Fishing got very slow but we were still catching some very small walleyes and bass. A few of the small fish didn't survive being caught so we threw them out for the gulls and eagles to feed on. We watched as a gull grabbed a floating fish and proceeded to swallow it whole just like a pelican. We couldn't believe it. We thought that gulls just pecked at their potential meals. A small mouth bass that wasn't badly hooked was flopping on top of the water after we released it and a gull came over to it and tried to swallow it only it wouldn't go down. The fish kept spreading its spikes so finally the gull gave up. There were many gulls around all trying to grab this meal when all of a sudden they all started squawking. They then all took off and left the area.
We soon realized why the gulls took off. An eagle flew in and quickly grabbed the fish and took off for its nest. If you click on the pictures to make them bigger you can see the fish hanging out the backside from its claws. We have been cleaning a lot of very small walleyes that should have been thrown back. The people catching them all say the same thing -- it was badly hooked so we had to keep it. They don't realize they missed a photo op of an eagle snatching the fish out of the water. I would think a photo like that would be much more memorable than the morsel of walleye they enjoyed.
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