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08-31-2015, 10:04 AM
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Cormorants
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. 
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#3
08-31-2015, 10:17 AM
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Re: Cormorants
x2 w/ capt joe.they are bad!!!!read some of the article about them and the great lakes.big problem
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#4
08-31-2015, 11:30 AM
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Re: Cormorants
They may feel that way about us too. LMAO
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#5
08-31-2015, 11:49 AM
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Re: Cormorants
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.
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08-31-2015, 12:09 PM
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Re: Cormorants
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.
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#7
08-31-2015, 12:20 PM
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Re: Cormorants
i took this picture ... bullhead catfish
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08-31-2015, 01:16 PM
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Re: Cormorants
they say they can eat up to 6lbs of fish per day.thats a whole lot of baby fluke.
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#9
08-31-2015, 01:22 PM
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Re: Cormorants
There you guys go trying to control Mother Nature. It seems to me if the food stock was low many would die or in nature the offspring would control itself by having less. I think though sometimes they are a PIA they prove there is a healthy food supply.
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#10
08-31-2015, 03:10 PM
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Re: Cormorants
But Joey, if that is correct (6lbs. of fish) that is alot of baby fluke/blackfish. 20 years ago I don't remember seeing them around.
According to reports fluke fishing is way down, with reports like this from the partyboat capts. ----"some had 3 fish and almost everyone went home with a fish for dinner"...... this is a good day on the water. When I 1st moved here I used to fish a 1/2 day boat and would always come home with at least 3-4 keepers and would limit a few times -8 fish. The back of Raritan used to be loaded with fluke, now you can do a 20 min. drift without a bite or a short. I'm not saying these birds are the cause of the decline but they definitely are hurting the stocks.
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