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BigEd
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Location: Monroe
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 Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:52 am Post subject: Cormorant catching more trout than me |
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| This past weekend I was at Great Hollow fishing for trout with my daughters. Things were very slow and I didn't see anyone land a fish the whole time we were there. In fact, the fall season has been pretty slow there for me. During that time however I did see a couple of cormorants surface with trout in their mouth and proceed to swallow them down in front of us. Two separate instances, two different birds, in two different locations. I wonder how many stocked fish they actually consume. I have read they don't impact the fish population much, but they sure got more than we did that day! |
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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All the years I've been fishing at Great Hollow, I always see those pesky birds eating away at the newly stocked trout in the spring and fall. I have also always said that they usually out do us fishermen there, unless you have a good bite going.
I don't know why the fall stocked browns aren't hitting like they should be there. |
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angry john
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| i have not fished that location but i seem to do good in the spring and bust in the fall. Maybe its not just me like i was thinking? |
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| angry john wrote: | | i have not fished that location but i seem to do good in the spring and bust in the fall. Maybe its not just me like i was thinking? |
Once the state does their fall stocking at Great Hollow the trout are usually active until the lake closes. For some reason they're not hitting like they should be. |
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BigEd
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:36 am Post subject: |
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| I agree with the slow action there. I'm guessing the temperature swings and rain might have something to do with it. In past years I have done quite well there but this fall the usual spots just aren't producing. I've tried powerbait in 4 colors, trout magnets, spinners, spoon and an assortment of lures like rapalas and yozuri pins minnows and have been shut out every trip. This weekend I think I am dragging the row boat out and trying live minnows. |
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Michael
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| BigEd wrote: | | I agree with the slow action there. I'm guessing the temperature swings and rain might have something to do with it. In past years I have done quite well there but this fall the usual spots just aren't producing. I've tried powerbait in 4 colors, trout magnets, spinners, spoon and an assortment of lures like rapalas and yozuri pins minnows and have been shut out every trip. This weekend I think I am dragging the row boat out and trying live minnows. |
Live minnows is a very good idea. When I was at GH with buddy on the canoe, we thought live minnows would have done better than what we were throwing. |
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