Fishing Cormorant
Dec 15, 2021 13:18:50 #
Justoldjim
Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.
J in Cleveland wrote:
Beautiful picture! But I sure hate that bird!!!!
I caught one on my hook once while fishing on the coast what a fight then he tried to bite me when I was removing the hook
Dec 15, 2021 13:49:51 #
bapabear
Loc: Blaine, Washington
Justoldjim wrote:
I caught one on my hook once while fishing on the coast what a fight then he tried to bite me when I was removing the hook
Can you blame it?
Dec 15, 2021 14:42:17 #
J in Cleveland wrote:
Beautiful picture! But I sure hate that bird!!!!
I agree with you and they are not a native bird !!
Wish we could have a hunting season on them and get rid of them.
Fish stealing birds.!!!!
Have a great Christmas
Andy
Dec 15, 2021 16:41:22 #
jdesignor1
Loc: syracuse
Ryp Hankins wrote:
They have become such a killer of fisheries here in northern lake Michigan that the tribal gill netting has become affected to the point of the tribes looking to eradicated this federally protected satan sent flying demon.
Ditto from Lake Ontario. 20 years ago the smallmouth fishing was fabulous, now I don't waste my time
Dec 15, 2021 17:13:29 #
Same in California!!
When they plant Trout they seem to have Radar !!
And know when the trucks are coming to plant Trout.
You all have a Merry Christmas
Andy
When they plant Trout they seem to have Radar !!
And know when the trucks are coming to plant Trout.
You all have a Merry Christmas
Andy
Dec 15, 2021 18:28:15 #
bottomcoon
Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma
Apollo wrote:
Thought this was an amazing picture. 2020 Audubon Photography Awards winning picture by Joanna Lentini. Location: Los Islotes, Mexico.
Hello Apollo. I fish Ft Gibson & Hudson lake, just down stream from Grand Lake. Lot of pelicans here too. There are flocks of cormorants in the thousands on Ft Gibson lake. Hudson has far, far too many but not the numbers as Gibson. If those pests eat a pound of fish a day each that's as much as 2 tons of fish that need to be left in the water as forage for all the fish species in the lake. I think it's time (past) for the US Fish & Wildlife service to go to war with the black Devils. Yes, they eat catfish. In the Mississippi Delta where commercial catfish ponds go for miles the owners secure permits to shoot them off their ponds. Cormorants can devastate a pond in a short time.
Dec 15, 2021 19:34:25 #
6482bodean
Loc: Northern Indiana
bapabear wrote:
Like almost everything in life: It is not the cormorant that is bad. It is the excess of cormorants that is bad. The same goes with seals, sea otters and any other creature that is protected to the point that their numbers are out of balance with the order of things. I believe that includes humans
Very well put, Papabear. Couldn't agree more.
Dec 15, 2021 19:35:24 #
Apollo
Loc: Grand Lake, Ok
bottomcoon wrote:
Hello Apollo. I fish Ft Gibson & Hudson lake, ... (show quote)
Hi bottomcoon, thanks for your comment! I talked with a guy a few months ago that fishes Lake Eufaula and they are having the same issue with cormorants eating anything and everything. I am fairly new to Oklahoma, having moved here from Oregon this year and was not aware of the strong feelings of resentment against them by such a broad range of people. In Southern Oregon, we had some cormorants, but not enough for most to be worried about, and we probably put them in the category of zebra mussels, that it is a problem, but not so much for our area in Oregon. It has definitely been a learning experience for me reading the comments on the fishing forum about the devastation these birds cause.
Dec 15, 2021 19:52:03 #
Robert J Samples wrote:
In 1999 we took an extended vacation to China. On... (show quote)
I think the ring around its neck was a good idea. I don't think I would eat a fish that a cormorant puked up. The Chinise can have them. Just Sayin...
Dec 15, 2021 22:54:30 #
Dec 16, 2021 00:49:00 #
striking viking wrote:
No limit in Canada on cormorants. Open season all year.
Wish the United States would allow that hope they wake up .
Have a great Christmas
Andy
Dec 16, 2021 12:13:54 #
bapabear
Loc: Blaine, Washington
Andy cacciatori wrote:
Wish the United States would allow that hope they wake up .
Have a great Christmas
Andy
Have a great Christmas
Andy
You would have just as much luck wishing whales could fly.
Dec 16, 2021 12:25:21 #
bapabear wrote:
You would have just as much luck wishing whales could fly.
Yes you are right!!
But we can only Dream @!
It is sad that our Fish and Wildlife cannot make laws to help us sports men their hands are tied.
Like here in California about the Dam Mountain lion 🦁 we are over ran by them and they are hurting our Deer 🦌 herds here in the state. And now we can't even shoot Bobcats.
All I can say is Dam Politics!!
Have a great Christmas and New Year
Andy
Dec 16, 2021 12:39:04 #
bapabear
Loc: Blaine, Washington
Andy cacciatori wrote:
Yes you are right!!
But we can only Dream @!
It is sad that our Fish and Wildlife cannot make laws to help us sports men their hands are tied.
Like here in California about the Dam Mountain lion 🦁 we are over ran by them and they are hurting our Deer 🦌 herds here in the state. And now we can't even shoot Bobcats.
All I can say is Dam Politics!!
Have a great Christmas and New Year
Andy
But we can only Dream @!
It is sad that our Fish and Wildlife cannot make laws to help us sports men their hands are tied.
Like here in California about the Dam Mountain lion 🦁 we are over ran by them and they are hurting our Deer 🦌 herds here in the state. And now we can't even shoot Bobcats.
All I can say is Dam Politics!!
Have a great Christmas and New Year
Andy
Same to you.
Dec 23, 2021 19:27:33 #
runandgun
Loc: East Texas
They are horrible nasty birds. I've seen them just about wipe out trout that were stocked in some small lakes here in Texas. They should not be protected. I wonder for what reason they are protected.
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