Double Secret Pond Problem

[Sam]

Well guys, my double secret pond in Dinwiddie County seems to have lost its population of the large ladies.

 

Or the ladies are still on their beds.

 

Hit the pond at noon today and caught 20 in two hours, but each was around a pound and less. They looked very healthy and put up some good fights but no big ones hit anything I threw. Caught one on a buzzbait and the rest on Senkos and drop shots.

 

The pond owner's brother-in-law stopped by and told me that they are having problems with Osprey and eagles. This past Tuesday he saw an Osprey swoop down and grab a large bass and fly away with it. Seems she has been doing this since March and of course, being a protected bird of prey, no one can take her out.

 

The eagles show up now and then and they, too, will fly down and grab a nice bass.

 

The closest large body of water is Lake Chesdin, about 15 miles as the crows fly, so I am thinking the Osprey has a nest either at Lake Chesdin or near another pond as there are many ponds in this area of the county. As for the eagles, have not seen any eagles on Lake Chesdin for a long time so no telling where she has her nest.

 

When the spawn is over the big ones will once again start moving around and making some nice memories. And the baby Ospreys and eagles will have started hunting on their own. Can't wait.

[Graham]

Thanks for sharing Sam! Pretty wild seeing an eagle swoop in and do its thing...nature is cool 

[frosty]

Private property right? No sir, I don’t know what happened to that bird... what? This shotgun? This isn’t my shotgun... ?