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Nanci Morris Lyon & Kate Taylor fished Alaska’s Naknek River, a tributary to Bristol Bay in this year’s 24 Hour Fish-A-Thon. They were our fundraising leaders by such a wide margin that they out-raised last year’s entire 24 Hour Fish-A-Thon. It’s a testimony to who they are, what their fishery is about, and how much passion people have for defeating Pebble Mine. They join us today from Alaska Sportsman’s Bear Trail Lodge .

You know that feeling when you drop your fly a couple feet ahead of a fish — heart beating, hands shaking, you strip, strip … and WHAM the water erupts – the fly is devoured, the line goes taught and the fish is off. You’re on. That’s what Cheeky Fly Fishing is all about. I totally stole that straight from their website, and we’ll get Cheeky’s Ted Upton to get into the rest of his story on today’s Schtick.

If fly fishing has a “book,” in modern times, that book has been “A River Runs Through It,” because that book had a movie and that movie had Brad Pitt. But ask anybody who reads and who has been into fly fishing for more than a year or two what their favorite fly fishing book is, and they’re liable to say “The River Why.” If they don’t say, “The River Why,” they’ll say “Trout Bum” by John Gierach, but that’s another story.
“The River Why” by David James Duncan is epic, beloved, treasured … and now it has a movie, too – one that’s been a long time coming. It stars Zach Gilford, William Hurt, Amber Heard and Kathleen Quinlan.

Lake Conroe is famous as a big bass lake. Ron Higgins calls it a home water, and has seen fish over 13 pounds come aboard his boat. He also plies the waters of Lake Livingston and Lake Houston, and not just for bass. Stripers, Wipers, Catfish and Crappies are common quarry at Higgy’s Freshwater Adventures, and he’s got some good stories to tell on today’s Schtick.

Jeff Kolodzinski holds one of the more interesting world records in fishing. Biggest bass? Longest Lingcod? Fattest Flathead? Nope. He holds the record for the most total fish caught in a 24 Hour Period. This is not part of the Recycled Fish 24 Hour Fish-A-Thon, there’s another organization – Fishing For Life – that also does its own Fish-A-Thon and Kolo is their spokesperson. Jeff just broke his own world record – you aren’t going to believe how many fish he caught, it’s amazing. But you’ll also love why he does it.

Teeg has been at ICAST, Brian has been at OR, and Mike’s always up to something fun. How about a rundown of what’s new in the fishing and outdoor industry?

Frank Smethurst is kind of one of those fly fishing rockstar dudes. Maybe most famous for being the guy sprinting down the beaches of Baja with a fly rod in the movie “Running Down the Man,” Frank has hosted Trout Unlimited’s TV Show, “On the Rise,” guided on epic waters, he pro staffs for cool companies and works today as a rep for Patagonia. Stuff like that creates the fodder for some good stories, so we’re going to mine him for some today.

Starting on Earth Day, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched a series of 50 stories for 50 consecutive weekdays exploring the many ways that climate change is impacting fish and wildlife across America. No geographic region is immune. Combined with other stressors such as urbanization, invasive species and water scarcity, climate change is disrupting natural systems upon which wildlife … and people … depend. The series covered 50 states, looking at regional challenges posed by climate change. Today David Eisenhauer joins us from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service with stories from our wild and natural places, and how they’re changing.

On today’s show, a man who trots around the globe with a fly rod in one hand and a video camera in the other. His latest film, Soulfish 2, goes far beyond the traditional fly fishing destinations like Alaska or Patagonia. Today Mikey Weir takes us to Egypt … yes Egypt … the place with the desert and the camels and the pyramids … plus Mongolia, Mexico, Belize, Hawaii, Louisiana and British Columbia. Oh, and did we mention April Vokey? We did now. Stories abound on today’s Fish Schtick.

If you have a computer hooked up to the internet, you’ve seen Robert Lawler’s photo sometime in the past month. He caught a massive sunfish – a redear that weighs over five pounds – and people who don’t even get that excited about fishing have been forwarding that photo all over. It’s made the rounds on every fishing forum, sites like Go Fish’n and of course lots and lots of love on Facebook. The best thing about it is that the guy who caught it is just a guy like you or me, just somebody who likes to fish. His name is Bob Lawler and he’s from Lake Havasu City, Arizona – we tracked him down and got him to join us for today’s Fish Schtick!