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Came on an otter the other night eating a cormorant. The cormornat appeared to have only recently met his demise. I would like to think the otter had killed it but I am not sure how feasible it is for Otters to target Cormorants, I imagine they would be a bit of a handful to subdue! Anybody any...

I wonder if this has happened to anybody on this forum. Earlier this week I was fishing a sedge in failing light on my local river Otter. I hook a nice trout and while I was playing it the line tore off upstream . An otter had taken my fish and was off with his prize. Naturally it won the fight...

This is the main otter highway between the rivers Deveron and Isla.It leads from the holt under the trees on the Deveron to the nearest point on the Isla across the field. In use for generations and re-established every year after ploughing. It's always there to see, but the light snow shows it...

Down at my local river Otter today I noticed a shoal of small silver fish. The Otter is essentially a brown trout river with a run of sea trout and occasional salmon. These fish were in a small area ,10 by 10 yards , and did not spook at all . They didn't act as a shoal in that they did not move...

I could not see a thread for this - If I have missed it I apologise in advance Petition Click this link to sign the petition "For the introduction of non-lethal means of control of the Otter (Lutra- lutra)" For the introduction of non-lethal means of control of the Otter (Lutra- lutra) -...

Caught, and not released by an otter I'd say!

I was fishing at first light this morning, wading knee depth at the top of a pool. I saw a log about ten yards below and slightly closer to the bank and thought how did that float past without me noticing it? You guessed, it was an otter, which dissappeared as quickly as it appeared! My question...

This Otter popped up right under my feet today :D there were a pair of them, I think i caught the two of them but it may be the same one??

I was minding my own business, fishing my way down a long pool this evening, when I heard this squeaking from upriver. I looked up and saw a small disturbance on the water. Watching as it came nearer, it turned out to be an otter cub. It obviously took offence to my presence but was quite...