
• 1:56
  if,
• 1:56
  if
• 1:57
  we're
• 1:57
  in
• 1:57
  the
• 1:58
  kind
• 1:58
  of
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  mid
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  to
• 2:00
  upper
• 2:00
  40s,
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  which
• 2:01
  is
• 2:01
  where
• 2:01
  I
• 2:02
  really,
• 2:02
  you
• 2:02
  know,
• 2:03
  kind
• 2:03
  of
• 2:03
  like
• 2:03
  to
• 2:03
  start.
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  Like
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  if
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  we're
• 2:05
  you
• 2:05
  know,
• 2:06
  maybe,
• 2:06
  maybe
• 2:06
  low
• 2:06
  to
• 2:07
  mid-40s
• 2:07
  in
• 2:07
  the
• 2:08
  morning.
• 2:09
  But
• 2:10
  that,
• 2:10
  that
• 2:11
  mid
• 2:11
  to
• 2:11
  upper-40s
• 2:11
  range,
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  this
• 2:12
  should
• 2:12
  be
• 2:12
  sort
• 2:13
  of
• 2:13
  staging
• 2:13
  to,
• 2:14
  to
• 2:14
  break
• 2:15
  out
• 2:15
  of
• 2:15
  those
• 2:15
  winter
• 2:15
  areas.
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  So
• 2:16
  you'll
• 2:16
  find
• 2:17
  them
• 2:17
  in,
• 2:18
  you
• 2:18
  know,
• 2:18
  kind
• 2:19
  of
• 2:19
  the
• 2:19
  upper
• 2:19
  ends
• 2:19
  of
• 2:19
  those
• 2:20
  winter
• 2:20
  pools,
• 2:21
  lower
• 2:21
  ends,
• 2:21
  tail
• 2:22
  outs.
• 2:22
  And
• 2:23
  you
• 2:23
  know,
• 2:23
  once
• 2:23
  it,
• 2:24
  once
• 2:25
  it
• 2:25
  starts
• 2:25
  to
• 2:25
  warm
• 2:25
  up
• 2:26
  past
• 2:26
  that
• 2:26
  and
• 2:27
  certainly
• 2:27
  get
• 2:27
  into
• 2:27
  50,
• 2:29
  they'll
• 2:30
  just
• 2:30
  kind
• 2:30
  of
• 2:30
  spread
• 2:30
  out
• 2:30
  throughout
• 2:31
  the
• 2:31
  river
• 2:31
  and,
• 2:31
  and
• 2:32
  start
• 2:32
  feeding.
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  And
• 2:34
  one
• 2:34
  thing
• 2:35
  that
• 2:35
  is,
• 2:36
  is
• 2:36
  sort
• 2:36
  of
• 2:36
  important
• 2:36
  to
• 2:37
  pay
• 2:37
  attention
• 2:37
  to
• 2:37
  that.
• 2:38
  I,
• 2:38
  I
• 2:38
  sometimes
• 2:39
  Miss,
• 2:40
  if
• 2:40
  we
• 2:40
  have
• 2:40
  some
• 2:40
  of
• 2:41
  these
• 2:42
  real
• 2:42
  warm
• 2:42
  days
• 2:43
  this
• 2:44
  time
• 2:44
  of
• 2:44
  year
• 2:44
  is
• 2:46
  some,
• 2:46
  some
• 2:47
  rivers
• 2:47
  might
• 2:48
  get
• 2:49
  some
• 2:49
  water
• 2:50
  temps
• 2:50
  up
• 2:50
  in
• 2:50
  like
• 2:51
  the
• 2:51
  middle,
• 2:51
  you
• 2:51
  know,
• 2:52
  low
• 2:52
  to
• 2:52
  mid-50s.
• 2:53
  If
• 2:53
  it's
• 2:53
  really,
• 2:53
  really
• 2:54
  warm
• 2:54
  in
• 2:55
  late
• 2:55
  February,
• 2:56
  we
• 2:56
  haven't,
• 2:57
  we
• 2:57
  haven't
• 2:57
  had
• 2:57
  too
• 2:58
  much
• 2:58
  of
• 2:58
  that.
• 2:59
  Um,
• 2:59
  but
• 3:00
  once
• 3:00
  those
• 3:00
  water
• 3:00
  temps
• 3:01
  get
• 3:01
  out,
• 3:01
  you
• 3:01
  know,
• 3:01
  you'll
• 3:02
  have
• 3:02
  fish
• 3:02
  spread
• 3:02
  out
• 3:03
  throughout
• 3:03
  the
• 3:03
  river
• 3:03
  and
• 3:04
  usually
• 3:05
  in
• 3:05
  those,
• 3:06
  you
• 3:06
  know,
• 3:06
  in
• 3:06
  those
• 3:07
  years
• 3:07
  it'll
• 3:07
  get
• 3:07
  cold
• 3:08
  again
• 3:08
  and
• 3:09
  you'll
• 3:09
  be
• 3:09
  fishing
• 3:09
  some
• 3:10
  mid,
• 3:10
  mid
• 3:10
  40
• 3:11
  degree
• 3:11
  temps
• 3:11
  and
• 3:12
  march
• 3:13
  and
• 3:14
  you
• 3:14
  know,
• 3:14
  you're,
• 3:15
  you're
• 3:15
  looking
• 3:15
  at
• 3:15
  the
• 3:15
  water
• 3:15
  temp
• 3:16
  thinking
• 3:16
  well
• 3:16
  they
• 3:16
  should
• 3:17
  be
• 3:17
  here.
• 3:17
  But
• 3:18
  you
• 3:18
  know,
• 3:18
  two
• 3:18
  weeks
• 3:19
  ago
• 3:19
  it
• 3:19
  was
• 3:19
  52,
• 3:20
  53
• 3:20
  degrees
• 3:21
  and
• 3:22
  they've,
• 3:22
  they've
• 3:22
  already
• 3:22
  moved.
• 3:23
  So
• 3:24
  history
• 3:25
  is
• 3:25
  important.
• 3:25
  You
• 3:26
  know,
• 3:26
  that's
• 3:26
  where
• 3:26
  if,
• 3:27
  if
• 3:27
  you
• 3:27
  fish
• 3:27
  smallmouth
• 3:28
  all
• 3:28
  winter,
• 3:28
  you
• 3:28
  have
• 3:29
  a
• 3:29
  pretty
• 3:29
  big
• 3:29
  advantage
• 3:31
  in
• 3:32
  that
• 3:32
  regard
• 3:32
  because.
• 3:33
  Cause
• 3:33
  you
• 3:33
  can
• 3:33
  kind
• 3:34
  of
• 3:34
  follow
• 3:34
  em
• 3:35
  from
• 3:36
  you
• 3:36
  know,
• 3:36
  meat
• 3:37
  of
• 3:37
  winter
• 3:37
  spots
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  the
• 3:39
  staging,
• 3:39
  you
• 3:40
  know,
• 3:41
  edges
• 3:41
  and
• 3:42
  then
• 3:43
  you
• 3:43
  know,
• 3:43
  you'll
• 3:43
  notice
• 3:44
  pretty
• 3:44
  quick
• 3:44
  if
• 3:44
  they
• 3:44
  move.
• 3:45
  So
• 3:45
  that's,
• 3:46
  that's
• 3:46
  something
• 3:46
  to
• 3:47
  be
• 3:47
  paying
• 3:47
  attention
• 3:47
  to
• 3:47
  this
• 3:48
  time
• 3:48
  of
• 3:48
  year
• 3:48
  if
• 3:48
  you're
• 3:49
  just
• 3:49
  getting
• 3:49
  back
• 3:50
  to
• 3:50
  them.
• 3:51
  Got
• 3:51
  it.
• 3:51
  And
• 3:52
  so
• 3:52
  you
• 3:52
  know,
• 3:53
  where's
• 3:53
  kind
• 3:53
  of
• 3:53
  that
• 3:54
  temperature
• 3:54
  that
• 3:54
  you
• 3:54
  kind
• 3:55
  of
• 3:55
  cross
• 3:55
  over
• 3:55
  from?
• 3:55
  Kind
• 3:56
  of
• 3:56
  having
• 3:56
  to
• 3:56
  pry
• 3:56
  them
• 3:57
  out
• 3:57
  off
• 3:58
  the
• 3:58
  bottom
• 3:58
  or
• 3:58
  they're
• 3:59
  not
• 3:59
  really
• 3:59
  chasey
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  where
• 4:00
  they
• 4:00
  kind
• 4:00
  of
• 4:00
  really
• 4:01
  start.
• 4:01
  Because
• 4:01
  I
• 4:01
  know
• 4:01
  you
• 4:01
  love
• 4:01
  the
• 4:02
  streamer
• 4:02
  game,
• 4:02
  right?
• 4:02
  Where
• 4:02
  they
• 4:03
  really
• 4:03
  start
• 4:03
  chasing
• 4:03
  stuff.
• 4:04
  Oh
• 4:05
  Yeah.
• 4:05
  I
• 4:05
  mean
• 4:05
  50
• 4:05
  degrees
• 4:06
  is,
• 4:06
  is
• 4:07
  plenty.
• 4:09
  I
• 4:10
  even,
• 4:11
  even,
• 4:11
  you
• 4:12
  know,
• 4:12
  even
• 4:12
  those
• 4:12
  mid-40s
• 4:13
  temps.
• 4:13
  If,
• 4:14
  if
• 4:14
  you
• 4:14
  can,
• 4:15
  if
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  can
• 4:16
  fish
• 4:16
  slow,
• 4:17
  you
• 4:17
  can,
• 4:17
  and
• 4:17
  you
• 4:17
  can
• 4:17
  get
• 4:18
  flies
• 4:20
  or,
• 4:20
  or
• 4:20
  lures,
• 4:21
  you
• 4:21
  know,
• 4:21
  mid
• 4:21
  column
• 4:22
  or
• 4:22
  maybe
• 4:22
  even
• 4:22
  a
• 4:23
  little
• 4:23
  bit
• 4:23
  deeper.
• 4:23
  Just
• 4:24
  long
• 4:25
  pauses
• 4:26
  and
• 4:26
  lots
• 4:27
  of
• 4:27
  suspension
• 4:27
  that,
• 4:28
  that
• 4:28
  can,
• 4:28
  that
• 4:29
  can
• 4:29
  work,
• 4:30
  you
• 4:30
  know,
• 4:30
  pretty
• 4:30
  well
• 4:30
  too.
• 4:31
  You
• 4:31
  don't
• 4:31
  necessarily
• 4:32
  have
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  go,
• 4:33
  you
• 4:33
  know,
• 4:34
  to
• 4:34
  something
• 4:35
  with
• 4:35
  dumbbell
• 4:36
  eyes
• 4:36
  bouncing
• 4:36
  on
• 4:36
  the
• 4:36
  bottom,
• 4:37
  you
• 4:37
  know,
• 4:38
  straight
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  a,
• 4:38
  an
• 4:39
  active
• 4:39
  streamer
• 4:40
  retrieve.
• 4:40
  But
• 4:43
  yeah,
• 4:44
  I,
• 4:44
  it
• 4:44
  that
• 4:44
  certainly
• 4:45
  that
• 4:45
  kind
• 4:45
  of
• 4:46
  upper
• 4:46
  40s
• 4:46
  through
• 4:47
  50.
• 4:48
  You
• 4:48
  know,
• 4:49
  once
• 4:49
  I'm
• 4:50
  seeing
• 4:50
  50
• 4:50
  in
• 4:50
  the
• 4:51
  morning,
• 4:51
  I,
• 4:51
  I
• 4:51
  have,
• 4:52
  you
• 4:52
  know,
• 4:53
  no,
• 4:54
  no
• 4:54
  fear
• 4:54
  that
• 4:55
  I'll
• 4:55
  be
• 4:55
  able
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  catch
• 4:55
  them
• 4:56
  on
• 4:56
  a
• 4:56
  bait
• 4:57
  fish
• 4:57
  mid
• 4:58
  column
• 4:58
  type
• 4:58
  streamer.
• 4:59
  And,
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  usually
• 5:00
  that's,
• 5:00
  you
• 5:01
  know,
• 5:01
  just
• 5:01
  because
• 5:02
  of
• 5:02
  what's
• 5:03
  fun
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  what
• 5:03
  I
• 5:04
  want
• 5:04
  to
• 5:04
  do
• 5:04
  and
• 5:04
  how
• 5:05
  limited
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  time
• 5:06
  window
• 5:06
  is.
• 5:07
  I'm,
• 5:07
  I'm
• 5:07
  usually
• 5:08
  going
• 5:08
  to
• 5:08
  commit
• 5:08
  myself
• 5:08
  to
• 5:09
  that
• 5:09
  unless
• 5:09
  it's
• 5:10
  really,
• 5:10
  really
• 5:11
  obvious
• 5:11
  that
• 5:11
  that's
• 5:12
  not
• 5:12
  gonna
• 5:12
  work.
• 5:13
  Got
• 5:13
  it.
• 5:13
  And
• 5:14
  you
• 5:14
  know,
• 5:14
  as
• 5:14
  we
• 5:14
  mentioned
• 5:14
  before
• 5:14
  we
• 5:15
  started
• 5:15
  recording,
• 5:15
  you
• 5:15
  got
• 5:16
  a
• 5:16
  couple
• 5:16
  other
• 5:16
  things
• 5:16
  folks
• 5:17
  should
• 5:17
  know
• 5:17
  about,
• 5:17
  right?
• 5:17
  So
• 5:18
  I
• 5:18
  don't
• 5:18
  think
• 5:18
  there
• 5:19
  are
• 5:19
  any
• 5:19
  cicadas
• 5:19
  this
• 5:19
  year,
• 5:20
  right?
• 5:20
  There
• 5:21
  are
• 5:21
  not,
• 5:21
  no.
• 5:22
  This
• 5:22
  is
• 5:22
  the
• 5:23
  only
• 5:23
  year
• 5:24
  in
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  next
• 5:24
  13
• 5:25
  that
• 5:25
  there's
• 5:25
  not
• 5:25
  a
• 5:26
  brood
• 5:27
  anywhere.
• 5:28
  Yeah.
• 5:28
  And
• 5:29
  then
• 5:29
  we'll
• 5:29
  have
• 5:29
  some
• 5:29
  pretty
• 5:30
  interesting
• 5:30
  years
• 5:31
  after
• 5:31
  that.
• 5:31
  Yeah.
• 5:32
  So
• 5:32
  I
• 5:32
  know
• 5:32
  you'll,
• 5:33
  you'll
• 5:33
  do
• 5:33
  pre
• 5:33
  spawn
• 5:34
  smallmouth
• 5:34
  and
• 5:34
  I
• 5:35
  just
• 5:35
  saw
• 5:35
  your
• 5:35
  email
• 5:37
  for
• 5:37
  the
• 5:37
  striper
• 5:38
  run.
• 5:38
  Do
• 5:38
  you
• 5:38
  want
• 5:38
  to
• 5:38
  let
• 5:39
  folks
• 5:39
  know
• 5:39
  about
• 5:39
  that?
• 5:39
  But
• 5:39
  I
• 5:40
  also
• 5:40
  got
• 5:40
  another
• 5:41
  email
• 5:41
  from
• 5:41
  you.
• 5:41
  I
• 5:41
  saw
• 5:42
  you're
• 5:42
  really
• 5:43
  kind
• 5:43
  of
• 5:43
  opening
• 5:43
  up.
• 5:44
  You.
• 5:44
  There
• 5:45
  was
• 5:45
  all
• 5:45
  that.
• 5:45
  This
• 5:45
  one
• 5:45
  was
• 5:46
  cold
• 5:46
  and
• 5:46
  you
• 5:46
  weren't
• 5:46
  fishing,
• 5:47
  so
• 5:47
  you
• 5:47
  were,
• 5:47
  you
• 5:48
  were
• 5:48
  tying
• 5:48
  flies
• 5:49
  and
• 5:49
  doing
• 5:49
  customer
• 5:50
  emails.
• 5:50
  But
• 5:50
  then
• 5:50
  I
• 5:51
  also
• 5:51
  saw
• 5:51
  you've
• 5:51
  really
• 5:51
  kind
• 5:52
  of
• 5:52
  opened
• 5:52
  up
• 5:52
  your
• 5:52
  Mount
• 5:53
  Rogers
• 5:53
  program
• 5:53
  too.
• 5:54
  Yeah,
• 5:54
  man,
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  had
• 5:55
  to.
• 5:55
  Had
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  lot
• 5:56
  of
• 5:56
  email
• 5:57
  campaigns
• 5:58
  queued
• 5:58
  up
• 5:58
  and
• 5:58
  scheduled
• 5:59
  there
• 5:59
  for
• 5:59
  a
• 6:00
  little
• 6:00
  while.
• 6:01
  But
• 6:03
  yeah,
• 6:03
  it's,
• 6:04
  I
• 6:04
  mean,
• 6:05
  springtime,
• 6:05
  there's
• 6:05
  just
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  ton
• 6:06
  going
• 6:06
  on
• 6:06
  this
• 6:06
  time
• 6:07
  of
• 6:07
  year.
• 6:07
  We've
• 6:07
  got,
• 6:09
  like
• 6:09
  I
• 6:09
  said,
• 6:09
  I'm
• 6:09
  gonna
• 6:10
  get
• 6:10
  on
• 6:10
  smallmouth
• 6:11
  here
• 6:11
  in
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  next
• 6:11
  couple
• 6:12
  of
• 6:12
  days
• 6:12
  and
• 6:12
  then
• 6:14
  pretty
• 6:14
  much
• 6:15
  ride
• 6:15
  that
• 6:15
  through
• 6:15
  mid
• 6:16
  April
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  then
• 6:17
  striper
• 6:18
  fish,
• 6:18
  hopefully
• 6:18
  until,
• 6:20
  hopefully
• 6:21
  until
• 6:21
  mid
• 6:21
  May.
• 6:22
  It's
• 6:22
  always
• 6:23
  just
• 6:23
  kind
• 6:23
  of
• 6:23
  a
• 6:23
  wait
• 6:23
  and
• 6:24
  see
• 6:24
  thing.
• 6:24
  Cause
• 6:25
  you
• 6:25
  know,
• 6:25
  stripers
• 6:26
  can
• 6:26
  be
• 6:26
  here
• 6:26
  one
• 6:27
  day
• 6:27
  and
• 6:27
  gone
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  next.
• 6:28
  And
• 6:28
  if
• 6:28
  they're
• 6:28
  gone,
• 6:28
  you
• 6:29
  can't
• 6:29
  catch
• 6:29
  them,
• 6:29
  so
• 6:31
  you
• 6:31
  gotta
• 6:32
  stay
• 6:32
  on
• 6:32
  top
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  that.
• 6:33
  But.
• 6:34
  And
• 6:34
  then,
• 6:34
  you
• 6:34
  know,
• 6:35
  pretty
• 6:35
  much,
• 6:36
  I
• 6:37
  mean,
• 6:37
  late
• 6:37
  February
• 6:38
  through,
• 6:39
  you
• 6:40
  know,
• 6:41
  summers
• 6:41
  is,
• 6:42
  is
• 6:42
  pretty
• 6:42
  fantastic
• 6:43
  fishing
• 6:43
  in
• 6:43
  the
• 6:44
  mountains
• 6:44
  too.
• 6:44
  And
• 6:45
  I've
• 6:46
  got
• 6:48
  couple
• 6:48
  of
• 6:48
  associates
• 6:49
  that
• 6:49
  I've
• 6:49
  been
• 6:50
  working
• 6:50
  with
• 6:50
  pretty
• 6:50
  closely
• 6:51
  that
• 6:51
  have
• 6:51
  been
• 6:52
  taken,
• 6:53
  taken
• 6:53
  a
• 6:54
  lot
• 6:54
  of
• 6:54
  folks
• 6:54
  in
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  mountains
• 6:55
  trout
• 6:55
  fishing
• 6:56
  the
• 6:56
  last
• 6:56
  couple
• 6:57
  of
• 6:57
  months.
• 6:57
  And
• 6:58
  it's.
• 6:59
  Well,
• 7:00
  I
• 7:00
  was
• 7:00
  talking
• 7:00
  to
• 7:00
  a
• 7:00
  lot
• 7:00
  of
• 7:01
  the
• 7:01
  folks
• 7:01
  up
• 7:01
  in
• 7:01
  Cincinnati
• 7:02
  at
• 7:02
  that
• 7:02
  show
• 7:04
  last
• 7:04
  month.
• 7:05
  It's,
• 7:05
  it's,
• 7:07
  it's.
• 7:07
  It's
• 7:07
  pretty
• 7:08
  great
• 7:08
  fishing
• 7:08
  that
• 7:08
  nobody
• 7:09
  really
• 7:09
  does
• 7:10
  around
• 7:10
  here
• 7:11
  just
• 7:11
  because
• 7:11
  we've
• 7:11
  got
• 7:12
  two
• 7:12
  big
• 7:12
  tail
• 7:13
  waters
• 7:13
  and
• 7:15
  you
• 7:16
  know,
• 7:16
  there's.
• 7:17
  The
• 7:17
  Smoky
• 7:18
  Mountains
• 7:18
  are
• 7:18
  not
• 7:18
  that
• 7:18
  far
• 7:19
  away,
• 7:19
  so
• 7:20
  lots
• 7:20
  of
• 7:20
  folks
• 7:20
  come
• 7:21
  down
• 7:21
  to
• 7:21
  this
• 7:22
  region
• 7:22
  to,
• 7:22
  to
• 7:23
  fish
• 7:23
  for
• 7:23
  wild
• 7:23
  trout,
• 7:24
  but
• 7:25
  don't
• 7:25
  necessarily
• 7:26
  end
• 7:26
  up
• 7:27
  in
• 7:27
  southwest
• 7:28
  Virginia.
• 7:29
  And
• 7:30
  it's,
• 7:31
  it,
• 7:31
  it
• 7:31
  can
• 7:31
  be
• 7:31
  pretty
• 7:32
  good
• 7:32
  and
• 7:32
  I
• 7:32
  get
• 7:32
  a
• 7:33
  lot
• 7:33
  of
• 7:33
  requests
• 7:33
  for
• 7:33
  it.
• 7:34
  Um,
• 7:35
  personally
• 7:35
  I
• 7:36
  just
• 7:36
  have
• 7:36
  been
• 7:36
  doing
• 7:37
  fewer
• 7:37
  and
• 7:37
  fewer
• 7:37
  of
• 7:37
  those
• 7:38
  trips,
• 7:38
  so
• 7:39
  I've
• 7:39
  got
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  couple
• 7:40
  of
• 7:40
  guys
• 7:40
  that
• 7:41
  frankly
• 7:42
  are
• 7:42
  better
• 7:42
  than
• 7:43
  me
• 7:43
  at
• 7:43
  it
• 7:43
  that,
• 7:44
  that
• 7:45
  I've
• 7:45
  been,
• 7:45
  been,
• 7:46
  you
• 7:46
  know,
• 7:47
  handed
• 7:47
  all
• 7:47
  my
• 7:47
  folks
• 7:48
  to.
• 7:48
  So
• 7:49
  that's
• 7:49
  that's
• 7:50
  been
• 7:50
  pretty
• 7:50
  exciting
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  last
• 7:52
  couple
• 7:52
  months
• 7:53
  to
• 7:53
  watch.
• 7:54
  Yeah,
• 7:54
  absolutely.
• 7:54
  And
• 7:55
  you
• 7:55
  know,
• 7:55
  folks,
• 7:55
  we
• 7:55
  love
• 7:56
  questions
• 7:56
  on
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  articulate
• 7:57
  fly.
• 7:57
  You
• 7:57
  can
• 7:57
  email
• 7:58
  me
• 7:58
  or
• 7:58
  DM
• 7:58
  me
• 7:58
  on
• 7:59
  social
• 7:59
  media,
• 8:00
  whatever
• 8:00
  is
• 8:00
  easiest
• 8:01
  for
• 8:01
  you.
• 8:01
  And
• 8:01
  if
• 8:01
  we
• 8:01
  use
• 8:01
  your
• 8:01
  question,
• 8:02
  I
• 8:02
  will
• 8:03
  send
• 8:03
  you
• 8:03
  some
• 8:03
  stickers.
• 8:03
  And
• 8:04
  we're
• 8:04
  in
• 8:04
  a
• 8:04
  drawing
• 8:04
  for
• 8:04
  some
• 8:05
  cool
• 8:05
  stuff
• 8:05
  for
• 8:05
  Matt
• 8:05
  at
• 8:06
  the
• 8:06
  end
• 8:06
  of
• 8:06
  the
• 8:06
  season.
• 8:07
  And
• 8:07
  you
• 8:08
  know,
• 8:08
  Matt,
• 8:08
  before
• 8:08
  I
• 8:08
  let
• 8:08
  you
• 8:09
  go,
• 8:09
  you
• 8:09
  want
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  let
• 8:10
  folks
• 8:10
  know
• 8:10
  kind
• 8:10
  of
• 8:10
  how
• 8:11
  to
• 8:11
  get
• 8:11
  in
• 8:11
  touch.
• 8:11
  And
• 8:12
  you
• 8:12
  know,
• 8:12
  I
• 8:12
  know
• 8:12
  things
• 8:12
  are
• 8:13
  kind
• 8:13
  of
• 8:13
  always
• 8:13
  in
• 8:13
  a
• 8:13
  state
• 8:14
  of
• 8:14
  flux,
• 8:14
  kind
• 8:14
  of
• 8:14
  moving
• 8:15
  around.
• 8:16
  So
• 8:16
  there
• 8:16
  are
• 8:16
  cancellations,
• 8:17
  how
• 8:17
  to
• 8:17
  kind
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  keep
• 8:18
  their
• 8:18
  eye
• 8:18
  open
• 8:18
  if
• 8:18
  they
• 8:18
  can
• 8:18
  maybe
• 8:19
  sneak
• 8:19
  in
• 8:19
  a
• 8:19
  smallmouth
• 8:20
  date
• 8:20
  that
• 8:20
  they
• 8:20
  weren't
• 8:20
  able
• 8:20
  to
• 8:20
  book
• 8:21
  six
• 8:21
  months
• 8:21
  ago.
• 8:22
  Yeah,
• 8:24
  well,
• 8:25
  first
• 8:25
  of
• 8:25
  all,
• 8:25
  my
• 8:25
  information's
• 8:26
  on
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  website.
• 8:27
  It's
• 8:27
  mattreillyflyfishing.com
• 8:30
  and
• 8:31
  as
• 8:32
  you
• 8:32
  know,
• 8:32
  I
• 8:32
  pretty
• 8:32
  much
• 8:33
  send
• 8:33
  a
• 8:33
  newsletter
• 8:34
  out
• 8:34
  every
• 8:35
  month
• 8:36
  with
• 8:37
  kind
• 8:37
  of,
• 8:38
  you
• 8:38
  know,
• 8:38
  monthly
• 8:39
  fishing
• 8:39
  report,
• 8:40
  what's
• 8:41
  coming
• 8:41
  up,
• 8:41
  forecast
• 8:42
  kind
• 8:42
  of
• 8:43
  deal
• 8:43
  and
• 8:43
  then
• 8:44
  upcoming
• 8:45
  programs.
• 8:45
  I
• 8:46
  usually
• 8:46
  try
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  include
• 8:46
  some,
• 8:47
  some
• 8:48
  tying
• 8:48
  stuff
• 8:49
  and,
• 8:49
  and
• 8:49
  anything
• 8:50
  that's
• 8:51
  kind
• 8:51
  of
• 8:52
  tip
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  tactic
• 8:53
  that's,
• 8:54
  that's
• 8:55
  seasonally
• 8:56
  relevant.
• 8:59
  So
• 9:00
  feel
• 9:00
  free
• 9:00
  to
• 9:00
  check
• 9:01
  that
• 9:01
  out
• 9:01
  too.
• 9:01
  But,
• 9:03
  and,
• 9:03
  and
• 9:03
  you'll
• 9:04
  see
• 9:04
  a
• 9:04
  lot
• 9:04
  of
• 9:04
  my
• 9:04
  open
• 9:05
  dates
• 9:05
  there
• 9:05
  too.
• 9:06
  But
• 9:08
  pretty
• 9:08
  much
• 9:08
  got
• 9:09
  just
• 9:09
  a
• 9:09
  couple
• 9:09
  of,
• 9:10
  couple
• 9:10
  of
• 9:10
  March,
• 9:11
  March
• 9:11
  and
• 9:12
  early
• 9:12
  April,
• 9:12
  smallmouth
• 9:13
  days,
• 9:13
  a
• 9:14
  couple
• 9:14
  of
• 9:14
  striper
• 9:15
  slots,
• 9:15
  and
• 9:15
  then
• 9:16
  we're
• 9:16
  just
• 9:16
  looking
• 9:16
  at,
• 9:18
  you
• 9:18
  know,
• 9:19
  post
• 9:19
  spawn,
• 9:19
  everything.
• 9:20
  There's
• 9:21
  some
• 9:21
  muskie
• 9:21
  fishing
• 9:22
  to
• 9:22
  be
• 9:22
  done
• 9:23
  in,
• 9:23
  you
• 9:23
  know,
• 9:24
  May,
• 9:24
  early
• 9:25
  June,
• 9:26
  and
• 9:27
  then
• 9:27
  we're,
• 9:27
  you
• 9:27
  know,
• 9:27
  for
• 9:27
  the
• 9:28
  most
• 9:28
  part
• 9:28
  just
• 9:28
  smallmouth
• 9:29
  fishing
• 9:29
  this
• 9:29
  year
• 9:29
  until,
• 9:31
  you
• 9:31
  know,
• 9:31
  October.
• 9:32
  So
• 9:32
  with
• 9:32
  no
• 9:33
  cicadas,
• 9:33
  which
• 9:34
  I
• 9:34
  don't
• 9:35
  want
• 9:35
  to
• 9:35
  say
• 9:35
  I'm
• 9:35
  thankful
• 9:36
  for,
• 9:36
  but
• 9:36
  it'll
• 9:37
  be,
• 9:37
  it'll
• 9:37
  be
• 9:38
  nice
• 9:38
  to
• 9:38
  have,
• 9:38
  have
• 9:39
  a
• 9:39
  little
• 9:39
  bit
• 9:39
  of
• 9:40
  a
• 9:40
  break
• 9:40
  from
• 9:40
  running
• 9:41
  around
• 9:41
  this
• 9:41
  year
• 9:41
  after
• 9:42
  the
• 9:42
  last
• 9:42
  several.
• 9:43
  Yeah.
• 9:44
  Not
• 9:44
  having
• 9:44
  to
• 9:44
  dial
• 9:44
  in
• 9:44
  the
• 9:45
  hatch
• 9:45
  and
• 9:45
  then
• 9:45
  find
• 9:45
  an
• 9:45
  Airbnb
• 9:46
  close
• 9:46
  by.
• 9:47
  Right?
• 9:48
  That's
• 9:48
  right.
• 9:49
  Yeah.
• 9:49
  And
• 9:49
  so
• 9:49
  I
• 9:50
  would
• 9:50
  imagine
• 9:50
  on
• 9:50
  the
• 9:50
  smallmouth
• 9:51
  side,
• 9:51
  you're
• 9:51
  probably
• 9:52
  kind
• 9:52
  of
• 9:52
  in
• 9:52
  the
• 9:52
  prime
• 9:52
  top
• 9:53
  water
• 9:53
  months,
• 9:53
  probably
• 9:53
  pretty
• 9:54
  full.
• 9:54
  But
• 9:54
  what
• 9:54
  does
• 9:54
  your
• 9:55
  backside
• 9:55
  smally
• 9:56
  calendar
• 9:56
  look
• 9:56
  like
• 9:56
  this
• 9:56
  season?
• 9:58
  You
• 9:59
  mean
• 9:59
  getting
• 9:59
  into
• 9:59
  the
• 9:59
  fall?
• 10:00
  Yeah,
• 10:00
  exactly.
• 10:01
  Yeah.
• 10:02
  And
• 10:03
  that,
• 10:03
  you
• 10:04
  know,
• 10:04
  I
• 10:04
  always,
• 10:04
  those,
• 10:05
  those
• 10:05
  first
• 10:05
  couple
• 10:06
  weeks
• 10:06
  of
• 10:06
  October
• 10:07
  are
• 10:07
  usually
• 10:08
  always
• 10:08
  my,
• 10:09
  my
• 10:09
  last
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  book
• 10:10
  and
• 10:10
  I
• 10:11
  don't
• 10:11
  really
• 10:11
  push
• 10:11
  them
• 10:12
  that
• 10:12
  hard
• 10:12
  because
• 10:13
  frankly,
• 10:14
  I
• 10:14
  usually
• 10:14
  end
• 10:14
  up
• 10:14
  having
• 10:15
  to
• 10:15
  reschedule
• 10:15
  some
• 10:15
  dates
• 10:16
  into
• 10:16
  that,
• 10:16
  that
• 10:17
  window.
• 10:18
  But
• 10:19
  it's,
• 10:19
  it's
• 10:19
  pretty
• 10:19
  open
• 10:20
  at
• 10:20
  the
• 10:20
  moment.
• 10:20
  I
• 10:21
  think
• 10:21
  I
• 10:21
  have
• 10:21
  three
• 10:21
  or
• 10:22
  four
• 10:22
  days
• 10:22
  booked.
• 10:24
  I
• 10:24
  do
• 10:24
  have
• 10:25
  some
• 10:25
  stuff
• 10:25
  still,
• 10:26
  you
• 10:26
  know,
• 10:26
  just
• 10:26
  here
• 10:27
  and
• 10:27
  there
• 10:27
  in,
• 10:27
  like,
• 10:28
  June
• 10:28
  and
• 10:28
  July,
• 10:31
  you
• 10:31
  know,
• 10:31
  I've
• 10:32
  had
• 10:32
  a
• 10:32
  couple
• 10:32
  of
• 10:32
  days
• 10:33
  in
• 10:33
  August
• 10:33
  and
• 10:33
  September
• 10:34
  cancel
• 10:34
  that.
• 10:35
  That
• 10:35
  have
• 10:35
  come
• 10:35
  open,
• 10:35
  just,
• 10:36
  you
• 10:36
  know,
• 10:36
  canceled
• 10:37
  in
• 10:37
  the
• 10:37
  last
• 10:38
  couple
• 10:38
  of
• 10:38
  weeks
• 10:39
  that
• 10:39
  were
• 10:39
  booked
• 10:40
  months
• 10:40
  ago.
• 10:41
  So.
• 10:42
  Yeah,
• 10:42
  it's.
• 10:43
  It's
• 10:43
  always
• 10:43
  changing.
• 10:44
  That's
• 10:44
  why
• 10:44
  I
• 10:44
  always
• 10:45
  tell
• 10:45
  people
• 10:45
  if
• 10:45
  they're
• 10:46
  interested
• 10:46
  in
• 10:46
  something
• 10:47
  just
• 10:47
  to
• 10:47
  get
• 10:47
  in
• 10:48
  touch
• 10:48
  with
• 10:48
  me,
• 10:48
  and
• 10:48
  that
• 10:49
  way
• 10:49
  I
• 10:49
  at
• 10:49
  least
• 10:49
  know
• 10:49
  you're
• 10:50
  interested
• 10:50
  and
• 10:50
  we
• 10:50
  can.
• 10:51
  We
• 10:51
  can
• 10:51
  try
• 10:52
  our
• 10:52
  best
• 10:52
  to
• 10:52
  make
• 10:52
  it
• 10:52
  happen.
• 10:53
  Yeah.
• 10:53
  Get
• 10:53
  in
• 10:54
  there
• 10:54
  before
• 10:54
  it
• 10:54
  shows
• 10:54
  up
• 10:54
  in
• 10:55
  a
• 10:55
  newsletter
• 10:55
  blast
• 10:56
  to.
• 10:56
  For
• 10:56
  an
• 10:57
  empty
• 10:57
  date,
• 10:57
  right?
• 10:58
  Exactly.
• 10:58
  Yeah.
• 10:59
  Too
• 10:59
  early
• 10:59
  to
• 11:00
  get
• 11:00
  you
• 11:00
  a
• 11:00
  20,
• 11:00
  27
• 11:01
  muskie
• 11:01
  deposit?
• 11:04
  Probably.
• 11:04
  Yeah.
• 11:05
  Fair
• 11:05
  enough.
• 11:06
  Well,
• 11:06
  listen,
• 11:07
  folks,
• 11:07
  it's
• 11:07
  warming
• 11:07
  up
• 11:08
  in
• 11:08
  our
• 11:08
  neck
• 11:08
  of
• 11:08
  the
• 11:08
  woods.
• 11:08
  If
• 11:09
  it's
• 11:09
  warm
• 11:09
  enough
• 11:09
  to
• 11:09
  go
• 11:09
  out
• 11:09
  and
• 11:09
  fish,
• 11:10
  you
• 11:10
  should
• 11:10
  get
• 11:10
  out
• 11:11
  there
• 11:11
  and
• 11:11
  catch
• 11:11
  a
• 11:11
  few.
• 11:11
  Otherwise,
• 11:12
  tie
• 11:12
  some
• 11:12
  flies.
• 11:13
  Tight
• 11:13
  lines,
• 11:14
  everybody.
• 11:14
  Tight
• 11:14
  lines,
• 11:15
  Matt.
• 11:15
  Thanks,
• 11:16
  Marvin.