Bow fishing gator gar.

[Saltej_77]

A few buddies and I want to make a trip and take the fishing rig out somewhere for alligator gar be we just don't know where to go. We fish lakes around us like Lake Belton, Stillhouse Hollow reservoir, but we don't have gator gar. Seeing pictures and hearing testimony of the gar on the trinity really excites us but we don't have the info on where to go to target the big ones. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Trinity or not we wanna try to find these bad boys.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Ain't a better lake for 'em than Rayburn if you want to do it in a lake... Trinity river is hard to access from public land unless you go to Anahuac and go upstream from there, but that's not the prime end of the river for big gar... You could always go to Lake Livingston and go upstream from there I guess... BEST thing for you to do if you want a BIG gar is contact Garguy and just go with him. He's the best there is at it and has the gear, boat, access and besides about the greatest guy to just be around you could imagine! Good luck.

[Sneaky]

I've been utterly slacking on this...I want to bowfish a monster gator gar so bad!

[Bisch]

Choke Canyon is another good lake for big gar.

We shot this one (about 120# but did not have a scale - 6'7" long) in La while bowfishing for redfish last Thursday night.



Bisch

[txoutdoorsman24]

Choke canyon gets another vote from me.

[GarGuy]

Choke canyon, rayburn, Toledo bend are all good right now. If you want to wait till spring, I can get you on a monster.

[Saltej_77]

Choke canyon, rayburn, Toledo bend are all good right now. If you want to wait till spring, I can get you on a monster.

I just got back from Afghanistan, and I am going back early next summer. We are trying get on them in the now, incase we cant go after them spawning. I would love to go out with you some time, as I hear nothing but good things. We have 2 boats with platforms/lights, more fishing bows than we can hold, and limited knowledge on it haha!

[HelmCrusher]

Also Sabine Lake , any cut or bayou. I've seen, hooked, and shot gars all over the Sabine area. Launch on the Louisiana and get a day pass, that way you can shoot any kind of fish in the lake!

[froghunter]

Trinity

Garguy did you see the other gg thread with the gg hung in a fence???? It may have been bloated or just the angle of the pic but it sure had a skinny hybrid looking snout.

[jooger17]

I just got back from Afghanistan, and I am going back early next summer. We are trying get on them in the now, incase we cant go after them spawning. I would love to go out with you some time, as I hear nothing but good things. We have 2 boats with platforms/lights, more fishing bows than we can hold, and limited knowledge on it haha!

If you decide to come to Rayburn give me a shout. I'm on the water 3 days a week usually and can put you in the right areas. The high water killed the spawn hunt on the lake this year, but the back waters and flooded fields did well. I see them daily but your best shot at a monster on Rayburn is late May early June. It can still be done this time of year though.

[knighttime]

Plan a weekend trip. Find you a public boat ramp off the trinity and decide which way to head on the river being your preference and scouting. I prefer up river because if something goes wrong I can always float back down the river, I can't float up it. Find you a nice deep hole or a decent straight stretch of river and pull into it and sit for 10-20 minutes and see if they roll. If you see a few roll then try to find something tie on to and sit her out like you would a buck... If you don't like it head up the river some more.

I'll say this, if you use the 287 bridge be very careful using it for the first time. It can get very slick and it makes a big bend when backing down the ramp, don't make the bend and you might as well kiss your boat, truck, and possibly your life good-bye.

[panhandlehunter]

Another option is Bay City or Matagorda, TX. The Colorado River below the dam is full of them. The diversion channel leading into West Matagorda Bay is full of gator gar. Plenty of public access. I hate the **** things for getting on my jug lines.

[Muddy Bud]

The Guadalupe River on either side of Tivoli is also a great sleeper river. I saw one the biggest gar I've ever seen hooked on rod and reel lost there by poco. I've never seen him get ticked about loosing a fish, but I could hear the cussing from 100 yards away.lol

[GarGuy]

Another option is Bay City or Matagorda, TX. The Colorado River below the dam is full of them. The diversion channel leading into West Matagorda Bay is full of gator gar. Plenty of public access. I hate the **** things for getting on my jug lines.

Thats a fact right there! just too far for me to go fish.