I spent a pleasant evening deadbaiting on the Bristol Avon today. Only 1 fish - a hefty perch of 15+" that took a fancy to my sprat as it hit the water.
Anyway..
I worked my way back to where I started, where the lane from the road goes down to the river. There's always a rowing boat on the bank there and this time the owner showed up, with a Springer Spaniel in tow. Bloke launched his boat for a quiet evening row, with the Spaniel swimming alongside. Off he goes for about half an hours rowing, accompanied by faithful dog in the river beside the boat
I had a chat with the bloke when he came back. Seems he loves rowing of a summers evening, but hates dog-walking. The dog loves swimming. Sorted.

Do any of you boys+girls take the dog out fishing with you? I know of at least one local lake (well away from roads) where dogs are welcome. Our black Labrador is booked in for the next session there.

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Well done that bloke

I've taken all of mine on fishing trips a few times, but because I'm fishing either near farms or near a main road they're always tethered.

Take mine every morning, wife picks him up about 2pm....dog happy...me happy...wife happy

Den

The Guy must have relations in scotland. Last summer we rented a cottage on the shore up in the north West. The Guy a few cottages along from us went out each morning in his dingy dragging a set of mackeral feathers along with his dog either swimming along behind or haring up and down the shore. After about half an hour (or more) the two would return to his cottage for a shared breackfast of Mackeral. The guy was a real character with more stories than you need to fill a book even though he seemed to lead a very simple life.

I'm quite happy to see dogs on the bank, so long as they are controlled. But I wish the beggers would keep their snoats out of my deadbaits! Personally I like dogs.

But a friend of mine only likes his own. He tells me that the best cure for scavenging dogs is a really ripe deadbait. Encourage the visiting dog to wolf it down, preferably in one go. Reckons that once said dog has honked up the rancid bait all over the back seat of its owner's car then there is a fair chance that the owner will, in future, keep his dog away from anglers. There are times when I think said friend is not a nice bloke.

I was fishing a place in the Lakes when a guy came chatting with a little lakeland terrier. When he'd got back in his nice new Range Rover and drove off I realised the little sod had wolfed down two big mackerel I'd just got out to do a bait change with. I wouldn't have liked to be in that car when they came back up!

When fishing a match on The Wey Navigation Some years ago I was Mugged by a Golden Labrador. It got away with my entire suply of Bread (punch fishing). I jokingly complained to the lady walking the dog that I had no bait left. Half an hour later the same lady returned with a very nice organic granary loaf. I didnt have the heart to tell her that it needed to be sliced to be used for punch.

My good lady originates from Aberdeen and has two labs that live up there with her family. Her parents are quite lucky that they live close to the River Dee and the dogs love a walk and swim there, anyway whilst up there late last summer off we took the dogs for a run, as we walked down the bank one of the blighters picked up a small salmon whilst in the river!! I had to put it back (not harmed at all) because I had no license!!!! But when speaking with her parents its pretty usual for their dogs to do this!! Anyone else come across this?
PS if you ever get chance to go up that way during the salmon run, go to Bridge of Feugh as there is a lovely waterfall with the salmon jumping, what a fantastic site!! Some bloody big uns too!!
Tight lines, Bucket