Amazing Fishing Bird!

As much as I dislike birds, I gotta say, this one is brilliant! This sort of behavior isn’t that uncommon in the bird world either – crows are known for using tools to get to their food.

via Blanco Honky

The Cove Wins!

For those of you who haven’t seen The Cove yet, heres one more reason to watch it – it won the Oscar for Best Feature length Documentary!

Fishing Karma

They say a dog is mans best friend, but this man certainly isn’t a dogs best friend…

Looks like all he’s gonna catch is a cold!

via Gif Bin

Killer Whales Are Not Entertainment Whales

A SeaWorld Orlando animal trainer was killed this afternoon during an accident at SeaWorld’s Shamu Stadium, park and law enforcement officials said.

Dawn Brancheau, a 40-year-old with extensive training experience, drowned following a popular Dine with Shamu show as at least two dozen tourists looked on from above a whale tank and from an underwater viewing area.

SeaWorld executive Chuck Tompkins confirmed what witnesses saw, that Brancheau was pulled into the water by Tilikum, a 12,000-pound male killer whale.

Brancheau was finishing up a session with Tilikum, the largest whale in SeaWorld’s collection and its only mature male, following a Dine with Shamu show.

via LA Times

Well in the real world, Shamu dines on you. I’m sorry, but I have no sympathy for this kind of stuff. When I was younger I wanted to be a marine biologist, and even then I knew it was wrong to keep whales and dolphins in captivity. It’s a killer whale, even if you feed it everyday- and it never hungers- it’s nature is to hunt and kill.

Name That Lure!

With the success of the Name That Fish! series of posts I thought perhaps our readers would also appreciate a spin on the series with a Name That Lure! series.

This wooden topwater lure is about 4.5 inches long, features a spinning prop on both ends, and #6 hooks. It’s also one of my favorite topwater lures for bass, pike, and musky.

UPDATE: It’s a Smithwick Devil’s Horse!