If It Swims - A multi species angling podcast.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Bret, Gary, and Dave — aka the If It Swims crew — discuss stuff. Fish stuff, mostly. Other stuff inevitably sneaks in. We talk fatty livers, wonder whether we might actually be cookie cutter sharks, and head to Colorado for this month’s installment of Fish of the States . Which means trout. Lots of trout. Seriously, Colorado, we get it. You have trout. We also dis...

Send us Fan Mail If It Swims Podcast — Episode 32 Bret, Dave, and Gary are back to catch up on some recent fishing trips, virtually visit California, and dig into a few of the stranger stories from the world of fish. This episode has a little bit of everything: smelt stink, vats of fish sauce stink, we stink , hidden crabs, dinosaur tracks, surprise marlin, and whatever else we manage to wander in...

Send us Fan Mail This month on IFITSWIMS: Banking vs. falling. Both hurt.  Lobster poaching gets its own segment, because apparently that's a whole thing. Sex-changing fish come back up. Again. It keeps happening. Lungfish go without food for stretches that make everyone uncomfortable. Fish of the States lands in Arkansas. Somebody's got strong feelings about it. As always, We will see y...

Send us Fan Mail This month on IFITSWIMS: Bret blanks. Gary and Dave catch bass. The natural order holds. Dave somehow ends up with a little DNA on him. We don't dwell. Bret takes a grass carp to the nutsack. He recovers. Mostly. Dave's back with fish factoids pulled straight from the news. The cloaca gets another mention on the pod. It keeps finding its way in. Fish doorbells. Yes, they...

Send us Fan Mail "I Like Rotten Things" This month on IFITSWIMS: 9-Finger Gary shares a story about giant freshwater rays. Dave brings a remora story... or maybe it's a cloaca story. The distinction gets blurry. Bret spends some time hanging out with Snuffleupagus. The crew talks about the waters, fish, and fishing opportunities of Alaska. Dave catches a whole lot of Steves. Gary an...

Send us Fan Mail Weekday bass runs, bad ideas with carbonation, and salmon acting like they just slammed pre-workout straight to the gills… Ep. 28 is a ride. Bret (@13.13.photography), Dave (@davespeerart), and Gary (@ghoule1111) break down recent trips chasing Micropterus spp. with zero restraint, then crack open Fishing Dews — where two dumbasses, questionable decisions, and fishy outcomes colli...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 27  This ep just crash-landed into your earholes and it smells like Everglades mud, jet fuel, and bad decisions. Bret, Dave, and Gary took their talents south and proceeded to wring 15 species out of the Florida swamp like a bunch of sleep-deprived, sunburnt maniacs. New species for everyone—because nothing bonds a crew faster than collectively not knowing what just ate yo...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 26 February. Love. Fish. In no particular order and absolutely no supervision. We’re back. It’s cold. It’s romantic (allegedly). And somehow we’re talking about fish again instead of buying flowers. Bret and Dave roll through recent trips—questionable weather decisions included—and dive headfirst into the latest fishing news spiral: 🐟 Swedish Fish (and not even about the...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 25: The crew's back and barely thawed out— Bret , Gary , and Dave huddle up to swap fish tales from frozen tents, chase the first fish of the year, and unpack some truly cursed crab trap contents (shoutout to the mystery shark head that started 2026 off so right ). We talk: ❄️ Camping where your toothpaste freezes 🐟 The “Carp Ladder” contest chaos (yes, it's rea...

Send us Fan Mail We’re back from the field and straight into the fish-adjacent madness — with just enough structure to call this a podcast episode and not a group text gone rogue. First up: a few recent trips where the fish showed up, the weather didn’t behave, and nobody remembered sunscreen (again). Then we dive headfirst into some fishing-flavored news that may or may not have happened in the s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we hit the sand, surf, and straight-up weird side of the fishing world like a red drum on a mullet run. We kick things off with a redfish surf fishing trip that reminded us why salt, sand, and suffering are the holy trinity of angling. Did we catch fish? Absolutely. Did we sunburn in places that shouldn't see daylight? You bet. Then it's on to fishing ne...

Send us Fan Mail Bret and Dave are back with another round of multi-species mayhem, low-stakes fishing hot takes, and extremely questionable aquatic science. This month, they unpack their latest adventures, troll through some fishy corners of the internet, and add FOUR brand-new offerings to the ever-evolving, totally arbitrary Carp Ladder . Also on the docket (but not in any logical order):  The...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 21: This month, Bret and Dave return from the salt crusted, sunburned trenches of an IFITSWIMS group trip — where sharks were hooked, redfish were wrangled, and someone probably got bit by a crab. They break down the trip, riff on fishy headlines, and give you the latest updates from the Carp Ladder , which is either a wholesome community contest or the beginning of a slip...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 20:  This month on the IFITSWIMS podcast, Bret and Dave are back to trade lies, swap bait, and dig into the wet mess of recent trips and stranger-than-fiction fish news. We're talking: – Orange sharks. Seriously. – Fish raining from the freakin’ sky. – The Carp Ladder leaderboard’s heating up. – Four new baits dropped like hot mixtapes. – Carp fishing in the world’s l...

Send us Fan Mail This one hurts. In this short, heavy episode, Bret and Dave share the heartbreaking news of Justin’s passing. No jokes. No fish tales. Just grief, love, and some  thoughts about what comes next for IFITSWIMS. We’re still in it—still reeling. But we’re here. If you take one thing from this episode: Call your fishing buddies. Make the trip. Land the damn fish. You never know when th...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 18 This month, Bret and Dave chew through their latest fishing escapades, toss around some strange news from the waters, and stir up the Carp Ladder leaderboard with a fresh dump of four more baits. Yes—FOUR. Things are getting fishy and competitive. Also, it’s raining fish. Literally. Maybe. 🔗 All roads lead to: ifitswims.com 🎣 Wanna climb the Carp Ladder? Head to th...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 17: This month Bret, and Dave discuss latest trips, some fishing news, and discussion of the carp ladder's leaderboard and a release of 4 more baits. ratfish rule!  we can be found at  ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ the link to the carp ladder is under contests on our webpage. Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podcast all feedback can be directed to feedback@ifitswims.co...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 16: This month Bret, Justin and Dave discuss latest trips, some fishing news, and discussion of the carp ladder's leaderboard and a release of 4 more baits. instagram account of 'megamind' fish we can be found at  ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ the link to the carp ladder is under contests on our webpage. Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podcast all feedback c...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 15: This month Bret, Justin and Dave discuss latest trips, and the "Carp Ladder"  contest with the release of the second set of 4 baits. We have an interview with Clay from the Fish Nerds Podcast we can be found at  ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ the link to the carp ladder is under contests on our webpage. Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podcast the fish nerds po...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 14: This month Bret, Justin and Dave discuss latest trips, some fishing news, and the "Carp Ladder" fishing contest first 4 baits are announced. we can be found at  ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ the link to the carp ladder is under contests on our webpage. and on Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podcast all feedback can be directed to feedback@ifitswims.com\ and e...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 13: This month Bret and Dave discuss latest trips, some fishing news, and the "Carp Ladder" fishing contest.. the frog pic can be seen here: https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-fishermans-sensational-photograph-inspires-new-story-043620287.html   we can be found at  ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podcast all feedback can be directed to...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 12: This month Bret, Justin and Dave discuss latest trips and the fish of the month. Plus!    Live carp tasting! If you have any fishing drone recommendations, they can be sent to me at gear@ifitswims.com Send your fish of the month photos or stories to FOTM@ifitswims.com we can be found at  ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ and on Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podcast all f...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 11: This month Bret, Justin and Dave discuss latest trips, internet fishing news,  and the fish of the mo th. Send your fish of the month photos or stories to FOTM@ifitswims.com we can be found at ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podcast all feedback can be directed to feedback@ifitswims.com The striped bass photo in question Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 10-: This month Bret, Justin and Dave discuss latest trips, internet fishing news,  and the fish of the month. photos from a news story: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article286046021.html Send your fish of the month photos or stories to FOTM@ifitswims.com we can be found at  ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ and on Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podca...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 9: This month Bret, Justin and Dave discuss latest trips (2/3) , internet fishing news,  and the fish of the month. Send your fish of the month photos or stories to FOTM@ifitswims.com we can be found at ifitswims.com http://ifitswims.com/ and on instagram: Instagram: @the_ifitswims_podcast all feedback can be directed to feedback@ifitswims.com Support the show