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WorcesterTed Total Posts: 3 Joined: January 13, 2020	Hi, Fri 17th Jan, 3 hour morning session at Retreat Farm pool 1. Method feeder in margins of island. 10mm boilies (pink prawn) and 1 kernal of sweetcorn on hair rig. A few bites and a decent size mirror. Unsure of weight as did not take scales. However it seemed to have damage around the tail. Otters? Tags: Attachments: 20200117_133717.jpg Posted on January 17, 2020 at 2:04 PM

Cxjam Total Posts: 6 Joined: February 15, 2019	Re: Mirror carp @ Retreat Farm. Otter damage? I honestly hope not, but I suspect not. From what I have heard about otters they will make short work of a pool that size, there would be carcasses on the banks and I think they would be spotted with regularity. As they will remain in a territory whilst there is a food source and a half acre well stocked pool is like my fridge at Christmas. I suspect a heron or cormorant with eyes bigger than its belly maybe. Posted on January 27, 2020 at 9:03 AM

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Mirror carp @ Retreat Farm. Otter damage?

WorcesterTed

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Joined: January 13, 2020

Hi,
Fri 17th Jan, 3 hour morning session at Retreat Farm pool 1. Method feeder in margins of island. 10mm boilies (pink prawn) and 1 kernal of sweetcorn on hair rig. A few bites and a decent size mirror. Unsure of weight as did not take scales. However it seemed to have damage around the tail. Otters?

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Posted on January 17, 2020 at 2:04 PM

Cxjam

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Joined: February 15, 2019

Re: Mirror carp @ Retreat Farm. Otter damage?

I honestly hope not, but I suspect not.

From what I have heard about otters they will make short work of a pool that size, there would be carcasses on the banks and I think they would be spotted with regularity. As they will remain in a territory whilst there is a food source and a half acre well stocked pool is like my fridge at Christmas.

I suspect a heron or cormorant with eyes bigger than its belly maybe.

Posted on January 27, 2020 at 9:03 AM