Cormorants

[gspdark1]

Originally Posted by Ol Pedro

gspdark1 ,would you care to elaborate on your statement ?

ATH1089 pretty much said it for me. We can't replace one species in favor of one we (as humans) prefer. It's up to us to be both sportsmen and conservationists.

[buzzbaiter]

Speaking of natives, NJ has few native fishes worthy of pursuit. Pumpkinseed sunfish, chain pickerel, yellow perch, suckers, eels, shad, fallfish, creek chub and bullheads are native to NJ. Crappie, Walleye, Carp, Pike, Musky, Bluegill, LMB,SMB, Rock Bass along with rainbow & brown trout all introduced. Imagine a NJ w/o bass. Kind of strange to think about huh?

[Mark B.]

The USF&WS manages them:

http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/Cu...cormorant.html

[surfrod]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

The USF&WS manages them:

http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/Cu...cormorant.html

Fantastic... maybe we can get Harry Reid to round them up.

QUICK, SOMEONE CLAIM THEY ARE THEIRS AND THAT THE FEDS NEED TO STAY AWAY!

(just don't talk to the press afterwards )

[go_fish]

I enjoy fishing for stocked trout in Park Ridge NJ (Mill Pond, a.k.a Electric Pond). I can no longer fish there. The Cormorants are decimating the stocked trout in this small, shallow lake. When I try to fish there the Cormorants come right over by me and start hunting for the trout. There is no way I can catch a trout when the Cormorants are hunting the trout down 10 feet in front of me. I have never seen Cormorants in NJ until recently and I have been fishing for many, many years. This is a real problem and I believe it is going to get worse. My fishing license fee's are going to the birds (pun intended).

It would be great if the Fish and Game folks could net these birds (the Cormorants are not afraid of people) and send them somewhere far, far away to a place where the Cormorants would be happy. I am not suggesting they be killed.

[Mjh609]

Originally Posted by go_fish

I enjoy fishing for stocked trout in Park Ridge NJ (Mill Pond, a.k.a Electric Pond). I can no longer fish there. The Cormorants are decimating the stocked trout in this small, shallow lake. When I try to fish there the Cormorants come right over by me and start hunting for the trout. There is no way I can catch a trout when the Cormorants are hunting the trout down 10 feet in front of me. I have never seen Cormorants in NJ until recently and I have been fishing for many, many years. This is a real problem and I believe it is going to get worse. My fishing license fee's are going to the birds (pun intended).

It would be great if the Fish and Game folks could net these birds (the Cormorants are not afraid of people) and send them somewhere far, far away to a place where the Cormorants would be happy. I am not suggesting they be killed.

Send them where? The moon? They're a migratory bird so that's just about the only spot they wouldn't just fly back from.

I really am disappointed in some of the people on this board. Suggesting that we eliminate a native species so you guys can fish for a non native stocked fish that happens to be dumb, easy to catch, and fights like a wet rag for a few weeks out of the year is beyond ridiculous. Get real folks.