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I have seen a couple blue herons on my pond and several coons tracks. This past weekend, there were 3 blue gill about 3 feet from the bank, a couple had what looked like a hole in them and the tops of their backs eaten along with the meat of the fish. What does it look like when a fish is eaten by a heron, what else could this have been? Do coons catch and eat fish?
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The spiked hole would indicate a heron. Racoons might eat all of the fish or leave just the head and tail.
EDIT: I don't know if the racoons would catch fish. I think that they'll eat the fish if thrown up on shore.
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Good point, Sunil.
Could also be both. Heron creates initial spiking, then raccoon takes a free nibble of injured fish. Maybe?
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I agree with LBuck. Coons are not to good at catching live healthy fish. An otter would also be possible. 
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The answer is, yes... when he can't get his grubby little paws on your 10" bluegill. 
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