Fish Schtick Podcast Episode 35 – Anders Halverson

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Anders Halverson joins us on today’s Fish Schtick. He’s the author of “An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World.” Anders is an award-winning journalist with a Ph.D. in ecology from Yale University. With support from the National Science Foundation, he wrote this book as a research associate at the University of Colorado’s Center of the American West. We’ll pick on the Rainbow Trout on today’s Fish Schtick, but first …

Brian / Moldy Chum News

Boy has it been a long time! What’s new?
Soul of the Sport – Welcome to Patagonia’s first digital fly fishing catalog – a new web based version that delivers more in depth product information and more soul of the sport.

Teeg / Recycled Fish News

The Recycled Fish “On Ice” Tour has come to a close
Our website has been hacked, fixed, hacked, re-built, and moved to a new server – and it’s now online and better than ever!
One of our board members was in the middle of one of the biggest dust-ups to hit the world of fishing in years
We’ve got a date for the Fly Fishing Film Tour in Omaha!

Around the world of fishing in 120 Seconds

Good News: It’s the peak of “tax time” but if you own a boat, you may be able to claim some savings. Boat owners who paid state sales taxes on a boat purchase, or those who secured a loan to finance a boat can deduct one or both on your income tax filing. Check with your tax preparer on that.

Ririe, ID – fish, it’s what’s for dinner! The Idaho Fish & Game is de-watering the Great Feeder Canal, so any time in April you can go there and harvest a freezer full of fish – snagging is legal, seining is not.

Florida – if you’re on the beach, keep an eye out for Horseshoe Crabs. Florida Fish and Wildlife needs help to identify horseshoe crab spawning beaches throughout the state. Beachgoers are asked to report the number of horseshoe crabs they see and whether the horseshoe crabs are mating. The full moon around March 30 and April 28 are peak times.

Simi Valley, California – The Fred Hall tackle industry show wrapped up last week, and our friends at The Sharks Tooth took best in show for their Leader Control System.

Annapolis, MD – The Oyster Recovery Partnership just launched Maryland’s first Oyster Shell Recycling Alliance. Oyster shell is a limited resource that should not be thrown away. Reused oyster shell provides crucial natural habitat for new oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, so restaurants, caterers, and others are teaming up to get the shells back to the ocean.

On the BASS Elite Tour – Former Fish Schtick Guest and PAA President John Crews won the first Bassmaster Elite series event of the year on the California Delta, and Byron Velvick took the second event of the year on Clear Lake throwing those giant swimbaits.

This week’s Recycled Fish Stewardship Tip: Felt Soles have been banned in Alaska, consider a move away from felt no matter where you live, but most importantly, clean, expect and dry – boats, boots and waders when you move between waters.

More fishing hoopla at MoldyChum.com  – Stewardship Tips and more at RecycledFish.org.

I’m Teeg Stouffer and we just went around the world of fishing in 120 seconds.

Guest Intro / Interview

Here’s what James Prosek had to say about An Entirely Synthetic Fish: “[It’s] a fascinating story of man’s urge to cultivate and disseminate a beautiful coldwater fish—at times to the detriment of native species but also the joy of anglers who would not otherwise have the opportunity to catch a trout. A gripping blend of early American history, discussions on taxonomy, and questions of how best to preserve wildness and the indigenous in a world where the human relationship to Nature is complex and always changing.

An Entirely Synthetic Fish

Anders Halverson wrote that book and he’s our guest on today’s Fish Schtick!

Anders, what part of the country are you in?

Have you had a chance to fish for rainbow trout – or anything else lately?

What was your first introduction to fishing – did it include rainbow trout?

Sum up the book for us.

What makes the rainbow an “entirely synthetic fish?”

Why were rainbow trout propagated and moved around, and why not some other fish?

What are some of the biggest problems over the course of history with this?

It’s still happening – how many trout do we produce for sport fishing each year?

There must be some real or perceived benefits, what are they?

These mutant trout are circulating on the internet right now – what’s your thought on these?

What’s the role that anglers have played in all of this?

So what’s the takeaway, has the transport of rainbow trout been good, bad, or kind of a mix?

Conservation

Anders – talk about some of the concerns facing rainbow trout – and other species – right now, and what everyday anglers can be doing to help solve these problems.

The Angler’s Life List & Native Fish Network

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