Latest / The Articulate Fly / S8, Ep 30: Central PA Chronicles: George Costa's Guide to Spring Fishing Conditions and Techniques
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- 0:00Hey,
- 0:02folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:04Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:05The
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06We're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07Central
- 0:07PA
- 0:07Fishing
- 0:08Report
- 0:08with
- 0:09the
- 0:09man
- 0:09himself,
- 0:09George
- 0:10Costa
- 0:10at
- 0:10TCO
- 0:11Fly
- 0:11Shop
- 0:11in
- 0:12State
- 0:12College.
- 0:12George,
- 0:13what's
- 0:13up?
- 0:14Oh,
- 0:14the
- 0:14same
- 0:14as
- 0:15always.
- 0:15Just
- 0:15busy,
- 0:15busy,
- 0:16busy
- 0:16and
- 0:16looking
- 0:17and
- 0:17feeling
- 0:17fantastic.
- 0:18Yeah,
- 0:18I
- 0:19know,
- 0:19like
- 0:19it
- 0:19doesn't
- 0:20really
- 0:20affect
- 0:20kind
- 0:20of
- 0:20the
- 0:21fly
- 0:21fishing
- 0:21world,
- 0:21but
- 0:21I
- 0:22guess
- 0:22your
- 0:22opener
- 0:22recently
- 0:23happened.
- 0:24So
- 0:24I
- 0:24guess
- 0:24you
- 0:24got
- 0:25all
- 0:25kinds
- 0:25of
- 0:25people
- 0:25super
- 0:25fired
- 0:26up
- 0:26about
- 0:26tracing
- 0:26trout,
- 0:27right?
- 0:27Oh,
- 0:28yeah,
- 0:28it's,
- 0:28it's.
- 0:29We're
- 0:29just
- 0:29in
- 0:30prime
- 0:30season
- 0:30now,
- 0:30man.
- 0:31So
- 0:31it's,
- 0:32it's
- 0:32getting
- 0:32busy
- 0:32around
- 0:33here.
- 0:33Lots
- 0:33of
- 0:33people
- 0:33coming
- 0:34to
- 0:34town
- 0:34to
- 0:34fish
- 0:35and
- 0:35it's
- 0:36been
- 0:36pretty
- 0:36good.
- 0:37Yeah,
- 0:37your,
- 0:37your
- 0:38temperatures
- 0:38are
- 0:38down.
- 0:39Looks
- 0:39like
- 0:39you
- 0:39got
- 0:39a
- 0:39kind
- 0:39of
- 0:39a
- 0:40smattering
- 0:40of
- 0:40rain.
- 0:40So
- 0:40what
- 0:41are
- 0:41you
- 0:41seeing
- 0:41on
- 0:41the
- 0:41water?
- 0:42So
- 0:42on
- 0:43the
- 0:43water
- 0:43right
- 0:43now,
- 0:43levels
- 0:44are
- 0:44pretty
- 0:45good
- 0:45on
- 0:45everything.
- 0:46We
- 0:46got
- 0:46a
- 0:46little
- 0:46push
- 0:47of
- 0:47rain
- 0:47last
- 0:47night,
- 0:48so
- 0:49today
- 0:49the
- 0:49little
- 0:49J
- 0:50is
- 0:50kind
- 0:51of
- 0:51up
- 0:51and
- 0:51off
- 0:51color,
- 0:52but
- 0:52it's
- 0:52dropping
- 0:52and
- 0:53it
- 0:53should
- 0:53clear
- 0:53up
- 0:53in
- 0:53another
- 0:54day
- 0:54or
- 0:54two.
- 0:55So
- 0:55as
- 0:55of
- 0:55right
- 0:55now,
- 0:56everything
- 0:56else
- 0:56is
- 0:56in
- 0:57really
- 0:57good
- 0:57shape.
- 0:57We're
- 0:58just
- 0:58about
- 0:58its
- 0:58seasonal
- 0:59averages.
- 1:00Nothing
- 1:00super
- 1:01high,
- 1:01nothing
- 1:02super
- 1:02dirty.
- 1:03Everything
- 1:04looks
- 1:04pretty
- 1:04good
- 1:04going
- 1:05into
- 1:05the
- 1:05weekend
- 1:06and
- 1:07conditions
- 1:07should
- 1:08remain
- 1:08good
- 1:09as
- 1:09long
- 1:09as
- 1:09we
- 1:09don't
- 1:09get
- 1:09another
- 1:10big
- 1:10shot
- 1:10of
- 1:11water.
- 1:11And
- 1:11I
- 1:11don't
- 1:11see
- 1:11anything
- 1:12in
- 1:12the
- 1:12forecast
- 1:12that
- 1:12would
- 1:12tell
- 1:13me
- 1:13that
- 1:13we
- 1:13will
- 1:14just
- 1:14enough
- 1:14rain
- 1:14to
- 1:15keep
- 1:15the
- 1:15levels
- 1:15good
- 1:15and
- 1:16the
- 1:16color
- 1:16just
- 1:17a
- 1:17little
- 1:17off,
- 1:17which
- 1:17is
- 1:17what
- 1:18we
- 1:18want.
- 1:18We
- 1:19are
- 1:19starting
- 1:19to
- 1:19see
- 1:19a
- 1:20lot
- 1:20of
- 1:20bugs.
- 1:21We've
- 1:21got
- 1:21sulfur
- 1:22coming
- 1:22up
- 1:22on
- 1:23spring
- 1:23coming
- 1:23up
- 1:24on
- 1:24the
- 1:24J.
- 1:26We
- 1:26should
- 1:26start
- 1:26seeing
- 1:27sulfur
- 1:27soon
- 1:28on
- 1:28pens
- 1:28and
- 1:29fishing
- 1:29creek.
- 1:30Fishing
- 1:30creek
- 1:30pens
- 1:31J.
- 1:32We've
- 1:32got
- 1:32March
- 1:32brown
- 1:33starting.
- 1:33We've
- 1:33got
- 1:34olives
- 1:34everywhere.
- 1:35We've
- 1:35got
- 1:35tan
- 1:36caddis,
- 1:36little
- 1:37black
- 1:37caddis,
- 1:37couple
- 1:38of
- 1:38brownstones.
- 1:39So
- 1:40everything
- 1:40is
- 1:40popping
- 1:41off
- 1:41right
- 1:41now.
- 1:42Dry
- 1:42fly
- 1:42action
- 1:42has
- 1:43been
- 1:43good.
- 1:44I
- 1:44say
- 1:44right
- 1:44now
- 1:44with
- 1:45the
- 1:45cooler
- 1:45temps
- 1:45and
- 1:46overcast
- 1:46days,
- 1:46it's
- 1:47been
- 1:47a
- 1:47little
- 1:47better
- 1:47in
- 1:47the
- 1:48afternoon.
- 1:48But
- 1:48if
- 1:49we
- 1:49get
- 1:49some
- 1:49brighter,
- 1:49warmer
- 1:50days
- 1:50here,
- 1:51best
- 1:52hatches
- 1:52are
- 1:52definitely
- 1:52going
- 1:53to
- 1:53start
- 1:53shifting
- 1:53towards
- 1:54the
- 1:54evening
- 1:54hours.
- 1:55But
- 1:55right
- 1:55now
- 1:56it's
- 1:56been
- 1:56pretty
- 1:57solid,
- 1:57you
- 1:57know,
- 1:58most
- 1:58of
- 1:58the
- 1:58afternoon
- 1:58into
- 1:59the
- 1:59day.
- 2:00So
- 2:00carry
- 2:01a
- 2:01lot
- 2:01of
- 2:01patterns
- 2:01on
- 2:01the
- 2:01dry
- 2:02fly
- 2:02front
- 2:02because
- 2:02you
- 2:03never
- 2:03know
- 2:03to
- 2:04run
- 2:04into
- 2:04this
- 2:04time
- 2:04of
- 2:04year.
- 2:05NY's
- 2:05been
- 2:06super
- 2:06consistent.
- 2:07Get
- 2:07your
- 2:07bugs
- 2:08down,
- 2:08you
- 2:09know,
- 2:09your
- 2:09general
- 2:09attractor
- 2:10patterns
- 2:11are
- 2:11working
- 2:11well
- 2:11right
- 2:11now.
- 2:12Pheasant
- 2:12tails,
- 2:13Frenchies,
- 2:14you
- 2:14know,
- 2:14any
- 2:14sort
- 2:15of
- 2:15Euro
- 2:15jig
- 2:15is
- 2:16going
- 2:16to
- 2:16get
- 2:16them.
- 2:17So
- 2:17vary
- 2:18Your
- 2:18patterns.
- 2:18Find
- 2:19out
- 2:19what
- 2:19those
- 2:19fish
- 2:20want
- 2:20to
- 2:20eat.
- 2:21You'll
- 2:21have
- 2:21fish
- 2:22that
- 2:22are
- 2:22eating
- 2:22small
- 2:22olive
- 2:23nymphs
- 2:23one
- 2:23day,
- 2:23the
- 2:24next
- 2:24day
- 2:24they're
- 2:24taking
- 2:24a
- 2:25size
- 2:2512,
- 2:26you
- 2:26know,
- 2:26jig
- 2:27or
- 2:27something
- 2:27like
- 2:27that.
- 2:27So
- 2:28there's,
- 2:28there's
- 2:28a
- 2:28lot
- 2:28of
- 2:28variation.
- 2:29It
- 2:29really,
- 2:30really
- 2:30helps
- 2:31to
- 2:31carry
- 2:31a
- 2:31good
- 2:31variety
- 2:32of
- 2:32patterns
- 2:32this
- 2:32time
- 2:33of
- 2:33year.
- 2:33So
- 2:33do
- 2:33not
- 2:33be
- 2:34afraid
- 2:34to
- 2:34change
- 2:34it
- 2:35up
- 2:35with
- 2:35the
- 2:35off
- 2:36color.
- 2:36Water
- 2:36streamers.
- 2:37Never
- 2:37a
- 2:37bad
- 2:38idea
- 2:38to
- 2:38throw
- 2:38around.
- 2:39You'll
- 2:39definitely
- 2:40have
- 2:40some
- 2:40fish
- 2:40chasing
- 2:40them.
- 2:42But
- 2:42I
- 2:42think
- 2:42really
- 2:43the
- 2:43focus
- 2:43right
- 2:44now
- 2:44is
- 2:44going
- 2:44to
- 2:44be
- 2:44on
- 2:44your
- 2:44dry
- 2:45fly
- 2:45game.
- 2:45And
- 2:46you
- 2:46know,
- 2:46if
- 2:46dry
- 2:46flies
- 2:46aren't
- 2:47going
- 2:47off,
- 2:47throw
- 2:47those
- 2:47nymphs.
- 2:49Got
- 2:49it.
- 2:49So
- 2:49it
- 2:49sounds
- 2:50like
- 2:50you're
- 2:50kind
- 2:50of
- 2:50plugging
- 2:50the
- 2:51Wheatley
- 2:51stacked
- 2:51boxes,
- 2:52right?
- 2:52Oh
- 2:53yeah.
- 2:53Everything's,
- 2:54you
- 2:54know,
- 2:54now,
- 2:54now's
- 2:55the
- 2:55time,
- 2:55you
- 2:55know,
- 2:55there's
- 2:56not
- 2:56going
- 2:56to
- 2:56be
- 2:56one
- 2:56pattern
- 2:57that's
- 2:57working.
- 2:57There's
- 2:57going
- 2:57to
- 2:57be
- 2:58four.
- 2:58You
- 2:58just
- 2:58got
- 2:58to
- 2:58kind
- 2:58of
- 2:59dial
- 2:59in
- 2:59what
- 2:59each
- 3:00particular
- 3:00fish
- 3:00wants.
- 3:01Yeah,
- 3:01got.
- 3:02And
- 3:02what
- 3:02you
- 3:02got
- 3:02going
- 3:03on
- 3:03in
- 3:03the
- 3:03shop?
- 3:04Oh,
- 3:04all
- 3:04sorts
- 3:04of
- 3:05stuff.
- 3:05You
- 3:05know,
- 3:05the
- 3:06usual
- 3:06couple
- 3:06sales
- 3:07here
- 3:07and
- 3:07there
- 3:07this
- 3:08time
- 3:08of
- 3:08year.
- 3:08Not
- 3:08too
- 3:08many
- 3:09sales
- 3:09out
- 3:09there,
- 3:09but
- 3:10you
- 3:10know,
- 3:10check
- 3:11the
- 3:11website
- 3:11for
- 3:11what
- 3:11we
- 3:11got
- 3:12on
- 3:12sale.
- 3:13Couple
- 3:13of
- 3:13classes
- 3:14coming
- 3:14up
- 3:14on
- 3:14some
- 3:15of
- 3:15our
- 3:15shops
- 3:15here.
- 3:16We've
- 3:17got
- 3:17a
- 3:17smallmouth
- 3:18tying
- 3:18class
- 3:18slated
- 3:19I
- 3:19think
- 3:19for
- 3:20the
- 3:20end
- 3:20of
- 3:20June
- 3:21with
- 3:21Caleb.
- 3:21So
- 3:21that's
- 3:22worth
- 3:22checking
- 3:22out.
- 3:23We
- 3:23just
- 3:23put
- 3:23that
- 3:24online.
- 3:24Some
- 3:24of
- 3:24the
- 3:24other
- 3:25classes
- 3:26and
- 3:26the
- 3:26other
- 3:27shops
- 3:27are,
- 3:28are,
- 3:28you
- 3:28know,
- 3:29getting
- 3:29full.
- 3:29So
- 3:29check
- 3:30that
- 3:30out
- 3:31online.
- 3:32A
- 3:32couple
- 3:32great
- 3:32tournaments
- 3:33coming
- 3:33up
- 3:33this
- 3:34summer.
- 3:34I've
- 3:34got
- 3:34my
- 3:34Olfins
- 3:35in
- 3:35tournament
- 3:36which
- 3:36is
- 3:36going
- 3:37to
- 3:37be
- 3:37in
- 3:38the
- 3:38beginning
- 3:38of
- 3:39June
- 3:39and
- 3:39then
- 3:39we've
- 3:40got
- 3:40the
- 3:40best
- 3:40tournament
- 3:41in
- 3:41July.
- 3:41So
- 3:41if
- 3:41you
- 3:42want
- 3:42to
- 3:42get
- 3:42out
- 3:42there,
- 3:42have
- 3:42some
- 3:42friendly
- 3:43competition,
- 3:44check
- 3:44those
- 3:44out
- 3:44on
- 3:45the
- 3:45TCO
- 3:45website.
- 3:47So
- 3:47lots
- 3:47of
- 3:47fun
- 3:47stuff
- 3:48going
- 3:48on
- 3:48this
- 3:48summer.
- 3:48And
- 3:48we
- 3:49got
- 3:49our
- 3:50fly
- 3:51fishing
- 3:51festival
- 3:52coming
- 3:52up
- 3:52at
- 3:52the
- 3:53Boiling
- 3:53Springs
- 3:53location
- 3:54in
- 3:54August.
- 3:54So
- 3:54that's
- 3:55always
- 3:55another
- 3:55great
- 3:55thing
- 3:56to
- 3:56check
- 3:56out.
- 3:57So
- 3:57all
- 3:57sorts
- 3:57of
- 3:57stuff
- 3:58going
- 3:58on
- 3:58this
- 3:58summer
- 3:58and
- 3:59you
- 3:59know,
- 3:59now's
- 3:59the
- 3:59time
- 4:00to
- 4:00get
- 4:00out
- 4:00and
- 4:00fish
- 4:00because
- 4:01the
- 4:01next
- 4:01month
- 4:01is
- 4:02going
- 4:02to
- 4:02be
- 4:02the
- 4:02best,
- 4:02best
- 4:03one
- 4:03of
- 4:03the
- 4:03year.
- 4:03So
- 4:04get
- 4:04out
- 4:04on
- 4:05the
- 4:05water.
- 4:05Yeah,
- 4:05absolutely.
- 4:06You
- 4:06know,
- 4:06in
- 4:06about
- 4:07six
- 4:07to
- 4:07eight
- 4:07weeks
- 4:07we're
- 4:08gonna
- 4:08be
- 4:08talking
- 4:08about
- 4:08slim
- 4:08pickings
- 4:09until
- 4:09late
- 4:10September
- 4:11probably.
- 4:12Let's
- 4:12see
- 4:12how
- 4:13much
- 4:13this
- 4:13water
- 4:13holds.
- 4:14But
- 4:14hopefully
- 4:14we
- 4:15get
- 4:15to
- 4:15like
- 4:15mid
- 4:16to
- 4:16end
- 4:16of
- 4:16June
- 4:16before
- 4:17we
- 4:17really
- 4:17start
- 4:17having
- 4:17to
- 4:18worry
- 4:18about
- 4:18water
- 4:18temps
- 4:18and
- 4:19low
- 4:19water.
- 4:19Yeah,
- 4:20we're
- 4:20already
- 4:20getting
- 4:20ready
- 4:21to
- 4:21move
- 4:21into
- 4:21zone
- 4:21two.
- 4:22Drought
- 4:23conditions
- 4:23down
- 4:23here,
- 4:23it's
- 4:24not
- 4:24good,
- 4:24but
- 4:25yeah,
- 4:25just.
- 4:26It's
- 4:26kind
- 4:26of.
- 4:27Kind
- 4:27of
- 4:27a
- 4:28bummer.
- 4:28But
- 4:29yeah,
- 4:29folks,
- 4:29you
- 4:29know,
- 4:30and
- 4:30please
- 4:30send
- 4:30us
- 4:30questions
- 4:31because
- 4:31we
- 4:31want
- 4:31to
- 4:31keep
- 4:31George
- 4:32happy
- 4:32and
- 4:32questions
- 4:33keep
- 4:33him
- 4:33happy
- 4:33and,
- 4:33you
- 4:33know,
- 4:33the
- 4:34normal
- 4:34drill.
- 4:34Yeah,
- 4:35he
- 4:35wants
- 4:35to
- 4:35be.
- 4:35You
- 4:35want
- 4:35to
- 4:35be
- 4:35happy,
- 4:36right,
- 4:36George?
- 4:36Yes.
- 4:38And
- 4:39we
- 4:39know
- 4:39that
- 4:39it's
- 4:39the
- 4:39wrong
- 4:40time
- 4:40of
- 4:40year
- 4:40for
- 4:40BlackBerry
- 4:41brandy.
- 4:41I
- 4:41was
- 4:41chastised
- 4:42last
- 4:42time.
- 4:42We're
- 4:42looking
- 4:43for
- 4:43rum
- 4:43season.
- 4:43Dark
- 4:44season.
- 4:44Dark
- 4:44rum.
- 4:46So
- 4:46any.
- 4:47The
- 4:47world
- 4:47is
- 4:47your
- 4:47oyster
- 4:48if
- 4:48you
- 4:48go
- 4:48see
- 4:48George
- 4:48with
- 4:49a
- 4:49bottle
- 4:49of
- 4:49dark
- 4:49rum.
- 4:49But
- 4:50send
- 4:50us
- 4:50your
- 4:51questions.
- 4:51I'll
- 4:52hook
- 4:52you
- 4:52up
- 4:52with
- 4:52schwag.
- 4:52If
- 4:53we
- 4:53use
- 4:53it,
- 4:53you'll
- 4:53be
- 4:53entered
- 4:54into
- 4:54drawing
- 4:54for
- 4:54some
- 4:54cool
- 4:55stuff
- 4:55from
- 4:55the
- 4:55shop.
- 4:55And
- 4:56you
- 4:56know,
- 4:56as
- 4:56I
- 4:56always
- 4:57say,
- 4:57particularly,
- 4:57gosh,
- 4:58if
- 4:58you're
- 4:58up
- 4:58in
- 4:58Central
- 4:58pa,
- 4:59I
- 4:59mean,
- 4:59it's.
- 5:00You're
- 5:00in
- 5:00dry
- 5:00fly
- 5:01Mecca
- 5:01right
- 5:01now.
- 5:01You
- 5:01need
- 5:01to
- 5:01get
- 5:02out
- 5:02there
- 5:02and
- 5:02catch
- 5:02a
- 5:02few
- 5:03tight
- 5:03lines,
- 5:03everybody.
- 5:04Tight
- 5:04lines,
- 5:05George.
- 5:05Take
- 5:05it
- 5:06easy,
- 5:06Marvin.