River otters

[stoner]

The otters on Stoner have become rediculous, they are everywhere you look. I believe they are effecting the bass population and so do several other people I've spoke with.
Is anyone else seeing the same issues in other areas?

Stoner

[Col Forbin]

An iflux in the otter population will definitely affect the fish. Not only do they feast on fish, but also love crawfish. However, I really enjoy watching them. Most I have seen seem to wear out schools of bluegill. I used to run into some on the elkhorn on occasion.

[MsgMills]

For two years straight I kept an eye on a family of seven otters at Taylorsville Lake. But haven't been out this year on T-Ville to see if their still around. They would go down a bank looking for fish and every now and then you'd see them walk up on the bank to eat their catch. Normally a small 3 to 4 inch bluegill. Even as I fished along with them, if I caught a war Mouth on my crank bait. I'd throw it up to them to eat.....

[TR21Bassin]

There was a report I read on otters a year or so ago and a pair of otters can clean out a 2 acre pond in less than 2 years. They are devastating on any body of water.

Just another bright idea of the state to intruduce another pain in the butt animal.

Charlie