Doskophoto: May 2012

A King Ranch Sunrise

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge

Hello All,

This past Tuesday My buddy Josh and I took a couple of boats out to the Fort Worth Nature Center to do some fishing and Gator watching. We put in about 8AM and had a whole lot of action on cotton candy pink worms within the first two hours but didn't catch anything. We did see a gator though. This guy was about 8ft long and when we approached him he started swimming down stream. So naturally, I followed him for a while trying not to get to close but I did get a few pics. At around 1 or 2 we started noticing fish hitting the the top so we casted and casted and changed bait a couple of times. It seemed as thought the fish were to small to take the flys and bait that we were throwing until one finally did. Josh caught either a hybrid or sand bass on his fly rod with a wooly buger. This thing wasn't that big but put up a good fight. I wasn't very impressed with the fishing but the place is amazing and full of nature.

Thanks,

Dustin Doskocil

Ducati 1199 Panigale

Two weeks ago I was invited to shoot Advanced Motorsports unveiling of Ducati's 1199 Penigale. It started with a meet and greet at the store followed by a group ride to the event. It was held at Jorge's Tex Mex where they had snacks, music and as always, a good time. The bike shown is the Penigale S and with 195hp and 98.1 ft/lbs of torque, this machine is bad to the bone as well as easy on the eyes.

Enjoy,

Supin' at Wheeler Branch

On Sunday Sam and I went out to Wheeler Branch with Josh and his new stand up paddle board for a very windy day on the lake. He just bought the Reel by NRS and boy is it fun. This is the first time either one of have been to WB and between the three of us we had about 2hrs of Supin' before today. The two year old lake looks great and clean with clear, green water that gets up to 80ft deep and apparently holds walleye. We were there to try and catch some bass on this particular day. Unfortunately, we didn't have any luck. We did however see some 2-3lb bass in the shallows so we think they may be spawning right now. I have a feeling we will be going back to this lake because it caters to kayak fishing and has plenty of beautiful wildlife.

Now for the board. This thing was awesome. As you can see, my 70lb dog Sam can ride comfortably in the back with enough room to stand up, sit down, or even spread out and take a nap. The Yeti makes for a great seat and storage for your beverages and still leaves plenty of space for all your gear to ride comfortably up front (in dry bags of course). The Reel is so wide and sturdy, at one point I was in the Cuda behind Josh and Sam was standing on the back corner to where it was 2-3 inches under water while Josh was paddling. With Sam in the back moving around, I never felt like we were even close to tipping over. I even paddled with my camera strapped to my back and fishing off of this craft is as easy as standing on the bank. This thing handles like the Lexus of boats. Getting in and out and around the trees are super easy. This is a must have for any true fisherman.

Enjoy,

Dustin Doskocil

A Day at 17 Acres

My buddies Clint and Jordan Garrett were in town this weekend and I spent Saturday hanging out at their family farm in South Arlington called 17 Acres.

Here are some photos from Saturday.