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28-Sep-23 Otis with Excited Cubbies | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Report Updates

September 28, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for September 28, 2023: Within seconds of posting our Report last evening, Otis appears...
Nature's FolioSep 29, 2023Oct 22, 2023
28-Sep-23 Otis PIcks Up Salmon Carcass | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 28, 2023
Otis Fishing Report

Otis Fishing Report for September 28, 2023: After the sun has risen and the fog has lifted around...
Nature's FolioSep 28, 2023Oct 17, 2023
27-Sep-23 Otis Leaves His Office | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Report Updates

September 27, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for September 27, 2023: Apparently, while we were writing last night’s Report and had...
Nature's FolioSep 28, 2023
27-Sep-23 Otis with FISH | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 27, 2023
Otis Fishing Report

Otis Fishing Report for September 27, 2023: Our first sighting of Otis is a little before 10:00 a.m....
Nature's FolioSep 27, 2023Sep 28, 2023
26-Sep-23 Otis In His Office Licking the Air | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 26, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for September 26, 2023: Otis left via the Fish Ladder yesterday just before 2:00...
Nature's FolioSep 27, 2023
26-Sep-23 Otis With Scraps at Riffles | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 26, 2023
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Otis Fishing Report for September 26, 2023: Just about 8:30 a.m. in the Land of Katmai, Otis strolls...
Nature's FolioSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 2023
25-Sep-23 Otis in his Office 4 | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 25, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for September 25, 2023: We last saw Otis about 4:30 p.m. Katmai time swimming...
Nature's FolioSep 26, 2023Oct 22, 2023
25-Sep-23 Otis swimming in Brooks River | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 25, 2023
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Otis Fishing Report for September 25, 2023: It’s a foggy, dark night, as the clock strikes midnight in...
Nature's FolioSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 2023
24-Sep-23 Otis Meandering Fishing on the River | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 24, 2023
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Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for September 24, 2023: Otis left for naps yesterday afternoon about 2:30 p.m. Katmai...
Nature's FolioSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 2023
24-Sep-23 Otis Dining on Fresh Salmon at Brooks Falls | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 24, 2023
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Otis Fishing Report for September 24, 2023: It’s a new calendar day in Katmai as the clock strikes...
Nature's FolioSep 24, 2023Oct 22, 20234 Comments on September 24, 2023
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23-Sep-23 Shares Salmon with Alice | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 23, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for September 23, 2023: Thirty minutes after we left you yesterday, we find Otis...
Nature's FolioSep 24, 2023
23-Sep-23 Otis Meander Fishing | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 23, 2023
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Otis Fishing Report for September 23, 2023: Day breaks over the Land of Katmai just after 7:30 a.m....
Nature's FolioSep 23, 2023Sep 24, 20238 Comments on September 23, 2023
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22-Sep-23 Otis in His Office at Brooks Falls in the Fall | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 22, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for September 22, 2023: It turns out for all our need to be off...
Nature's FolioSep 23, 2023Oct 22, 2023
22-Sep-23 Otis on the Lower River | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 22, 2023
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Otis Fishing Report for September 22, 2023: Howdydo and heads up!
Nature's FolioSep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023
21-Sep-23 274 Round-faced Otis on the Lower River | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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September 21, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for September 21, 2023: King Otis was Meandering Fishing in the Lower River last...
Nature's FolioSep 22, 2023Oct 17, 2023
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What's This Fishing Report?

Bear No. 480 Otis frequents Katmai National Park in Alaska each summer in his quest for Alaskan sockeye salmon. And there's a reason we count the number of salmon he consumes on cam. Click to read more about Otis. Katmai Bear 480 Otis

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More About Brooks Falls Bears?

Check out The Bears of Brooks Falls by Explore's resident naturalist Michael Fitz! Click HERE to purchase on Amazon now. The Bears of Brooks Falls by Michael Fitz | Image Copyright Michael Fitz
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Otis: Beloved Bear & Movie Star Too!

He's our beloved bear, but did you know he's also a Disney™ star? Otis makes an appearance at Brooks Falls in the 2014 family movie by Disney Nature™ Bears -- a heartwarming adventure about a mama bear and her two spring cubs. Rent it on Amazon this weekend or buy the Bonus Features version! DisneyNature Bears Movie Poster

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