Lately there have been several otter sightings at the local lake (yep, the very same one i am ranting on about every summer )

Will this hurt the fishing? Definitely a sight to see, but I'm a little worried at the same time....

Curtis

It's call natural predation. They have as much right there (if not more) than you do. Beautiful to watch. I've never seen another animal have so much fun just to be alive. The Duck

No one saw them last year is the thing... And them, combined with increasing eagle/osprey populations... Makes me wonder.

Curtis

Isn’t wonderful

I talked to some folks who spotted some in the Sammamish Slough this week. I spotted some in Phantom Lake last year.

That’s half the fun of fishing small, suburban lakes, is spotting all the wild life.

I fish these small lakes with a kayak and can be OMG quiet on the water. This has lead to seeing HUGE bass close enough to reach out and pet. Coyotes at the waters edge, deer and so on.

Just my $ .02

I hear that they smoke up real good.

We see otters quite regulalry out at Sekiu, and they are always a treat to watch.

They can be downright mean, especially if they have young ones. Quite common in the tidal streams I fish- don't back them into a corner or fish behind them coz nothin's gonna bite. I always try to get around them asap.

They have the funniest, almost human grunt when you get too close, showing their displeasure by your presence.

hehe yep i got to see them up close... the funniest part was a guy who was reeling in kokanee number five, brought up his stringer, and all the fish were gone. OTTERS!

Pretty animals, I really did like them. I've heard a lot of funny stories about them stealing fish from stringers and from anglers (while reeling them in!).

Curtis

if your talking about deep lake, ya, i heard of them fish stealing otters, but they are kinda cool to watch, also a family of them on riffe lake..