Cormorants

[Boston Pete]

What do you guys think of cormorants hurting our fluke/small fish stock? I see more and more each year, I've seen them come up with blackfish in 30' of water and small small flounder/fluke. These things are always in the water and always seem to be diving for food.

I'm really not abount shooting/hunting but I wouldn't mind seeing an open season on these bastard birds. IDK if fluke or blackfish spawn here but I do know these things are eating alot of small/Juvenile fish and was wondering if they are hurting our future fish.

[Capt Joe]

Eating/Shitting machines - a good cormorant is a dead cormorant!

[bunker dunker]

x2 w/ capt joe.they are bad!!!!read some of the article about them and the great lakes.big problem

[Capt. Debbie]

They may feel that way about us too. LMAO

Originally Posted by Capt Joe

Eating/Shitting machines - a good cormorant is a dead cormorant!

[JIMMY L]

I,ve been complaining to Fish And Wildlife for years.They stock 400 trout and the the devil birds eat 200.Same reply every time. 'We're studying the problem." These birds are reproducing like rabbits and its so obvious to fresh and salt water anglers that the stocks of fish are affected.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Big problem in Lake Ontario and 1000 Islands region. More and more of them every year and the clear water allows them to hunt more effectively and are being blamed for the fall off of the Small mouth fishery.

Here it seems like any buoy on the water has one on it and on the towers there are 20 or more. They are definitely taking a lot of fish.

[nutleysigns]

i took this picture ... bullhead catfish