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Fish of the Week!
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…
Episodes
- Fish of the Week!
Fly Fishing for Shoal Bass
You’ll be hooked when you meet this shoal habitat specialist and Apalachicola-Flint-Chattahoochee River native. Learn how to think like a shoalie, understand…
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Alaska's Capelin/Seabird Story
Meet a cucumber-scented fish that feeds the masses and sometimes crashes. Our guests are Yumi Arimitsu with the USGS Alaska Science Center Seabird and Forage…
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Truchas Mexicanas/Mexico's native trout
Come on an adventure into high elevation and rugged terrain to find Mexico's diverse native trout. Illustrator and Mexican native trout enthusiast Joe…
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Invasive Carp
Hey, you guys! One distinguishing feature of invasive carp is eye placement at or below the mouth opening. They also have a very particular set of skills that…
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Puerto Rico's Bigmouth Sleeper
Anglers take note...this fish is a sleeper, not a snooze! Meet the Bigmouth Sleeper, the natural "top dog" in Puerto Rico's streams. The name tells you all you…
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Lancetfish: Solving Sea Mysteries
If you happen to be an unfortunate men’s size 7 Nike shoe, one of 50+ species of octopus, a big shard of plastic or rope, or any number of reef, oceanic, and…
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Bringin' Bloater Back!
We're bringing bloater back...Go ahead and tell them skinny fishes that...'Cause every inch of bloater's perfect from the bottom to the top (sha-wop, wop)…
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Lake Trout: Lacustrine Lunker!
Explore the past, present and future of the Lake Trout that inhabit North America's Great Lakes. Larry Miller with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's…
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Greatest Rock Basses of All Time
If you've come here for music, all we've got is fish (sorry no John Paul Jones or Flea). Special back stage pass to meet the four members of Ambloplites, a…
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C'waam: Lost River Sucker
Get to know the endangered Klamath C'waam (Lost River Sucker) with guests Don Gentry (a Natural Resources Specialist with the Klamath Tribes) and Jane Spangler…
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Swordfish: Lessons From Sea
Meet a ridiculously strong and fast fish who can warm its eyes and slash its prey. Swordfish boat captain and best-selling author Linda Greenlaw shares her…
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All Aboard! Season 4
It's a new year, and we have no shortage of new fish and guests! Jump on board as we reflect on Season 3 and go behind the scenes, cast our line towards ALL…
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Snowflake Moray Eel!
Meet a fascinating fish that can swallow its prey on land! From California to Hawaii and beyond, Snowflake Morays are an important player in both the marine…
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Bonytail Chub: Pencil-Peduncled Piscine!
Meet the Bonytail Chub: an Endangered Colorado River fish with a pencil-thin peduncle and a penchant for wetlands. Zane Olson with our Ouray National Fish…
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Cabezon: Through the Photographer's Lens
Meet the Cabezon! This large "introverted" sculpin is found along the Pacific Coast of North America. National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yuyan brings his…
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Texas' Fountain Darter
Whether you're on campus or tubing or just curious about fish, get to know the Fountain Darter, a little Endangered fish found only in Texas' San Marcos and…
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Atlantic Tarpon: Silver King
From the Florida Keys to the Sistine Chapel, this prized saltwater fish has been getting into people's heads for centuries. Author and tarpon fly fishing…
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Lahontan Cutthroat Trout of Pyramid Lake
Visit Kooyooe Pa'a Panunadu (also known as Pyramid Lake) and get to know the Agi/Lahontan Cutthroat Trout! Whether it's a big or small one on the end of your…
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Cui-ui: Pyramid Lake Suckers
Meet a beautiful, long-lived sucker found nowhere else on Earth except Nevada's Pyramid Lake (known also as Kooyooe Pa’a Panunadu/"Cui-ui Standing Water" by…
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Pacific Herring: Haida/Tlingít Perspective
When it's herring egg weather, a snow flurry may usher in blue skies that quickly cloud up and cast down rain or snow. Boats are readied and hemlock branches…
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Hagfish: DIY Slime Machine!
Meet the Hagfishes! Their superpower is producing a ridiculous amount of slime in just a fraction of a second. Dr. Douglas Fudge from Chapman University's…
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Wolf Eel: "Grandpa" Fish
Meet the Wolf Eel: an extraordinary fish with a face resembling that of an old man. An aquarist, museum curator, and diver bring their perspectives about this…
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Marvelous Midwest Muskies (Muskellunge)
Meet the Muskellunge, a so-called "green railroad tie with fins" that might inspire you to cast a ridiculously huge lure ten thousand times. Jordan Weeks from…
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Humphead (Napoleon) Wrasse!
We’d like to welcome you to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument and introduce you to an enormous coral reef fish: the Humphead (AKA…
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Atlantic Cod!
Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky joins Katrina and Guy to celebrate the Atlantic Cod, a "down to earth" fish that once reached sizes rivaling the men who…
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Arapaima: Astronomical Air-Breathing Fish
Get to know the largest freshwater scaled fish with a face that looks like a topographical map of Mars: the Arapaima. Wait, there's more! Their swim bladder…
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Puerto Rico's Spectacular Sicydium Gobies
Get to know Puerto Rico’s migratory and waterfall-climbing Sicydium gobies! These amphidromous fishes are an essential part of Caribbean streams and artisanal…
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Beautiful Brook Trout
From its vermiculated dorsum all the way to its vermillion ventrum, the Brook Trout is a most charming fish! Guests Emily Hill and Tom Hoffman are here to help…
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Fishing Adventures: Special Episode!
For one week and one week only Katrina and Guy discuss some of their recent best fishing adventures and what they learned. Come along as they continue their…
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Atlantic Sturgeon: Humongous Among Us
Like dinosaurs? Aerial acrobats? Sensitive barbeled snoots? Get to know the Atlantic Sturgeon with special guests Albert Spells and Steve Minkkinen. This…
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Ultimate Goth Sucker (Hogsuckers)!
If you're into an intimate, small stream "mini golf style fishing experience" with gothic vibes, you'll want to make time for the hogsuckers! The…
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Candy Darter: Sweet Appalachian Fish
Meet the Endangered Candy Darter, one sweet Appalachian fish we'd like to see more of! Guests Andrew Phipps from our White Sulphur Springs National Fish…
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Yukon River Chinook: A Gwichya Gwich'in Perspective
Arctic Youth Ambassador Mackenzie Englishoe from Gwichyaa Zhee (Fort Yukon, Alaska) brings her Gwichya Gwich’in perspective about Yukon River Chinook Salmon…
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Common Carp: Dog of Fish
Hated by some, revered by others, get to know a fish with a rich history. From Heather the Leather to Christmas traditions, one thing is for certain...this…
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Tennessee's Pretty Little Barrens Topminnow
Learn about a flat place where herds of bison and elk once grazed and a gorgeous little endangered fish is now being squeezed between a rock and a hard place…
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The Slow, Old Greenland Shark!
If you're feeling old and slow today, the Greenland Shark has you beat! In addition to being the largest Arctic fish and one of the slowest swimming sharks…
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Pygmy Sunfish: The Mini Seven
Meet a miniaturized group of brightly-colored fishes (jet black and electric blue anyone??) with a wiggle-waggle dance and love for tea-colored blackwaters…
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Mooneyes & Goldeyes: Alien Curiosity
Minnesota guests and fish enthusiasts Eric Kolcinski and Tony Schollmeier bring their angling perspectives and enthusiasm for the uniquely shiny-eyed Mooneye…
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Goliath Grouper: Volkswagen Beetle of Fishes
Maxing out at around 800 pounds and eight feet long, the weight of this fish is comparable to an adult grizzly bear, American bison, or grand piano...and…
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Mariana Snailfish: Trench Fish Extraordinaire
Buckle up for a trip down into the Mariana Trench to discover an amazing fish living miles beneath the surface! Learn the brilliant ways these fish survive…
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Flathead Catfish: Chocolate, Cavities, and Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
If you cavity search a river or reservoir, you might meet the business end of a Flathead Catfish! In this episode, we share our favorite anatomical features…
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Red Snapper
Big head, broad shoulders, red emerging from deep blue. Greg Stunz (AKA Dr. Snapper) joins Katrina and Guy to chat about a beautiful, tasty, and cooperative…
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Bluegill: The Gateway Fish
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…
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The Colorado River's Mega Minnow (Colorado Pikeminnow!)
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…
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The Man-Sized "Megafishes"
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…
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Something Fishy: Freshwater Mussels
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…
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Tuna: a Hawaiian Perspective
From pre-contact times to today, tuna have interacted with the people of Hawaii. William Aila shares his knowledge about traditional and contemporary fishing…
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Ancient Eats: Royal Lamprey Pie!
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…
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Roanoke Logperch
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…
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River Herring Return: A Spring Wonder
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…
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Herbivore and More: The Chiselmouth!
Meet a lesser-known (but not less cool) Pacific Northwest fish with a unique face and primarily herbivorous feeding behavior. Chiselmouth enthusiast Denny…
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Mexican Tetra: Surface Swimming to Spelunking
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…
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Freshwater Drum: Thank Your Lucky Stones
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…
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Char-dcore Dolly Varden: Isolated Arctic Dwarfs
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…
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The All-Female Amazon Molly
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…
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Yellow Perch: Friday Fish Fry
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…
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Lionfish! Not Your Mane Squeeze
You: minding your business. Lionfish: corners you with flamboyant fins, shoots a jet of water at your lateral line. You: discombobulated. Lionfish: strikes…
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California Killifish: Wee King of the Salt Marsh
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…
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Sacramento Perch: California's Heritage Sunfish!
Meet the only Centrarchid endemic to California! This underappreciated and intriguing game fish continues to swim under the radar in its native California…
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Razorback Sucker: Colorado River Livin'
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…