Ep. 238 - Ryan Walker - 40 Years on the James River: "We're Losing Smallmouth"

Data could change how Missouri manages its best smallmouth creeks.

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Ryan Walker is back for part two, and this time the conversation goes deep on conservation. For five years Ryan has been quietly logging every fish, every location, every date, building a citizen science dataset compelling enough to bring before Missouri's regs committee.

He breaks down why current limits are too loose, why the spawn closure Missouri implemented is brilliant, and what he'd change tomorrow if given the keys to MDC.

Whether you're 22 or 52, if you love these Ozark rivers, you need to understand what's at stake — and what one person with a notebook can actually do about it.

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0:00 – 40 Years on the James River

5:00 – The Role of James River Basin Partnership