Fish Nerds Fishing Podcast

In this action packed episode Luke Chamings from Chamo's Lures sits in as co-host. We have a great time talking about fishing and lure making in Australia. We then move on to some serious news where we hear about a sick Aussie Goldfish and the lengths a little girl would go to save her poor poor fish. Finally we have an important discussion on fishing with corn  

In this special episode, Dave and Clay were still learning the fine art of making a podcast... they tackle family fishing adventures, recount their attempts at fishing quests and have a great time. You'll love this vintage nerd episode! 

This was the Nerds' first try at making a show, they had a lot to learn, but they didn't know it! Enjoy this vintage Fish Nerds episode.

The Nerds partner up with their old friend Tha Amazing James and learn about his work with East Bay Regional Park District and the Mobile Fish Exhibit. James does a great job standing in as co-host and the Nerds move on to discuss "Odd Baits. Next they take on Snopes who have used the Fish Nerds joke from episode 12 where they discuss the Pacu of Lies. Feel free to hit Snopes on twitter and remind...

In this very special episode we say goodbye to Host Dave Kellam, he has decided to move on to other projects, we of course will check in with him on occasion. In addition our friends the FN West check in with a visit from Peru. Fish in the News is very exciting and we even play Stump the Fish Nerds. We are glad to be back! 

Dave and Clay are in a bar this week recounting the fishing events of the week. The show includes interviews with Doc Martin about alien DNA in octopuses and Tim Moore about current striped bass fishing in New Hampshire. Funding for this fishing podcast is provided by our growing list of supporters on Patreon – the crowdfunding site for artists and creators.

The Fish Nerds are honored and humbled by guest host Ret Talbot, an award-winning writer and photojournalist with over two decades of experience covering stories from some of the more remote corners of the globe. Dave and Clay were thrilled to hear fascinating stories from the aquarium world from a guy who actually does deep research on the subject. The guys learn that blast fishing to collect fis...

Dave, Clay and Fish Guy Josh from FN West crashed the North American Native Fish Association annual meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Dave and Clay were invited to visit the Maine Highlands ! So they went and while they were there they stayed at the beautiful and rustic Wilson's on Mooshead Lake. The Wilson's took them fishing in the Kennebec River, where they caught dozens of brook trout and monster smallmouth bass!  After fishing it was dinner at the beautiful Kelly's Landing   restaurant. While there they got to hang out with...

If you think your lot in life is less than stellar, consider the features in this episode: men charged with scooping up 35 tones of dead fish in under the hot Chinese sun, a pupfish killed by a naked drunk redneck on a binge, and a sea cucumber with an unwanted fish living in its butt that is eating it's gonads. Yep, your life could be worse. All this and a new FN challenge from our friends at FN...

This episode jumps around more than a silver carp next to an Evinrude. Doc Martin talks about bowfin, the prehistoric air-breathing freshwater fish that turns out to be a fabulous sport fish. Fish in the News features the use of herpes to control invasive common carp in Australia, how a dead guy catches a massive carp and a fundraiser in the south that charges people to toss mullets from Florida i...

Sumner Brook Fish Farm Dave from the Fish Nerds chats with Jesse Prunier and Jess Cole, who are making their fishy dreams come true at the Sumner Brook Fish Farm in Ossipee, NH.     In addition to selling trout for stocking, they have a pay-to-fish pond and they sell herbs and smoked trout.   Jess runs the other family business, Sumner Brook Herbals . The fish farming couple wear their hearts on t...

Dave and Clay contemplate the finer points of angling in a multicultural world during this Sunday morning episode. Doc Martin amazes the Nerds with stories of the engineer goby that makes its kids bring the dinner home every night. "Fish in the News" features a Texas aquarium disaster, skydiving betas, exploding trout and bikini waxing. Dave quizes Clay about famous hats of the world, including th...

FN West (Amazing James and Fish Guy Josh) talked to Steve Shirley, an avid shark fisherman who has become a citizen scientist and a champion for shark catch and release and conservation. Clay and Kristin reported on their trip to Virginia Beach and their dinner of seafood risotto, tuna bits and shrimp and grits at Croc’s 19th Street Bistro . Chef Matt   Knack shared his tips for cooking great seaf...

FN West takes us on a specimen collection trip on Suisun Marsh with the UC Davis fisheries crew. The trip was made extra special when fish nerd celebrity Dr. Peter Moyle joined the crew. Dr. Moyle is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and associate director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. He literally wrote the book on California fishes ( Inland Fishes of California ). He also wrot...

Fishing Podcast Episode #109 - Clay and his wife Kristen stop at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center to chat with education specialist Karen Burns about the Sensible Seafood Program. Dave takes a trip to Maine to attend FishingFest '16 where he meets old friends, makes new ones, and thinks about getting a sweet deal on a surfcasting reel.  "Fish in the News" features bogus licenses, ti...

The Nerds pick a fight with Walmart and win! Clay takes listeners on a trip to the Northeast Hunting and Fishing Show with his family at the Connecticut Convention Center in beautiful Hartford, Connecticut. Dave hangs out with our species fishing friend Ben Cantrell  as he recounts a recent three-day adventure in the wilds of Missouri. Fish in the News examines fishy BFFs, non-native fish fishing...

Marcus Hunt, costumed actor, TV host, and inventor, talks to the Nerds about his latest venture. He is launching The World’s First “Fish-Ready” Sportfishing Belt Buckle! Through a Kickstarter campaign, Marcus will bring to the planet a sleek, rugged and customizable belt and buckle combo. Fashionable and functional.  Not only does he know his belt buckles, but he also talked about his previous car...

Dave and Clay welcome to the show FN West! A fishy duo comprised of FN correspondents The Amazing James and Fish Guy Josh. These two brothers from different mothers hale from the Oakland/ San Francisco area and excel at finding the fishiest, nerdiest stuff west of the continental divide.  In addition to catching up with the Nerds and accepting the a FN challenge, they submitted an outstanding repo...

The Nerds caught up with Kristen Berube who just wrote a book called "Confessions of a Camo Queen: Living with an Outdoorsman".  She has a great time talking about her crazy life as an outdoorswoman with a husband, three children, six dogs and a pig in Missoula, Montana. A denturist by trade and a graduate of Montana State University and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, she get's in t...

As 2015 ends, the Nerds divulge their fishy New Year's resolutions. Fish in the News examines the value of sinking Christmas trees in lakes to benefit fisheries and Field and Stream's "Five Reasons to Start Fly Fishing in 2016". New Fish Nerd Correspondents Fish Guy Josh and Fish Friend (Amazing) James offer up a tour of the Nimbus fish hatchery  in eastern Sacramento County where they talk to bio...

Fishing Podcast Episode #104 -Dave and Clay get fancy and go to Boston's Symphony Hall to interview international singing star and expert Louisiana fisherman Paul Groves.  The interview was set up by Sam, the Hall's senior publicist and our new best friend in Boston. We hauled all our recording gear to Paul's fancy dressing room and learned about his journey from a kid putting around Louisiana in...

Fishing Podcast Episode #101 - An unusual show focused on Clay's traumatic experience attempting to save 23-year-old Garid Hounsell who fell into the chilly waters of Pequawket Pond and tragically lost his life. Clay recounts hearing Garid's cries for help in the night and falling through the ice himself as he tried the reach the him. The Fish Nerds ask listeners to donate what they can to Garid H...

Fishing Podcast Episode #102 - Dr. Erika Martin takes a turn at the host microphone while Clay is on vacation. Doc Martin is currently on the faculty of the Department of Biology at Emporia State University. When she is not teaching and doing scholarly things, she contributes to the Fish Nerds Network by providing expert commentary on our Facebook group and doing fish profiles for her segment: "Th...

Fishing Podcast Episode #99 - Full time licensed New Hampshire hunting and fishing guide, outdoor writer, seminar speaker, producer of Tim Moore Outdoors TV and all around nice guy Tim Moore is featured in this special edition of the Fish Nerds podcast as he shares his wealth of information about catching panfish through the ice. In this episode recorded mostly at a seminar at NH Fish and Game's h...