Written by Luke Clayton

There are mixed feelings about the cormorant. Under federal protection, these migratory birds are under federal protection. In many southern states, they are often despised because of their ability to quickly kill and consume fish in private waters.

Love them or hate them, cormorants have flocked to lakes and private waters in Texas to spend the winter months roosting on standing timber on our lakes and devouring both baitfish and gamefish as though there is no tomorrow. With their sharp hooked bill and ability to remain underwater for extended time, they are very efficient fishers. They are well known for decimating the game fish population in private waters.

I first learned about cormorants and their fish catching ability nearly forty years ago while in Japan w

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