Fishin With Capt. Gus! Lake Normans Winter Birds 12/4/11
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8 yr old, Jenna Washburn exhibits a flathead catfish caught whilst fishing with her Grandfather, Don Williams of Mooresville, NC
Fishin With Capt. Gus!
Lake Normans Winter season Birds
12/4/11
Colder temperatures delivers with it an influx of sea birds and an enhance in the duck and geese population on Norman and other location lakes. Loons, one more migratory waterfowl, arel also observed from late fall till early spring.
Even though specified birds journey extended distances to winter season on Lake Norman, other people, like the osprey (fish hawk), choose to invest their vacation in the hotter areas of the southern United States, Mexico and Central The us. The blue heron, a Lake Norman icon, is existing year spherical, but its population thins considerably throughout cold climate.
Cold temperatures, iced above ponds/lakes and a lack of forage are the driving factors that birds fly south for the winter. These yearly migrations go unnoticed by numerous, but are welcomed by fishermen, who use seabirds and loons to support identify universities of bait that stripers, bass, hybrids and white perch feed on. When terns and gulls are seen flying very low to the water and selecting up random shad from the surface area, savvy anglers know that more substantial fish are feeding below. Far better yet, when seabirds commence to swirl and dive in a tight clump, its a acknowledged reality that video game fish are feeding on the surface area and simple to catch.
Loons invest most of their time swimming, not flying. When they perception a school of baitfish beneath, they dive and spear the unsuspecting prey with their sharp beaks. At times, dozens of loons will collect and dive in formation to roundup and devour their prey. Yet again, this exercise sales opportunities the angler to an place wherever video game fish are likely feeding. To a lesser diploma, blue herons, kingfishers and crows also show the way to feeding fish.
Whilst blue heron silently stalk the shallows, the noisy kingfisher dives into the drinking water from vantage factors large higher than. At other instances, they basically fly from the sky into a college of bait swimming below. Kingfishers are a sight to see when they leap from a tree branch with the grace of an Olympic substantial diver to snare a meal. Given that the king fisher is instead little, its challenging to see, but is effortlessly recognized by the loud rattling sound it makes although hunting.
A bird, not considered to be a are living fish eater, is the crow. But at occasions, they will dive for baitfish with the terns and gulls, or can be observed hopping alongside the financial institution exactly where they consume flopping baitfish that have been chased to shore by feeding bass or stripers.
In March, the osprey and blue heron return to the lake, even though the seabirds and migratory waterfowl commence to fly north to start one more nesting season. Their departure will be particularly missed by fishermen.
Suggestions from Capt. Gus:
Just ahead of sunset every single winter evening, tens of thousands of seabirds raft up to devote the evening in the open up waters of Reed and Ramsey Creeks. At sunrise, they fly away in groups to their daytime hunting grounds on the lake or in the mall parking tons!
Upcoming Functions:
Ryan Newman Groundwork sixth Annual Charity Fishing Tournament
Date: Saturday, December ten, 2011
Time: 7:thirty a.m. until finally three:thirty p.m.
Location: Blythe Landing on Lake Norman in Huntersville, NC
For much more info: http://www.ryannewmanfoundation.org
A Totally free Safe Boating Course on How to Navigate Lake Norman in Very low Water will be held at North Stage Watersports, 112 Doolie Street, Mooresville, NC 28117 on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 from six:thirty-8:00 p.m. Matters for discussion will include Understanding Lake Normans Channel Marker and Buoy System, Identifying and Learning How to Avoid the 10 Most Hazardous Spots, and Safely Navigating In Low H2o Circumstances. For far more info, phone me @ 704-617-6812 or electronic mail Gus@LakeNoman.com.
Sizzling Spots of the Week: Noticed bass fishing has been phenomenal. Anglers fishing at dawn are reporting catches of 5 fish boundaries ahead of the sunshine clears the horizon. Greatest results are with buzz baits thrown rip-rap details and adjacent to exposed rock piles and stumps. White perch and crappie are staying caught in Tiny and Mountain Creeks on little minnows in around submerged brush piles.
The lake degree on Lake Norman is about 2.6′ from entire pond and down two.9′ on Mountain Island Lake. The waters surface area temperature is in the fifties and very low sixties.
Captain Gus Gustafson, is licensed by the US Coast Guard, a member of the Southeastern Outside Press Affiliation and a Expert Sport Fishing Manual on Lake Norman, NC. Go to his site at www.FishingWithGus.com, e-mail him at Gus@lakenorman.com or phone 704-617-6812.
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