Ep. 6 - Deep Diving Panhandle Fisheries with Rob Ryan and Mike Thomas

You’re listening to Shootin’ the Bull — a podcast by Idaho Department of Fish and Game. From fish squeezers to deer muggers and everyone in between, these are the conversations with the men and women of Idaho Fish and Game.

Host Connor Jay Liess (Public Information Specialist) sits down with Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist), TJ Ross (Regional Communications Manager), Mike Thomas (Regional Fisheries Biologist), and Rob Ryan (Fisheries Mitigation Staff Biologist) up in the Panhandle Region.

Other Topics: An alligator in Coeur d'Alene Lake; piano keyboard eels; how to make time for fishing when you're a fisheries biologist; Mike's shed hunting prowess; bobcat fried rice; Rob's quest for walleye; from farming to fishing; Chain Lakes largemouth; what is an acoustic tag?; what a Panhandle regional biologist looks at; how walleye impact other fish; the mystery of mysid shrimp; mysid shrimp cakes; how to prioritize different fisheries; the three-legged stool of fish management; the importance of angler feedback; scrambled walleye eggs; what the heck is a "duty officer"; wrangling skunks; why you never go on a deer call by yourself; when people ask you bigfoot questions; Rob's encounter with a backwoods bigfoot hunter; jug lines; Mike and Rob's huntin' stories; Connor's purple-breasted grouse; catching a fork in the North Fork CDA River; when you spot an elk shed while snorkeling a river; TJ sinks a drone in CDA Lake; and more.

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