Not All Trout Are Geniuses and Ballsack Fish EP301

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