Originally Posted by esshup
Muskrats don't eat fish.............. Unfortunately, Otters target the slowest moving fish in the pond first, they are the easiest to catch, and most times they are the biggest fish. Better do what you can to get it out of your pond and persuade it from ever coming back.

I was very persuasive. I don’t believe I’ll be seeing him again. Hopefully he was a loner.

I just read where an otter will eat it’s weight in food every day. Unfortunately he works the bank where my SMB like hang out.

Last edited by SetterGuy; 09/04/22 10:33 AM.

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023