There go the fish

[Maxman2]

Sorry about the poor photography. But a family of otters moved into the pond. Looks like there are three of them. Go under come up munching. My son goes fishing when he comes over sometimes and pulls out a 1.5 lb bas every now and then. I think it's the same one because util now he was the apex predator and don't think the pond could support two of him. We after Myan Cichlids are cleaned out I can and re stock it.

 

[Ninering62]

Sorry about the poor photography. But a family of otters moved into the pond. Looks like there are three of them. Go under come up munching. My son goes fishing when he comes over sometimes and pulls out a 1.5 lb bas every now and then. I think it's the same one because util now he was the apex predator and don't think the pond could support two of him. We after Myan Cichlids are cleaned out I can and re stock it.

I am not from Florida & don't know a thing about myan cichlids, but I do know that a fam of otters moving into a small pond will decimate the fish population in it & fast.
I've got some pretty hilarious otter stories. No sense in restocking the pond until after the otters are gone. I hope you choose to relocate them.

 

[Keith.303]

I am not from Florida & don't know a thing about myan cichlids, but I do know that a fam of otters moving into a small pond will decimate the fish population in it & fast.
I've got some pretty hilarious otter stories. No sense in restocking the pond until after the otters are gone. I hope you choose to relocate them.

Ok, now you mentioned them…

We want to hear the otter stories!

 

[Ninering62]

Ok, now you mentioned them…

We want to hear the otter stories!

Otter stories; I've been fortunate enough to have a few close friends with really nice boats from Grady White's to big sport fish boats & I've traveled from Md waters up to NJ & down as far as SC. I've done this many times both the Atlantic coast & the ICW.
Along those travels, in a few diff marinas, otters were a royal PITFA. Little swimming " thieves in the night " that were pretty much unstopable. They would get on the swim platform & up over the gunwales & into the boat & into the fish & bait cooler. I've had to put the huge " beer cooler " full of beer & ice on top of the bait cooler to " try to " keep them out of it. This kinda thing happened numerous times, in multiple marinas. But one particular time, I had been out drinkin & skirt chasing until waaay too late & I decided to sleep on the boat in the cutty cabin of a 23' Grady White Gulf Stream & a fam of 3 otters were on the boat when I got to it. The bait cooler lid was up & they were chowing down & they had made a big effing mess all over the deck already. They all went overboard when I showed up, but they did not leave! They kept coming back the entire night, to the point that I got pissed off pretty good & I grabbed an oar & started trying to play " whack-a mole " with them while they were swimming around the boat laughing at me & taunting me, actually turned the whole thing into a dang game. I couldn't help but laugh at them, and myself bc they were wearin me out. One of them even came right down on the step inside the cabin & started barking/laughing at me while I was tryin to pass out. I'd get up & chase them off the boat, whack at them like a lunatic & within a cpl mins after layin back down, here they'd come right back in the boat. They actually managed to push the huge beer cooler " full " off of the fish/bait cooler & beer & ice went everywhere & they were right back in it. I got zero sleep that night & they wiped us out of Ballyhoo & Butter Fish as well as eating several King Mackerel & Mahi. I've had many encounters with otters, they are super smart & friggin relentless when they want something & it was pretty cool to see them turn messing with me into a night long game. I ended up growing pretty fond of them.

 

[Keith.303]

Otter stories; I've been fortunate enough to have a few close friends with really nice boats from Grady White's to big sport fish boats & I've traveled from Md waters up to NJ & down as far as SC. I've done this many times both the Atlantic coast & the ICW.
Along those travels, in a few diff marinas, otters were a royal PITFA. Little swimming " thieves in the night " that were pretty much unstopable. They would get on the swim platform & up over the gunwales & into the boat & into the fish & bait cooler. I've had to put the huge " beer cooler " full of beer & ice on top of the bait cooler to " try to " keep them out of it. This kinda thing happened numerous times, in multiple marinas. But one particular time, I had been out drinkin & skirt chasing until waaay too late & I decided to sleep on the boat in the cutty cabin of a 23' Grady White Gulf Stream & a fam of 3 otters were on the boat when I got to it. The bait cooler lid was up & they were chowing down & they had made a big effing mess all over the deck already. They all went overboard when I showed up, but they did not leave! They kept coming back the entire night, to the point that I got pissed off pretty good & I grabbed an oar & started trying to play " whack-a mole " with them while they were swimming around the boat laughing at me & taunting me, actually turned the whole thing into a dang game. I couldn't help but laugh at them, and myself bc they were wearin me out. One of them even came right down on the step inside the cabin & started barking/laughing at me while I was tryin to pass out. I'd get up & chase them off the boat, whack at them like a lunatic & within a cpl mins after layin back down, here they'd come right back in the boat. They actually managed to push the huge beer cooler " full " off of the fish/bait cooler & beer & ice went everywhere & they were right back in it. I got zero sleep that night & they wiped us out of Ballyhoo & Butter Fish as well as eating several King Mackerel & Mahi. I've had many encounters with otters, they are super smart & friggin relentless when they want something & it was pretty cool to see them turn messing with me into a night long game. I ended up growing pretty fond of them.

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