DOWN BY THE RIVER - EATING STURGEON AND ELVERS IN MY PANTS EP 340

Clay Eats Surstromming and is Interviewed by the If It Swims Podcast. Buckle up and grab your barfbags, you're going to need them for this episode https://ifitswims.com/

Erik is an editor for the huge environmental news site Mongabay, which has 5 bureaus around the world reporting in 6 languages daily.   He also produces their podcasts, available in English, Spanish and now French too.    The main show, the Mongabay Newscast, won an award for coverage of how Indigenous communities’ traditional ecological knowledge is important to conservation, as important as western science, and how these 2 are being used together more and more, https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/national-geographic-photographer-kiliii-yuyan-on-why-indigenous-peoples-are-the-best-conservationists/    Last month we published an episode that won’t win an award because it’s not a sexy topic like that, but it is fishy:   ‘These stories deserve to be told’: Shining a light on secretive fisheries managers https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2024/12/these-stories-deserve-to-be-told-shining-a-light-on-secretive-fisheries-managers/    There are 17 regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) responsible for regulating the fishing of various commercially valuable species across vast swaths of the ocean. Their members meet regularly, but their decisions aren’t often well-publicized, due to a lack of journalists in attendance.   But Mongabay reporters show up, even though they wish we didn’t: ​​“Our presence at these meetings is not really welcomed, and that’s a problem,” a staff writer said STRIPED BASS DISCUSSION - 10 -15 Minutes  NEWS    RED HERRING - Trump says Delta Smelt to blame for LA Water Issues https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250124-red-herring-why-trump-wrongly-blames-a-fish-for-la-wildfires Salmon farms under fire on U.S. East Coast after being shuttered on West Coast https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/salmon-farms-under-fire-on-u-s-east-coast-after-being-shuttered-on-west-coast/    And on a more personal note, I was in the Galapagos reporting for Mongabay and the health of the fish and wildlife populations was incredible, big marine protected area surrounding all the islands, I saw so many big beautiful fish during our dives – fishing is allowed only with a guide and it’s all catch and release, some locals are allowed to fish for a few species   As Gálapagos ecotourism booms, top naturalist guide urges sustainability https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/as-galapagos-ecotourism-booms-top-naturalist-guide-urges-sustainability/    FISH SEX    THIS FISH CAN MATE 25 Times Per Day https://www.newsweek.com/fish-sex-mating-sperm-evolution-behavior-animals-2011660   Clown Fish Sex https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/male-to-female-sex-change-clown-fish-brain.html  

It is TWO shows in one with an hour of regular stuff including a kick A piece on cold water fly fishing from Jeff Dannaldson the Fish Nerd Librarian and a little over an hour of fun gift ideas and product reviews from Doc, Fish Wrap, Clay, Rosie and yours truly. Mix up a bowl of Holiday cheer or just reach in the 'fridge and grab a beer to enjoy our last show of the year!  

CH owes NH an apology. They had the first no lead law.   FN FB Group is the best-I like that it is small. I used to belong to about a dozen fishing topic groups, quit them all. When groups gain big membership in come the AH’s with attitude-Ultralight Fishing Enthusiasts for example   Fishing- warm fall good fishing   Joe Henry Keep it Clean 20 min   FITN 30-40 min   https://kdhnews.com/kdhpressbox/bob-maindelle-bringing-a-new-fishing-lure-to-market/article_6926288a-6d96-11ef-9622-eb563d573337.html  Lure story saga that lead to a combo inline spinner/slab spoon known as the White Tornado most interesting to me was the reason one sees a bit of red or fluorescent tubing on the shank of inline spinner hooks is to draw a strike at the hook rather than have them ping the blade-sometimes one does not want the drag or production expense of a dressed hook. A very detailed geek out.   SteelShad Bottom Blade-a new twist on the old Silver Buddy-bass of all species, black bass or temperate bass will pick a blade bait laying flat on the bottom.  It is a good lure for when baitfish like shad are experiencing cold shock die off or when white bass and so forth are smashing baitfish on the surface, a lot of crippled shad or shad parts drift down to the bottom.  But to mimic a feeding shad SteelShad has a stand up version of their blade bait. The lure body can swing up and down within the head weight thus standing up on the bottom like a feeding baitfish. It gains some extra rattle too.  SteelShad has a lot of great designs including glow in the dark models   https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196630/oarfish-california-japan-folklore   Fish Crime: https://www.gamerefinery.com/chinese-casino-and-what-the-heck-are-fish-shooting-games/   https://www.insidehook.com/culture/fish-maw-environmental-effects-organized-crime   https://riverheadlocal.com/2024/10/25/police-riverhead-man-facing-felony-charges-after-severely-beating-another-man-at-state-fishing-access-site-on-west-main-street/   KLEPTOPARATISM! -https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/other/northern-sea-robin-the-bizarre-fish-with-crab-legs-it-uses-to-taste-the-seafloor/ar-AA1toiDV   https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/other/northern-sea-robin-the-bizarre-fish-with-crab-legs-it-uses-to-taste-the-seafloor/ar-AA1toiDV Deighan Cherry Fishing’s own Gretta Thunberg 30 min   Thanksgiving Lure Love Segment 10 min Thank yous Wally Pleasant, Diana’s Bath Salts, Track Tribe for “Greaser” intro to Keeping it Clean with Joe Henry, Nana Kwabena for “She No Dull Beat” intro to our conversation with Deighan Cherry, Joe Henry, Deighan and Jud Cherry, Tim “Tackle Box” Bete for submitting our FITN stories, Lucy the Lure Love Supercomputer for sharing that Lure Love segment with us, our families for putting up with us in all our fish nerdy ways but especially you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff…    Credits:  The Fish Nerds Podcast is the creation of Dave Kellum and Clay Groves, Clay Groves is our Chief Executive Fish Nerd and Host, John “Crappie Hippie” King is our Producer and Co-host, our associate producers are Todd Corayer “The Fish Wrap Writer”, our Fish Nerd Librarian Jeff Danaldson, Tim “Tackle Box” Bete and shining brightly above all this unwashed rabble is our radiant star the one and only Doc Martin.  

    The challenges of Fall fishing   Tonight’s show run down   Fishing Reports  15m   Hatcher Bros Erin (@femboyfishing) and Michael (@srien_string_and_stream) are catching smallies and trout and the occasional walleye in the Ozarks   Steve NcAngler says trout season is over in The White Mountains but one can still dredge up some nice browns in the catch and release section of the Androscoggin.  He’s catching bass these days on Sneaky Pete’s (topwater bullet head popper with a flared skirt and trailing sili strands) and for subsurface he likes Dragon Tails (a tail material called sili worm behind a built up head, originally cut down “Squirmy” toys)   The Driftless-some streams closed for the Fall spawn but plenty of creeks are open to catch and release and the tourists have gone home.  Fishing is solitary and they’re smashing the terrestrials, some drys and streamers. https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/seasons-of-the-driftless-area   Joe Henry Fishing at Lake of the Woods is on fire!!! 6m FITN 10min John Gierach passed from a heart attack October 3rd 2024   Apache Trout Success:   https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-announces-removal-apache-trout-arizonas-state-fish-endangered   Maine Bans Painted Heads: https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/life/animals/wildlife/new-law-expands-maines-lead-fishing-tackle-ban-protect-loons/97-61c87bb3-687c-4610-839a-2ce5eb8fb7fa Laura Williams Maine Audubon Society 30 min   Show pt. 2 Halloween     Scary Fish: 15-20 min   Zombie Salmon-Yes they are catchable, some fight some do not, the scariest thing i have ever felt sorry for short of Frankenstien.  I find the grip and grin photos with them disquieting.   Peter Herman Adventures- https://youtu.be/C5AjppfOntc?si=5NzzCCLnY6v4j5vm     Candiru-sent in by our own Jeff Danaldson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru_(fish)   This is the one that legend says swims up one’s urine stream right into the urethra.  It has never been confirmed.  In 1997 one was removed from a man’s urethra but the circumstances were “suspect” which is a story just made for Fish Nerds.   Stonefish-this one scared the heck out of me when I was a little kid.  The most venomous fish of all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanceia   https://www.surfertoday.com/environment/how-to-treat-a-stonefish-sting     other entries: The Kraken Angler Fish Goblin Shark   My FAVORITE from Steve NcAngler is “the fish you hooked but never saw.”  It could have been anything! Listener spooky stories and other fisher freak outs:  15-20min   62% of respondents have had a weird or spooky incident on the water. 25% said it started scary but turned out to be something ordinary CH and the turtle   Chris Snodgrass My Wife and I were trolling for Kokanee Salmon. It was just before dark and we had the only boat on the water. It's a small reservoir in Montana. The water was like glass it was so calm. As we got out to the middle the water swirled next to the boat like a whale turned next to us. The swirl was as big or bigger than our boat. It was extremely creepy so we headed to the dock! Still not sure what the swirl was caused by but maybe an under water spring... It was in 50' of water though.   Alan Dumitrescu I'm the only person at this lake. You know the sound of a rod wishing through the air on a hard cast? Yeah that sounds happened in the wooded area behind me just once like a cast. Only similar sounds I've ever heard is bigger birds wings. I looked no birds anywhere no turkeys roosting in trees for the night. The sun was setting at this point. I didn't see anything but it was real close. My only other thought cause a bunch of neighboring property dogs were all fired up a few minutes earlier and they had settled down just before I heard it. Never heard bobcat hiss in person but at that point since they are in that area is all I could think and why the dogs were fired up. So I hurried the hell out of there. I'm not tangling with big kitty if that's what it was.   John J Murphy Well I grew up in Salem Ma and used to fish a cemetery pond so I’d go with yes   Phantom Casters From Rick Webster I was fishing the first beach at Sandy Hook in Jersey one late September. When I got to the parking lot and not another car in sight. I set up, soaking clams on two rods before sun-up. As the pre-dawn light began to show over the horizon, a THICK bank of fog rolled in. Slack tide and zero wind…very peaceful but not expecting anything spectacular. Suddenly, about 500 seagulls that had been resting on the roof of the bath house lifted into the air and began to dive nosily into the surf. The fog was so thick I couldn’t see them, but I could hear them, not 20 yards off the beach. Figuring a blitz of snappers, I sent a 3-ounce Yo-Zuri popper into the fog and immediately came tight on what turned out to be a 12lb Albie. As I was fighting this fish, the fog began to lift and I could see I was surrounded by 25 to 30 other surfcasters. I had no clue how they suddenly appeared as this stretch of beach is wide open, so I would have seen them before the fog came in. No one spoke and the only sounds were screaming gulls and drags as we all enjoyed a rare mix of blues and albies for the next 30 minutes in a classic fall blitz. As the action died down, the fog rolled in again and I appeared to be all alone again. Since I was tired and a little spooked by the mornings events, I packed up my gear and headed back to the parking lot. Just like when I arrived, mine was the only car there. I have no idea where the other fishermen came from or how they disappeared and to this day, I’m not entirely convinced they were actually there. https://onthewater.com/spooky-fishing-stories   Aliens prefer fishers:   Pascagoula UFO Abduction  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascagoula_Abduction   See Entry 12:  https://skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/03/SI-MJ-12.pdf   Charles Hickson 42 Calvin Parker 19  Went fishing on the Pascagoula River Mississippi October 11th 1973     On the evening of October 11, 1973, 42-year old Charles Hickson and 19-year-old Calvin Parker went fishing on the west bank of the Pascagoula River.  As dusk fell, they heard a whirring/whizzing sound and saw flashes of blue light on the water.  They looked up to see an oval-shaped object approximately 30-40 feet across and 8-10 feet high.  Three creatures came gliding out of the craft and took them aboard.  Completely paralyzed but still conscious, the two men were subjected to a medical exam by a giant robotic eye.  They were then returned to shore, and the craft sped away into the night sky.    Both changed their stories over time.  Parker said he passed out but later claimed to remember certain details.  Hickson kept altering his story. The original polygraph on Hickson was given by an untrained operator as part of a commercial deal and there is speculation that it never really took place.   Drinking was believed to be part of the incident. Hypnagogic dream  paroxysmal sleep-related disorder incubus syndrome both fall in the category of parasominias   Still one of the best UFO stories out there.  There is a commemorative plaque marking the spot on the Pascagoula River where the incident took place    Should have been fishing   Thank Yous: Wally Pleasant for our show theme, Diana’s Bath Salts for our Fish in the News theme, Dan Henig for his nice little tune Savannah Sunshine which we used on our chat with Laura Williams, Laren Duski for her instrumental Rollin’ which we used to on the Lake of the Woods fishing report, Joe Henry for bringing us that report, Steve NcAngler and the Hatcher Brothers for their fishing reports, Laura Williams for being a lead free fishing ally, Chris Snograss, Alan Dumitrescue and John Murphy for their spooky fishing tales, Rick Webster for his legion of spirit surf casters story but especially you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff.    Fish Nerds is the creation of Diabolical Dave Kellum and Clay “Lamprey Mouth” Groves, Clay is also our Chief Executive “Flesh Eating” Fish Nerd, our producer and co-host is John “Jabberwocky” King, our demon horde of associate producers are Jeff “Devil Fly” Dannaldson, Todd “Black Cat” Corayer, Tim “Terror Hook” Bete and the cute friendly Wendy type witch flying above the wrack is our own Doc Martin.   Code of the Fish Nerds   Looks like we made a podcast  

Intro: 10 min   John’s travels:  Bluegill quest and first MA trout Non fishers taking a polite interest in fishing…it gets complicated fast computer woe Jeff on his Alaskan Adventure 30 min FITN: 15-20 min   https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/franklin-county/rare-fish-found-in-connecticut-river-between-massachusetts-and-vermont/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFSJYJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXyqWTxZNOxVzGRdo7No530qj7pxyIGUiC_e6PNADy0wB_U4AnLHrYwP_g_aem_Ay7ARqR8r9Ai5XAFbTyk PA   https://news.osu.edu/lake-erie-walleye-growth-is-driven-by-parents-size-experience/#:~:text=Parent%20size%20and%20the%20conditions,highest%20impact%20on%20walleye%20growth.   https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/octopuses-punching-fish   Bye Bye Lil’ Gremlin… https://thefishingwire.com/live-auction-via-webcast-on-bidspotter-2/   JACKASS: https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/padre-island/suspect-charged-with-waste-of-fish-crime-for-beheading-sharks-at-pins Brittany Howard 25-30 min   https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewomanangler/episodes/EP--139-Brittany-Howard-from-Alabama-Shakes-on-Fishing-e2d2gcr/a-aanjlc4 Vamos a Pescar 15min   The Fish Nerds podcast is the creation of Dave Kellam and Clay Groves, Clay Groves is our Chief Executive Fish Nerd and show host, John Crappie Hippie King is our producer and host, our associate producers are Jeff Danaldson the fish nerd librarian, Todd Corayer the fish wrap writer you can find his column at fish wrap writer.com, Tim Tackle Box Bete and of course the shiny gem in this stream bed of mossy rocks our Chief Science Correspondent Doc Martin.   We would like to thank Wally Pleasant for our show theme, Diana’s Bath Salts for our Fish in the news theme, Reed Mathis and the band Bird Creek for our story music, Tim Tackle Box Bete for sending in most of our news stories for this episode, Jeff Danaldson for letting us in on his big adventure to Alaskan salmon country, the crappie stopper Kim Burnett, Austin Smith, Doc Martin, Phil Taunton and all the fun, kind folks with the Emporia chapter of i vamos a pescar fishing education organization, all those who study fish, manage fisheries, stand up for ethical fishing behavior and conservation as well as those who enforce the laws and regulations that protect our irreplaceable resources and especially you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff.  Tight lines and valentines to you all for listening to my first solo effort.   Well what do you know, it looks like I just made a podcast                       Bristol Bay

Quick throw back to Fishing Austin and Central Texas-Aaron’s spots are his favorite wades. A boat can change the game (as he mentions).  John Geirach in his 1994 book Dances with Trout describes a good paddle in his little canoe where he has a fine time catching bass and such back in the days before the surge.  Both the rivers he diddles around on are in Aaron’s book (Nueces and Guadalupe) The Show-We are going to monthly.  We cannot worry about what other podcasts do or what the pundits and experts say is necessary to have a good podcast.  That’s fine for people who want to follow formulas that make money and content is dictated by what sells.  We could do an a-hole POV podcast like that guy joe rogaine or yet another crime podcast but we are hardcore indie. And we are about fish fishing and eating fish.  We do not follow any rules and never have.  We do not have a narrow niche, we do not have a regular format (we do have a loose framework currently) and try as we might we do not have consistent release dates scheduled precisely.  We are punk rock and while our production limitations are not the result of chemicals and ego they are the result of raising families, founding businesses, doing research and dividing our creativity and energy as best we can over any number of projects, in other words doing our thing.  And Fish Nerds is one of our things.  And so it survives and we keep casting pod and rod! Clay and his ever evolving merry band of helpers have broadcast this pod since 2011! So please enjoy the show, we have made all the segments a bit longer than usual just to tide y’all over.  We may get some bonus material done, we made not. One thing that never has changed is we got the best dang listeners in the podcasting universe and we sure appreciate you stopping by to get your ears filled up with fish stuff.  Now let’s get after it!   Jeff-does a quick show summary   Two Old Farts Talk Fishing-TTBB and CH on Ultralight Fishing 40m   https://www.facebook.com/groups/6398998346868778 FITN: 15-20m https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-5051801/octopus-farming-ban-us-congress   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thirteen-sharks-test-positive-for-cocaine-off-the-coast-of-brazil-180984765/   Jeff: this is yet another instance of how pharmaceuticals (illicit or otherwise) are ending up in aquatic food chains.    Fish in the Pants Two Stories: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/shoplifters-nabbed-publix-red-snapper-hidden-pants   Jeff you know what that sound means! and yes it is a Florida man story  JackAss-https://globalnews.ca/news/3983184/caught-on-camera-florida-man-stuffs-stolen-fish-down-his-pants/   If you name your daughter Crystal she probably gonna be a wild thing.  It’s a pretty name but dang if i have known a bunch of women named Crystal all of which could be talked into a bad idea pretty easy.  At least Ms. Dixon had the sense to dump “Cruz” and ge the hell out of Dodge Jeff: Way back in my misspent youth as an aquarist I used to keep and breed Ram cichlids (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi). They are very easy to breed in captivity, maybe Cruz was just gathering stock for a side hustle as a cichlid breeder!   Cute Story- https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com/news/national/china-children-use-mesh-food-covers-to-catch-fish-on-flooded-streets-in-zhoukou/video_b078d4df-8032-5350-8473-bf12d71f64a3.html   FEMBOY!!! 30-40m Intro in with a brief description of the channel Jeff or John https://www.youtube.com/@femboy_fishing     Culinary Corner 8-10m Fish Taco Talk   The Fish Nerds Podcast was created by Clay Groves and Dave Kellum, Chief Executive Fish Nerd is Clay Groves, our Producer is John Crappie Hippie King, our associate producers are Todd Corayer The Fish Wrap Writer (be sure and catch his column at Fish Wrap Writer.com), Tim Tackle Box Bete, Jeff The Fish Nerd Librarian Danaldson and our fair flower in this field of weeds our Chief Science Correspondent the one and only Doc Martin.   Thank Yous: Wally Pleasant show theme, Dianah’s Bath Salts FITN theme. The 126’s for the intro and exit music for FEMBOY, Mysterious Baitcaster Cylinder for our CC music, Tim “Tackle Box” Bete (pron like Pete), Lucy the Super Computer,Erin and Michael, Tracy Nicole Lewis, Glasswater Angling Lead Free Fishing, check it out at glasswaterangling.com but especially you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff.   Code Spawn early and often (John) Never trust a free lunch with strings attached (Jeff) And swim against the current every chance you get (John)   Jeff-Looks like we just made a podcast John-Woohoo   Out  

 Maine Audubon is back and Laura wants to come on the show.  It is so hot I want to go gar fishing.  Fly Fishing Austin and Central Texas by Aaron Reed Imbrifex Review        NEWS    https://www.ksnt.com/kansasoutdoors/biologists-find-rare-ocean-born-fish-species-swimming-in-the-kansas-river/   https://txktoday.com/courts/man-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-cop-after-arrest-involving-fish-heads/#:~:text=Man%20Accused%20Of%20Threatening%20To%20Kill%20Cop%20After%20Arrest%20Involving%20Fish%20Heads,-By&text=TEXARKANA%2C%20Texas%E2%80%93A%20man%20accused,him%20for%20trespassing%20last%20week.   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shark-bites-teen-lifeguard-training-camp-florida-volusia-county/ A couple of things from Luke Chamings 1 Shark attacks-global climate change Yellas-Austailian white bass/crappie/smallmouth aka Golden Perch   ROCKY’S CHOICE GAME SHOW to pick the Father’s Day contest winners   Thank Yous:  Wally Pleasant, Dianah’s Bath Salts, Tim “Tackle Box” Bete, Aaron Reed and Imbrifex Books, Kathy King, Rocky Joe the Wonder Dog, All those who participated in the Father’s Day contest and especially you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff.    

Crappie Hippie talks to Clay about picking spots to take people and how he avoids wearing them out AND 4th of July plans.  John falls into The Catfish Bait Marital Peril Gambit John brings us his first Field Report from Fishing Clinic   FISH IN THE NEWS   https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4590408-forever-chemicals-high-seafood-diet-shrimp-lobster-study/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0FGCV1PoR9EkchvZZWF0XmcOlxC1rrswKZLQ0agi7eOMxDRmCkrMrMTyI_aem_PtiEFnUupXs96tF9h51vBQ https://nypost.com/2024/06/16/lifestyle/eating-small-fish-whole-can-help-you-live-longer-new-study/  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/arapaima-brazil-amazon-conservation-fishing?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2zLG7P2peWPFx5SGNdK-3cuhMTgDH_a2YvVbgtmM4wL5fweE0IEhwMFOk_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw   https://angling-international.com/2024/06/17/video-us-campaign-launched-to-slow-down-the-loss-of-female-anglers/   2024 Outdoor Participation Trends Report 15-20m OIA_2024_Participation_Trends_Exec_Summary.pdf  Trout Burgers 5   FATHER’S DAY ENTRIES  ANGIE SCOTT  KNITTING DADDY  BRIAN MCGILVRA  JOE HENRY   Thank Yous Wally Pleasant, Dianah’s Bath Salts, Mysterious Baitcaster Cylinder, The Mini Vandals for Shine Your Little Light, Scott Nahodil, Tim “Tackle Box” Bete, Susan Schmidt and all the kids and parents from the Vamos a Pescar Fishing clinic, our own families and especially you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff.  

BIG SHOW TODAY Don't forget to enter our Father's Day raffle, just call 607-378-FISH and yoo're in!  FISH IN THE NEWS Sobering Report on Migratory Fish: https://worldfishmigrationfoundation.com/living-planet-index-2020/ Rare Ocean Sunfish Found on Oregon Beach: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/22/hoodwinker-sunfish-discovery-north-america-citizen-scientists/4503250002/   https://www.newsnationnow.com/science/biologists-find-rare-fish-kansas-river/#:~:text=Biologists%20with%20the%20Kansas%20Department,known%20as%20an%20American%20eel.   The Elver Smugglers https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/05/18/officials-seize-around-500000-worth-of-elvers-from-toronto-pearson-airport/ Rosie Interviews Mr. Andy, kids book author Andrew Wiener https://www.amazon.com/Down-River-Family-Fishing-Story/dp/141972293X Make sure to mention the upcoming auction for Reeling in Serenity and the Rosie and Daddy Sunday, September 1st https://reelinginserenity.org/   CULINARY CORNER with Joe Henry and Crappie Hippie