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Trout theft at Como Lake
« on: May 05, 2008, 10:53:33 PM »
Well me & Lisa and her friend Kelsey decided to go for a walk and have some icecream at como lake. We got there went for a walk and this made the highlight of our outing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXGN7IZ37fA

An osprey stealing a dudes raimbow trout by his face as he was reeling it in. I've never seen this before but I'm sure lots of you have similar stories like this. We were fortunate to catch it on film because my friend kelsey started filming to see the trout be pulled in.

Here is a pic of the ospreys home up in the tree which was right behind and above the floating dock:


After this, I believe the osprey fed the hungry chicks which were crying like crazy and went fishing again in other parts of the lake.

How many of you had something similar to this happen?
« Last Edit: May 05, 2008, 11:11:36 PM by Derp »
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2008, 11:15:38 PM »
that was COOL!

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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2008, 11:55:07 PM »
It happens a friend of mine once had his fish grabbed by a Loon. Gave him a great fight until the leader broke. Myself I had a Heron try to steel one my fish on the Thomson, would have made some great film footage for U-Tube.
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2008, 08:01:45 AM »
Wow...  Nature 1 - Man 0 :)
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2008, 09:02:25 AM »
The same thing happened to my granfather and I when we were fishing off of texada island about 10years ago. My Gradfather was reeeling in a Small spring that popped up to the surface 50yards or so behind our boat., A Bald eagle swooped down and the real battle was on. Picture someone trying to reel in a Bird in the air. Neither of them won as the fish popped off both the hook and the Eagle, landing back into the water.......
IT is a memory of my gradfather that will be forever burned in my head.. what a great day..
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2008, 01:57:52 PM »
Haha that was awesome! You should have turned the camera to get the look on that guys face, but you were probably laughing to hard. cool
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2008, 04:51:33 PM »
hahah talk about having the camera on at the right times!

thats unreal!
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2008, 06:33:15 PM »
that was NUTS!  :o
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2008, 11:29:56 PM »
Cool, will have to look out of my window for that osprey! Beats watching TV.
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2008, 11:42:45 PM »
Very Cool!
Years ago I hook a Seagull who grab my bait before it sank, felt terrible for the guy cause the hook ended up in his leg.
When I finally got the Gull in he tore up a few fingers >:(
No teeth but blades for lips and my blood for a cocktail :)
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2008, 09:29:17 AM »
HAHAHA sweet video Alex ;D :D. I had an opsrey try to do the same thing to me at lafarge when i was out in my boat, but i scared him just in time. That is just nuts to catch it on video.
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Re: Trout theft at Como Lake
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2008, 09:35:37 PM »
that was pretty cool.....i had something similar to that happen to me, i was about 16, up fishing in Port Hardy, reeling in my catch, and just as i got it to the surface, a bloody sea lion came up and snatched it away......i was cursin that lil' bugger :o
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