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Otis Fishing Report Official Fish Counts for Katmai Bear No. 480 Otis
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21-Aug-23 posted 24-Aug-23 Otis in his Office | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Reports

August 24, 2023
Otis Fishing Not-A-Report

Otis Fishing Not-A-Report for August 24, 2023: Because y’all look for an Otis post twice per day, we’re...
Nature's FolioAug 24, 2023Oct 17, 202317 Comments on August 24, 2023
Otis Fishing Not-A-Report
23-Aug-23 Updated Otis Fishing Report Statistics | Copyright Otis Fishing Report
Otis Fishing Reports

August 23, 2023
Otis Fishing Report

Otis Fishing Report for August 23, 2023: If you were maybe thinking that we have magic powers and...
Nature's FolioAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20232 Comments on August 23, 2023
Otis Fishing Report
22-Aug-23 Otis Lower River | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Report Updates

August 22, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for August 22, 2023: Otis left for naps just before 3:30 p.m. Katmai time...
Nature's FolioAug 23, 2023Oct 17, 2023
22-Aug-23 Otis Gets Walker Fish Breath | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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August 22, 2023
Otis Fishing Report

Otis Fishing Report for August 22, 2023: As he does many days, Otis begins the new calendar day...
Nature's FolioAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20236 Comments on August 22, 2023
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21-Aug-23 Otis Walker and Grazer | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Report Updates

August 21, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for August 21, 2023: Otis left for snoozles at 3:38 p.m. Katmai time yesterday,...
Nature's FolioAug 22, 2023Oct 17, 2023
21-Aug-23 Otis and 128 Grazer Chat Up Salmon Recipes | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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August 21, 2023
Otis Fishing Report

Otis Fishing Report for August 21, 2023: It’s 4:40 a.m. in Katmai before Brooks Falls cam zooms in,...
Nature's FolioAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20234 Comments on August 21, 2023
Otis Fishing Report
20-Aug-23 Otis Walker Scrap | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Report Updates

August 20, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for August 20, 2023: Fortunately, after the day’s heart-stopping Bear Cam experience with Otis...
Nature's FolioAug 21, 2023Oct 17, 2023
20-Aug-23 Otis With Fish Gratitude | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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August 20, 2023
Otis Fishing Report Part II

Otis Fishing Report for August 20, 2023, Part II: Continued from Part I… A short bit later on...
Nature's FolioAug 20, 2023Aug 20, 202311 Comments on August 20, 2023
Otis Fishing Report Part II
20-Aug-23 Otis Attention at Falls | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Reports

August 20, 2023
Otis Fishing Report Part I

Otis Fishing Report for August 20, 2023, Part I: We begin today as we do most days this...
Nature's FolioAug 20, 2023Aug 20, 20231 Comment on August 20, 2023
Otis Fishing Report Part I
19-Aug-23 Otis Ponders His Next Moves | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Report Updates

August 19, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for August 19, 2023: Otis had been sleeping in his Bank Bunk for just...
Nature's FolioAug 20, 2023Oct 17, 2023
19-Aug-23 Otis Naps | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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August 19, 2023
Otis Fishing Report

Otis Fishing Report for August 19, 2023: The usual suspects are caught on the overnights as midnight strikes...
Nature's FolioAug 19, 2023Aug 19, 20234 Comments on August 19, 2023
Otis Fishing Report
18-Aug-23 Otis Awakes and Walks on Rocks | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
Otis Fishing Report Updates

August 18, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for August 18, 2023 At the end of last report, Otis was snoozling in...
Nature's FolioAug 19, 2023Oct 17, 2023
18-Aug-23 Otis in his Office | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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August 18, 2023
Otis Fishing Report

Otis Fishing Report for August 18, 2023 It’s a new day with new adventures and (hopefully) new fishes!...
Nature's FolioAug 18, 2023Aug 19, 2023
17-Aug-23 Otis Standing on Rocks | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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August 17, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE

Otis Fishing Report UPDATE for August 17, 2023 Otis was still teetering on the edge of sleep (or...
Nature's FolioAug 18, 2023Oct 17, 20239 Comments on August 17, 2023
Otis Fishing Report UPDATE
17-Aug-23 Otis with Fish | Copyright National Parks Service and/or Explore.org
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August 17, 2023
Otis Fishing Report

Otis Fishing Report for August 17, 2023 It’s a new day in Katmai, and for the fourth Groundhog...
Nature's FolioAug 17, 2023Aug 19, 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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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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