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What was it?

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Had an interesting encounter today along the ottawa river. As i was walking along the shoreline just to check things out, a big splash literally came from the water right in front of shore and something went back into water. Most of the water were still covered in ice but the splash came from a crack of the ice that had open water. I later realized something was resting there and when i spooked it when i walked there. I'm very curious what it could be. Do frogs come out this early, because i used to see big frogs along the shoreline during summer, or was it a fish? I looked into the water and saw a lot of weed. Would it be a pike spawning? All i remember is that i saw a chunk went straight back to the water, it had a smallie type of cooler, darkish brown. My guess it was a pike or a big toad.
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The crack and splash reminds me of a beaver... I have had too many of them sneak up on me... Always make me jump like a school girl.
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I'm pretty sure it was not a beaver, I've seen beaver go back into water, they flip their body and the tail goes into water last. But the one I saw was kinda like a spooked fish, just have no idea what kind of fish would be out this early. Or maybe you are right :roll:
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Let me know the spot... I have been dying to hook one of these beauties! :lol: :lol:
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Lots of them in Dugan Lake.
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Peron wrote:Let me know the spot... I have been dying to hook one of these beauties! :lol: :lol:
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Lol what's this.. lol haha that's funny
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ACCCHHHH, YES! .......the elusive "fur bearing Trout"......sought after for many years, but never captured! a true Canadian legend!! :shock: :shock: :o :lol: :lol:
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Muskrat....
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Bass Addict wrote:Muskrat....

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Bass Addict wrote:Muskrat....
...absolutely. :wink: :)
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I guess i was overreacting thinking it was some "magical" fish :lol: . It was probably a muskrat now thinking of it.
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