Otter spotted at my plant @ the barge loading dock.

[2112]

My buds down at the dock last night and took a picture of the rumored otter with his camera phone. Even though the picture is grainy and lighting is poor there is no doubt in my mind, IT'S A OTTER!

WTF is a otter doing in San Jacinto Bay! Now before you go saying, it must be a Nutra or maybe even a beaver stop because that is what I said untill I saw the picture. Scott said it was down in the rock eating blue crabs.

Has anyone heard of otters being anywhere in our waters. I thought they where a Pacific North West animal...maybe it escaped after one of the storms or something! The thing looks like its 4 feet long. Maybe its not a otter but some kinda crazy water ferret thats been geneticaly altered by upper bay toxins.

[Muddskipper]

We have them on Chocolate Bayou

[FlatoutFishin]

My buds down at the dock last night and took a picture of the rumored otter with his camera phone. Even though the picture is grainy and lighting is poor there is no doubt in my mind, IT'S A OTTER!

WTF is a otter doing in San Jacinto Bay! Now before you go saying, it must be a Nutra or maybe even a beaver stop because that is what I said untill I saw the picture. Scott said it was down in the rock eating blue crabs.

Has anyone heard of otters being anywhere in our waters. I thought they where a Pacific North West animal...maybe it escaped after one of the storms or something! The thing looks like its 4 feet long. Maybe its not a otter but some kinda crazy water ferret thats been geneticaly altered by upper bay toxins.

I've seen them up in Jacks Pocket swimming near the outlet at Greens Island area, and I've seen them sliding down a bank from the duck blind ponds off the ICW near Caranchua Cut area. They are every where.

[Nwilkins]

River Otters, seen those fish eating bastages in Danbury at our fishingand hunting club. Looked like seals in the water, they were so big, very fast and elusive

[WestEndAngler]

I've seen them in the canals of Pirates...

[2112]

This is new news to me. I'm 45 and all my life have never heard of them being native to our regieon. Are they native or introduced?
Are these California Sea Otters or are they Called River Otters like another poster called them.
Whatever the deal is, I think it's damn cool!

[Milkjug]

River otters, different from the kelp-loving W. coast ones.

I've heard reports of them around here, but they are very hard to see. My coworker has a place near Sportsman's and there is an otter that robs his crab traps. He has seen it jump into the livewell he has on his pier.

[coachlaw]

I saw one in SLP last year fishing at the mouth of Titlum-Tatlum.

For a few years at my old camp in La. there was one that I had quite a relationship with. I'd paddle out in my pirogue to where he resided in the marsh and he'd come out on the mud flat and do a little dance. I'd throw him shrimp and he'd munch, then do another dance. This went on from 1995-1997 when the camp blew away. He was a very friendly critter. I got him close enough once to feed him by hand. They are cool animals.

[2112]

River otters, different from the kelp-loving W. coast ones.

I've heard reports of them around here, but they are very hard to see. My coworker has a place near Sportsman's and there is an otter that robs his crab traps. He has seen it jump into the livewell he has on his pier.

Dude, can you taste the difference between the two species?

[RonE]

What is the season and limit? Are you sure that it isn't a giant mink that you are looking at?

[Robalo]

MJ: Do you put them in a Courtbuillion or Sauce Piquant? As 2112 said, can ya tell the difference between the kelp eaters versus river otters?

J/K!!

[FlatoutFishin]

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/TMOT1/lutrcana.htm

Here's the lowdown, sorry no recipes.

[texjam]

Otter

Used to drive a tug boat in Tabbs Bay- saw one there in the early '80's.

[2112]

After reading the link it would seem one would be lucky to ever see one but they are here.

[Tiny]

I've seen 'em in Swan Lake on Galveston Bay.. floating on their backs, trying to crack open clams shells.