Otters in my ponds - Pond Boss Forum I have at least two, maybe more, otters in my ponds and I am wondering what damage to my fish population may occur If anyone has had this experience and can provide advice, please let me know I have read that an adult otter can consume about 2 1 2 pounds of fish per day
how bad are otters? - Pond Boss Forum the small stream that feeds my ponds runs into a larger stream about 150' or so below my pond i have been trapping it the last 2 years trying to eliminate the beavers that are ruining the area last year i caught an otter and yesterday i caught another one i am sure they are coming to my
Otters - Pond Boss Forum I am quickly learning that there is no off time in pond management After attacking the overpopulated catfish all spring and summer I figured I was done with the pond and time to deer hunt During bow season I could see two otters swimming in my pond 8 acre pond There is also at least one
Otters? - Pond Boss Forum I suspect otters have devastated my pond Last year it was a perfect little ecosystem I haven't seen any big fish this year and very little response from feed The kids have only caught small bluegill all summer There are a few 6 to 8 inch large mouth bass Fall creek is within a few hun
River Otters!!! relocation??? options? - Pond Boss Forum This last weekend I went out to our property in Central-Texas (about an hour from Austin) which has ~20 acre lake on it The lake is full of LMB and large sunfish While I was out there I was surprised by two new residents Two very large river otters were cruising around the pond enjoying
Otter-proof safe havens for fish - Pond Boss Forum Fellow pond geeks,Our little pond with the lighthouse now has otter problems Some people tried to convince me that was an honor, but I'm not so sure There is a pile of fish scales on the banks of a tiny little pond nearby and what looks like a burrow nearby I haven't found any bass h
Overwhelmed by river otters - Pond Boss Forum Both my ponds have been stripped multiple times by river otters Discouraging, to say the least There is a city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, owned protected otter haven, called Lake Sequoyah, just a few miles downstream from my ponds, plus the ponds are only about 1 4 mile from the White
Looks like the otters cleaned me out - Pond Boss Forum After fishing pretty hard for two days, I’m convinced the otters did a lot more damage than I thought or hoped We have caught four sunfish or HBG crosses of some kind and two perch No SMB, HSB, or large YP Tossing out some feed it looks like I still have lots of golden shiners