Otter

I saw an otter tonight - not 50 feet behind our house, just out from the grassy point that Shore Acres park makes into Lake Placid. I had walked out onto the dock at the boat ramp and started casting a little Panther Martin spinner when I hooked a nice sized Chain Pickerel. Since I didn't have any tools, I had to work for a while to get the hook out of the fish's toothy mouth. After releasing him back into the water, I looked up to see the otter watching me from about 25 yards away. It swam around in a circle for about 30 seconds, then disappeared. I hope there are more in the area. I asked my neighbor and he said he'd never seen one. I didn't take this picture, but I'll sure try to get one soon. I also want to try and get pictures of the Ospreys that are nesting nearby. There are two pairs, and probably some young ones in the nest. -S