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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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33:28

Rio Grande Silvery Minnow!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/05/19

Take a trip to the middle Rio Grande: a sandy river that, in its heyday, was "a mile wide and an inch deep" and chock full of millions of minnows. Our guests are U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists Andy Dean from our New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office and Thomas Archdeacon from our New Mexico Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office.

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41:30

Big & Beautiful Peacock Basses!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/05/12

Get to know the peacock basses! By the end of this episode you'll be familiar with the different species, their savage feeding habits and habitat preferences, and how to put that knowledge to use for fishing in South America or south Florida. Our guest, Dr. Kirk Winemiller, professor at Texas A&M University, brings a huge wealth of knowledge about peacock bass ecology, diversity, and behavior.

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33:25

California Golden Trout!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/05/05

Come to the southern Sierra Nevada mountains with Katrina and Guy to learn about the fish that some consider the most beautiful of all trouts: the California Golden Trout. You might also like these trout episodes:S5:E9 Greenback Cutthroat TroutS4:E45 Redband TroutS4:E42 Apache TroutS4:E10 Mexico's Native TroutS1:E49 Bull TroutS1:E35 Gila TroutLearn more:Spiciest Trout in the West (cutthroats) https://www.fws.gov/story/spiciest-trout-westWestern Native Trout Initiative

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32:55

Guzmán Beautiful Shiner & Chihuahua Chub!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/04/28

We've got two fish, four guests, and one closed basin for you this week! Get to know a couple of New Mexico's special fishes and the place they call home. Our guests are Jill Wick with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Serena Kucera with our NM Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Robert Prather with our NM Ecological Services Field Office, and Tracy Diver from our Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center. You might also like: Gila Trout: New Mexico's Sunset Fish

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34:12

The Most Underestimated Least Chub!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/04/21

It may not be the "most" chub, but this unique native fish has a lot to offer! Kaitlyn Purington and Chance Broderius from the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Resources offer a state perspective on the public value of the very cool Least Chub. Like chubs? You might like these episodes:S3:E51 Bonytail ChubS2:E7 Bluehead ChubS2:E6 Humpback ChubS1:E47 Lake Chub

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45:34

Opossum Pipefish: The OG Wet Stick!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/04/14

Have you ever held a small, wet stick in your hand? What if, upon taking a closer look, you noticed it was a fish? Time to go explore Florida and get to know perhaps its most underappreciated and remarkable native fish: the Opossum Pipefish! Fish Biologist Eddy Perri with our Peninsular Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office is going to get you pumped about this straightened-out seahorse relative.

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44:20

Bullhead Catfishes!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/04/07

Katrina and Guy dig into one of America's native catfish groups: the bullheads! Learn how to find and identify these fish, and get hyped to complete the bullhead slam for all seven species! This episode also includes a dive into the latest fanmail darter, so take a listen to hear what's on listeners' minds!

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40:25

Amphibious fishes!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/03/31

What does it mean to be an "amphibious" fish? How many fish fall into this category? It might be more than you think! We've got guest Noah Bressman from Salisbury University's Department of Biology to help us dig into this very interesting behavior.

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37:52

The Awesome Alabama Shad

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/03/24

Get to know the shimmery sister species to the East Coast's American Shad. The beautiful, migratory Alabama Shad is native to the the Mississippi River basin, the Gulf, and other Gulf coast rivers. Katrina, Guy, and guest Steve Herrington with The Nature Conservancy explore the decline of this fish and all the current and potential future values it holds. If you like this episode you might also like:S3:E45 Pacific Herring: Haida/Tlingít PerspectiveS3:E15 River Herring Return: A Spring WonderS2:E28

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38:16

Lake Whitefish: The Whole Fish

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/03/17

Get to know a valuable species in North America and the Great Lakes region. We dig into what it might look like to local economies to place value on 100% of the fish instead of just the fillet by highlighting a project lead by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers. Our guests are DaveNaftzger(Executive Director and founder of the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge) and Bill Bodin (Owner of Bodin Fisheries in Bayfield, Wisconsin).

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40:33

Greenback Cutthroat Trout

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/03/03

Get to know Colorado's state fish and its roller coaster history. Once abundant in the South Platte drainage, it's now found in only a few high-elevation streams and lakes. Josh Homer from our Leadville National Fish Hatchery in Colorado and Chris Kennedy from our Colorado Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office are guests. If you like cutthroat trout, you might also like these episodes:S3:E47 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout of Pyramid LakeS1: E11 Coastal Cutthroat TroutRead more:

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38:55

Gulf Sturgeon: Giant Southern Jumpers

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/02/24

We've got two great guests with decades of combined knowledge who will help you get to know and appreciate these very large, migratory fish. Adam Kaeser is a fish biologist from our Panama City Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office and Frank Paruka is a retired biologist and distinguished gulf sturgeon researcher. We cover everything from biology basics to heritage and history, and answer questions about why they jump, how they communicate, and how we study them in murky waters, and more.

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40:26

Law Enforcement Special: Pleco Trade

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/02/17

Wildlife Inspector Daniel Sahakian joins us for a special episode focused on the international pleco trade as a follow-on to the armored suckermouth catfishes episode. This is the first in a mini series of themed episodes we plan to air that are focused on illegal fish trade, U.S. and international wildlife protection laws, and the amazing work our U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement. In this episode you'll get to know the CITES-listed Hypancistrus zebra (zebra pleco).

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39:27

Sailfin Catfishes: Genus Pterygoplichthys

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/02/10

This episode broadly introduces the family of South American armored suckermouth catfishes (Loricariidae) with a focus on genus Pterygoplichthys (AKA janitor fish/sailfin plecos/sailfin catfishes). You might know them from your fish tank or where they've been released into U.S. waters. We also introduce "Fan Mail Darter" where we answer questions and read fan feedback. This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 will focus on the pleco trade with one of our Wildlife Inspectors! If you like this episode you may

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44:47

Smallmouth Bass, Big Complexity!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/02/03

How well do you really know Smallmouth Bass? There's still a ton to learn, even about super popular fish! We dig into the fascinating diversity of Smallmouth Bass with guest Andrew Taylor from the University of North Georgia. Learn the latest science, the places these fish call home, and pro tips about how to complete the Smallmouth Slam! If you like this topic you might also like these episodes:S4:E46 Largemouth BassS4:E12 Fly Fishing for Shoal BassS4:E4 Greatest Rock Basses of All TimeS2:E19

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31:23

Mountain Whitefish: Rocky Mountain Bonefish

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/01/27

The majestic mountain is found in beautiful places and will challenge your fishing skills (in a good way)! Some even have snoots like the Whoville residents in The Grinch Stole Christmas. We hope you enjoy getting to know this important member in the family Salmonidae who's related to fan favorites like salmon, trout, and grayling. Want more whitefish?? Check out these episodes: S4:E6 BloaterS2:E47 Broad WhitefishS2:E28 Great Lakes CiscoS1:E45 Humpback WhitefishS1:E41 Traditional Whitefish

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38:37

Warpaint Shiner!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/01/20

Get to know the warpaint shiner, a vibrant southeastern U.S. species with striking red and black markings. This trout-like minnow is found in cold, clear, fast-flowing streams and is both important prey for sportfish (including bass) and host for native freshwater mussels. If you're feeling like a challenge, we discuss partaking in the "shiner slam" (for both anglers and snorkelers). If you like this charismatic little fish, you might also like the Bluehead Chub! (S2:E7)Journey across America and

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31:53

Tangerine Darter: Snorkel New Worlds

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/01/13

Casper Cox, a freshwater snorkeling enthusiast from Tennessee, takes us below the surface and into the underwater world of the Tangerine Darter! The beauty of this fish and enthusiasm of our guest will have you grabbing your snorkel gear and heading to your nearest/clearest water and immersing yourself in new worlds. On deck next: Warpaint Shiner!

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41:01

All Aboard for Season 5!

Fish of the Week! ·

2025/01/06

Katrina and Guy celebrate the start of season five by highlighting the journey so far through over 200 episodes. They reflect on what's been learned by digging into the rich diversity of fish and cultural connections across different geographies and cast a line towards topics to come. On deck: Tangerine Darter!

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41:59

2025 Fish Draft!

Fish of the Week! ·

2024/12/30

Find out which fishes have made the cut for season 5! Katrina and Guy bring listeners behind the scenes for a peek into their annual fish draft.

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