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I can't go fishing at the moment - boo hoo!
But in still water anyway, neither can the cormorants!
If this spell of weather stays long enough, maybe they will bugger off back to where they belong, or perhaps die.
What a shame!
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Posted on March 2, 2018 at 9:21 AM
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Joined: July 21, 2016
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Re: Every cloud has a silver lining!
Good call tracker, I am very concerned about the amount of cormorants about at pres. I fish venues all over the midlands two or three times a week, and every time be it river or Stillwater I will see a number of these birds. They are a very cautious bird, and usually fly off if an angler appears. Many BAA waters are lightly fished this time of year, and I don't think many members realise the damage these birds can do to a quiet fishery. With the combination of cormorants , goosanders, grebe and otter and mink and fish predators it's a wonder there are any fish left in some stretches of water.. Don't know the answer to the problem, and if left nature will take its course, to the detriment of the fish in the short term. I would like to see a bounty put on the head of every cormorant in the country maybe trap or shoot them and the environment agency pay £10 for every dead bird handed in. Bit drastic you may think, but at the moment this problem is getting worse not better. Be interested to hear other people's thoughts on this problem. Tonythefish.
Posted on March 2, 2018 at 1:35 PM
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Re: Every cloud has a silver lining!
Not just cormorants. My local park pool in Kidderminster had eight goosanders on it last week and I'm seeing more and more red breasted mergansers on the middle Severn.
Like the otters, these things are nice to see occasionally but unlike predatory fish that find a balance with their prey, they have the ability to severely damage a fishery and then simply move on.
We need an effective management strategy.
Posted on March 3, 2018 at 12:45 PM
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Joined: July 23, 2015
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Re: Every cloud has a silver lining!
There's no need for the Environment Agency to put a bounty on cormorants. If they promise not to prosecute me I'd be happy to shoot them.
I know there was a move to add them to the general licence a few years ago but I don't know what came of it.
Posted on March 23, 2018 at 6:35 PM
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