CRAPIE HIPPIE  is almost caught up at Glasswater and order turn around has returned to normal 1-5 days.  Crappie Duellers both regular and Big Bite are on sale for $3.82 in May https://glasswaterangling.com/
 The white bass run was almost on existent-bummer-we tried the dam at a local reservoir Melvern because the river flow was so low, total windburn, zero fish. but the bluegills are moving to the bedding areas and starting to make nests the beat goes on! The bass were on fire at Linda’s Lake
 Audio diary of folly beach 
 Fish In the News 
  
 1:
 Meg Carney Outdoor Minimalist 10 part series  “Forever Chemicals” PFAs (this is info for April)
 #1 Chemistry Podcast for two weeks
 Top 20 science podcasts in the US
 Homepage feature on Apple podcasts
 Number 23 and climbing on Apple Science Podcasts
 https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/forever-chemicals 
 2:
 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47732553.amp
 3:
  https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/bioplastics-as-toxic-as-regular-plastics-both-need-regulation-say-researchers/
 4:
  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/24/magnet-fishing-evidence-runion-georgia/73436901007/
  
  https://people.com/magnet-fisher-found-key-evidence-9-years-after-couple-allegedly-lured-deaths-craigslist-8638439
 5:
  https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com/sturgeon-managed-federally-like-wolves/
  
  https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/northland-outdoors/future-of-lake-sturgeon-management-hangs-in-the-balance-as-feds-consider-endangered-species-act-listing
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 Joe Henry interview 
 https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com/
 Culinary corner Blu Jays crab Rangoon and whiting fish cakes 
  Thank you Wally, Diana’s Bath Salts, the Groves Girls: Zoe, Blu-J and Kristen, outdoor writer Joe Henry, Tim “Tackle Box” Bete for suggesting so many awesome FITN stories and getting Joe Henry for us, Meg Carney of the Outdoor Minimalist Podcast but most of all you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff.
Thank you Wally, Diana’s Bath Salts, the Groves Girls: Zoe, Blu-J and Kristen, outdoor writer Joe Henry, Tim “Tackle Box” Bete for suggesting so many awesome FITN stories and getting Joe Henry for us, Meg Carney of the Outdoor Minimalist Podcast but most of all you the listener for bringing your ears right on in here and letting us fill them up with fish stuff.
  
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