by brookdog | Feb 6, 2017 | Thoughts from the Water
Bowfin: Add These Dinosaur Fish to Your Bucket List Earlier this year, a fishing buddy of mine, Chuck Yauch, introduced me to the idea of fishing for bowfin around the Buffalo Niagara region. Up to that point, I hadn’t really taken the idea seriously. Nate...
by brookdog | Feb 5, 2017 | Thoughts from the Water
Yep – we caught largemouth bass on the frog. Topwater. For hours. What better area than the Florida Everglades where you can consistently bomb huge casts down a long straight bank that’s consistently covered with weeds along a steep drop-off? Frogging is...
by brookdog | Feb 1, 2017 | Thoughts from the Water
Like many Northerners in the middle of winter, images of sunny days, flip-flops, lighter beers, and warmer climes have been haunting me lately. That’s not to say that I don’t love our Buffalo, NY winters and the excellent fishing and other outdoor...
by brookdog | Dec 11, 2016 | Thoughts from the Water
“I’m perfectly calm, Dude. Calmer than you are. Calmer than you are…” – Walter Sobchak played by Dan Goodman in the cinematic masterpiece, The Big Labowski Since I moved back to Western New York and Nate and I started up Brookdog Fishing Company, I’ve been able to...
by brookdog | Nov 9, 2016 | Thoughts from the Water
For our second episode of Re-Discover Your Region, we explore the raging waters downstream from our first video – below one of the natural wonders of the world. Amidst the breathtakingly beautiful fall foliage that lines the canyon walls, see how we pursue the...
by brookdog | Oct 17, 2016 | Thoughts from the Water
This video, Re-Discover Your Region, is the first of what will be a series of short videos that feature Western NY in its resurgent glory. From local eateries, to spectacular scenery, to the diverse fisheries of the region, we will explore WNY from the air, land, and...