ryaldinhio 4,136 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just found a dead perch next to pond. It was well up on bank so something has taken it out the pond. Seen the heron quite a bit recently, maybe grabbed it and dropped it? But the only thing eaten of it is the guts and gill rakers. Isn't that what otters and mink do? Heron would swallow it whole, rats or cats would eat the lot. Anyone seen similar before? I don't think there are otters around here but mink is possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
S.Maclean 94 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Otter. That's their thing, take a big fish and eat the neck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,466 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Deffo the darkies . 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,888 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'd say mink... Only way to know for sure is a trail camera or live catch trap 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryaldinhio 4,136 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Trap going out tomoz and I was just looking at trail cams on Amazon. Anyone recommend any good ones? Just reading reviews on this one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDHUNTING 1,817 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Piscus polak aka eastern Europeans. guts and gill rakers first thing to go off prob dropped it by accident Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,888 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Should do the job, I don't use anything more expensive, incase someone finds them ... Maybe put something fishy down bait wise and cover it with a rock.... I used to use grayling and lamprey chunks in my live catch traps, caught regalur for yrs until the otters appeared..... Then the mink disappeared.... On 3 separate rivers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDHUNTING 1,817 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 I've read loads of times that you never get them both in the same area but I saw them regular on a Scottish loch within a hundred yards of each other over a number of years, maybe it depends on food supply this loch was stocked and lifting with rainbows 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Newgent 4,896 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Astanley said: Deffo the darkies . pikeys...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 56 minutes ago, Ted Newgent said: pikeys...... I always thought the pikeys would eat the whole fisheys, on account of their pointy back teetheys? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryaldinhio 4,136 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 8 hours ago, ryaldinhio said: Trap going out tomoz and I was just looking at trail cams on Amazon. Anyone recommend any good ones? Just reading reviews on this one. Ordered this one, should be here today. Definitely animal whatever it was, the pond is in my back garden so no poles or pikeys on here! I've been thinking of getting one for a while so this has given me the excuse. Be interested to see what frequents the garden at night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,266 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Otter predation tends to be a fillet removed from a fish then left, if it’s a big fish normally has claw marks on the body and bite marks round the mouth I recon it was a mink and yes apemans are pretty good cameras I have a couple used to be very expensive until the nips flooded the market , believe it or not I live in a semi on a very busy road, and last night I had 2 hedgehogs a rat and a young vixen through my garden vixen was quite interesting as she had obviously learned to look for nests and was walking on top the hedge sniffing them out 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 10 hours ago, ryaldinhio said: Trap going out tomoz and I was just looking at trail cams on Amazon. Anyone recommend any good ones? Just reading reviews on this one. Do they take quality pics 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,086 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Known the general area, there's plenty of heron about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 374 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Eskimo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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