Bumpkin Angling Podcast

BWD and KFT tackle a big question this week.  Do fish feel pain?  They talk about what the research says, and grapple with how this information will inform their decisions as anglers.  What are the consequences of being a thinking, feeling fisher-folk?  Let's get deep!  

Big Wave Dave sits down with Cory Goldsworthy, the Lake Superior Fisheries Supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).  They talk about what a day in the life of a fisheries supervisor is like, the challenges facing the Lake Superior fishery and more.  

BWD and KFT take a look at the Department of Natural Resources.  Shane talks about the history of the organization and Dave reaches out to the Bumpkin Diaspora to gather some opinions and stories about the DNR.  

The Bumpkins give an update on the fight to protect the Boundary Waters.  They talk about a recent move by the governor and what it means moving forward.  

The Bumpkins have done two installments of their series "Species Spotlight" about the walleye (of course) and America's darling, the largemouth bass.  This episode is the beginning of the Bizarro-World version: Invasive Species Spotlight! Come along with us and learn about the humble "dew worm"! 

It's the second installment of The Jim Adams Chronicles!  Dave's Dad talks about hucking a big ol' bait for a big ol' musky and some questionable choices made on the ice.  Uffda! 

The KFT and BWD go to Brush and Co pottery studio and superior to see some beautiful fish-themed pottery.  The amount of creativity and talent on display is stunning and the Bumpkins have a heck of a time picking a winner to receive the Poisson d'Or statue at the end.  It's some biology and some art class... and there's salmon dip!  

BWD and KFT get artsy!  In this episode of the The Cultured Angler, Dave and Shane tackle the visual arts.  Dave runs down the works of naturalist and artist Sherman F. Denton and Shane talks about the pottery technique known as majolica.  They also get a little multi-lingual, so get ready for that! 

Sometime this spring, Big Wave Dave sat down with his dad, Jim Adams, and recorded some of his favorite fishing tales.  The Bumpkins are planning on releasing these stories two at a time as bonus episodes so that you can enjoy them in their entirety.  So, cut yourself a bar from the pan on the table, pour a cup of weak coffee from the percolator and enjoy! 

BWD and KFT talk about the fish that they love the most!  The largemouth bass!  Dave talks taxonomy, evolution and speciation and then Shane takes a look at why the largie is so important to Americans. Lots of laughs in between.  Fish on!