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Parasites and Invasive Species - Michael Hellmair and Tyler Pilger
Parasites and Invasive Species - Michael Hellmair and Tyler Pilger
Season 2Ep 43Published 4/23/2018

Parasites and Invasive Species - Michael Hellmair and Tyler Pilger

In our 40th episode of The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast we speak with the team at FishBio about parasites and invasive species. Learn about parasites such as the Lamprey Eel and invasive species such as the Water Hyacinth and Mussels.

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In our 40th episode of The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast we speak with the team at FishBio about parasites and invasive species. Learn about parasites such as the Lamprey Eel and invasive species such as the Water Hyacinth and Mussels.

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Guests

Michael Hellmair

Mike is a fisheries biologist at Fishbio. In California, he has evaluated juvenile and adult salmonid habitat use in Central Valley streams, investigated fish diet composition, and coordinated observational fish abundance surveys.

Tyler Pilger

Tyler is a fisheries biologist with extensive experience in population genetics and community ecology of freshwater fishes in the Great Plains and desert Southwest, USA. Tyler holds a Ph. D. in Biology from the University of New Mexico.

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Chad Alderson

Chad Alderson

Producer & Co-hostActive

Chico, Ca.

Chad Alderson is the creator and producer of The Barbless Podcast, a Northern California show focused on fishing, conservation, and science. He’s chased stripers on the Sac River and Delta, trout on the McCloud and Lake Almanor, and carp through the canals of Scottsdale and most of California’s tributaries. His goal: help anglers “Know Better, Fish Better.”

Nick Hanna

Nick Hanna

Co-hostFormer

Chico, Ca.

Nick hosted the The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast with co-host Chad Alderson from 2016 to 2020. Considered by many to be one of Northern California’s most elite anglers, Nick is an expert fly fisherman.

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