Ranked #1
Episode 31 - Amphipods or Scuds
Episode 31 - Amphipods or Scuds
Yes, this is the "amphi-podcast". Amphipods are a super important trout food - often being found year round - but they... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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19mins
Ranked #2
Episode 3: Stoneflies
Episode 3: Stoneflies
I will start releasing these on an about monthly schedule. So, this month we are talking about order Plecoptera, the st... Read more
24 Oct 2016
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34mins
Ranked #3
Episode 37: Teeny Tiny Things
Episode 37: Teeny Tiny Things
Welcome to Episode 37 - where we'll be talking about those things that are large enough to see, but to small to really s... Read more
28 Oct 2019
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27mins
Ranked #4
Episode 19: Caddisflies
Episode 19: Caddisflies
Hi folks - this is the first of a two parter on caddisflies. Today we'll talk about the group and their life history in ... Read more
1 Feb 2018
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30mins
Ranked #5
Drift
Drift
Yep - an episode about Drift - that phenomenon where insects drift in the current and that we intentionally and unintent... Read more
5 Apr 2019
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23mins
Ranked #6
Episode 23: Hoppers
Episode 23: Hoppers
Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets - can't beat 'em. We'll talk about imitations, as well as they importance in human ... Read more
5 Jun 2018
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37mins
Ranked #7
Episode 29: Beetles
Episode 29: Beetles
Happy New Year! All about beetles - terrestrial and aquatic ones. Lots of patterns on the blog this episode, so check... Read more
1 Jan 2019
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30mins
Ranked #8
Episode 21: Caddisfly Families
Episode 21: Caddisfly Families
Hi Folks - an episode about various caddis families. Be sure to check out the blog post for this episode too - there ar... Read more
29 Mar 2018
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32mins
Ranked #9
Episode 6: Mayflies
Episode 6: Mayflies
Finally! We get to the mayflies! In this overview we'll talk about their life history, interesting trivia and the categ... Read more
12 Jan 2017
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30mins
Ranked #10
Episode 4: Carolus Linnaeus
Episode 4: Carolus Linnaeus
No, not some obscure mayfly species, but the inventor of the Binomial System of Nomenclature - the language we all use t... Read more
16 Nov 2016
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36mins
Ranked #11
Episode 14: Color
Episode 14: Color
Yep, a whole episode just about color. This may be the most interesting episode I've recorded - we'll talk about how co... Read more
6 Sep 2017
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48mins
Ranked #12
Episode 24: Leeches
Episode 24: Leeches
Probably not your first topic of interest as you're driving to your 4th of July picnic, but they really are interesting.... Read more
4 Jul 2018
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22mins
Ranked #13
Episode 39: Golden Stones
Episode 39: Golden Stones
For the purposes of this podcast, the critters I'm talking about are the tiger striped nymphs that fall in the stonefly ... Read more
28 Dec 2019
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24mins
Ranked #14
Episode 8: Insect ID
Episode 8: Insect ID
In this episode we'll talk about strategies for identifying the critters you find while you are out. While focusing on... Read more
3 Mar 2017
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28mins
Ranked #15
Episode 15: Ants
Episode 15: Ants
Here you go folks - all about ants. All the fascinating diversity and complexity that we boil down to two bumps on a h... Read more
1 Oct 2017
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28mins
Ranked #16
Episode 27: Leadwing Coachman Mayfly
Episode 27: Leadwing Coachman Mayfly
Hi folks - here is an episode all about Isonychia bicolor - which goes by a dozen or so other names. Besides the confus... Read more
8 Nov 2018
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17mins
Ranked #17
Episode 5: Megaloptera
Episode 5: Megaloptera
Today we will discuss the Fishflies, Alderflies and Dobsonflies - who make up the order Megaloptera. They may not be th... Read more
15 Dec 2016
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27mins
Ranked #18
Episode 17: the Damselflies
Episode 17: the Damselflies
Today's episode will cover the damselflies. This will act as part 2 for episode 2, where we talked about the close cousi... Read more
20 Nov 2017
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18mins
Ranked #19
Episode 20: Fly tying pests
Episode 20: Fly tying pests
Tie flies? Then you ought to be worried about dermestid beetles and clothes moths. This episode will discuss these guy... Read more
28 Feb 2018
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38mins
Ranked #20
Episode 7: Burrowing Mayflies
Episode 7: Burrowing Mayflies
Today we will explore the group of mayflies whose nymphs burrow - at least most of them do. This includes some of the l... Read more
15 Feb 2017
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25mins