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S8, Ep 12: Flows and Focus: Navigating Spring Fishing in East Tennessee with Ellis Ward · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  Hey,
• 0:04
  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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  East
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  Tennessee
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  Fishing
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  Report
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  with
• 0:08
  the
• 0:09
  man
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  himself,
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  Ellis
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  Ward.
• 0:10
  Ellis,
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  how
• 0:11
  are
• 0:11
  you?
• 0:12
  I
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  am
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  good,
• 0:13
  Marv.
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  I'm
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  dying
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  some
• 0:14
  bucktail.
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  It's
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  a
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  balmy
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  50
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  degrees
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  here
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  in
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  Tennessee,
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  so
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  life
• 0:20
  is
• 0:20
  good.
• 0:21
  Yeah,
• 0:21
  you're
• 0:21
  on
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  the
• 0:22
  weather.
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  Yo
• 0:22
  yo
• 0:22
  too.
• 0:22
  Like
• 0:23
  we
• 0:23
  are.
• 0:23
  So
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  what
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  does
• 0:24
  that
• 0:24
  lead
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  to
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  on
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  the
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  water?
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  Honestly,
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  we
• 0:31
  have
• 0:31
  had
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  so
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  much
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  uncertainty
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  with
• 0:37
  flows
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  that
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  I
• 0:41
  think
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  this
• 0:42
  isn't
• 0:43
  the
• 0:43
  first
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  time
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  it's
• 0:43
  happened
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  and
• 0:45
  it
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  won't
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  be
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  the
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  last.
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  And
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  you
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  know,
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  I'm
• 0:47
  now
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  year
• 0:48
  six,
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  so
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  we
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  keep
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  making
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  it
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  happen
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  and
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  making
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  it
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  happen
• 0:55
  meaning
• 0:57
  making
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  big
• 0:58
  fish
• 0:58
  heat
• 0:58
  flies.
• 1:00
  But
• 1:01
  you
• 1:02
  know
• 1:02
  what?
• 1:02
  One
• 1:02
  thing
• 1:03
  it
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  could
• 1:03
  look
• 1:03
  like
• 1:04
  is
• 1:07
  like,
• 1:07
  you
• 1:08
  know,
• 1:08
  we're
• 1:08
  taking
• 1:08
  that.
• 1:09
  I'm
• 1:09
  focusing
• 1:09
  on
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  maybe
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  a
• 1:10
  couple
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  hours
• 1:11
  of
• 1:11
  a
• 1:11
  release
• 1:12
  on
• 1:12
  the
• 1:12
  tail
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  waters
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  for
• 1:13
  trout
• 1:13
  fishing.
• 1:15
  I'm
• 1:15
  looking
• 1:15
  at
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  maybe
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  a
• 1:18
  top
• 1:18
  run
• 1:18
  versus
• 1:19
  maybe
• 1:19
  a
• 1:19
  bottom
• 1:20
  run
• 1:21
  and
• 1:23
  different
• 1:23
  water
• 1:24
  constraints
• 1:25
  with
• 1:25
  muskie.
• 1:26
  It's
• 1:26
  been,
• 1:26
  it's
• 1:26
  been
• 1:27
  high
• 1:27
  and
• 1:27
  low
• 1:27
  there
• 1:28
  too,
• 1:33
  for
• 1:33
  trout.
• 1:33
  It's,
• 1:34
  you
• 1:35
  know,
• 1:35
  the
• 1:35
  weather
• 1:36
  is.
• 1:38
  You
• 1:38
  may
• 1:38
  or
• 1:38
  may
• 1:39
  not
• 1:39
  get
• 1:39
  hatches,
• 1:39
  but
• 1:40
  we.
• 1:42
  When
• 1:42
  you're
• 1:42
  getting
• 1:42
  these
• 1:43
  hour
• 1:43
  pulses
• 1:44
  or
• 1:44
  two
• 1:44
  hour
• 1:44
  pulses
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  or,
• 1:46
  you
• 1:46
  know,
• 1:47
  the
• 1:47
  South
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  Holston
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  just
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  started
• 1:48
  sluicing
• 1:48
  200.
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  They
• 1:50
  have
• 1:50
  a
• 1:51
  scheduled
• 1:52
  generator
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  out.
• 1:53
  It's
• 1:53
  referred
• 1:54
  to
• 1:54
  as
• 1:54
  an
• 1:54
  outage,
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  but
• 1:55
  the
• 1:55
  generator's
• 1:56
  turned
• 1:56
  off
• 1:56
  for
• 1:56
  maintenance
• 1:57
  for
• 1:57
  two
• 1:57
  or
• 1:57
  three
• 1:57
  months.
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  So
• 2:00
  they're
• 2:01
  sluicing
• 2:01
  to
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  manage
• 2:02
  levels
• 2:03
  and
• 2:03
  you
• 2:03
  know,
• 2:05
  all
• 2:05
  these
• 2:05
  other
• 2:06
  different
• 2:06
  guidelines
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  that
• 2:07
  they
• 2:07
  have
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  and
• 2:10
  the.
• 2:10
  I
• 2:11
  haven't
• 2:11
  had
• 2:11
  an
• 2:11
  interview
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  with
• 2:12
  the
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  bugs
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  or
• 2:13
  the
• 2:13
  trout
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  for
• 2:14
  that
• 2:14
  matter,
• 2:14
  but
• 2:17
  they
• 2:18
  do
• 2:18
  like
• 2:18
  a
• 2:18
  certain
• 2:18
  amount
• 2:19
  of
• 2:19
  consistency.
• 2:20
  And
• 2:20
  so
• 2:20
  when
• 2:21
  you
• 2:21
  have
• 2:22
  what
• 2:22
  I'm
• 2:22
  feeling
• 2:22
  right
• 2:23
  now
• 2:23
  I'm
• 2:23
  standing
• 2:23
  outside,
• 2:24
  it's
• 2:24
  this
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  really
• 2:25
  unsettled
• 2:26
  wind.
• 2:26
  We
• 2:26
  have
• 2:26
  a
• 2:26
  little
• 2:26
  front
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  coming
• 2:27
  in.
• 2:28
  We
• 2:28
  might
• 2:29
  get
• 2:29
  a
• 2:29
  little
• 2:29
  bottom
• 2:30
  out
• 2:30
  and
• 2:30
  things
• 2:30
  of
• 2:31
  the
• 2:31
  barometer
• 2:31
  and
• 2:32
  things
• 2:32
  kind
• 2:33
  of
• 2:33
  feel
• 2:33
  stable
• 2:34
  for
• 2:34
  an
• 2:34
  hour
• 2:34
  or
• 2:34
  two.
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  But
• 2:38
  when
• 2:38
  you're
• 2:38
  getting
• 2:38
  a
• 2:38
  lot
• 2:38
  of
• 2:39
  wind,
• 2:40
  it's.
• 2:41
  It's
• 2:41
  tough
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  to
• 2:42
  get
• 2:42
  them
• 2:42
  on
• 2:43
  top.
• 2:44
  You
• 2:45
  might
• 2:45
  be
• 2:45
  able
• 2:45
  to
• 2:45
  get
• 2:47
  some
• 2:47
  aggressive
• 2:47
  caddis
• 2:48
  eaters.
• 2:48
  It's,
• 2:49
  you
• 2:49
  know,
• 2:50
  it's
• 2:51
  really
• 2:51
  early
• 2:51
  for
• 2:52
  that.
• 2:52
  But
• 2:52
  we're
• 2:52
  going
• 2:52
  to
• 2:53
  start
• 2:53
  to
• 2:53
  see
• 2:53
  some,
• 2:54
  some
• 2:55
  small
• 2:55
  caddis
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  coming
• 2:58
  off
• 2:58
  here
• 2:58
  in
• 2:59
  the
• 2:59
  next
• 2:59
  week
• 2:59
  or
• 2:59
  so.
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  But
• 3:02
  to,
• 3:02
  to
• 3:02
  say,
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  okay,
• 3:03
  this
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  is
• 3:04
  where
• 3:04
  I'm
• 3:04
  seeing
• 3:05
  risers
• 3:05
  and
• 3:06
  this
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  is
• 3:06
  a
• 3:06
  good
• 3:06
  time
• 3:06
  to
• 3:06
  be
• 3:07
  going
• 3:07
  out
• 3:07
  for
• 3:07
  the
• 3:07
  BWO
• 3:08
  hatch,
• 3:09
  man,
• 3:09
  I'm.
• 3:10
  I'm
• 3:10
  out
• 3:10
  there.
• 3:11
  I've
• 3:11
  been
• 3:11
  out
• 3:11
  there
• 3:12
  five,
• 3:13
  six
• 3:13
  days
• 3:13
  a
• 3:14
  week
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  for
• 3:15
  the
• 3:15
  last
• 3:15
  month
• 3:16
  and
• 3:16
  there
• 3:17
  are
• 3:17
  days
• 3:18
  that
• 3:18
  should
• 3:19
  be
• 3:20
  blizzards
• 3:21
  of
• 3:21
  blue
• 3:21
  winged
• 3:22
  olives
• 3:22
  and
• 3:23
  I
• 3:23
  don't
• 3:23
  see
• 3:23
  one
• 3:24
  rise
• 3:24
  of
• 3:24
  fish.
• 3:26
  And
• 3:26
  so
• 3:26
  I
• 3:26
  think
• 3:27
  that
• 3:27
  has
• 3:28
  you
• 3:28
  know,
• 3:29
  tail
• 3:29
  to
• 3:29
  the
• 3:29
  tailwaters
• 3:30
  just
• 3:30
  have
• 3:30
  this
• 3:31
  interesting
• 3:31
  layer
• 3:31
  where
• 3:33
  you
• 3:33
  look
• 3:34
  at
• 3:34
  certain
• 3:34
  zones
• 3:34
  and
• 3:35
  say
• 3:35
  wow,
• 3:35
  that
• 3:35
  looks
• 3:36
  really
• 3:36
  good.
• 3:36
  Actually
• 3:37
  it
• 3:37
  sucks
• 3:38
  because
• 3:38
  of
• 3:39
  this.
• 3:39
  That
• 3:39
  and
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  other.
• 3:40
  All
• 3:40
  of
• 3:41
  which
• 3:41
  have
• 3:41
  to
• 3:41
  do
• 3:41
  with
• 3:41
  the.
• 3:42
  The
• 3:42
  tailwater
• 3:42
  stuff.
• 3:43
  The
• 3:43
  high
• 3:43
  versus
• 3:43
  low
• 3:44
  water
• 3:45
  versus
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  freestone
• 3:47
  where
• 3:47
  it's
• 3:47
  like
• 3:47
  yeah,
• 3:48
  that's.
• 3:48
  None
• 3:48
  of
• 3:48
  these
• 3:48
  conditions
• 3:49
  apply
• 3:49
  to
• 3:49
  that.
• 3:50
  So
• 3:53
  you
• 3:53
  know,
• 3:53
  long,
• 3:53
  long
• 3:54
  answer
• 3:54
  to
• 3:54
  say
• 3:55
  some.
• 3:55
  A
• 3:55
  lot
• 3:55
  of
• 3:55
  the
• 3:56
  uncertainty
• 3:57
  and.
• 3:59
  And
• 3:59
  fluctuations
• 4:00
  that
• 4:02
  we're
• 4:02
  seeing
• 4:03
  and
• 4:04
  most
• 4:05
  of
• 4:05
  the
• 4:05
  time
• 4:07
  that's
• 4:07
  bite
• 4:07
  windows
• 4:08
  for
• 4:08
  streamers.
• 4:09
  That's
• 4:11
  consistent
• 4:12
  risers,
• 4:14
  consistent
• 4:16
  fish
• 4:16
  feeding
• 4:17
  in
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  same
• 4:18
  zones
• 4:19
  for
• 4:19
  trout
• 4:21
  on
• 4:21
  level
• 4:22
  drive
• 4:22
  bys
• 4:23
  and
• 4:23
  then
• 4:24
  seeing
• 4:24
  muskie
• 4:25
  where
• 4:25
  they
• 4:25
  should
• 4:25
  be
• 4:25
  doing
• 4:26
  things
• 4:26
  that
• 4:26
  they
• 4:26
  should
• 4:26
  be.
• 4:27
  That's
• 4:27
  as
• 4:28
  inconsistent
• 4:29
  as
• 4:29
  it
• 4:29
  gets.
• 4:30
  But,
• 4:30
  but
• 4:30
  all
• 4:31
  of
• 4:31
  that's
• 4:31
  contingent
• 4:32
  more
• 4:32
  so
• 4:32
  on
• 4:32
  flows
• 4:33
  than
• 4:33
  it
• 4:33
  is
• 4:33
  on
• 4:34
  weather.
• 4:36
  And,
• 4:37
  and
• 4:37
  I'm
• 4:37
  saying
• 4:37
  that
• 4:37
  just
• 4:40
  compiling
• 4:40
  data
• 4:41
  and,
• 4:41
  and
• 4:42
  seeing
• 4:42
  so
• 4:42
  many
• 4:42
  days
• 4:43
  where
• 4:43
  it's.
• 4:44
  It's
• 4:44
  perfect.
• 4:47
  And
• 4:47
  so
• 4:47
  we
• 4:47
  are
• 4:48
  still
• 4:48
  getting,
• 4:48
  you
• 4:48
  know,
• 4:49
  we're
• 4:49
  still
• 4:49
  getting
• 4:49
  things
• 4:50
  lining
• 4:50
  up
• 4:50
  and
• 4:51
  you
• 4:52
  were
• 4:52
  here.
• 4:53
  We,
• 4:53
  we
• 4:53
  snapped
• 4:54
  into
• 4:54
  a
• 4:54
  couple
• 4:54
  risers
• 4:55
  but
• 4:55
  man
• 4:56
  spotty
• 4:57
  that,
• 4:57
  that
• 4:57
  spot
• 4:58
  we
• 4:58
  were
• 4:58
  in
• 4:58
  was
• 4:58
  weird
• 4:59
  and
• 5:00
  they
• 5:00
  were
• 5:00
  munching
• 5:02
  and
• 5:02
  so
• 5:05
  you
• 5:05
  know,
• 5:06
  same
• 5:06
  story.
• 5:06
  It's
• 5:07
  go
• 5:08
  out
• 5:08
  with
• 5:08
  a
• 5:09
  certain
• 5:09
  degree
• 5:09
  of
• 5:09
  intention
• 5:10
  understanding
• 5:11
  that
• 5:11
  you
• 5:11
  have
• 5:11
  no
• 5:11
  idea
• 5:12
  what's
• 5:12
  going
• 5:13
  to
• 5:13
  happen.
• 5:14
  And
• 5:15
  do
• 5:16
  your
• 5:16
  best
• 5:16
  and
• 5:16
  be
• 5:17
  prepared
• 5:17
  for
• 5:18
  not
• 5:19
  just
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  worst,
• 5:19
  but
• 5:19
  be
• 5:20
  prepared
• 5:20
  for
• 5:20
  everything.
• 5:21
  If
• 5:21
  we
• 5:21
  end
• 5:21
  up
• 5:23
  fishing
• 5:24
  dry
• 5:24
  flies
• 5:25
  for
• 5:25
  90%
• 5:26
  of
• 5:26
  the
• 5:26
  trip,
• 5:29
  you
• 5:29
  know,
• 5:29
  both
• 5:29
  of
• 5:30
  us
• 5:30
  better
• 5:31
  be
• 5:31
  prepared
• 5:31
  for
• 5:32
  that.
• 5:32
  And
• 5:32
  that
• 5:32
  just
• 5:32
  means
• 5:32
  having
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  right
• 5:33
  gear
• 5:33
  and
• 5:33
  the
• 5:34
  right
• 5:34
  mindset.
• 5:35
  Yeah,
• 5:35
  I
• 5:35
  would
• 5:35
  say
• 5:35
  on
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  mindset
• 5:36
  front,
• 5:36
  you
• 5:36
  know
• 5:36
  it's
• 5:37
  kind
• 5:37
  of
• 5:37
  funny
• 5:37
  because
• 5:37
  you
• 5:37
  know
• 5:38
  I
• 5:38
  kind
• 5:38
  of
• 5:38
  was
• 5:38
  with
• 5:38
  you
• 5:39
  kind
• 5:39
  of
• 5:39
  between
• 5:39
  two
• 5:40
  fronts.
• 5:41
  Some
• 5:41
  sunny
• 5:42
  weather,
• 5:42
  a
• 5:42
  lot
• 5:43
  of
• 5:43
  snow
• 5:43
  melt
• 5:43
  in
• 5:43
  the
• 5:44
  river.
• 5:45
  And
• 5:45
  I
• 5:46
  was
• 5:46
  kind
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  thinking
• 5:46
  driving
• 5:46
  home
• 5:47
  that
• 5:47
  you
• 5:47
  know,
• 5:47
  you
• 5:47
  really
• 5:48
  have
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  approach
• 5:48
  this
• 5:50
  post
• 5:50
  spawn
• 5:50
  streamer
• 5:51
  game
• 5:51
  really
• 5:51
  like
• 5:51
  muskie
• 5:52
  fishing
• 5:52
  from
• 5:52
  a
• 5:52
  focus
• 5:53
  perspective,
• 5:55
  you
• 5:55
  know.
• 5:55
  Cause
• 5:55
  I
• 5:56
  mean
• 5:56
  you
• 5:56
  know
• 5:56
  we
• 5:57
  got
• 5:57
  fish
• 5:57
  but
• 5:57
  it
• 5:57
  was.
• 5:58
  There
• 5:58
  were
• 5:58
  three
• 5:58
  tough
• 5:58
  days
• 5:58
  of
• 5:59
  fishing
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  it's
• 5:59
  like,
• 5:59
  you
• 5:59
  know,
• 6:00
  you
• 6:00
  know,
• 6:00
  remember
• 6:00
  we
• 6:00
  got
• 6:01
  that
• 6:01
  first
• 6:02
  eat
• 6:02
  like
• 6:02
  at
• 6:03
  like
• 6:03
  5,
• 6:03
  45,
• 6:04
  6
• 6:04
  o',
• 6:04
  clock.
• 6:05
  Right.
• 6:05
  And
• 6:05
  I
• 6:06
  screwed
• 6:06
  up
• 6:06
  the
• 6:06
  set,
• 6:07
  right.
• 6:07
  So
• 6:07
  I
• 6:07
  was
• 6:07
  just
• 6:07
  like,
• 6:08
  you
• 6:08
  know,
• 6:08
  been
• 6:08
  going
• 6:09
  all
• 6:09
  day
• 6:09
  long
• 6:09
  without
• 6:09
  much
• 6:10
  love
• 6:10
  and
• 6:12
  we
• 6:12
  got
• 6:12
  bailed
• 6:12
  out
• 6:13
  on
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  dry
• 6:13
  flies.
• 6:13
  But
• 6:13
  I
• 6:13
  kind
• 6:14
  of
• 6:14
  that
• 6:14
  focus
• 6:14
  Thing
• 6:14
  was
• 6:15
  just
• 6:15
  something
• 6:15
  kind
• 6:15
  of
• 6:15
  from
• 6:15
  a
• 6:16
  mental
• 6:16
  perspective
• 6:18
  I
• 6:19
  was
• 6:19
  kind
• 6:19
  of
• 6:19
  processing
• 6:20
  when
• 6:20
  I
• 6:20
  came
• 6:20
  back
• 6:20
  from
• 6:20
  that
• 6:21
  trip.
• 6:22
  Yeah.
• 6:23
  And
• 6:23
  it's,
• 6:24
  it's,
• 6:25
  it's
• 6:25
  unsurprising
• 6:26
  to
• 6:26
  me
• 6:26
  that
• 6:27
  I
• 6:27
  enjoy
• 6:28
  both
• 6:28
  guiding
• 6:29
  and
• 6:29
  fishing.
• 6:31
  Of
• 6:32
  how
• 6:32
  much
• 6:33
  I
• 6:33
  like
• 6:33
  guiding
• 6:34
  and
• 6:34
  fishing
• 6:34
  for
• 6:35
  muskie,
• 6:35
  which
• 6:36
  is.
• 6:36
  You
• 6:37
  think
• 6:37
  about
• 6:37
  muskie,
• 6:39
  right?
• 6:39
  It's,
• 6:41
  everyone
• 6:42
  already
• 6:42
  has
• 6:43
  this
• 6:43
  idea,
• 6:43
  okay,
• 6:44
  take
• 6:45
  that
• 6:45
  idea
• 6:46
  and
• 6:46
  now
• 6:46
  say
• 6:48
  you're
• 6:48
  going
• 6:48
  on
• 6:48
  a
• 6:49
  trout
• 6:49
  fishing
• 6:50
  trip.
• 6:50
  I
• 6:51
  have
• 6:51
  very
• 6:52
  few
• 6:52
  clients,
• 6:53
  very
• 6:53
  few.
• 6:54
  And
• 6:54
  at
• 6:55
  this
• 6:55
  point
• 6:55
  I
• 6:55
  have
• 6:56
  so
• 6:56
  many
• 6:57
  great
• 6:58
  repeat
• 6:59
  just
• 7:00
  sick
• 7:01
  in
• 7:01
  the
• 7:01
  head
• 7:02
  animals
• 7:02
  who
• 7:03
  come
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  fish
• 7:03
  with
• 7:03
  me
• 7:04
  couldn't
• 7:04
  be
• 7:05
  more
• 7:05
  grateful
• 7:05
  for
• 7:05
  that.
• 7:06
  There's,
• 7:06
  there's,
• 7:07
  I
• 7:08
  mean,
• 7:08
  you
• 7:08
  know,
• 7:08
  we're
• 7:08
  fishing
• 7:09
  dry
• 7:09
  flies,
• 7:10
  they
• 7:10
  have
• 7:10
  this
• 7:11
  back
• 7:13
  ground,
• 7:13
  there's
• 7:14
  this
• 7:14
  layering
• 7:16
  and
• 7:16
  again,
• 7:17
  not
• 7:17
  disparaging.
• 7:18
  People
• 7:18
  do
• 7:18
  what
• 7:18
  they
• 7:18
  want.
• 7:19
  It's
• 7:19
  a
• 7:19
  good
• 7:19
  way
• 7:19
  to
• 7:20
  catch
• 7:20
  fish,
• 7:20
  blah,
• 7:20
  blah,
• 7:21
  blah.
• 7:21
  If
• 7:22
  you
• 7:22
  want
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  get
• 7:23
  a
• 7:23
  26
• 7:23
  inch
• 7:24
  brown
• 7:24
  trout
• 7:25
  to
• 7:26
  take
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  rod
• 7:27
  out
• 7:27
  of
• 7:27
  your
• 7:28
  hand
• 7:28
  because
• 7:28
  it
• 7:28
  eats
• 7:29
  so
• 7:29
  hard
• 7:31
  and
• 7:31
  you
• 7:31
  know,
• 7:32
  and
• 7:32
  then
• 7:32
  strip
• 7:33
  set
• 7:33
  landed
• 7:34
  all
• 7:34
  that
• 7:34
  other
• 7:35
  stuff,
• 7:36
  the,
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  only
• 7:37
  way
• 7:37
  to
• 7:38
  do
• 7:38
  it
• 7:38
  is
• 7:38
  to
• 7:38
  spend
• 7:38
  time
• 7:39
  to
• 7:39
  do
• 7:39
  it
• 7:39
  and,
• 7:40
  and
• 7:40
  to
• 7:40
  teach
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  you
• 7:41
  know,
• 7:41
  from,
• 7:42
  from
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  rower
• 7:42
  seat,
• 7:43
  from
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  guy
• 7:43
  perspective
• 7:45
  to
• 7:46
  understand
• 7:46
  that
• 7:47
  there's,
• 7:48
  I
• 7:48
  mean
• 7:50
  I'm
• 7:50
  not
• 7:50
  envious
• 7:51
  of
• 7:51
  anyone
• 7:51
  who's
• 7:52
  rowing
• 7:53
  a
• 7:53
  boat
• 7:53
  saying,
• 7:53
  yeah,
• 7:54
  they
• 7:54
  don't
• 7:54
  eat
• 7:54
  streamers
• 7:55
  on
• 7:55
  this
• 7:55
  river
• 7:55
  when
• 7:56
  they
• 7:56
  haven't
• 7:57
  experienced
• 7:57
  that
• 7:58
  themselves
• 7:58
  or
• 7:58
  they
• 7:58
  don't
• 7:59
  have
• 8:00
  however
• 8:01
  many
• 8:01
  pieces
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  data
• 8:02
  that
• 8:02
  I
• 8:03
  have
• 8:03
  because
• 8:03
  we're
• 8:04
  going
• 8:04
  through
• 8:04
  this
• 8:04
  and
• 8:08
  I'm
• 8:08
  just,
• 8:08
  I'm
• 8:08
  looking
• 8:09
  in
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  next
• 8:09
  spot.
• 8:10
  I'm
• 8:10
  looking
• 8:10
  in
• 8:10
  the
• 8:11
  next
• 8:11
  spot.
• 8:11
  I'm
• 8:11
  looking
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  next
• 8:12
  spot.
• 8:12
  We
• 8:13
  get,
• 8:13
  we,
• 8:13
  we
• 8:14
  get
• 8:14
  an
• 8:14
  A.
• 8:16
  You
• 8:16
  can't
• 8:17
  believe
• 8:18
  how
• 8:18
  big
• 8:18
  that
• 8:18
  fish
• 8:19
  was
• 8:20
  and
• 8:21
  you
• 8:21
  can't
• 8:21
  believe
• 8:21
  how
• 8:22
  fast
• 8:22
  it
• 8:22
  ate.
• 8:23
  And
• 8:24
  it's
• 8:24
  there
• 8:24
  and
• 8:24
  gone
• 8:25
  in
• 8:26
  a
• 8:26
  tenth
• 8:26
  of
• 8:26
  a
• 8:26
  second.
• 8:28
  And
• 8:28
  then
• 8:28
  we're
• 8:28
  looking
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  the
• 8:29
  next
• 8:29
  spot
• 8:29
  and
• 8:30
  then
• 8:30
  we're
• 8:30
  looking
• 8:30
  in
• 8:30
  the
• 8:30
  next
• 8:31
  spot.
• 8:32
  And
• 8:34
  without
• 8:35
  that,
• 8:35
  like
• 8:37
  it
• 8:37
  really
• 8:37
  is
• 8:38
  a
• 8:38
  mind
• 8:38
  game
• 8:38
  without
• 8:38
  that
• 8:39
  mindset
• 8:39
  of,
• 8:40
  you
• 8:40
  know,
• 8:40
  we're
• 8:41
  out
• 8:41
  here
• 8:41
  for
• 8:41
  that,
• 8:42
  that
• 8:42
  one,
• 8:43
  that
• 8:43
  two.
• 8:47
  It's,
• 8:47
  it's
• 8:48
  easy
• 8:48
  to
• 8:48
  start
• 8:48
  to
• 8:48
  fall
• 8:49
  off
• 8:49
  a
• 8:49
  little
• 8:49
  bit.
• 8:50
  It's
• 8:50
  really
• 8:50
  easy.
• 8:51
  And
• 8:51
  you
• 8:51
  see
• 8:51
  this
• 8:51
  with
• 8:51
  muskie
• 8:52
  all
• 8:52
  the
• 8:52
  time.
• 8:52
  Even
• 8:52
  though
• 8:52
  people
• 8:53
  come
• 8:53
  in
• 8:53
  with
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  expectations.
• 8:56
  Maybe
• 8:56
  you
• 8:56
  get
• 8:56
  a
• 8:57
  follow
• 8:57
  early
• 8:57
  or
• 8:57
  something
• 8:58
  like
• 8:58
  that.
• 8:59
  This,
• 8:59
  this
• 9:00
  is
• 9:00
  a
• 9:00
  very
• 9:00
  common
• 9:00
  one.
• 9:01
  Within
• 9:01
  two,
• 9:02
  three
• 9:02
  hours.
• 9:02
  We
• 9:03
  don't
• 9:03
  get
• 9:03
  another
• 9:03
  follow.
• 9:03
  It's
• 9:04
  like,
• 9:04
  yeah,
• 9:05
  well,
• 9:05
  I
• 9:05
  mean
• 9:05
  that
• 9:06
  was
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  spot
• 9:06
  we
• 9:07
  were
• 9:07
  there
• 9:08
  in,
• 9:08
  you
• 9:09
  know,
• 9:09
  first
• 9:09
  light
• 9:11
  to
• 9:11
  expect
• 9:12
  another
• 9:12
  Follow
• 9:13
  immediately.
• 9:14
  And
• 9:14
  to
• 9:15
  need
• 9:15
  that
• 9:15
  feedback
• 9:16
  moving
• 9:17
  forward
• 9:17
  to
• 9:17
  stay
• 9:17
  as
• 9:18
  focused
• 9:18
  as
• 9:18
  you
• 9:18
  were
• 9:18
  at
• 9:19
  the
• 9:19
  beginning.
• 9:20
  Why
• 9:20
  do
• 9:20
  you
• 9:20
  think
• 9:20
  you
• 9:20
  got
• 9:21
  that
• 9:21
  eat?
• 9:21
  Because
• 9:21
  you
• 9:21
  were
• 9:21
  that
• 9:22
  focused.
• 9:22
  So
• 9:24
  you
• 9:24
  have
• 9:24
  to
• 9:24
  really
• 9:25
  load
• 9:25
  up
• 9:25
  your
• 9:25
  brain
• 9:26
  with
• 9:26
  the
• 9:26
  data
• 9:26
  to
• 9:27
  support
• 9:28
  what
• 9:28
  you're
• 9:28
  doing.
• 9:29
  Otherwise
• 9:31
  you're
• 9:32
  gonna
• 9:32
  start
• 9:32
  to
• 9:33
  nim.
• 9:33
  You're
• 9:34
  gonna,
• 9:34
  you're,
• 9:34
  you
• 9:34
  know,
• 9:35
  you're
• 9:35
  gonna
• 9:35
  swing,
• 9:35
  you're
• 9:36
  gonna
• 9:36
  be
• 9:37
  looking
• 9:37
  for
• 9:37
  risers,
• 9:39
  whatever.
• 9:39
  But
• 9:41
  it's,
• 9:42
  it's
• 9:42
  a
• 9:42
  mental
• 9:43
  game
• 9:43
  of
• 9:44
  this.
• 9:45
  This
• 9:45
  is
• 9:45
  not
• 9:46
  purposeless.
• 9:48
  There
• 9:48
  is
• 9:49
  a
• 9:49
  point
• 9:49
  to
• 9:50
  this.
• 9:51
  They
• 9:51
  do
• 9:51
  exist.
• 9:52
  We're
• 9:52
  gonna
• 9:53
  get
• 9:53
  one.
• 9:53
  And
• 9:54
  you
• 9:54
  keep
• 9:54
  hammering
• 9:54
  it.
• 9:55
  And
• 9:56
  it's
• 9:57
  tough
• 9:57
  to
• 9:57
  do
• 9:57
  trap.
• 9:58
  Cause
• 9:58
  there's,
• 9:58
  you
• 9:58
  know,
• 9:58
  there's
• 9:59
  other
• 9:59
  options
• 9:59
  along
• 9:59
  with,
• 10:01
  you
• 10:01
  know,
• 10:01
  all
• 10:01
  the
• 10:02
  conventional
• 10:02
  wisdom
• 10:02
  that,
• 10:03
  that
• 10:03
  supports
• 10:04
  how
• 10:04
  crazy
• 10:04
  it
• 10:04
  feels.
• 10:05
  Yeah,
• 10:06
  it's
• 10:06
  interesting
• 10:07
  too,
• 10:07
  right?
• 10:07
  Cause
• 10:07
  I
• 10:07
  mean,
• 10:07
  you
• 10:07
  and
• 10:08
  I
• 10:08
  have
• 10:08
  talked
• 10:08
  about
• 10:08
  this.
• 10:08
  I
• 10:08
  mean,
• 10:09
  the
• 10:09
  difference
• 10:09
  between
• 10:09
  hunting
• 10:10
  big
• 10:10
  fish
• 10:10
  and
• 10:10
  accidentally
• 10:11
  catching
• 10:11
  big
• 10:11
  fish.
• 10:13
  Yeah.
• 10:14
  Right.
• 10:15
  You
• 10:15
  know,
• 10:15
  do
• 10:15
  you
• 10:15
  want
• 10:15
  to
• 10:15
  go
• 10:16
  to
• 10:16
  the
• 10:16
  casino
• 10:16
  and
• 10:16
  you
• 10:17
  know,
• 10:17
  put
• 10:17
  your
• 10:18
  marker
• 10:18
  down
• 10:18
  on
• 10:18
  the
• 10:18
  roulette
• 10:19
  table
• 10:19
  on
• 10:19
  Black
• 10:19
  21.
• 10:20
  Right.
• 10:20
  And
• 10:21
  see
• 10:21
  if
• 10:21
  it
• 10:21
  hits
• 10:21
  or
• 10:21
  not,
• 10:22
  versus
• 10:22
  going
• 10:22
  out
• 10:23
  and
• 10:23
  chasing
• 10:23
  them.
• 10:23
  But,
• 10:24
  you
• 10:24
  know,
• 10:24
  I
• 10:24
  know
• 10:24
  you're,
• 10:25
  you're
• 10:26
  elbow
• 10:26
  deep
• 10:26
  in
• 10:27
  death
• 10:27
  on
• 10:27
  the
• 10:27
  bucktail
• 10:28
  front.
• 10:28
  You
• 10:28
  want
• 10:28
  to
• 10:28
  let
• 10:28
  folks
• 10:29
  know
• 10:29
  kind
• 10:30
  of,
• 10:30
  you
• 10:30
  know,
• 10:30
  what
• 10:30
  you're
• 10:30
  going
• 10:30
  to
• 10:31
  drop
• 10:31
  in
• 10:31
  this
• 10:31
  next
• 10:31
  bucktail
• 10:32
  drop
• 10:32
  as
• 10:32
  well
• 10:33
  as,
• 10:33
  you
• 10:33
  know,
• 10:34
  obviously
• 10:34
  it's
• 10:34
  warming
• 10:35
  up.
• 10:35
  So
• 10:35
  we're
• 10:35
  going
• 10:35
  to
• 10:35
  get
• 10:35
  to
• 10:35
  the
• 10:36
  Caddis
• 10:36
  hatch
• 10:36
  here
• 10:36
  pretty
• 10:37
  soon.
• 10:37
  We'll
• 10:37
  be
• 10:37
  talking
• 10:37
  about
• 10:37
  that
• 10:38
  probably
• 10:38
  next
• 10:38
  time
• 10:38
  we
• 10:38
  chat.
• 10:39
  You
• 10:39
  know
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• 10:40
  all
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  that
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• 10:40
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• 10:40
  good
• 10:40
  stuff.
• 10:42
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• 10:43
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• 10:43
  way
• 10:44
  to
• 10:45
  talk
• 10:45
  about
• 10:45
  anything,
• 10:46
  bucktails
• 10:47
  trips
• 10:49
  is
• 10:50
  my
• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 11:06
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:08
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• 11:08
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• 11:09
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• 11:10
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• 11:13
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• 11:13
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• 11:16
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• 11:17
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• 11:17
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• 11:17
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• 11:18
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• 11:18
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• 11:18
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• 11:18
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• 11:18
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• 11:20
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• 11:20
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• 11:21
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• 11:21
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• 11:22
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• 11:23
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• 11:23
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• 11:24
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• 11:24
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• 11:25
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• 11:25
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• 11:26
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• 11:27
  you
• 11:27
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• 11:28
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• 11:28
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• 11:28
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• 11:28
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• 11:28
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• 11:30
  coinciding
• 11:31
  with
• 11:31
  that
• 11:32
  late
• 11:32
  April,
• 11:32
  early
• 11:32
  May
• 11:33
  when
• 11:33
  they're
• 11:33
  spawning
• 11:35
  and
• 11:37
  bucktail
• 11:40
  I'm
• 11:40
  going
• 11:40
  heavy
• 11:40
  naturals
• 11:41
  this
• 11:41
  time.
• 11:41
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• 11:42
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• 11:42
  a
• 11:42
  couple
• 11:42
  big
• 11:43
  orders
• 11:43
  out
• 11:43
  to
• 11:43
  a
• 11:43
  few
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  shops
• 11:45
  and
• 11:48
  I
• 11:48
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• 11:48
  be
• 11:48
  doing
• 11:49
  a
• 11:49
  few,
• 11:51
  a
• 11:51
  few
• 11:51
  colors,
• 11:52
  but
• 11:52
  there's
• 11:52
  going
• 11:52
  to
• 11:52
  be.
• 11:53
  I
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• 11:54
  so
• 11:54
  many
• 11:54
  in
• 11:54
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• 11:55
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• 11:55
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• 11:55
  I've
• 11:55
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• 11:55
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• 11:56
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• 11:56
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• 11:57
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• 11:57
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• 11:57
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• 11:57
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• 11:58
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• 11:59
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• 11:59
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• 11:59
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• 12:00
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• 12:19
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• 12:19
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• 12:20
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• 12:20
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• 12:21
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• 12:21
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• 12:21
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• 12:21
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• 12:21
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• 12:22
  ones,
• 12:23
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• 12:24
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• 12:24
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• 12:24
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• 12:24
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• 12:25
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• 12:25
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• 12:27
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• 12:28
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• 12:28
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• 12:28
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• 12:28
  as
• 12:29
  we
• 12:29
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• 12:29
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• 12:29
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• 12:29
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• 12:30
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• 12:30
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• 12:30
  if
• 12:30
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• 12:30
  warm
• 12:30
  enough
• 12:31
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• 12:31
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• 12:31
  where
• 12:31
  you
• 12:31
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• 12:31
  get
• 12:32
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• 12:32
  there
• 12:32
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• 12:32
  catch
• 12:32
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• 12:32
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• 12:32
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• 12:33
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• 12:34
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• 12:35
  everybody.
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• 12:35
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• 12:36
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• 12:37
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• 12:37
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• 12:37
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