Pat, we really need to not only get depredation licenses to eliminate cormorants, but also figure out what can be done legally NOW to deal with the issue. Extra cover? If so, what kind of cover? Reduced visibility? Are some kinds of fish, such as shad, attractive to cormorants?
What types of fish are they most likely to eat? Small LMB might be a blessing in disguise, but what about larger LMB? What about BG?
What tactics seem to work best to discourage them? Fake alligator heads? Big eye balloons? Fake human dummies? (Or in my case, maybe a real dummy) Nets?
I just think this has become such an issue that we need to focus on it.
