I was just speaking with esshup/Scott on a unrelated topic, and he thought this would be more like a bacterial issue coupled with stress on the fish from perhaps water quality, as opposed to bird punctures.

The half fish would be due to being eaten by snapping turtles after death, IMO.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."