jasper65 6 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 shows the sort of damage these birds can do to a fishery taking fish far bigger than they can manage......... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2096399/A-real-choker-Peckish-cormorant-attempts-gobble-5lb-PIKE.html Quote Link to post
The one 8,476 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Aye it was Cormorants that nearly closed Loch Leven Fishery they where eating everything Quote Link to post
angusmcfangus 24 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Fech me if not for the picture I would not have belived it. Quote Link to post
long dogs 580 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 you dont want them on any fisheries greedy things Quote Link to post
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Proper cnuts they are, seem the damage done to a carp lake and its not nice to see fish with spear like wounds caused by these rats with wings, I used to pop them any change I got, but they are protected now. Quote Link to post
bob.243 8,742 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 If it's not cormorants, it's bloody east Europeans. 1 Quote Link to post
Cookie423 21 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Death to all comorants. Seen them take 2 - 3lb skimmer bream down in one on the canal multiple times. They've put a big dent in the carp on my syndicate too. Quote Link to post
Acuspell 329 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Proper cnuts they are, seem the damage done to a carp lake and its not nice to see fish with spear like wounds caused by these rats with wings, I used to pop them any change I got, but they are protected now. Irish,. as I heard someone say once - "they may be protected, but they're no bullet proof!" 3 Quote Link to post
long dogs 580 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Proper cnuts they are, seem the damage done to a carp lake and its not nice to see fish with spear like wounds caused by these rats with wings, I used to pop them any change I got, but they are protected now. Irish,. as I heard someone say once - "they may be protected, but they're no bullet proof!" Quote Link to post
bert69 5 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Agreed, shoot on site just make sure theres no twitchers about. .243 with 58 grain hornady ballistics is their ideal breakfast! Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 A devastating pest that comes inland to feed on fish stocks seems like they have adapted to easey pickings on inland waters or is it an indication of the low numbers of fish around our coastlines i can never remember seeing them on inland waters [bANNED TEXT] i was a kid fishing now its common to see them and goosanders even on rivers and canals that run through industrial areas. Quote Link to post
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Proper cnuts they are, seem the damage done to a carp lake and its not nice to see fish with spear like wounds caused by these rats with wings, I used to pop them any change I got, but they are protected now. Irish,. as I heard someone say once - "they may be protected, but they're no bullet proof!" Oh the odd bullet has be known to go a stray Quote Link to post
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