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Title: Cormorant population increasing in NH?
Post by: Johnnh on Sep 24, 2022, 08:45 AM

I have been seeing an increase in the population of Cormorants in small & medium sized lakes in Merrimack and Hillsborough counties. They are protected so they may present an issue since their primary diet is fish.
Now what?
Any comments?

Title: Re: Cormorant population increasing in NH?
Post by: Dirt23 on Sep 25, 2022, 06:03 AM

Only been on water 3 times and spotted cormorants on every occasion.  Not good hopefully them and loons start eating each other. Not only 5 cormorants but 11 loons one pack maybe this is why Tarleton is terrible

Title: Re: Cormorant population increasing in NH?
Post by: lowaccord66 on Sep 25, 2022, 06:37 AM

They will take over.  Theres a few islands on champlain that are decimated from them.  Sorry to hear about tarleton.  I thought the place fished well albeit a bit tricky to figure out.

Title: Re: Cormorant population increasing in NH?
Post by: zwiggles on Sep 26, 2022, 07:24 AM

I see them a lot on the coast, but not really up in the lakes region. There are 5 loons currently off the place we are staying on the big lake.

Title: Re: Cormorant population increasing in NH?
Post by: Johnnh on Sep 26, 2022, 07:51 AM

Zwiggles,

Chasing last chance salmon?
Or lakers and smallies?

Title: Re: Cormorant population increasing in NH?
Post by: zwiggles on Sep 26, 2022, 09:28 AM

Prefer salmon, but I’m an equal opportunity fisherman. 5 green fish this AM, I think the trout were on bugs.