Fish Knowledge

[bandit365]

Can anybody help went fishing at Eilands dam this sunday and caught a few fish with what looked like holes in them thought was bite marks but there where a good few that we caught that looked like this.

 

have attached a picture any idea's.

 

[Johanvc]

It looks like somebody tried to spear that fish

 

[bandit365]

that is what we thought but we coaught others like it but in differnet areas

 

[HennieS]

More than likely a Kormorant, don't know what you call them in inglish. I have seen them hit their peaks straight through a 2kg bass and then attempt to pick the fish up.

 

[Brushhog]

Hennie,i take it the Komorant came 2nd!but yeah,Hennie is right,it is Comorants,i have seen them try eat fish bigger than tthey can eat and by that time its too late ad the wound is already made on the bass,i have seen Comorants struggle with a 500grm bass for like a minute and then eventually the fish gets swollowed,its insane,my opinion,not a good bird to have around,they also love other fry and fingerlings!

 

[Q-bass]

Commorands is what you get out at sea, what you see inland are called Darters. They got an smaller head and sharper beak. Speaking under correction, of course. This can also be caused by a fish eagle.
Darters are good to have around: where they are, there are fry, and where there are fry there's probably bass!

 

[Herman Nel]

Maybe they were all mugged ...seeing this is Africa!LOL!

Cormorants for sure!

Regards

Herman

 

[100% African]

cormorants and darters are both found in freshwater...
Main difference, darter, sharp pointy beak, cormarant, curved hook beak...

 

[100% African]

as in the pic above....

 

[100% African]

interesting story, in china they tie a string around the birds neck and let it fish... when the bird catches a fish it comes back to the raft and spits the fish out because it cannot swollow it. i've got pics of my folks trip to china... will find them and post them...

 

[Brushhog]

That is awesome,i saw it on a challenge on Survivor China,very very interesting

 

[Cpt. Hook]

Herman Nel wrote:

Maybe they were all mugged ...seeing this is Africa!LOL!

Cormorants for sure!

Regards

Herman

That the Guilty one, and yes it is a Cormorant that will do this, I have seen them tackle fish that are to big for them and then they drop it. The darters will not do this, but if you happen to hook one, it sure gives a good fight and even takes line.

FA

 

[cranky]

yip and i have seen these birds hanging dead in trees because of fisherman who leave flukes and stuff hooked in the trees....sad.

 

[Klipdrift]

Here are the birds in action in China. A local advert in the UK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLkCcKZEaYo

 

[Cpt. Hook]

Klipdrift wrote:

Here are the birds in action in China. A local advert in the UK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLkCcKZEaYo

That is awesome and an amazing relationship the guys have with the birds.

 

[Cpt. Hook]

cranky wrote:

yip and i have seen these birds hanging dead in trees because of fisherman who leave flukes and stuff hooked in the trees....sad.

That sure is sad, over the years I have helped out many a bird wrapped in line, hook in mouth, wings etc. and we should all be more carefull so we do not hurt our feathered freinds. We need to look after them.

 

[100% African]

gerat advert... the locals do it slightly differently...