Moto-Adventurer / Fisheries Research Biologist. Views expressed on this page are my own and do not necessarily represent the position of my employer. https://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3mi2ilprmik2cNew paper alert 🚨 An Exploration of the Freshwater #Fishing Guide Industry in the US #openaccess https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2026.264040427 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ilprmik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3m5bysp7ccs24Looking forward to this #nongame webinar. I’ll be talkin bag limits. Come on by to hear all about it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Nov 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bysp7ccs24https://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3m2iffljhtc27#nongame #management [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2025 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2iffljhtc27https://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3m2d5x2jzts2bIndeed, they are, to @solomonrdavid.bsky.social @garlab.bsky.social #gar 😎03 Oct 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2d5x2jzts2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3m25nmhwiks2fMany thanks to @jeffkopaska.bsky.social of @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social for donating this #sturgeon puzzle artwork to the NA Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society. The proud new owner, Thomas, from World Sturgeon Conservation Society will display this masterpiece in Vienna, Austria! nasps-sturgeon.org01 Oct 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25nmhwiks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lybra64mlk2lLast week, we made another visit to Spirit Lake / Okoboji, Iowa, to pay our respects to the putatively “largest #paddlefish ever caught”. We also did some fishing. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.1076407 Sep 2025 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybra64mlk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lybatw3kf22hName those fish… 🎃 Just spotted this scene from the movie Hocus Pocus. Home decor of the Dennison family features two framed fish prints. Only context is that the family recently moved from Los Angeles to Salem. Left image appears to be a trout sp. 🤷‍♂️07 Sep 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybatw3kf22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3ly6bbjmorc2gOur job opening closes Sunday night (tomorrow). Last-minute apps welcome!! #fisheries #paddlefish #nongame06 Sep 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6bbjmorc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lxd4dilx422kOur #paddlefish and #native #nongame technician job is NOW OPEN! Please share widely. Taking apps until 9/7 https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/about/careers/open-positions26 Aug 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxd4dilx422khttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lxaao55rf22kGreat article on the angling and food value of Freshwater Drum, an often overlooked de facto game fish! https://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/blogs/in-the-wild/freshwater-drum-hard-fighting-tasty-native-game-fish/25 Aug 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxaao55rf22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lugwcxlc722lThat new tire feeling. 😎 #ADVRider21 Jul 2025 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lugwcxlc722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3ltb5pijevs2s“Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, 'Give me a lot of socket extensions.' What I said was, 'Give me all the socket extensions you have.' Do you understand?” (a la Ron Swanson) 4Runner maintenance 😩06 Jul 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltb5pijevs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lspnu6gnzs2mAs an avid motorcyclist AND a scientist, I couldn’t help but collect some sound data when installing a new exhaust on my bike. “Loud pipes save lives” is complete bullshit. I reduced the loudness by almost 10% to 96.5db at 6k rpm with improved performance. Forest friendly too. 😎29 Jun 2025 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lspnu6gnzs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lslq3wkg4s2pIf anyone on here is attending the NA Sturgeon & Paddlefish Society meeting this fall, today is the abstract deadline. https://nasps-sturgeon.org/nasps-2025-annual-meeting-2/27 Jun 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslq3wkg4s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lsd2zni74s2zThis position will be open for a couple more days. Hope to get some good applicants to join our team! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsd2zni74s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lsbyo565t22kFinn is still grinding away with #bmx racing. He’s no speed demon (quite tentative), but he enjoys it and is slowly improving. Probably needs a better coach. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbyo565t22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lrt347k3dk27We are seeking applicants for a #fisheries technician in our #paddlefish and #native #nongame program. Please share widely. Thx.17 Jun 2025 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrt347k3dk27https://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lrsydrog3k2qGratuitous #nongame pics taken on our study lake this week. #buffalo #gar17 Jun 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrsydrog3k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lre6np3zmk2gTotally normal photo of a typical #fisheries collection. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/klamath-river-dam-salmon-20350575.php11 Jun 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lre6np3zmk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lrdhhzlki22fWhere it all began. The 25th annual Okie Noodling tournament is this weekend. #biteback11 Jun 2025 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdhhzlki22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirtydog.bsky.social/post/3lq4csn5jus2nAnother great #BMX race weekend for Finn (2.5yo). Making improvements and getting comfortable. “I can’t wait to race” Finn2wheels.blogspot.com26 May 2025 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:d4sm5pyasfxpplbzfifyqdxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq4csn5jus2n