This week on the show John and Clay share recent fishing adventures and chat about Work and  bluegils and frogging frogging.

We have Pond Talk-some algae insights from TOPL The Oklahoma Pond Lady Amie Robison 

Fish in the News 

Happy Sea Lions-

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/04/1249133148/sea-lions-pier-39-san-francisco-bay

Shrinking Fish-

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/07/climate-change-drives-shrinking-size-fish-invertebrates-plants-science-aoe

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240228115404.htm

https://www.savingseafood.org/science/why-are-fish-getting-smaller-as-waters-warm-its-not-their-gills-finds-study/

Orca Fashion https://www.iflscience.com/in-1987-orcas-had-a-fashion-of-wearing-a-dead-salmon-as-a-hat-69542?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2cnJD-16q6Z3mk5CFp9Z9c9OHUI9hh80K5sfAWaJ9J0suMp4DMXSBD_Dg_aem_AeFBeDTLWN6Upf_M6SB3ffH6_wxRiG8cz45bOQA9YsiJg2xnkukhunnHzjN-jrd0L16Elb3KCovCSzKwiGj2ml6i

Crappie Stopper Kim Burnet is with us! 

 Local Legends ep. 1-24-2019 https://fishnerds.libsyn.com/shark-off-stinky-baits-and-crappie-stopper-jigs

Website- 

https://www.crappiestopperjigs.com/

CRAPIE HIPPIE  is almost caught up at Glasswater and order turn around has returned to normal 1-5 days.  Crappie Duellers both regular and Big Bite are on sale for $3.82 in May https://glasswaterangling.com/

The white bass run was almost on existent-bummer-we tried the dam at a local reservoir Melvern because the river flow was so low, total windburn, zero fish. but the bluegills are moving to the bedding areas and starting to make nests the beat goes on! The bass were on fire at Linda’s Lake

Audio diary of folly beach 

Fish In the News 

1:

Meg Carney Outdoor Minimalist 10 part series  “Forever Chemicals” PFAs (this is info for April)

#1 Chemistry Podcast for two weeks

Top 20 science podcasts in the US

Homepage feature on Apple podcasts

Number 23 and climbing on Apple Science Podcasts

https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/forever-chemicals 

2:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47732553.amp

3:

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/bioplastics-as-toxic-as-regular-plastics-both-need-regulation-say-researchers/

4:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/24/magnet-fishing-evidence-runion-georgia/73436901007/

https://people.com/magnet-fisher-found-key-evidence-9-years-after-couple-allegedly-lured-deaths-craigslist-8638439

5:

https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com/sturgeon-managed-federally-like-wolves/

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/northland-outdoors/future-of-lake-sturgeon-management-hangs-in-the-balance-as-feds-consider-endangered-species-act-listing

one needs to sign up but it is free

Joe Henry interview 

https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com/

Culinary corner Blu Jays crab Rangoon and whiting fish cakes 

Thank you Wally, Diana’s Bath Salts, the Groves Girls: Zoe, Blu-J and Kristen, outdoor writer Joe Henry, Tim “Tackle Box” Bete for suggesting so many awesome FITN stories and getting Joe Henry for us, Meg Carney of the Outdoor Minimalist Podcast but most of all you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff.

Big Show as always in this episode Tim Reviews some fishing products, we Bring you the Fish in the News including a discussion of fishing during the eclipse

news links  https://www.gameandfishmag.com/editorial/solar-eclipse-2024-hunting-fishing/494567

 https://apnews.com/article/coral-restoration-biodegradable-straws-ae23b903da2f91becd489d40e8cd9e17

https://www.sourcegreen.co/plastics/pha-biobased-polymer-packaging/

https://www.geo.tv/latest/538717-strange-looking-fish-stuns-woman-in-oregon

https://marinespecies.wildlife.ca.gov/monkeyface-prickleback/false/ 

We chat with Rosie about new flies

Tim is with Creek Life and Doc Martin has a song about Dace

This week we talk about packing for fishing trips, Tim Bete takes us to the Cincinnati Fishing Expo, We bring you Fish in the News, Todd is here with the Culinary Corner and we learn how to smoke bluefish, AND Jeff tells us cool stuff about tying flies with artificial Rabbit Fur! Take a listen! 

New Listener-FBUntapped Flyfishing-eat the invasives PA (Savage River Trophy Mile in Maryland, keep the rainbow trout)

https://koryevans.weebly.com/

Marine Biologist Answers Fish Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED (first question is on Finding Nemo LOL) Kory Evans is part of a group of scientists on WIRED that answer fish questions

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/style/fish-doorbell-visdeurbel-netherlands.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLpcjEPCAdo

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/processing-equipment/dnv-ocean-sovereign-advance-ocean-ark-fish-farming-superyacht-concept

https://fishwrapwriter.com/2024/03/31/smoked-bluefish-fish-wrap-style/

Jeff Faux Rabbit Fur Furled Fox Tail flies 10m

Glasswater is booming, Daggerfish.  Also we are up against our spring mouse invasion (happens every spring and fall)  Does Clay get a seasonal mouse invasion? TTBB Tackle ReviewWorden’s Rooster tail (now owned by Yakima Baits) selling spray scent that will not gum up feathers (hair jig lovers take notice) which is made by Pro Cure which are scents Lure Love highly endorsed FITN 

https://www.popsci.com/environment/loudest-fish/

Florida Keys experiencing fish kill issues and erratic fish behavior: Myxobolus cerebralis. protozoan that causes whirling disease

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article286684870.html

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/03/13/still-no-smoking-gun-as-bizarre-fish-behavior-spreads-in-florida-keys/

 dinoflagellate called Gambierdiscus:

The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος dinos "whirling" and Latin flagellum "whip, scourge") are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata[5] and are usually considered protists. Dinoflagellates are mostly marine plankton, but they also are common in freshwater habitats. Their populations vary with sea surface temperature, salinity, and depth. Many dinoflagellates are photosynthetic, but a large fraction of these are in fact mixotrophic, combining photosynthesis with ingestion of prey (phagotrophy and myzocytosis).[6][7] source: wikipedia

Magnet Fishers are the BOMB: magnet fishing FN eps-FN 214 (brief) Reid Irrationally Exuberant Podcast and FN 261 with Jeril Arsino and Scuba Sonja in depth story submitted by yours truly

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/03/us/massachusetts-magnet-fisherman-military-projectile/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/06/us/second-military-ordnance-needhman-massachusetts/index.html

COSTA SUNGLASSES NEWS RELEASE 

David Lyons Tackling Minds 

https://www.tacklingminds.org/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCryXckE09ubhYwL4MazYX1Q/videos

https://www.instagram.com/tackling.minds/

https://www.facebook.com/Tacklingmindsuk

Fish Wrap Writer  and Crappie Hippie take the helm this week as Clay is fighting the plague! 

They talk with Native Fish Coalition Bob Mallard and bring you the news! 

Enjoy the show

FITN 

 https://angling-international.com/2024/02/06/the-smiles-that-say-there-is-a-huge-untapped-market-of-new-anglers/

 https://angling-international.com/2024/02/07/proposed-legislation-would-cripple-fly-tying-industry/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chef-fried-near-extinct-fish-frauennerfling-cooking-segment-austria/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a   Rutilus pigus

Bob Mallard Executive Director of the Native Fish Coalition 

Rated R warning   

FISH IN THE NEWS 

What makes one want to see a video more than for someone to say “don’t watch this video”?

https://au.news.yahoo.com/warning-as-video-showing-aussie-couple-in-alleged-sex-act-with-fish-goes-viral-004806239.html

Make a bed and something will lie in it…and have sex

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/east-bay-water-companys-efforts-lead-to-chinook-salmon-spawning-in-record-numberse/

https://youtu.be/NoqEun7o2gE?si=XdCmMskxiGmPka0R

Nobody wants to do-it in a dirty bed…

https://abc7news.com/chinook-salmon-season-bay-area-waterways-creek/14110049/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkb3UBvnzYk

https://sbcleancreeks.com/

Trans Fish winner:

Nat Geo article on the little 3” Chalk Bass that can change gender and does so often up to twenty times per day.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/sex-swapping-fish-chalk-bass-hermaphrodites#:~:text=The%20hermaphroditic%20chalk%20bass%2C%20a,again%2C%20multiple%20times%20a%20day.&text=The%20natural%20world%20offers%20many,be%20among%20the%20most%20peculiar.

Secret Sex Lives of FISH (FISHERIES BLOG) 

• Pirate Perch - 

• GRUNIONS 

• MOLLIES

• FANTAIL DARTERS

LL V-Day skit-Crappie Hippie buys Kathy a gift 

Whitney buys Jeff a real nice gift-isn’t it romantic?-

Thank Wally Pleasant, Diana’s Bath salts, all these fabulous environmental warriors out in CA and elsewhere, the LL podcast, Jeff and especially Whitney Davidson who makes her husband feel like a king.

Intro: 5-10m

Prizes and consolation prizes-have everyone except Kevin.  Kevin get a hold of me love your bit on reel arrogance!

I am on it

FITN:  Klamath River Dam Removal

https://apnews.com/article/klamath-dam-california-removal-restoration-473a570024584c2e02837434e05693da

https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/08/klamath-river-dams-demolition/#:~:text=But%20now%20these%20vestiges%20of,state%20line%20will%20be%20gone.

Teen Arrested For Taping Fish To ATMs: KSL says a Provo, Utah teen was recently charged for taping fish to ATMs around town. The teen's Instagram account, "fish_bandit84," gained a following of 52,000 people. Police believe his fish videos were meant as a joke and to gain followers. The teenager once taped a fish to a Provo police car. He caused minimal damage. 

Wisconsin Free Fishing Weekend:

https://www.onfocus.news/free-fishing-weekend-jan-20-21/

totoba Fish Laundering:

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-12-07/advocates-say-a-mexican-startup-is-illegally-selling-a-health-drink-from-an-endangered-fish

Below is a wikipedia entry about totoaba and why it is an endangered species.  The damming and overuse of the Colorado River has changed the salinity of the totoaba spawning grounds.  That is severely affecting the totoaba population.  They are a slow growing fish that does not spawn until it is 6-7 years old. Also, the Chinese use totoaba bladders in “traditional medicine” which can sell for 20,000 each. Their own related species the bahaba is in very short supply so they have switched to totaba.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totoaba

Doc and the Fish Kill Boys: 

1. More information about fish kill causes can be found at: https:/ /ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Special-Fishing-Programs-for-You/Pond-

Management-Program/ Producing-Fish-and-Wildlife-in-Kansas-Ponds

2. If there appears to be a harmful algal bloom (HAB) present at an HOA or private owner pond information can be found at the Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance page posted by the K-State University Pollution Prevention Institute at: https:// www.sbeap.org/

3. If a citizen suspects a harmful algal bloom is present on a public water body (creek, river, pond, or lake), HABs can be reported to KDHE via an ArcIS survey123 survey found on KDHE's HAB webpage at:

https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/777 /Harmful-Algal-Blooms

4. Fish kills can be reported to the 1 of the 6 District Office. Contacts for KDHE can be found at the KDHE webpage, google KDHE AND district offices: https://www.kdheks.gov/288/District-Offices

Rex’s Bluefish Story

Music for Fish Kill Boys-Audionautix “Heavy Action” with comic lyric by John “Crappie Hippie” King

“Fish Kill, Fish Kill, the Rainbow Fish was murdered by industrial swill,

No D.O., Nowhere to go, suffocated, belly up, they’ll swim no more,

Fish Kill, what if you had gills? We sow our own destruction Fish Kill!” (big explosion, black confetti rains down)

Minnesota Species Angler -  Shark Attacks & Clay is  TV Star   328

Clay was in an episode teaching about foraging with Explore New England -the Greening of the Whites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hRVagrpHvE

FISH IN THE NEWS LINKS 

https://www.ksl.com/article/50834248/utah-monitoring-popular-reservoir-after-finding-illegally-introduced-fish-

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-04/american-tourist-killed-in-shark-attack-in-bahamas-police-say

https://www.wbrc.com/2024/01/05/man-strips-jumps-into-fish-tank-bass-pro-shops-leeds/

Cayden and Chad Hutmacher are on an epic angling quest, follow along on their Yout Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@thingschrisdoes9779/videos

We are super excited to present to you our 2023 Christmas Special! 

This will be our last episode for 2023! Can't wait to bring you a ton of new content for 2024! 

Thank you so much for a great year~

This episode is full of holiday gift ideas, starting with John's Recomendation for how to make fishing kits. 

Jeff Danaldson shares his Culinary Corner-Christmas Fish Ideas w CH and Jeff Danaldson 20 min 

Old Trapper Sent Clay some Meat Sticks to review 

John Talks Lacquered Salmon

Jeff recommends the Pit Boss pellet smoker 

Rosie talks with Santa Todd 

CH and Hugh talk about ordering a custom rod 

Fish Wrap and Crappie Hippie talk more good stuff: 

Allison Coryaer loves these deck boots! 

ORU kayak $1500

Northland Cabin Kit $50

Daiwa Reel $50

Books $29

LED flashlight $60 

ZMan Rattlesnaker $8