I'm wondering about the otters. If they stayed until they were ready to move on, I'd be surprised if you really have many fish left. The crawfish and other critters may have cleaned up the remains. Otters were nearly wiped out in this country at one time, then they were protected and reintroduced in some areas, and now they are a problem again. Otterhounds were used to control them in England, but then hunting with hounds was banned. One result of that is that otterhounds, which were already rare, are now almost extinct. There are fewer than 1,000 in the world, and the breed has inherited health problems because of their few numbers and inbreeding. I've followed the breed for years, although I've never even seen one, and the only breeders or owners I know of are show dog people. None hunt. I think it's a shame. Otterhounds have a job to do, in this country at least, but they aren't being used to do it, and their numbers dwindle.
