I watched a big bird that looked kind of like those in NC, but it didn't fish in the same way. There was a large pond with really big fish in it, some 3 and 4 feet long, that I could often watch from the surface. This bird would come along, and hover over a spot on the pond for several minutes until the time was right, then it would just fold it's wings and drop like a bullet.... then come away carrying a fish. Never came away with any of the big ones, though. I guess it figured they were over it's creel limit.
