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- Otters in my ponds - Pond Boss Forum
The 2 worst critters that can visit your pond from the fish perspective are otters and cormorants (water turkeys , anhinga) Get rid of them ASAP Not only will the otters eat a bunch they will kill a lot more and eat part or very little So one may eat 2 lbs of fish and kill another 2 lbs In addition they target the bigger fish (your brood
- Otters - Pond Boss Forum
Otters are relatively predictable for trapping around a pond Any secondary water source (such as a creek below the pond overflow or forage pond upstream) will typically have a crossover trail connecting them where the otter travel back and forth between the 2 bodies of water or they will swim through small channels of water connecting 2 larger
- how bad are otters? - Pond Boss Forum
IMO otters are the #1 worst enemy of a pond owner as far as animals go I have seen them clean out 1 acre ponds of nearly all the fish Once they find easy pickings, they'll keep coming back til there is nothing left My dad's friend had huge losses of fish in his ponds to otters until he got fed up and started shooting them
- Otters - Pond Boss Forum
Otters are relatively predictable for trapping around a pond Any secondary water source (such as a creek below the pond overflow or forage pond upstream) will typically have a crossover trail connecting them where the otter travel back and forth between the 2 bodies of water or they will swim through small channels of water connecting 2 larger
- HELP HELP OTTERS! ! - Pond Boss Forum
The otters swimming the pond almost always investigate the shiny rock and swim down into the bucket I have caught dozens of otters this way and there is no worry of accidental catches You also can wire a fish to the bottom of the bucket The white bucket stands out in the pond setting and otters cant resist investigating
- Looks like the otters cleaned me out - Pond Boss Forum
Otters don't jump or climb a fence so a short fence buried on the bottom works Another idea is a cattle electric fence wire near the ground but you need to keep it mowed so weeds don't short it out You can trap Otters or use other methods of permanently removing your Otters but more will replace them
- Otters - Pond Boss Forum
That being said, otters and cormorants can obviously do a great deal of damage to our fish populations But to put herons and egrets into this group is not accurate at all For someone like Cecil that sells trophy fish for a living, loosing a fish or two is a big deal
- What did you do at your pond today? - Pond Boss Forum
I had five otters a few years ago I talked them into leaving Knock on wood, I haven’t seen any since I restocked YP So, the otters will probably be back My pond is only a few miles from Mark Twain lake It has an otter problem I’m sure that’s where my otters came from Nothing I can do about that, but just wait for them to come back
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