by brookdog | Feb 8, 2020 | Thoughts from the Water
Mindfulness wasn’t even a consideration for me during the past couple years on the water. When I started guiding, my goal was to show my clients a good time and to give them every opportunity to catch fish. Although how to entertain clients is an awesome topic,...
by brookdog | Jun 20, 2019 | Thoughts from the Water
On the day before the summer solstice, I find myself reflecting on my experiences from this past spring. If you follow us on social media, you likely noticed that the fishing has been incredible. We had a banner spring season – many clients and many fish. I’ll touch...
by brookdog | Apr 10, 2019 | Thoughts from the Water, Uncategorized
I’ve had the privilege of pursuing smallmouth bass on the fly in almost every state where they’re native as well as others where they are now wild. They are my favorite fish. One of my friends recently told me that smallmouth bass are my spirit animals. I provide this...
by brookdog | Mar 31, 2019 | Thoughts from the Water
I can only speak for myself, but March felt like the longest month ever here in Buffalo Niagara. Very high highs and very low lows. The following article is by no means a knock on our fishery. In fact, I challenge anyone to find a place in the U.S. that fishes better...
by brookdog | Feb 3, 2019 | Thoughts from the Water
Yeah…so…I’m fighting off a potentially ravenous case of the shack nasties. My hope is that by exercising my brain a bit by writing this blog, I’ll continue to stave off what could be something truly horrendous. Over the past few years, we’ve discussed numerous...