I was up to my waist in ocean water and playing fetch with my golden retriever when an idiot decided that tossing his fishing line in near us would be a great idea. He shot the line out into the water and started to reel it back in. The hook went in to my calf. I grabbed the line and started screaming in pain while the idiot just kept reeling it in because he thought he’d caught a big one. Someone finally stopped him. If I’d been bigger and male, I’d have planted a big one in his teeth. That hook HURT!
“A Pomeranian runs through it”, such a great movie. Brad Pitt, or was it Brad Lab? Well one of them won a “Good boy, oh you are such a good boy!” for it.
My take was it was a different twist on the old “Fly Fisherman Snags Trees” comic joke. Maybe I just read too many Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, and DNR magazines as a kid.
Well, this reminds me somewhat of 1950 when I won a fishing pole as 2nd place Soap Box Derby in Allentown PA. Had been at a Sumer Camp in East Waterford ME. Some counselors were very serious fishermen. I was in a row boat with a fellow who had a fly rod & very silent casting reel. I couldn’t cast further than 5 feet of the boat. So I loaded up my line next to lure with many lead weights. Didn’t put reel on silence, & made a mighty cast. Reel buzzed loudly. weighted lure landed about 20 feet from the boat with a loud splash making small waves. Probably scared fish to ends of the lake a mile or so away. Verbal expression of serious fly fisherman counselor was full of words I wasn’t allowed to say in polite company!
That’s why I don’t fly fish anymore. Hearing that lure, whizzing past my ear at x mph, within factions of an inch, all I could think about was what my ear would look like ripped by that hook.
kaffekup almost 4 years ago
I would not recommend fly-fishing that close to a sidewalk…
eastern.woods.metal almost 4 years ago
I take it that the larger the bait the larger the fish to be caught ?
marilynnbyerly almost 4 years ago
That’s not how you fly fish. It’s a gentle and subtle dance of air, line, and water.
oldpine52 almost 4 years ago
He’d better hope he’s in a live bait area.
marilynnbyerly almost 4 years ago
I was up to my waist in ocean water and playing fetch with my golden retriever when an idiot decided that tossing his fishing line in near us would be a great idea. He shot the line out into the water and started to reel it back in. The hook went in to my calf. I grabbed the line and started screaming in pain while the idiot just kept reeling it in because he thought he’d caught a big one. Someone finally stopped him. If I’d been bigger and male, I’d have planted a big one in his teeth. That hook HURT!
RAGs almost 4 years ago
Maybe if he just gets on his knees and puts the collar around his neck she won’t call the sheriff.
I Mad Am I almost 4 years ago
If the bate is a canine… does this mean he is going after Cat Fish??? (Grin!)
mr_sherman Premium Member almost 4 years ago
If it yips, it’s bait.
sirbadger almost 4 years ago
Hopefully, the dog is meaner than whatever he is fishing for.
Say What? Premium Member almost 4 years ago
“I felt bad about the bait I used, but look at this photo of the whopper I caught with that bait.”
electricshadow Premium Member almost 4 years ago
“Dog gone it.”
stillfickled Premium Member almost 4 years ago
This strip is terrible!!!!!!!!!
Aussie Down Under almost 4 years ago
Missed it, well kinda , by just that much.
Aussie Down Under almost 4 years ago
Definitely qualifies as the catch of the day.
Plumb.Bob Premium Member almost 4 years ago
“A Pomeranian runs through it”, such a great movie. Brad Pitt, or was it Brad Lab? Well one of them won a “Good boy, oh you are such a good boy!” for it.
kmccjoe1 almost 4 years ago
Now, that was funny!
KenTheCoffinDweller almost 4 years ago
My take was it was a different twist on the old “Fly Fisherman Snags Trees” comic joke. Maybe I just read too many Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, and DNR magazines as a kid.
donwalter almost 4 years ago
That should catch a giant catfish…
Imagine almost 4 years ago
Catch and release?
keenanthelibrarian almost 4 years ago
Sharks love dogs, apparently.
The Pro from Dover almost 4 years ago
eeee!
uniquename almost 4 years ago
She might want to tighten that collar a bit.
WGillete almost 4 years ago
Looka that – he just caught hisself 140 pounds (approximately) of trouble.
Old Girl almost 4 years ago
Gotta work on his roll cast.
sclement74 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Now, that’s funny!!!
fusilier almost 4 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1N5lZw7e78
fusilier
James 2:24
Masterskrain almost 4 years ago
Fishing… what a MONUMENTAL waste of time…
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Well, I suppose now you can catch cat fish, or at least annoy them.
smgray almost 4 years ago
Must be the dog days of summer.
Kilrwat Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often…
russef almost 4 years ago
OK Wiley. That’s a really old replay.
T Smith almost 4 years ago
Oh, so those dogs are good for something.
tee929 almost 4 years ago
Are Dogfish good eating? Just asking……
Andrew Sleeth almost 4 years ago
A Retriever Runs Through It
sandpiper almost 4 years ago
when it comes to fly fishing he’s a whack
Linguist almost 4 years ago
Thanks Wiley! I laughed out loud at this one.
My3Cats Premium Member almost 4 years ago
More years ago than I care to think about I caught a bat on my back cast at dusk one evening in Yosemite Valley.
ms-ss almost 4 years ago
My fishing spot doesn’t have a sidewalk.
comixbomix almost 4 years ago
But…why was she walking a worm?
chief tommy almost 4 years ago
A fitting fate for a yippy purse rat!
bryce.gear almost 4 years ago
Guess this gets filed under "Oh S**t!
WilliamRichmond almost 4 years ago
But did he catch anything?
gmu328 almost 4 years ago
reel it back in, you just caught the wrath of a dog owner!
alexius23 almost 4 years ago
Jaws thanks you
Billy Yank almost 4 years ago
Another case of a bold attempt at humor falling far short of reality. Wiley will be hearing from the Organization of Easily Offended Fly Fishers.
Banjo Gordy Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Well, this reminds me somewhat of 1950 when I won a fishing pole as 2nd place Soap Box Derby in Allentown PA. Had been at a Sumer Camp in East Waterford ME. Some counselors were very serious fishermen. I was in a row boat with a fellow who had a fly rod & very silent casting reel. I couldn’t cast further than 5 feet of the boat. So I loaded up my line next to lure with many lead weights. Didn’t put reel on silence, & made a mighty cast. Reel buzzed loudly. weighted lure landed about 20 feet from the boat with a loud splash making small waves. Probably scared fish to ends of the lake a mile or so away. Verbal expression of serious fly fisherman counselor was full of words I wasn’t allowed to say in polite company!
Babs Maloney Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Ruh roh!
AndrewSihler almost 4 years ago
Is this a reworking of an old strip or a recycled one?
David Jones Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Not quite “A River Runs Through It” is it?
vanaals almost 4 years ago
That’s why I don’t fly fish anymore. Hearing that lure, whizzing past my ear at x mph, within factions of an inch, all I could think about was what my ear would look like ripped by that hook.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Dog: Gone.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Devastating backhand — it’s not just for tennis any more.
Concretionist almost 4 years ago
Laughed out loud. (Not all that usual when I’m reading the comics).
bakana almost 4 years ago
YEP.
TIMH almost 4 years ago
PETA will get you for that, Wiley.
L Thomas Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I cannot remember the last time I laughed this hard at a comic strip. Thank you so much for tickling my funny bone so completely.
cwg almost 4 years ago
A Classic!
Vilyehm almost 4 years ago
All the Nazgul know how to shadowcast.