Fish Nerds Fishing Podcast

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Stripers and Margaritas Jul 11, 2016

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Dave and Clay are in a bar this week recounting the fishing events of the week. The show includes interviews with Doc Martin about alien DNA in octopuses and Tim Moore about current striped bass fishing in New Hampshire.

Funding for this fishing podcast is provided by our growing list of supporters on Patreon – the crowdfunding site for artists and creators.

Finding Dory, Disapppointing Jun 24, 2016

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The Fish Nerds are honored and humbled by guest host Ret Talbot, an award-winning writer and photojournalist with over two decades of experience covering stories from some of the more remote corners of the globe. Dave and Clay were thrilled to hear fascinating stories from the aquarium world from a guy who actually does deep research on the subject. The guys learn that blast fishing to collect fish for aquariums is false, but using cyanide is a real thing. This is a must-hear show for anyone interested in keeping fish in an aquarium. Ret was a good sport to help with Fish in the News, Stump the Fish Nerds, and the world famous Fish Nerds' quiz.

Funding for this fishing podcast is provided by our growing list of supporters on Patreon – the crowdfunding site for artists and creators.

Links

Check out Ret Talbot's website

And his wife Karen's art

Groups of Animals

Music

Creative Commons music and sounds used on the Fish Nerds show.

North American Native Fish Association Jun 21, 2016

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Dave, Clay and Fish Guy Josh from FN West crashed the North American Native Fish Association annual meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Fishing in the Highlands of Maine May 31, 2016

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Dave and Clay were invited to visit the Maine Highlands! So they went and while they were there they stayed at the beautiful and rustic Wilson's on Mooshead Lake. The Wilson's took them fishing in the Kennebec River, where they caught dozens of brook trout and monster smallmouth bass! After fishing it was dinner at the beautiful Kelly's Landing restaurant. While there they got to hang out with local historian Liz from the Katahdin "Kate" Museum, Moosehead's Marine Museum and famous steam ship. The next day the weather turned bad, so they spent some time making friends and checking out the local businesses.

The Highlands

From Maine's highest peak, Mt. Katahdin to its largest lake, Moosehead, The Maine Highlands offers great outdoor adventures, historic and cultural experiences, many culinary delights and unexpected entertainment opportunities. Located in the center of Maine, there are more than 200 waterfalls, miles and miles of trails for hiking, ATVing, and some of the best snowmobiling trails anywhere. The last or first portion (depends on your perspective) of the Applachian Trail is in The Maine Highlands. Known as the "Hundred-Mile Wilderness", it is said there are more moose seen there than on any other part of the trail. If you are looking for less moose and more music, head to one of our many festivals, the Waterfront Concerts series in Bangor, enjoy shopping boutique or mall style, or try some of our culinary delights and craft beers. Whatever your adventure, The Maine Highlands is a must visit while exploring Maine.

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Links

Moosehead Marine Museum

Wilson's on Moosehead

Kelly's landing

Maine Guide Fly-Shop

Indian Hill Trading Post

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Chinese Fish Kill, Devil's Hole Pupfish and Pearlfish in the Back Seat May 24, 2016

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If you think your lot in life is less than stellar, consider the features in this episode: men charged with scooping up 35 tones of dead fish in under the hot Chinese sun, a pupfish killed by a naked drunk redneck on a binge, and a sea cucumber with an unwanted fish living in its butt that is eating it's gonads. Yep, your life could be worse. All this and a new FN challenge from our friends at FN West. This episode is one for the greatest hits album.

Fish Nerds Fishing Podcast - Carp Herpes, Mullet Flinging and Bowfin May 10, 2016

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This episode jumps around more than a silver carp next to an Evinrude. Doc Martin talks about bowfin, the prehistoric air-breathing freshwater fish that turns out to be a fabulous sport fish. Fish in the News features the use of herpes to control invasive common carp in Australia, how a dead guy catches a massive carp and a fundraiser in the south that charges people to toss mullets from Florida into Alabama. Dave shares why he will never drink another Moosehead beer again and Clay shares his first story of learning to be a guide in New Hampshire at the New Hampshire Outdoor Learning Center. Hold on, cause this roller coaster of an episode may make you queasy.

Links

New Hampshire Outdoor Learning Center

Back in the Maine Stream

Fish in the News

Music

Creative Commons music and sounds used on the Fish Nerds show.

Short Cast: Sumner Brook Fish Farm May 04, 2016

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Sumner Brook Fish Farm

Dave from the Fish Nerds chats with Jesse Prunier and Jess Cole, who are making their fishy dreams come true at the Sumner Brook Fish Farm in Ossipee, NH.

In addition to selling trout for stocking, they have a pay-to-fish pond and they sell herbs and smoked trout. Jess runs the other family business, Sumner Brook Herbals.

The fish farming couple wear their hearts on their sleeves (and on the bumper of their Volvo station wagon)

It seems everything on the farm is fishy.

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GALA : Global Awareness, Local Action. Jess is the president of the nonprofit with the mission to provide education and opportunity that empowers communities to thrive in the face of economic, environmental, and social challenges.

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images courtesy of Sumner Fish Farm on Facebook and FishNerds.com

Music from http://ccmixter.org/

"There" by Admiral Bob, 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

"You're the Change" by unreal_dm, 2010 - Licensed under Creative Commons

Lionfish Sleeps, Engineer Goby and Goatman May 02, 2016

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Dave and Clay contemplate the finer points of angling in a multicultural world during this Sunday morning episode. Doc Martin amazes the Nerds with stories of the engineer goby that makes its kids bring the dinner home every night. "Fish in the News" features a Texas aquarium disaster, skydiving betas, exploding trout and bikini waxing. Dave quizes Clay about famous hats of the world, including the iconic FN baseball cap. The show wraps up with a compelling "Stump The Fish Nerds" question about what to do with lionfish.

Links

White Perch, Morone americana

Fish in the News

Fish Nerd Nation - the place to buy a FN hat

Cold River Radio Show

Networks

Music and Sounds

Go to our FN music page for credits

Fish Nerds Fishing Podcast – Shark Tagging Apr 25, 2016

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FN West (Amazing James and Fish Guy Josh) talked to Steve Shirley, an avid shark fisherman who has become a citizen scientist and a champion for shark catch and release and conservation. Clay and Kristin reported on their trip to Virginia Beach and their dinner of seafood risotto, tuna bits and shrimp and grits at Croc’s 19th Street Bistro. Chef MattKnack shared his tips for cooking great seafood and touted the benefits of eating sustainable, local food. “Fish in the News” reports on a Florida man who caught a 400 pound fish on a wrench and the answer to why fish do not have necks.

Funding for this fishing podcast is provided by our growing list of supporters on Patreon – the crowdfunding site for artists and creators.

Fish Nerds Fishing Podcast - Dr. Peter Moyle Apr 18, 2016

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FN West takes us on a specimen collection trip on Suisun Marsh with the UC Davis fisheries crew. The trip was made extra special when fish nerd celebrity Dr. Peter Moyle joined the crew. Dr. Moyle is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and associate director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. He literally wrote the book on California fishes (Inland Fishes of California). He also wrote Dave's college ichthyology text book 25 years ago! Dave and Clay wrap up the show with "Fish in the News" that features less toxic fish, pucker gloves and an endangered New England river.

Funding for this fishing podcast is provided by our growing list of supporters on Patreon – the crowdfunding site for artists and creators.

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