Photo Taken By Baine Brimberry On North End Of Lake Conore
One of the things many fishermen overlook is what the “Birds” are doing. This photo was taken up on the North end of Lake Conroe just after sunrise in mid April, 2009. If you look closely you will see the Great Blue Herrons along with the Great Egrets along the shoreline. There are lots of Cormorants in the water also feeding. These birds are ALL feeding on shad.
This is the time of the year to keep an eye on the birds feeding along the shoreline around the Lake. You will just about always find a Great Blue Herron or Egret walking the shoreline or just waiting patiently for fish one at a time; but, when you see lots of birds as we have in this photo, the shad are there and where there are shad you will always find fish. Catfish work these types of weed beds both during their spawn and to feed on the shad that are in the shallow water early in the morning.
Many of our guides will catch shad prior to leaving the docks for a guide trip and fish these areas with shad under a cork. The cork alllows the fishermen on their boats to throw up in the shallows where the fish are feeding and not get hung up in the grass and weeds. Hybrids and Black Bass will also be in these areas early. Watching the ‘birds’ can make the difference between a fair day on the Lake and a cooler full of fish.
Is this a real picture or painting?
This is an actual photo taken by Baine Brimberry. The photo was a full screen in size and we had to reduce it to make it fit on the ‘blog’ page. Bird watching on Lake Conore can be a very exciting adventure. You can see the “Bird Watching” pages on http://www.lakeconroefishingguides.com