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The Guide Post episodes

October 12, 2023 EP112: Back on the Striper Train | Charlie Witek
Charlie Witek stops by the Guide Post to get striped bass followers dialed in on next steps for Addendum II and the upcoming ASMFC meeting where we will get a better look into the future of this fishery.
33 min
September 07, 2023 Blane's Game Changers: Brian Flechsig
From building his first store by hand with his father to building the largest Orvis dealer in the country within two years, Brian Flechsig from Mad River Outfitters has delivered on his commitment to angling education and making fly fishing community more inclusive. In this episode, Brian joins host Blane Chocklett to discuss a range of topics including a current campaign to conserve redfish in Louisiana, opening horizons with new target species and the value of customer service in the fishing industry. As Brian claims, “If it swims and can eat, it can be caught on a fly rod” - so gear up and tune in for another great episode with a genuine industry game changer.
1 hr 13 min
September 01, 2023 EP111: Coastal Journey of False Albacore | New England Aquarium Research Team
ASGA is joined by the New England Aquarium research team to discuss the latest findings from the Albie Project including telemetry tagging results from the first research season.
#TheAlbieProject #BetterBusinessThroughConservation
42 min
August 22, 2023 Blane's Game Changers: Capt. Bailey Short
On July 6th, the Louisiana fishing guide community flooded the LWF Commission Meeting and let the state know that the recommended reductions are not enough to ensure the stability of their businesses. To the surprise of many, the LWF Commission did something amazing: they listened and moved to protect the resource. Capt. Bailey Short was one of the guides in that room, calling for proactive management actions to protect the future of his business. In this podcast, Capt. Bailey joins Blane to talk about building a business in Louisiana and the state of redfish.
#BetterBusinessThroughConservation
1 hr 37 min
August 15, 2023 EP110: Closing the Gap between Anglers & Science | Luyen Chou
Today, ASGA announced a partnership with the GotOne app (“GotOne”) to help expand the data collection for the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries’ (“MA DMF”) ongoing study on release mortality of striped bass.
This partnership will utilize the capabilities of the GotOne to enable volunteer recreational anglers to track and directly submit data on landings, harvest and potential survival. ASGA has worked closely with GotOne’s founder, Luyen Chou, over the past year to ensure that the app protects anglers’ privacy, while collecting the data needed to support fisheries science and management. The partnership between the ASGA, MA DMF and GotOne supports directives from NOAA to explore new technology that enable more effective data collection utilizing the recreational angling community. This partnership between private, non-profit and government agencies can provide a broader template for recreational fishermen to contribute to science in a meaningful way.
#BetterBusinessThroughConservation
1 hr 32 min
August 03, 2023 Blane's Game Changers: Ron Ratliff
There's something to be said about a man that follows his dream and earns it the hard way. Capt. Ron Ratliff of Marshdawn Charters is one of those guys. Nothing has been given to him. He's not polished, nor is he politically correct. From working on oil rigs to sacrificing family time to guide in Alaska, Ron knows what it means to work hard and earn your place at the table on your own terms. In his latest podcast with ASGA, Blane Chocklett highlights a Louisiana native who loves his job guiding in the marsh and is committed to preserving the place he calls his office and his home. Crack a cold one and grab a seat at the fire with Capt. Ron Ratliff.#BetterBusinessThroughConservation
51 min
August 02, 2023 EP109: Striped Bass Board Fails to Advance Addendum 2 for Public Comment
ASMFC Striped Bass Management Board fails to advance Addendum II for public comment.The ASMFC Summer Meeting, which concluded just a few hours ago, was lengthy and convoluted. An enormous amount of time was spent talking about carve-outs for special interests and very little time was spent talking about the health of our striped bass fishery. This will delay any reductions to the commercial sector until at least 2025.We are extremely disappointed with how this meeting played out. We told you they wanted to kick the can. Well, the can has been kicked.We'll have more details for you in the coming days as we sort through nearly 5 hours of soundbites packed with legislative gamesmanship. As always, we will do our best to break this down in a clear and concise manner.#StripedBass #BetterBusinessThroughConservation
24 min
July 28, 2023 EP108: This Is Low, Even For Maryland | Striped Bass Update
With information gathered over the last couple of days, we’ve come to the realization that a new dance from the mid-Atlantic is in the process of being choreographed. They plan to “kick the can down the road.” Our latest episode provides a breakdown of why a delayed Addendum II process could be a nightmare outcome for striped bass. In this episode, we address a pending historical moment for striper spawns (not good), the lowest release mortality ever recorded for the Chesapeake and how the charter fleet in Maryland killed more fish than the charter fleet in the rest of the Bay and the Ocean combined.#BetterBusinessThroughConservation #StripedBass
20 min
July 25, 2023 EP107: Tagged Albies Swam Where!? | Capt. Cody Rubner
ASGA firmly believes the story of the false albacore is still unwritten. If you’re new to the project and want a better understanding of the baseline from year one, head to our Albie Project Hub by clicking here. If you’ve been following along and supporting the project, we have some extremely exciting news for you. We received word that multiple spaghetti-tagged albies that were tagged and released off Cape Cod, MA in Fall 2022 were recently recaptured off the coast of Jupiter, FL! The cherry on top: those tagged fish were recorded and released to swim another day. While we are anxious to receive a full report on the data downloads from the receiver arrays along the coast, our partners at the New England aquarium have also let us know that our tagged albies swam from the islands off Massachusetts all the way to the Carolinas and even Key West, FL. We have merely scripted the first pages of the story of False Albacore, but already a compelling storyline is developing. We can’t wait to write this story together.#BetterBusinessThroughConservation #TheAlbieProject
24 min
July 25, 2023 EP106: Victory for Shoreline Access | Mike Woods of BHA
Several weeks ago, ASGA's Will Poston sat down with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ Mike Woods to learn about shoreline access initiatives in Rhode Island and possible legislative solutions to this persistent issue. Since that recording, BHA led a call to action that drove enough engagement to generate a major win. Mike graciously stopped by The Guide Post again to provide the latest update.#BetterBusinessThroughConservation
22 min

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