In reply to Post #30
Yes I've also seen otters drag large carp (20lb plus) up steep banks. Another sign I've witnessed is the banks littered with body parts of hundreds of killed frogs and toads, as the otter takes advantage of a readilly/easily accessible food source at the right time of year. They only seemed to eat the head and body of the amphibians though, leaving the legs. Strange. It's common in Canada. In isolation the phenomena wouldn't necessarily make people think they have an otter proplem. But when you've already found the odd carp carcass it does ring more alarm bells.
My original post was regards any feedback from the club to the post on their members page. I don't do Facebook anyway. I've not rejoined as of yet for various reasons, but one being the potential otter issue. The club has history of ignoring this issue to the detriment of at least one of their waters in the past.

In reply to Post #24
Thanks for the sensible reply bud.
I'm afraid my tolerance threshold of individuals who just seem to live for confrontation is at an all time low at the minute. Too many people on forums seem to just want a sarcastic pop. Maybe if they re-read the opening post and just answered the question all would be well.
It matters not what species of fish was found dead and half eaten. The thread is about possible otter predation and I was after feedback regards the facebook post. Nothing else. I've fished for 50 years and seen numerous otter kills, mostly in the last 10 to 15 years. I've seen lakes emptied of carp stock over several months. One lake in particular that came under attack also give me a better insight into otter predation and some signs that would otherwise have gone unnoticed/not linked to otters. Know your enemy is a very valid saying. Lakes under otter predation always start with that first kill. They are like all predators. The least energy they expell to feed themselves the better. So the smaller, more densely stocked lakes on a complex of several waters seem to get targeted first.
Time will tell if it's an otter in this incident as the carcasses will soon start to stack up.
Cheers

In reply to Post #12
Otter predation is every anglers problem. I don't care what species the predated fish was. If it's on a complex I pay good money to carp fish then I've a vested interest in what caused it's demise. It's not called otter forum either but carp forum seems to attract a lot of posts about otters. I wonder why?
Your angsty post does nothing but show you as a keyboard Bertie big ******** methinks, something else the forum attracts on occasion. I ask a simple, tongue in cheek question regards size, joke intended and you just can't resist can you? LOL
Hope you have learnt something also.

In reply to Post #9
Why is size important? LOL

In reply to Post #9
It wasn't a carp. It was a large roach/ide type fish of a couple of pounds maybe.
On one of the smaller lakes on the complex.

In reply to Post #7
Apparently the post and photo were on HDAA's own members Facebook page. If anyone has access please feel free to upload a link, I would be interested on others opinions. One comment suggests a mink attack, another suggests a bird dropped it and rats have had it. Mmmmmm
If a mink can get in then surely it's just as likely an otter?

In reply to Post #6
I've only got a whatsapp message with the photo. I cannot upload the facebook page as I don't have access. I will endeavour to load it somehow

In reply to Post #2
I have asked him but thanks for the advice.
He hasn't seen anything else though, hence my request of others.
Why am I casting aspertions? There was a facebook post as I stated. I've seen plenty of otter kills as have most of us I suspect. It looked like an otter kill to me. The complex is fenced off but a predator has got in for sure. I'm sure current or potential members of HDAA would like to know for sure. Their own website has not commented on the post but that's not surprising given the debacle that followed the Motorway pond sightings.

A friend of mine forwarded me a Facebook page a couple of weeks ago, showing what appeared to be an otter kill at the Hull and District Brough complex. I don't do Facebook, but did anyone else see this and if so, what was the outcome? Cheers

In reply to Post #1
In a word........ No
Same species.
Other factors may cause different fish to act differently to others such as body shape, strain, how they were reared, wild strains as opposed to farmed, but all king Carp are just that.... Carp.