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MFF US Midwest => Indiana => Topic started by: Teacherpreacher on Jul 16, 2019, 07:37 AM

Title: Hungry Eagle
Post by: Teacherpreacher on Jul 16, 2019, 07:37 AM

While up at Crystal Falls, guy in neighboring cottage hooked a 4lb smallmouth. After a couple of jumps he's getting ready to net it and a Bald Eagle swoops down and grabs the bass and starts to fly away. Guy yells, "Hey, he's got my fish!" and eagle drops the fish , makes two circles and goes up and sits in a pine tree.
Guy wanted to release smallmouth but it had four deep punture wounds. It was a female and had eggs running out of her.
Teach

Title: Re: Hungry Eagle
Post by: seamonkey84 on Jul 16, 2019, 08:40 AM

I’ve seen an eagle go for a swim back to shore because it couldn’t lift a small lake trout out of the water. Made it to shore, still holding the fish, and dragged it out. I didn’t keep filming or I’d have gotten it with the fish too.