Doc Talks Fishing Podcast

Author: Liam Whetter & Gord Pyzer

Welcome to DOC TALKS FISHING, the podcast dedicated to exploring cutting-edge fisheries projects with renowned biologists from around the world. Join Liam Whetter and Gord Pyzer as they unravel the secrets that will help you reel in more and bigger walleye, bass, trout, salmon, muskies, pike and panfish.Tune in every second week as we unveil breakthroughs in fisheries science that will elevate your fishing game to the next level. DOC TALKS FISHING is your gateway to success. Let's make every fishing trip an extraordinary adventure.-------------------------------------------------Follow Liam Whetter:https://linktr.ee/whetterfishingThank you to our partners:RAPALA CANADAWILLIAMS LURES-------------------------------------------------Intro song: Cold World by Jackson Klippensteinhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0aUhZMbG1nz102PvP9HKdW?sibkcx3z_SQqebvK1WazBwFA
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#65 || Colin Gallagher: The Secret Life of Lake Trout
Tuesday, 3 November, 2026

We like to think we know about lake trout, but what if we've been underestimating these remarkable fish? What if lake trout have individual behavioural patterns, know their way around an entire lake and can find their way home after being moved miles away? And what happens to these visual feeders when the sun never sets in the summer or barely rises in the winter?Fisheries scientist Colin Gallagher takes us inside the surprisingly complex world of lake trout. His research reveals individual fish behaving in remarkably different ways, responding to light even beneath thick ice and snow, and demonstrating an almost astonishing attachment to particular lake basins. We learn why some lake trout remain virtually motionless in the water column and why two apparently identical reefs can be worlds apart in the eyes of the fish.Turns out that lake trout are far more adaptable, individualistic and sophisticated than we ever imagined.Send us a message