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Anyone have an otter try and take their fish? As I was reeling in a little trout today, one popped its head up and starting coming towards the kayak.
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December 19, 2024, 04:58:55 PM »
I had one steal my duck once. They can be very aggressive.
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A couple years ago on the skagit steelhead fishing the water started churning below me out of nowhere, I was wonder what the heck is going on, it roared from the middle of the river makings it’s way to the opposite side, all of a sudden 3 otters popped out dragging what looked to be an 8-10 lb steelhead, they devoured it in what seemed like an instant and rolled back into the river. It was pretty crazy to see.
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December 19, 2024, 05:20:28 PM »
Heard stories of them swiping fish from stringers at Offut
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December 19, 2024, 05:24:08 PM »
I was trout fishing on Offut Lake a few years ago, we were told not to use a live stringer. That's all I had with me; I had 5 nice fish on the stringer. When I went to put one more on, nada just heads and scraps.
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Re: Otters
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December 20, 2024, 05:27:32 AM »
I had taken by one too, once. It was a huge surprise to me at the time.
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December 20, 2024, 06:07:01 AM »
Yes. A few years ago I was fishing off the public fishing dock on Long lake in kitsap county. I caught a ~3lb largemouth bass. An otter appeared and attacked the fish as I was reeling it in. The otter bit a chunk out of the fish's kill plate. Once I got the fish up on the dock the otter swam around, waiting for me to throw the fish back I think. I carefully released it away from the otter.
A little while later, I was reeling in my spinnerbait, and the otter started chasing the spinnerbait. I did figure-8's with the lure beside the dock while the little otter chased it for several minute. I've got a video of it somewhere.
After a while the otter caught some other little fish, perch or chad or something, and ate them near us.
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December 20, 2024, 08:35:28 AM »
Not fish but I have had otters raid my crawdads pots.
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December 20, 2024, 09:13:42 AM »
Next time an otter lays chase to yer fish, just pretend yer at Bouy10.
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December 27, 2024, 10:01:54 AM »
I had one steal a steelhead from me once. I had gutted it and pulled it up well on the gravel bar and continued fishing. Looked back just in time to see the bugger disappear under the water with the fish. Weirdest thing was he was using the 'fish carrier' handle I had threaded through the mouth/gill.
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December 27, 2024, 10:08:21 AM »
Quote from: CP on December 19, 2024, 04:58:55 PM
I had one steal my duck once. They can be very aggressive.
Wild! What kind of duck was it? Were you on fresh or salt water? I've seen otters while duck hunting tidal rivers, but haven't seen one go after a duck. That's cool.
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December 27, 2024, 12:10:18 PM »
Had them mess with my decoys once, it was funny to watch.
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December 27, 2024, 01:11:52 PM »
We've got a pond on our property. I had bass and perch in it up until a few years ago when 5 otters came in and cleaned house over the course of about 1 week.
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