The Poesch Lab is committed to learning about aquatic species and their habitats, and we need your help! Have you caught something interesting? Maybe a species at risk like a Sturgeon or Westslope Cutthroat Trout? Or maybe you caught something you think doesn’t belong there, like an invasive species like zebra mussel, goldfish, or goby – we want to know about it! You will receive a printable Certificate of Appreciation, and your picture will be posted (if approved). Use this website show off your fishing skills while helping us to better understand your catch!
The Poesch Lab is interested in studying the behaviour of anglers, their preferred methods, their concerns and observations. Do you have years of experience on the water? Has something changed where you fish? Do you have an idea about how to improve aquatic environments? There is a whole world of information that only anglers know, and we’d love to hear what you have to say!
Fish don’t talk, that’s why people have passed down fishing secrets from generation to generation. We think it’s about time that science took a deeper look at traditional knowledge. Do you want to tell us something that you learned as a youngster, and always valued? Perhaps you have stories of species that are now since gone. We want to know about it!