Fish Nerds Fishing Podcast

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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!

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

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

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.

FATHERS' DAY CONTEST-end in a story about fishing with your Dad or if that is not where it is at then talk about a father figure or Dad's talk about fishing with your kids. We will pick a winner of a Glasswater Tee-Shirt and some lures, weights and such 50 bucks total, second prize is 20 worth of merch and third prize is ten bucks worth. And I will send out small prizes to everyone who enters. We are going to run the contest starting now through June and start playing responses as soon as we start getting them. We will pick the winners in July. How to: Hit the mic on the website or call 607-378-FISH 607-378-3474 or record it on your phone or other gear and email it to clay at or crappie hippie at crappiehippie @glasswaterangling.com Doc's Field Report from Florida Shark Tagging Training w Dr. David Shiffman 1 FITN: England Needs the EPA! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/fish-deaths-in-englands-rivers-rise-tenfold-in-four-years Latest on Spinning Fish Mass Mortality in Florida sent in by Luke Chammings-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwMumpWctTQ Not-so-Gold-Goldfish- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-massive-feral-goldfish-are-threatening-the-great-lakes-ecosystem EPIC FISHING JACK ASS NEWS: Macho IDIOT-https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-body-slam-orca-new-zealand/ Tim CHEATERS- A MORON never thinks it through-https://www.wired2fish.com/news/cheater-caught-altering-fish-at-sealy-big-bass-splash Tim Smoking is bad for your health but it can help catch losers-https://www.wired2fish.com/news/angler-caught-cheating-in-illinois-bass-tournament me Clay's Interview 2 Alden Wicker book "To Dye For-how toxic fashion is making us Sick and how to fight back," Fish Wrap has a new article out: https://fishwrapwriter.com/2024/05/27/tommorows-fish-need-help-today/ hanks to Wally Pleasant, Dianah's Bath Salts, Doc Martin, Tim "Tackle Box" Bete, Luke Chammings,

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.

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

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.

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

JOHN GIERACH JOINED US TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK ALL THE TIME in the World John King the Crappie Hippie is such a fan boy it makes this episode a great listen

Big show for you this week! The hopper dropper conundrum Tim's been picking-got three old lures in box from the sixties-early seventies for $30 shipped. A Diamond Jim Bait Co articulated swimming minnow $10-$15 and a Mueller Perry Crazy Legs $30-$35. A number 40 Atom swimmer $45-$70, Not bad. We have a KLUR on Atom Lures FISH IN THE NEWS Exasperating walleye will not quit! https://www.wcvb.com/article/fish-flops-drain-caught-twice/45609961 Dating Survey A new survey by Fishbrain reveals that women find men, who hold fish in their dating profile pictures, more attractive than men that don't. Other findings: - 22% of male Florida Tinder users pose with a fish - 46% of college sorority women agree that men, who hold fish are attractive - 25% of women found men holding a Great Northern Tilefish to be the most attractive, followed by the Sailfish CH-this was really cute and i wish they would do more from different areas. This one is clearly very Florida surf and inshore species heavy. What about New Hampshire or Kansas??? https://www.wideopenspaces.com/46-women-find-men-attractive-dating-profile-picture/ Groupers have Protected Sex! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230809130630.htm OPL on Draw Down- Amie Robison The Oklahoma Pond Lady and CH talk about draw down Fall Inshore Fishing with Todd Corayer Hold Over Striped Bass- 1 KLUR Radio Bob Pond and the Atom Lure Company (Striper Swiper walker, The Atomizer popper)-10 min More Information about Atom Lures. https://www.acmetackle.com/collections/atom-lures