I no longer have any shallow water fishing to take people out to unless I drive 3/4 hour at 30 mph.

Anyone else seeing the same problem ?

what?

I guess you are saying that the birds are taking a toll on your lakes.  In my area we catch many fish with the tell tale V marks on each side of them that escaped being eaten.  I see flocks of water turkeys (cormorants) that number in the hundreds at times.  We still catch plenty shallow or deep but I often wonder just how much of an impact the birds are.  I understand they are protected but don't know why???

The Cormorants are eating machines. There are Loads of fish eating birds in our areas. Cormorants by the hundreds on several islands , terns several types, 2 types of herons, minks,

 

I have noticed that there are no medium sized basses or perch. Only LARGE adults of them.

 

We also have tons of GOBIES eating eggs & anything that moves. I even catch them on small Rapala lures.