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Maybe not friend but I am a Otter fan and not to bothered how much fish they eat.

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Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

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Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Maybe not friend but I am a Otter fan and not to bothered how much fish they eat.

Yes they have as much right to be there as we do if not more. We can't complain that they do what comes naturally to them.

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Definitely friend.....they keep a balance on a fishery, keeping sick, injured and old fish down. If you have otters you know that your river's in good order fish-wise!

Eating wild caught fish is good for my health, reduces food miles and keeps me fit trying to catch them........it's my choice to do it, not yours to stop me!

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Agree with all that too

However we also have mink in our river

I dont know which is more aggresive

But there seems to be a lot more mink

than otters

However , every year i see both their offspring

so they must can live together

, If i am wrong ,Please i would like to be educated

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Teme,

 

Your reply smacks of "who's ox has been gored" sentiment.

 

Quote, "... suffered greatly...evidence that Otter is responsible is irrefutable" (I - and your EA dispute your statement.)

 

By what right or benefit do you get to make that call? "We anglers" is a pretty big group.

 

When a 200g Barbel filled river is your target maybe you should set your sights a little higher? Otter only RARELY eat any healthy fish over 3 lbs. Just maybe the otter will help you catch 2 twenty pounders rather than a keepsack full of 200g fish.

 

Our largest salmon rivers are also home to our most prolific otter populations. What's that all about?

 

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of rivers that have suffered fish losses and the finger of suspicion is very much pointed at the Otter. the evidence that Otter is responsible is irrefutable.

When you were called Rabbit you said it was fish-eating, close-season-breaking Poles ! ...and if I remember right you said that was irrefutable also

 

Pike and other predation will deal with sick fish, and coupled with the Mink, Cormorant, Heron, and so on we do have a willing work force, and of course MAN.
Ah, which men are these ? (No, not me, I've never eaten a sick fish in my life :lol: )

 

 

if it was Salmon, be assured there would not be an Otter problem.
Nearly all the rivers where I have caught salmon have had a healthy otter population.

 

 

We will have to cull I reckon

Now there's a U-turn if you like - the anti-hunting Rabbit now wants otters culled. :lol::lol::lol:

 

 

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"Now there's a U-turn if you like - the anti-hunting Rabbit now wants otters culled."

 

If I remember correctly, Rabbit was a bit like a weather vane - shifting positions as the wind changed.

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Blimey you all seem to be obsessed with this Rabbit, things must be so boring without him , what happened to him?

He came back under another name??

We are not putting it back it is a lump now put that curry down and go and get the scales

have I told you abouit the cruise control on my Volvo ,,,,,,,bla bla bla Barder rod has it come yet?? and don`t even start me on Chris Lythe :bleh::icecream:

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