Finsylvania

PA Fish & Broke: Trout Hatcheries in “Financial Crisis”

PA Fish & Broke: WMI report suggests hunters pay for bailiut of trout hatcheries In this episode fellow PA Wild Trout Coalition board member Philip Light and I talk abou

All About The Brown Trout

In this two part podcast we dive in to everything Brown Trout. In part on we discuss the various brown trout species, their relatives, and thier distribution across Euras

Adirondack Pond Brook Trout Conservation: Scott Daskiewich

Ever wanted to explore remote wilderness native brook trout ponds in the Adirondaks? Well this is the podcast for you! In this episode I interview Scott Daskiewich the ch

Why we should end King Salmon Stocking in Lake Ontario & Salmon River with Dr. Kathryn Peiman

Lake Ontario & Salmon River: Why Ending King Salmon Stocking could benefit everyone with Dr. Kathryn Peiman In this episode of the Finsylvania Podcast Road Trip Series w

Introducing PA Wild Trout Coalition: A unifying voice for stocking reform!

LEAVE A MESSAGE IN COMMENT SECTION IF YOU WANT TO SEND AN E-MAIL FOR THE STOCKING REFORM CAMPAIGN! In today’s elisode we introduce The Pennsylvania Wild Trout Coalition

The Stocking Reform Campaign: Phil and I kick it off!

Hey everyone, Thanks for participating in the Finsylvania Stocking Reform Campaign! Here is the link to the action center built by Philip Light from UnicornBrookies.com

PA Fish & Boat: Off Mission and Over Budget- Getting it back on the rails with Eric Hussar

this special episode, I interview Fish Commissioner Eric Hussar of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission about the agency’s ballooning hatchery costs and its failure

(Video On YouTube)Coverage of Current Big Spring Stream Project Construction

I dropped by the Big Spring in Cumberland County Pennsylvania to film the newly constructed engineered habitat structures for you guys. I walk you through alot of them an

Coaster Brook Trout Genetics, Life History, and Management with Minnesota DNR’s Nick Peterson

In this episode I talk to Minnesota DNR scientist Nicholas Peterson who specializes in managing Lake Superior Native Coaster Brook Trout. You will learn alot about the am

Dr. Joseph Love of Maryland DNR: Invasive Snakehead Truth

In this episode I sit down with fisheries manager and snakehead invasion researcher Dr. Joseph Love of the Maryland DNR. We cover history of the invasion, snakehead biolo

The Ghosts of Cape May: Recovering Weakfish with Dr. Jessica Gorzo of NJDEP

In This episode I interview Dr. Jessica Gorzo, NJDEP weakfish population stock assessment scientist. We talk about the historic cultural significance of these regal sport

Finsylvania Update: Big new Finsylvania Pod Project,Big Spring Fundraiser, & PGC/PFBC merger talk.

Join me for this Finsylvania Podcast Update! We announce a new big Finsylvania project called “The Finsylvania Road Trip Series” where we hit the road and talk to subject

Native Fish For Tomorrow: Why native “non-game” fish are critical & why PA anglers should care

In this episode I sit down with Drew & Tyler from Native Fish For Tomorrow, a Minnesota based native fish conservation organization. I sit down with them to discuss the c

Hot Tub Brook Trout Time Machine: A timeline of historical harms of Pennsylvania’s Brook Trout

In this episode I interview author Noah Donten. We briefly discuss his new book “Brook by Brook.” This text is a how to guide about chasing PA brook trout that also has s

Lions, Tigers, and Barramundi, OH MY! Philip Light tells all on his notice of stocking RTK request

Philip Light of Unicornbrookies.com comes on the podcast to tell all about his most recent article detailing the data dump received from filing a right to know request fo

Kevin Wolfe/FlyboxLLC: Protecting brook trout at species level in PA, why not?

In this episode I sit down with Kevin Wolfe from the flyboxllc.com and casts that care. We talk about his recent article on the 9 inch harvest minimum for ALL trout in th

Ralph Scherder: The Wild Trout Economy

In this episode of the Finsylvania podcast I interview Ralph Scherder, the owner and creator of Dark Skies Fly Fishing. We chat about the “wild trout economy” here in Pen

Breaking News Update

In this episode I discuss some breaking news coming out of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commission, the latest class A stocking exemptions (including Penns Creek), as w

Bill Dell on Brook Trout

In this episode Bill Dell from the troutbitten project and I discuss wild native brook trout and their management here in Pennsylvania. We cover topics like setting expec

Stream Restoration: Cure or Disease

In this episode I sit down with Professor of Fluvial Geomorphology Doug Thompson to discuss the overwhelming failure of engineered instream structures to help streams ove