damn cormorants
 

walked by the local pond today should of know it just got stocked have not seen one of these damn birds there the last week today there's 5 and they are picking it clean

Re: damn cormorants
 

should be a bounty for killing those shit birds

Re: damn cormorants
 

The first time ive seen them in action I was in awe- every time one dived down it had a fish in its mouth when it came back up, ate it whole, then went down for more.
That's just how nature goes however.

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On second thought this looks fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMhA7K4V87o

It seems like trout stocking have caused their over-population- and now they're hurting wild populations once they eat up all the stockies?

Re: damn cormorants
 

Just another good reason to stop stocking these scum hole duck ponds that hit 80* water temp by June 1st.

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I've seen cormorants on your beloved Raritan River too, they'll just follow the stocking trucks to wherever.

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yeah but just as bad as the snagging *******s that there the day they stock

i seen guys fishing with 4/0 size spinners in the ramapo

didn't know they stocked musky and pike in there

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Saw about 10 in Echo lake today. there have been none the entire spring. The truck must have come yesterday. They wiped out the entire stock last year. Only three fish were caught on opening day ...all were 16 " and up. Our stamp fee is feeding the dirty ducks.Not exceptable in my book. It's time the state does something.

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What options are there other than hunting management? Other than massive musky stockings that eat the birds... although that'll hurt trout more i guess

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The guys driving the truck once told me they follow the truck it's amazing how fast they show up for dinner