Death From Above (Video)

I had this happen one time with a hickory shad off a jetty in Ocean City New Jersey. The shad was jumping on the surface when suddenly this brown missile dropped out of space and started playing tug of war with me. I was terrified the bird was going to get a hook into one of its legs and then turn on its tormentor (me) with its razor sharp beak and talons. Fortunately, the osprey let go and left me my mangled hickory shad.

Jimmy Fee is the Editor of On The Water and a lifelong surfcaster and offshore angler with more than two decades of experience covering fishing across New England and beyond. He has chased striped bass from Maine to Cape May, bringing first-hand insight and on-the-water experience to every story.

3 responses to “Death From Above (Video)”

  1. Kierran

    Wow! Great footage of it swooping down. Love the sound of the drag too.

  2. Armand Tetreault

    Jimmy, that was AWESOME!

  3. Robert Nelson

    Had one hit bunker in Jamaica Bay while teaching a kayaking class…one of the students actually fell off her kayak in surprise. Good thing we were in the shallows.

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