Algonquin Adventures / American Eel in the Park

**Posted by My Self Reliance** 3/21/2017 6:36 pm

That's odd that they would be a significant sighting in Algonquin since they're common all around the park. In any event, I have fished and been an astute and frequent observer of nature for over 40 years, so I can confidently say what I didn't see, and the only two things I can't rule out are american eel and mudpuppy. It sounds to me like the latter is more probable, although the former is what they really looked like to me.

**Posted by My Self Reliance** 3/21/2017 6:44 pm

OK, I read the two articles and I see why the interest. I will report them, although I have no evidence - if I had known the significance at the time, I would have caught and/or photographed them for proof.

**Posted by Dead_Weight (DW)** 5/10/2017 3:02 pm

For what its worth mudpuppies are mainly nocturnal ... we see lots at night in the oxford mills area near Ottawa ... if you ever get a chance to hold one you might be surprised. They are very docile (at least in winter) and are not slimy. More squishy !!

**Posted by vanslyke** 5/11/2017 8:27 am

I definitely see a lot of mudpuppies at night eating up our food scraps from washing pans and dishes. They look like small cat fish kind of.

**Posted by Jdbonney** 5/11/2017 8:48 am

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNf1Yap3TyU

**Posted by vanslyke** 5/11/2017 1:31 pm

Jdbonney wrote:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNf1Yap3TyU

What i am seeing definitely are catfish then lol. I have never seen on of those in Algonquin. It was actually kind of cute ha