by brookdog | Mar 26, 2018 | Thoughts from the Water
Reconnaissance – the Cure for Slow Fishing and Getting in Touch with your Fishery “Just drive down that road, until you get blown up,” – General George Patton, about the role for reconnaissance troops “Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted,” – John...
by brookdog | Mar 18, 2018 | Thoughts from the Water
Does Complacency Kill in Angling? Back in my military days, Complacency Kills, was a phrase embedded in our heads starting in basic training. The theory behind the idea is that if you become complacent, you lose situational awareness. If you lose situational...
by brookdog | Mar 12, 2018 | Thoughts from the Water
Late Winter Fishing Report – 20180305-20180311 Late winter in Buffalo Niagara often feels like, well, winter. Just like it did this past week. The temperatures were below freezing, the wind blew from just about every direction week, and it snowed – white outs at...
by brookdog | Mar 4, 2018 | Thoughts from the Water
Take Someone Fishing Take Someone Fishing. It’s a simple ask. Whether you consider yourself an angler or someone who fishes every once in a while – chances are that when you reflect on your time spent fishing, it brings back fond memories. There’s some...
by brookdog | Feb 26, 2018 | Thoughts from the Water
Are the dog days of winter a thing? I was out fishing on the Lower Niagara River with Chuck and his bride Sara a few days ago when the concept of the “dog days of winter” popped up. Not even a week earlier, he and I both had strong days in the same spot using the same...
by brookdog | Feb 3, 2018 | Thoughts from the Water
To Harvest or Not to Harvest – That is the Question To harvest your catch or to not harvest your catch? In a culture where catch and release is sacrosanct, proper fish handling procedures lead to arguments, and advocating eating our catch is political suicide, why...
