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Fish of the Week!

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish enthusiasts Katrina Liebich and Guy Eroh journey across America on a quest to live with, live from, discover and enjoy ALL THE FISH: big and small, common and rare, beautiful and downright strange. Guests from all walks of life help dig into the latest science and bring their perspectives about fishing and how fish are woven into the fabric of communities and cultures. Listeners walk away from each episode with practical information about how to connect with and conserve our amazing, finned

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All Episodes

31:00

Bluegill: Gateway Fish

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/05/29

A sunny fish with a pan-shaped profile, the Bluegill is an excellent "gateway" fish into fishing! Their widespread abundance and ease of being fooled makes this tasty fish a great target for fishing newbs. They're also fantastically fun on the fly or with ultralight gear for the more experienced angler. Guest Alex McCrickard from the VirginiaDepartment of Wildlife Resourcesand Sam Stukel from our Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery are guests.

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33:08

Colorado Pikeminnow: Mega Minnow!

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/05/22

Take a step back in time and imagine the possibility of casting a bird or rabbit into the Ovaltine-colored water of the Colorado River and reeling in a six foot long toothless, predatory fish with Mick Jagger lips: the now-Endangered Colorado Pikeminnow. We walk through history and into the present day challenges facing recovery of North America's largest Cyprinid with guests Eliza Gilbert and Dale Ryden from our New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office and Grand Junction Fish and Wildlife

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33:54

Man-Sized "Megafishes"

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/05/15

Dive in with the world's largest freshwater fishes on a special "megafish" episode. Our guest is Zeb Hogan: big fish enthusiast, researcher, author, host of National Geographic's Monster Fish, and director of Wonders of the Mekong Project. From American Paddlefish to Mekong Giant Catfish, we cover the array of freshwater fishes that reach lengths over six feet or weigh more than 200 pounds.

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32:56

Freshwater Mussels: Something Fishy!

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/05/08

Is it a fish? A lure? Why is it attached to that freshwater mussel?? There's something fishy about the Unionid mussel family, and we're going to help you "flex" into the idea that these seemingly simple bivalves can dupe fish into babysitting! Our guest is mussel biologist Sara Seagraves from Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery in Arkansas. You'll take away mussel names like "snuffbox" and "monkeyface" and a new appreciation for the fascinating relationship between native freshwater mussels and

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35:07

Tuna: Hawaiian Perspective

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/05/01

From pre-contact times to today, tuna have interacted with the people of Hawaii. William Aila shares his knowledge about traditional and contemporary fishing techniques and dishes, management and conservation. This episode offers a window into the lives of these fish in the Pacific Ocean, cultural connections to them, and a local perspective of a globally significant group of fishes.

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25:13

Ancient Eats: Royal Lamprey Pie!

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/04/24

If you travel from Alaska to the Eastern Seaboard and across the pond to England, you're in lamprey country! Lampreys are an important First Food for Indigenous peoples and have a rich history across their native and invasive range. This episode is all about the famous royal lamprey pies of Gloucester, a rather recent connection to the North American Great Lakes, and a prelude to the coronation of Charles the Third.

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32:08

Roanoke Logperch

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/04/17

You'll love this aloof little fish with the bulbous, piggy snout. Roanoke Logperches are built for rooting around and flipping things over in search of food. This episode covers everything from cuter-than-baby-Yoda juvenile logperches and their precarious habitats to headwater piracy (!) and the Endangered Species Act. Special shout out to the Roanoke Basin endemics and near endemics (this place is a hotspot!). Guest Jamie Roberts from Georgia Southern University enthusiastically shares his

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28:18

River Herring Return: A Spring Wonder

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/04/10

Do you like eagles and ospreys? Seals? Striped bass, bluefish and tuna? Add alewives and blueback herring to your list (collectively called "river herring"). A seasonal food for the masses, tens of millions of these shimmery, migratory fish used to return to New England's freshwaters. Our guests are Steve Gephard and Jaime Masterson.

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26:54

Chiselmouth: Vegetarian Extraordinaire

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/04/03

Meet a lesser-known (but not less cool) Pacific Northwest fish with a unique face and primarily herbivorous feeding behavior. Chiselmouth enthusiast Denny Lassuy and fisherman/author Matt Miller to help us dig into Chiselmouth ecology and how to catch one.

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30:24

Mexican Tetra: Surface Swimming to Spelunking

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/03/27

Beautiful on the surface and fascinating underground, the Mexican Tetra has an incredible story as told by our guests Dr. Paty Ornelas from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Dr. Andy Gluesenkamp from the San Antonio Zoo!

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30:26

Freshwater Drum: Thank Your Lucky Stones

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/03/20

The Freshwater Drum (AKA "sheepshead") has a song to sing and a story to tell. Fishermen Drew Geving and Josh Knuth of Native Fish for Tomorrow recall their favorite memories of this accessible, widespread and sometimes underappreciated fish. Whether it's their strange sounds reverberating through your aluminum canoe, or their "lucky stones" or a tasty campfire fillet, we hope you get hooked (in a good way).

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28:20

Char-dcore Dolly Varden: Isolated Arctic Dwarfs

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/03/13

Meet the little Dolly Varden char that eke out their living in the perennial springs of Northeast Alaska. Here, these amazing freshwater oases hold the key to survival for fish. Randy Brown, a Fish Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Alex Huryn from the University of Alabama join as guests.

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30:12

All-Female Amazon Molly

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/03/06

Amazon mollies are an all-female fish named after the tribe of warlike women in Greek mythology. However, the females do require sperm, so they do have to convince males of other related species to mate with them. What's in it for these males? How did this come to be?? Listen and find out with special guest Dr. Ingo Schlupp, Presidential Professor from the University of Oklahoma and Director of the International Stock Center of Livebearing Fishes.

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23:43

Yellow Perch: Friday Fish Fry

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/02/27

Yellow Perch enthusiast Erin Huggins joins us to talk about "the people's fish" (it's a real beauty). We hope you're hungry and ready to hear about a Midwest tradition: the Friday fish fry!

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29:10

Lionfish! Not Your Mane Squeeze

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/02/20

You: minding your business. Lionfish: corners you with flamboyant fins, shoots a jet of water at your lateral line. You: discombobulated. Lionfish: strikes. You: toast. Lionfish: moves on to its next victim. We're celebrating the scientists, lionfish hunters, cooks and consumers doing their part to make a dent in the invasive lionfish situation. Learn all about this beautiful, venomous, invasive species with guests Rachel Bowman and Holden Harris.

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28:30

California Killifish: Wee Saltmarsh King!

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/02/13

Meet a serious player in the salt-marsh ecosystems of the Pacific coast! You'll find the Cali Killi migrating with the tides and feeding everything from Least Terns to California Halibut. Drew Talley from the University of San Diego helps shed light on a small but hugely important fish and what it's teaching us about California's remaining coastal wetlands.

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28:33

Sacramento Perch: California's Heritage Sunfish!

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/02/06

Meet the only Centrarchid endemic to California! This underappreciated and intriguing game fish continues to swim under the radar in its native California. Guests Peter Moyle (UC Davis) and Max Fish (California Department of Fish and Wildlife) bring Sacramento Perch to the conversation about all the fish!

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30:08

Razorback Sucker: Colorado River Livin'

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/01/30

Looking sharp! Maybe the "razor" of this Colorado River fish serves as a keel. Or perhaps it deters another local fish (the Colorado Pikeminnow) from an easy meal. Whatever its purpose, we're a sucker for this big, long-lived, wetland-loving fish with the vermicelli-looking larvae. Our guest Tildon Jones joins from our Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program in Utah.

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27:36

Rainbow Trout!

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/01/23

Taste the rainbow, or just enjoy its opportunistic and adventurous spirit! Learn the fate of a family of misfortunate shrews in Alaska; where rainbows fall on the fish family tree; and ponder why some members of the species get "called to sea."

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29:08

Opah! Warmest Fish in the Cold Blue Sea

Fish of the Week! ·

2023/01/16

This polka-dotted piscine anomaly is the only fish known to science capable of whole-body endothermy. Dr. Nick Wegner from our sister agency NOAA Fisheries joins us to discover the secrets of the amazing opah.

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