Otter Squatters -- When Fur-Bearing Fish-Eaters Find a Pond, Owners Can Find Big Bass Disappearing
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › January 07, 2008
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John Dicken was walking the shoreline of his nine-acre Fayette County pond last winter when he began noticing piles of fish scales laying near the edge of the water.
He didn't know exactly what was happening, but he knew his fish were dying. So he placed a call to fisheries biologist Jeff Slipke at Southeastern Pond Management.See the full content of this document
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Otter Squatters -- When Fur-Bearing Fish-Eaters Find a Pond, Owners Can Find Big Bass Disappearing
After a brief investigation, Slipke knew river otters were the culprit - and he knew they were feasting on some awfully nice fish.
"I could tell right away that the scales were from 16- to 18- inch largemouth bass," said Slipke, who works i...See the full content of this document
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