Had this guy waiting at a crossing on an old dam this morning. #220 belisle whacked him right behind the ears

Congrats

Nice!

Love my Belisles!

I'd like to get a couple this season. Nice catch

26.3 pounds and 50.75" from nose to tail

Cool

Few around here

Funny law down here, you can't "pick one up" off the road
Pick up any other critter but not an otter.

In WI, that's a dandy for sure. Nice otter.

That's weird. I'm sure you could pick one up off the road here, but I wouldn't bother, still has to get sealed in most/every unit (not sure about statewide, I know every unit I've lived in otter have to be sealed within 30 days of season end)

Excellent job

Nice one.Congrats

Had an interesting day today. One of my catch all sets got robbed by a fox. Caught a cool colored sunrise around 10:30 this morning, and I had a muskrat in an otter set (bound to happen occasionally). Found a good spot for another otter set, just a narrow spot in the creek that usually stays open, added a dive stick and some sticks on both sides, 330 sitting on a KB stabilizer. Also, found someone else trapping on top of me today, I'll probably make a separate post about that.

Set some snares around the cubby,
And I always set two or 3 traps side by side with block sticks.It pays to gang set for otter and it cuts down on the fencing.

I have another set identical to this one at the next pinch point upstream. I added an MB 750 in the trail going to the cubby, I didn't see why it wouldn't come back on the same trail for another snack
Edit: I see why you'd think I fenced all that off, the brush coming in from the far side was already there, I just poked in a spruce limb on either side

I was just talking in general,when a channel is only wide enough for one trap we set multiples in series.
Where channels or runs are wider we set two or three side by side with block sticks so you will have traps working after a catch for the next one that comes along.
Multiple setting in good spots allows longer check times and thus longer or more lines can be run.

Good job! My favorite animal to trap.

I really like them too. It's like getting to use your beaver trapping gear for a chess game

I got another otter today, trying to upload a picture, it won't let me right now