What does it mean to be an "amphibious" fish? How many fish fall into this category? It might be more than you think! We've got guest Noah Bressman from Salisbury University's Department of Biology to help us dig into this very interesting behavior.

 Get to know the shimmery sister species to the East Coast's American Shad. The beautiful, migratory Alabama Shad is native to the the Mississippi River basin, the Gulf, and other Gulf coast rivers. Katrina, Guy, and guest Steve Herrington with The Nature Conservancy explore the decline of this fish and all the current and potential future values it holds.

If you like this episode you might also like:

S3:E45 Pacific Herring: Haida/Tlingít Perspective

S3:E15 River Herring Return: A Spring Wonder

S2:E28 Great Lakes Cisco (Lake Herring)

S2:E20 American Shad: Running Silver

Get to know a valuable species in North America and the Great Lakes region. We dig into what it might look like to local economies to place value on 100% of the fish instead of just the fillet by highlighting a project lead by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers. Our guests are Dave Naftzger (Executive Director and founder of the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge) and Bill Bodin (Owner of Bodin Fisheries in Bayfield, Wisconsin).

Get to know Colorado's state fish and its roller coaster history. Once abundant in the South Platte drainage, it's now found in only a few high-elevation streams and lakes. Josh Homer from our Leadville National Fish Hatchery in Colorado and Chris Kennedy from our Colorado Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office are guests.

If you like cutthroat trout, you might also like these episodes:

• S3:E47 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout of Pyramid Lake
• S1:E11 Coastal Cutthroat Trout

Read more: https://www.fws.gov/story/spiciest-trout-west

We've got two great guests with decades of combined knowledge who will help you get to know and appreciate these very large, migratory fish. Adam Kaeser is a fish biologist from our Panama City Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office and Frank Paruka is a retired biologist and distinguished gulf sturgeon researcher. We cover everything from biology basics to heritage and history, and answer questions about why they jump, how they communicate, and how we study them in murky waters, and more.

Wildlife Inspector Daniel Sahakian joins us for a special episode focused on the international pleco trade as a follow-on to the armored suckermouth catfishes episode. This is the first in a mini series of themed episodes we plan to air that are focused on illegal fish trade, U.S. and international wildlife protection laws, and the amazing work our U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement. In this episode you'll get to know the CITES-listed Hypancistrus zebra (zebra pleco).

 This episode broadly introduces the family of South American armored suckermouth catfishes (Loricariidae) with a focus on genus Pterygoplichthys (AKA janitor fish/sailfin plecos/sailfin catfishes). You might know them from your fish tank or where they've been released into U.S. waters. We also introduce "Fan Mail Darter" where we answer questions and read fan feedback. This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 will focus on the pleco trade with one of our Wildlife Inspectors!

If you like this episode you may also enjoy:

• S4:E48 Jack Dempsey: Cichlid, Not Boxer
• S4:E48 Introducing the Bizarre Knifefishes

Journey across America and beyond with us as co-hosts Katrina & Guy + guests explore how to live with, live from, discover and enjoy #AllTheFish (new episodes every Monday, wherever you get your podcasts).

How well do you really know Smallmouth Bass? There's still a ton to learn, even about super popular fish! We dig into the fascinating diversity of Smallmouth Bass with guest Andrew Taylor from the University of North Georgia.  Learn the latest science, the places these fish call home, and pro tips about how to complete the Smallmouth Slam!

If you like this topic you might also like these episodes:

• S4:E46 Largemouth Bass
• S4:E12 Fly Fishing for Shoal Bass
• S4:E4 Greatest Rock Basses of All Time
• S2:E19 Redeye Bass "Trout of Alabama"

Journey across America and beyond with us as co-hosts Katrina & Guy + guests explore how to live with, live from, discover and enjoy #AllTheFish (new episodes every Monday, wherever you get your podcasts).

The majestic mountain is found in beautiful places and will challenge your fishing skills (in a good way)! Some even have snoots like the Whoville residents in The Grinch Stole Christmas. We hope you enjoy getting to know this important member in the family Salmonidae who's related to fan favorites like salmon, trout, and grayling.

Want more whitefish?? Check out these episodes:

• S4:E6 Bloater
• S2:E47 Broad Whitefish
• S2:E28 Great Lakes Cisco
• S1:E45 Humpback Whitefish
• S1:E41 Traditional Whitefish Trapping
• S1:E6 & E39 Sheefish
• S1:E37 Bering Cisco

Journey across America and beyond with us as co-hosts Katrina & Guy + guests explore how to live with, live from, discover and enjoy #AllTheFish (new episodes every Monday, wherever you get your podcasts).

Get to know the warpaint shiner, a vibrant southeastern U.S. species with striking red and black markings. This trout-like minnow is found in cold, clear, fast-flowing streams and is both important prey for sportfish (including bass) and host for native freshwater mussels. If you're feeling like a challenge, we discuss partaking in the "shiner slam" (for both anglers and snorkelers).

If you like this charismatic little fish, you might also like the Bluehead Chub! (S2:E7)

Journey across America and beyond with us as co-hosts Katrina & Guy + guests explore how to live with, live from, discover and enjoy #AllTheFish (new episodes every Monday, wherever you get your podcasts).