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WINNI BOB · 05-01-2019, 11:31 AM

Hi;
Swear I spotted an OTTER swimming very fast out in 70' of water (the middle of the lake off Meridith/Spindle point) the other day(4/28/2019) while fishing the Weirs Beach area. I could only see the head, but it was swimming towards Meridith very fast. I've seen muskrats for years, but they are always near shore and usually at night. I have, also, seen several minks living in our breakwater for many years, but they are small, thin, and long.

This animal had a head bigger than any muskrat; probably, weighed over 20 pounds, and was extremely fast. It ended up diving, so I was not able to get close enough to get a pic or identify it as an otter. Has anyone ever seen an otter(s) in the lake????

WINNI BOB

05-01-2019, 11:31 AM	#1
WINNI BOB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Somerville, ma / Laconia, nh Posts: 54 Thanks: 9 Thanked 69 Times in 28 Posts	Otter ???? Off spindle point 4/28/2019 Hi; Swear I spotted an OTTER swimming very fast out in 70' of water (the middle of the lake off Meridith/Spindle point) the other day(4/28/2019) while fishing the Weirs Beach area. I could only see the head, but it was swimming towards Meridith very fast. I've seen muskrats for years, but they are always near shore and usually at night. I have, also, seen several minks living in our breakwater for many years, but they are small, thin, and long. This animal had a head bigger than any muskrat; probably, weighed over 20 pounds, and was extremely fast. It ended up diving, so I was not able to get close enough to get a pic or identify it as an otter. Has anyone ever seen an otter(s) in the lake???? WINNI BOB