Reading the Signs: Can Wildlife Predict Fishing Success?

[eddie_m]

A guy went to a famous dog breeder to get the best retriever he could. The breeder told him the price and it made his jaw drop, but the breeder said, "It's high, but this is a special dog that can count. There's a pond over yonder. Go, dog!" The dog took off like a streak and came back a minute later, sat down, and barked three times. "He's telling you there's three ducks on the pond." Sure enough, they walked over to the pond, and three ducks flew off as they were getting close.

To prove his dog, the breeder drove them to another couple of ponds. The dog raced off and ran back and sat in front of them. The dog barked twice, then rolled over and barked five times. They walked over to the first pond, seeing two ducks then to the second pond where five ducks flew off. Now a believer, the guy opened his wallet and drove home with his new dog.

Six months later, he ran into the breeder at a store. The breeder asked about the dog. "Well, I hate to say it, but that dog went crazy and I had to shoot it." The breeder couldn't believe it and asked what happened. "He was a great dog, and could count ducks and everything. One time, though, he raced back to me, picked up a stick, and started smacking me on the leg with it. Every time I asked how many ducks, he'd smack me harder. He'd just gone pure crazy."

The breeder narrowed his eyes: "You idiot! he was telling you there's more ducks than you could shake a stick at!"

[coombro]

Nice poor dog

[striperjoe]

Nice ending Eddie !

[smuckey41]

I was down towerd barren sat. And Sunday and notice that the cows and the horses where up grazing both days. Did anyone fish this weekend and how did you all do. I kept telling my wife I needed to be fishing Couse the cows and horses are active and the fishing is good. She didn't care I still didn't get to fish.....lol

[Olgrey]

I was driving on highway 231 near Bowling Green this morning and passed through an area with cattle on each side of the road. The cattle on the right were up grazing and the ones on the left were laying around the field. I have spent the rest of the day wondering what that meant for fishing. Do you suppose it meant that fish would only bite on the right side of the boat?

[jcb]

I was driving on highway 231 near Bowling Green this morning and passed through an area with cattle on each side of the road. The cattle on the right were up grazing and the ones on the left were laying around the field. I have spent the rest of the day wondering what that meant for fishing. Do you suppose it meant that fish would only bite on the right side of the boat?

That one's easy.

If they were on the right they must have been conservative cows. They were hungry, so they were getting something to eat.

If they were on the left, they must have been liberal cows. They were laying down, waiting for someone to come feed them.

[sweetwater]

That one's easy.

If they were on the right they must have been conservative cows. They were hungry, so they were getting something to eat.

If they were on the left, they must have been liberal cows. They were laying down, waiting for someone to come feed them.

Thank you so much for the laugh. That's the best one I've heard in quite awhile.

[HURRICANEBOB]

Thank you so much for the laugh. That's the best one I've heard in quite awhile.

Would you please put some clothes on. I'm having a hard time focusing on the fish.

[olgreenboat]

I was told years ago that if the birds are lined up on the high wire fishing would be bad and the more birds the worse it is. This has peoven to be true way more times then not . My friend lives on rough and he has told me that fishing has been realy tough the last 2 weeks and I told hime I had been seeing a lots of birds lined up on the wire. He said his fishing forcast thing said it was suposed to be realy good fishing and it has been realy wrong I told him the weather would have more to do with it then anything.
I burn wood for heat and I can tell you when the smoke goes strait to the ground it means it is going to rain/snow and get colder and when it goes strait up in the air you might as well stay home because fishing is realy bad..
I pay alot of attention to the squirrel nest as well and this year they seem to be high in the trees but close to the main steem of the tree so it should be a bad winter this year we will see..

[jcb]

I was told years ago that if the birds are lined up on the high wire fishing would be bad and the more birds the worse it is. This has peoven to be true way more times then not . My friend lives on rough and he has told me that fishing has been realy tough the last 2 weeks and I told hime I had been seeing a lots of birds lined up on the wire. He said his fishing forcast thing said it was suposed to be realy good fishing and it has been realy wrong I told him the weather would have more to do with it then anything.
I burn wood for heat and I can tell you when the smoke goes strait to the ground it means it is going to rain/snow and get colder and when it goes strait up in the air you might as well stay home because fishing is realy bad..
I pay alot of attention to the squirrel nest as well and this year they seem to be high in the trees but close to the main steem of the tree so it should be a bad winter this year we will see..

Good stuff.

[sweetwater]

Would you please put some clothes on. I'm having a hard time focusing on the fish.

How's this?

[riverrat12]

How's this?

Dang it Bob...that was a nice lookin red fish!lol