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Old 08-27-2020, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Flyguy View Post
On my favourite trout lake this morning and swarmed by pelicans. Every time I had fish on 3 or 4 pelicans would rush over to check out the situation. Don't know what they would do with an 18 or 19 inch trout but they sure were interested in the action. Even after I left the "hot" area and returned an hour later they came over to watch, just in case.
We released a healthy 99 cm pike and watched a pelican promptly scoop it up and fly away. It took about 200 yards for it to get airborne, but it did. A 19” trout is just a snack to a pelican.
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