Episode
Golden Redhorse: Fantastic Native Sucker
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- Fish of the Week!
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- Apr 13, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2186
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Summary
Get to know the Golden Redhorse! They fight hard, they're beautiful, and they're a great fish to introduce kids to fishing (soft mouth, no spines). During this episode you'll gain strategies to see their migration and catch/cook redhorse, identify redhorse species in your neck of the woods, learn how anglers are helping scientists understand more about these fish through an amazing piece of anatomy called the otolith and more. Our two Minnesota-based guests are Drew Geving (Native Fish for Tomorrow) and Alec Lackmann (University of Minnesota Duluth's Otolith Lab). Become the ultimate sucker lover by catching all of our sucker episodes! S2: E14 - Rio Grande Suckers S2: E15 - Ugiidatli / Sicklefin Redhorse S2: E22 - Bigmouth Buffalo S2: E41 - June Sucker S2: E46 - Blue Sucker S3: E5 + S4: E17 Razorback Sucker S3: E34 - Hogsuckers S3: E46 - Cui-ui / Pyramid Lake Suckers S4: E3 - C'waam / Lost River Suckers S4: E16 - White Sucker S4: E29 - Smallmouth Buffalo S5: E25 - Shorthead Redhorse