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Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? #13383629 12/26/19 11:10 PM
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I’m now very confident that I can identify underwater loons with my electronics. They practically ran me out of Little Mustang Bay...

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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383660 12/26/19 11:38 PM
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Huh?

Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383677 12/27/19 12:12 AM
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Curious---- were you using a Hydro wave ?

Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383694 12/27/19 12:29 AM
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Loons? Are you sure those weren't cormorants or anhingas?


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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383699 12/27/19 12:34 AM
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Does you have photos, sounds cool, I’ve had a loon or two around the boat sometimes, never more than 2 or 3 at a time.

Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383716 12/27/19 01:02 AM
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No hydrowave but over solid schools of bait from 8-18’ in 24-32’ of water. No pics but envision a strong mark (similar to a V) from top of the water column towards and tracking your bait. In three different locations over a mile apart in the same bay, I had a single loon or other species (not cormorant) hassle me...

Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383728 12/27/19 01:14 AM
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You saw them come up? That’s cool, I guess everyones gotta eat!

Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383732 12/27/19 01:17 AM
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They like to hang out with you at Stillhouse.

Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383742 12/27/19 01:30 AM
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Loons aren’t far from bait fish. Big fish aren’t far from baitfish.

There was a loon during the shad spawn pattern on Conroe one year. Loon equaled 6#+ bass.


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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: Rayzor] #13383818 12/27/19 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Rayzor
Loons? Are you sure those weren't cormorants or anhingas?


After reviewing and comparing internet photos, they very well may have been anhingas? No offense intended towards the loons...

Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat? [Re: wsimpson] #13383837 12/27/19 02:44 AM
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A loon Resembles a comet going through the bait balls on the graph I got a picture somewhere but I can’t find it at the moment


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Loons have been on Fork for many years now...here is a young one near Indian Creek
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There's several loons that hang around the sink hole in the back of Williams. eeks


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Originally Posted by wsimpson
No hydrowave but over solid schools of bait from 8-18’ in 24-32’ of water. No pics but envision a strong mark (similar to a V) from top of the water column towards and tracking your bait. In three different locations over a mile apart in the same bay, I had a single loon or other species (not cormorant) hassle me...


I asked about the Hydro wave because I've noticed on several occasions a loon or two diving very close to my boat. And they seem to stick around longer than normal.
I've cast a hard bait past them many times hoping there were fish under them. They will go after a bait at times.

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I fished the mouth of Williams and Little Mustang....saw several loons (not anhingas, they have a longer beak) each time I saw them there were bait fish on my graph.


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