Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 13: Winter Waters: Nymphing Strategies and Fishing Insights from Central PA with George Costa
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- 0:04Hey,
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:04Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:05the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06We're
- 0:06back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07Central
- 0:07PA
- 0:08Fishing
- 0:08report
- 0:08with
- 0:09George
- 0:09Costa
- 0:09of
- 0:09TCO
- 0:10Fly
- 0:10Shop
- 0:10in
- 0:10State
- 0:11College.
- 0:11George,
- 0:12how
- 0:12are
- 0:12you?
- 0:13I'm
- 0:14amazing
- 0:14as
- 0:14always.
- 0:14Marvin,
- 0:15how
- 0:15are
- 0:15you?
- 0:15And
- 0:15as
- 0:16always,
- 0:16I'm
- 0:16just
- 0:16trying
- 0:16to
- 0:16stay
- 0:17out
- 0:17of
- 0:17trouble.
- 0:17And
- 0:18you
- 0:19know,
- 0:19old
- 0:19man
- 0:20Winner's
- 0:20got
- 0:20his
- 0:20grip
- 0:21on
- 0:21Central
- 0:21pa,
- 0:21doesn't
- 0:22he?
- 0:23Yeah,
- 0:24a
- 0:24little
- 0:24bit.
- 0:24It's
- 0:24a
- 0:24little
- 0:25bit
- 0:25of
- 0:25a
- 0:25sloppy
- 0:25mess
- 0:26out
- 0:26there
- 0:26today.
- 0:26We've
- 0:26got
- 0:27rain
- 0:27and
- 0:27sleet
- 0:28and
- 0:28snow.
- 0:28Everything's
- 0:29kind
- 0:29of
- 0:29changing
- 0:29the
- 0:29rain
- 0:30now.
- 0:30So
- 0:31kind
- 0:31of
- 0:31a
- 0:31messy
- 0:31morning,
- 0:32but
- 0:33should
- 0:33clear
- 0:33up
- 0:33pretty
- 0:34fast.
- 0:34You
- 0:34know,
- 0:34a
- 0:34little
- 0:34precipitation
- 0:35is
- 0:35kind
- 0:35of
- 0:36needed.
- 0:37All
- 0:37the
- 0:37streams
- 0:37have
- 0:38been
- 0:38on
- 0:38the
- 0:38low
- 0:39side.
- 0:39We
- 0:39got
- 0:39a
- 0:39little
- 0:39bit
- 0:40of
- 0:40precipitation
- 0:40the
- 0:40other
- 0:41day,
- 0:41bumped
- 0:41everything
- 0:41up,
- 0:42added
- 0:42some
- 0:42good
- 0:42color,
- 0:43a
- 0:44little
- 0:44bit
- 0:44of
- 0:44warm
- 0:44weather
- 0:44over
- 0:45the
- 0:45weekend.
- 0:45The
- 0:45fishing
- 0:45was
- 0:46pretty
- 0:46good
- 0:46in
- 0:46the
- 0:47bite
- 0:47windows.
- 0:48Sunday
- 0:48and
- 0:49Monday
- 0:49we
- 0:49had
- 0:49some
- 0:4940,
- 0:5050
- 0:50degree
- 0:50days.
- 0:51But
- 0:51now
- 0:51we're
- 0:52getting
- 0:52kind
- 0:52of
- 0:52chilly
- 0:52again
- 0:53and
- 0:53we'll
- 0:53take
- 0:54a
- 0:54little
- 0:54bit
- 0:54of
- 0:54this
- 0:54rain
- 0:55to
- 0:55bump
- 0:55the
- 0:55levels
- 0:56up
- 0:56a
- 0:56bit
- 0:57on
- 0:57the
- 0:57fishing
- 0:58front.
- 0:58There
- 0:58was
- 0:58a
- 0:58couple
- 0:58of
- 0:59olives
- 0:59around
- 0:59and
- 1:00some
- 1:00midges
- 1:00around
- 1:00last
- 1:01week
- 1:01when
- 1:01it
- 1:01got
- 1:01a
- 1:01little
- 1:02warmer,
- 1:02but
- 1:03cold
- 1:03weather
- 1:03is
- 1:04probably
- 1:04going
- 1:04to
- 1:04shut
- 1:04them
- 1:04down
- 1:05a
- 1:05little
- 1:05bit.
- 1:05But
- 1:05nymphing
- 1:06has
- 1:06been
- 1:06really
- 1:06good.
- 1:07All
- 1:07the
- 1:07usual
- 1:08suspects
- 1:08on
- 1:09the
- 1:09nymphs
- 1:09have
- 1:09been
- 1:09working
- 1:10well.
- 1:10Streamer
- 1:11bite
- 1:11has
- 1:11been
- 1:12kind
- 1:12of
- 1:12hit
- 1:12or
- 1:13miss
- 1:13with
- 1:13the
- 1:13lower
- 1:13clear
- 1:14water.
- 1:14If
- 1:14we
- 1:14had
- 1:14a
- 1:15little
- 1:15more
- 1:15float,
- 1:15a
- 1:15little
- 1:15more
- 1:16color,
- 1:16it'd
- 1:16probably
- 1:16be
- 1:16a
- 1:16lot
- 1:17better.
- 1:17But
- 1:18you
- 1:18can
- 1:18still
- 1:18pick
- 1:18up
- 1:18a
- 1:18fish
- 1:19on
- 1:19a
- 1:19streamer
- 1:19if
- 1:19you,
- 1:19you
- 1:20know,
- 1:20put
- 1:20your
- 1:20time
- 1:21in.
- 1:21But
- 1:22nymphing's
- 1:22definitely
- 1:22been
- 1:23the
- 1:23name
- 1:23of
- 1:23the
- 1:23game
- 1:23out
- 1:23here
- 1:23lately.
- 1:24Yeah.
- 1:24To
- 1:25follow
- 1:25up
- 1:25on
- 1:25that,
- 1:25got
- 1:26a
- 1:26question
- 1:26from
- 1:26our
- 1:27faithful
- 1:27listener.
- 1:27Brenner
- 1:29wanted
- 1:29to
- 1:29get
- 1:30your
- 1:30thoughts
- 1:30on
- 1:31sizes
- 1:31of
- 1:32nymphs
- 1:32for
- 1:32kind
- 1:32of
- 1:33winter
- 1:33and
- 1:33spring
- 1:33fishing.
- 1:34And
- 1:34maybe,
- 1:34you
- 1:34know,
- 1:34if
- 1:34there's
- 1:34any
- 1:35kind
- 1:35of.
- 1:35Because
- 1:35I
- 1:35know
- 1:35that
- 1:35stuff's
- 1:36probably
- 1:36going
- 1:36to
- 1:36be
- 1:36small.
- 1:37You
- 1:37know,
- 1:37any
- 1:37kind
- 1:37of
- 1:38preferred,
- 1:38you
- 1:38know,
- 1:38hook
- 1:39types
- 1:39that
- 1:39you
- 1:39like
- 1:39to
- 1:39get,
- 1:40get
- 1:40a
- 1:40better
- 1:40hookup
- 1:41ratio.
- 1:44As
- 1:44far
- 1:44as
- 1:44the
- 1:44hook
- 1:45sizes
- 1:45go.
- 1:45I
- 1:45mean,
- 1:45it
- 1:46really
- 1:46depends
- 1:46on
- 1:46what
- 1:46pattern
- 1:47you
- 1:47use.
- 1:47And
- 1:47I
- 1:47love
- 1:48fishing
- 1:48a
- 1:48big
- 1:48stone
- 1:49fly
- 1:49out
- 1:49here
- 1:49in
- 1:49the
- 1:49winter.
- 1:51You
- 1:51know,
- 1:51eights,
- 1:52tens,
- 1:52some
- 1:52bigger
- 1:53golden
- 1:53stones
- 1:53work
- 1:54really
- 1:54well.
- 1:55They're
- 1:55definitely
- 1:55going
- 1:55to
- 1:56get
- 1:56some
- 1:56fish
- 1:56to
- 1:56move
- 1:57and
- 1:57look
- 1:58at
- 1:58them,
- 1:59you
- 1:59know,
- 1:59especially
- 1:59when
- 2:00they're
- 2:00kind
- 2:00of
- 2:00cold
- 2:00and
- 2:00lethargic
- 2:01that
- 2:01a
- 2:01big
- 2:02stone
- 2:02fly
- 2:03will
- 2:03definitely
- 2:03get
- 2:03their
- 2:03attention
- 2:04and
- 2:04they'll
- 2:04you
- 2:05know,
- 2:05this
- 2:05is
- 2:05definitely
- 2:05the
- 2:05time
- 2:06of
- 2:06year
- 2:06I
- 2:06like
- 2:06fishing
- 2:06it,
- 2:07especially
- 2:07if
- 2:07the
- 2:07water
- 2:07comes
- 2:08up
- 2:08in
- 2:08this
- 2:08good
- 2:08flow.
- 2:10As
- 2:10far
- 2:10as
- 2:11other
- 2:11nymph
- 2:11sizes,
- 2:14you
- 2:14know,
- 2:14smaller
- 2:15mayfly
- 2:15patterns
- 2:16have
- 2:16been
- 2:16working
- 2:16really
- 2:17well.
- 2:18Darker
- 2:19colors
- 2:19and,
- 2:19you
- 2:20know,
- 2:20generally
- 2:20the
- 2:20winter,
- 2:21it
- 2:21really
- 2:21depends
- 2:21on
- 2:22what
- 2:22species
- 2:22of
- 2:22bug
- 2:23you're
- 2:23looking
- 2:23for.
- 2:24So
- 2:24olives
- 2:25are
- 2:25going
- 2:25to
- 2:25be
- 2:25smaller,
- 2:26you
- 2:26know,
- 2:27small,
- 2:27dark,
- 2:27you
- 2:27know,
- 2:2816,
- 2:2818s
- 2:29and
- 2:2920s.
- 2:29And
- 2:29the
- 2:29midges
- 2:30are
- 2:31good.
- 2:31And
- 2:31your
- 2:31mayfly
- 2:32patterns
- 2:33really
- 2:33start
- 2:33liking
- 2:33to
- 2:34use
- 2:34them
- 2:35more
- 2:35towards
- 2:35the
- 2:35middle
- 2:36of
- 2:36May
- 2:36when
- 2:36you
- 2:36get
- 2:36some
- 2:36of
- 2:36those
- 2:37big
- 2:37sulfur
- 2:37nymphs
- 2:37that
- 2:38are
- 2:38a
- 2:38little
- 2:38bigger,
- 2:39they'll,
- 2:40they'll
- 2:40move
- 2:41some
- 2:41fish.
- 2:41So
- 2:42you
- 2:42can
- 2:42really
- 2:42vary
- 2:43your
- 2:43nymph
- 2:43size
- 2:44a
- 2:44lot.
- 2:44Just
- 2:45try
- 2:45to
- 2:45imitate,
- 2:45you
- 2:45know,
- 2:46what's
- 2:46going
- 2:46to
- 2:46be
- 2:46naturally
- 2:47in
- 2:47the
- 2:47water.
- 2:47So
- 2:48if
- 2:48you're
- 2:48imitating
- 2:48a
- 2:48mayfly
- 2:49pattern,
- 2:50late
- 2:50winter,
- 2:51early
- 2:51spring,
- 2:52you
- 2:52know,
- 2:5214s
- 2:52and
- 2:5216s
- 2:53are
- 2:53a
- 2:53good
- 2:53bet.
- 2:54Stone
- 2:54flies.
- 2:55You
- 2:55want
- 2:55to
- 2:55get
- 2:55a
- 2:55little
- 2:55bigger
- 2:56for
- 2:56sure.
- 2:57Sixes,
- 2:57eights,
- 2:58tens
- 2:58on
- 2:59some
- 2:59of
- 2:59the
- 2:59big
- 2:59olden
- 2:59stones.
- 3:00And
- 3:00if
- 3:00you're
- 3:00going
- 3:00to
- 3:00try
- 3:00to
- 3:01imitate
- 3:01those
- 3:02betas,
- 3:02olive
- 3:02or
- 3:03midges,
- 3:03you
- 3:03know,
- 3:03then
- 3:04you're
- 3:04going
- 3:04to
- 3:04be
- 3:04down
- 3:04in
- 3:04your
- 3:0418,
- 3:0520,
- 3:0522
- 3:06range.
- 3:07Yeah.
- 3:07And
- 3:07on
- 3:07that
- 3:07small
- 3:08stuff,
- 3:08do
- 3:08you
- 3:08like
- 3:08to
- 3:09try
- 3:09to
- 3:09get
- 3:09like
- 3:09wide
- 3:10gap
- 3:10hooks
- 3:10or,
- 3:10you
- 3:11know,
- 3:11bend
- 3:11the,
- 3:12bend
- 3:12the
- 3:12barb
- 3:13out
- 3:13to
- 3:13the
- 3:13side
- 3:13a
- 3:13little
- 3:13bit?
- 3:14I
- 3:14know
- 3:14some
- 3:14people
- 3:14do
- 3:14that
- 3:15to
- 3:15get
- 3:15a
- 3:15better
- 3:15hookup.
- 3:16I
- 3:17don't
- 3:17like
- 3:17bending
- 3:18a
- 3:18hook.
- 3:19I
- 3:19think
- 3:19that
- 3:19that's
- 3:20just
- 3:20kind
- 3:20of
- 3:20you,
- 3:20you're,
- 3:21you're
- 3:21going
- 3:21to
- 3:21mess
- 3:21with
- 3:21the
- 3:21integrity
- 3:22of
- 3:22it.
- 3:22I
- 3:22prefer
- 3:22a
- 3:22wide
- 3:23gap
- 3:23hook.
- 3:23I
- 3:23use
- 3:23a
- 3:24lot
- 3:24of
- 3:24jig
- 3:24hooks
- 3:25with
- 3:26a
- 3:26wider
- 3:26gap
- 3:27to
- 3:27begin
- 3:27with.
- 3:27But
- 3:27you
- 3:28know,
- 3:28something
- 3:28that's
- 3:28gonna
- 3:29effectively
- 3:30catch
- 3:30the
- 3:30fish
- 3:31and
- 3:31effectively
- 3:31imitate
- 3:32your
- 3:32pattern.
- 3:32You
- 3:32know,
- 3:33I
- 3:33think
- 3:33more
- 3:33important
- 3:34than
- 3:34a
- 3:34wide
- 3:34gap
- 3:34is
- 3:35a
- 3:35good
- 3:35quality
- 3:36hook,
- 3:36something
- 3:36that's
- 3:37going
- 3:37to
- 3:37hold
- 3:37its
- 3:37point.
- 3:38You
- 3:38know,
- 3:38using
- 3:38cheap
- 3:39hooks,
- 3:39you
- 3:40get
- 3:40caught
- 3:40on
- 3:40a
- 3:40sticky,
- 3:41get
- 3:41caught
- 3:41on
- 3:41a
- 3:41rock,
- 3:41then
- 3:41they're
- 3:42going
- 3:42to
- 3:42bend
- 3:42out
- 3:42and
- 3:42you're
- 3:42going
- 3:43to
- 3:43really
- 3:43bounce
- 3:43and
- 3:44lose
- 3:44a
- 3:44lot
- 3:44of
- 3:44fish
- 3:45by
- 3:45using
- 3:45a
- 3:46cheaper
- 3:46hook
- 3:46that
- 3:46bends
- 3:47out
- 3:47the
- 3:47way
- 3:47you
- 3:47don't
- 3:48want
- 3:48it
- 3:48to.
- 3:49Got
- 3:49it.
- 3:49And
- 3:49you
- 3:49know,
- 3:50folks,
- 3:50we
- 3:50love
- 3:50questions
- 3:51on
- 3:51the
- 3:51articulate
- 3:52fly.
- 3:52You
- 3:52can
- 3:52email
- 3:52me
- 3:53or
- 3:53DM
- 3:53me
- 3:53on
- 3:53social
- 3:54media,
- 3:54whatever
- 3:55is
- 3:55easiest
- 3:55for
- 3:55you.
- 3:55And
- 3:55if
- 3:56we
- 3:56use
- 3:56your
- 3:56question,
- 3:56I
- 3:57will
- 3:57send
- 3:57you
- 3:57some
- 3:57articulate
- 3:58fly
- 3:58swag.
- 3:59We
- 3:59are
- 3:59drawing
- 3:59for
- 4:00something
- 4:00cool
- 4:00from
- 4:00the
- 4:00shop
- 4:00at
- 4:01the
- 4:01end
- 4:01of
- 4:01the
- 4:01season.
- 4:02And
- 4:02you
- 4:02know,
- 4:02George,
- 4:03before
- 4:03I
- 4:03let
- 4:03you
- 4:03go
- 4:03I
- 4:03know
- 4:04you
- 4:04guys
- 4:04were
- 4:04in
- 4:04Edison.
- 4:05I
- 4:05suspect
- 4:05you're
- 4:05going
- 4:05to
- 4:05be
- 4:05in
- 4:05Lancaster.
- 4:06But
- 4:06you
- 4:06want
- 4:06to
- 4:06kind
- 4:07of
- 4:07let
- 4:07folks
- 4:07know,
- 4:08you
- 4:08know
- 4:08where
- 4:08you
- 4:09guys
- 4:09are
- 4:09going
- 4:09to
- 4:09be
- 4:09on
- 4:09the
- 4:09show
- 4:10road.
- 4:10I
- 4:11imagine
- 4:11you
- 4:11probably
- 4:11got
- 4:11a
- 4:11bunch
- 4:12of
- 4:12classes
- 4:12and
- 4:12things
- 4:12going
- 4:13on
- 4:13in
- 4:13the
- 4:13shop.
- 4:13Probably,
- 4:14maybe
- 4:14even.
- 4:14Do
- 4:14you
- 4:14have
- 4:15any
- 4:15Valentine's
- 4:15Day
- 4:15sales?
- 4:16You
- 4:16never
- 4:16know.
- 4:16But
- 4:17you
- 4:17let
- 4:17folks
- 4:18know.
- 4:18Every
- 4:18day
- 4:19is
- 4:19Valentine's
- 4:19Day.
- 4:20Every
- 4:20day
- 4:20is
- 4:20Valentine's
- 4:21Day.
- 4:21I
- 4:21love
- 4:22everyone,
- 4:23I
- 4:23think.
- 4:24All
- 4:24right,
- 4:25you
- 4:25want
- 4:25to
- 4:25embellish
- 4:26on
- 4:26that
- 4:26a
- 4:26little
- 4:26bit?
- 4:27Sure.
- 4:28I
- 4:28mean,
- 4:28we
- 4:29definitely
- 4:29have
- 4:29a
- 4:29lot
- 4:29of
- 4:29winter
- 4:30classes
- 4:30right
- 4:30now
- 4:30in
- 4:31all
- 4:31of
- 4:31our
- 4:31shops.
- 4:32Our
- 4:32website's
- 4:33up
- 4:33to
- 4:33date,
- 4:33so
- 4:33check
- 4:34those
- 4:34out.
- 4:34A
- 4:35bunch
- 4:35of
- 4:35good
- 4:35tying
- 4:35classes,
- 4:36some
- 4:36clinics
- 4:37mixed
- 4:37in
- 4:37there.
- 4:39We
- 4:39definitely
- 4:40have
- 4:40March
- 4:4030th.
- 4:41We
- 4:41have
- 4:42a
- 4:42really
- 4:42good
- 4:42tying
- 4:42class
- 4:42with
- 4:43one
- 4:43of
- 4:43our
- 4:43tires
- 4:43here
- 4:43in
- 4:43State
- 4:44College.
- 4:44Our
- 4:45periodic
- 4:45cicadas,
- 4:46which
- 4:46we're
- 4:46going
- 4:46to
- 4:47see
- 4:47in
- 4:47Central
- 4:47PA
- 4:48this
- 4:48year.
- 4:49So
- 4:49mark
- 4:49your
- 4:49calendars
- 4:50for
- 4:51sometime
- 4:51in
- 4:51June.
- 4:52We're
- 4:52definitely
- 4:52going
- 4:52to
- 4:53be
- 4:54a
- 4:54crazy
- 4:54year
- 4:54with
- 4:54them.
- 4:55So
- 4:55start
- 4:56tying
- 4:56those
- 4:57big
- 4:57foam
- 4:57patterns
- 4:57for
- 4:57that.
- 4:58But
- 4:58as
- 4:59far
- 4:59as
- 4:59the
- 4:59show
- 4:59goes,
- 5:00we
- 5:00will
- 5:00be
- 5:00down
- 5:00in
- 5:00Lancaster
- 5:02in
- 5:02about
- 5:02a
- 5:02month.
- 5:03We
- 5:03just
- 5:03finished
- 5:03up
- 5:04the
- 5:04Edison
- 5:04show,
- 5:05so
- 5:05come
- 5:05see
- 5:06us
- 5:06down
- 5:06there
- 5:06in
- 5:06Lancaster,
- 5:07where
- 5:07it's
- 5:08the
- 5:08beginning
- 5:08of
- 5:08March,
- 5:08I
- 5:08believe
- 5:09is
- 5:09when
- 5:09that
- 5:09show
- 5:09is.
- 5:10Check
- 5:10out
- 5:10our
- 5:10website
- 5:11for
- 5:11all
- 5:11the
- 5:11classes
- 5:11and
- 5:12everything,
- 5:12and
- 5:12we'll.
- 5:12We'll
- 5:13see
- 5:13you
- 5:13soon.
- 5:14Well,
- 5:14there
- 5:14you
- 5:14go.
- 5:14Well,
- 5:14you
- 5:15know,
- 5:15folks,
- 5:15as
- 5:15I
- 5:15say,
- 5:15if
- 5:15it's
- 5:16warm
- 5:16enough
- 5:16where
- 5:16you
- 5:16are,
- 5:16you
- 5:17should
- 5:17get
- 5:17out
- 5:17and
- 5:17fish.
- 5:17But
- 5:18if
- 5:18you
- 5:18can't
- 5:18do
- 5:18that,
- 5:19sit
- 5:19down
- 5:19at
- 5:19the
- 5:20vice,
- 5:20tie
- 5:20a
- 5:20few
- 5:20flies.
- 5:21Or
- 5:21if
- 5:21you've
- 5:21got
- 5:21a
- 5:21fly
- 5:21fishing
- 5:22show
- 5:22near
- 5:22you,
- 5:23check
- 5:23it
- 5:23out.
- 5:24Tight
- 5:24lines,
- 5:24everybody.
- 5:25Tight
- 5:25lines.
- 5:26George,
- 5:27take
- 5:27it
- 5:27easy.