I was fishing this morning in a creek off the Tennessee river in Jackson County and saw something that I have not seen around here before. It was bigger than any muskrat I have ever seen and did not really resemble one that much. It did not really resemble a beaver either. Any beaver I have ever seen has had a rounded body and their tails look like a paddle. This thing had a streamlined elongated body with a tapered tail. I have heard in the past that river otters are in most states but I have fished as much as anyone and have never seen one that I know of around here.