We take one of our staffies with us fishing. The first few times she was REALLY into the bait when being cast... Almost to the point of following it over the side. I haven't taken her out with me on my own, but I know she'd be fine if I was to do so. She sits by my feet when we're moving, or in my partners arms. In the beginning we always had a harness on her (car harness) so if the worst happens, she's easy to pluck out of the water. But now she's a seasoned veteran and just has her spot up the front of the boat... 90% of the time she's sleeping, and even if I bring in a fish, she's not that interested anymore. I think it's the breed though, they're just happy to be around us and happy to sleep all day.