Alligator Gar

[knighttime]

We are loaded up with them around here and Winnie. Think I might actually go try and shoot one this evening after work.

You Phelan boys don't know how to hunt!

Good luck, should be nice and toasty.

[Hawkpuppy 1]

Choke Canyon or Amistad

[muzzlebrake]

Dfw area around mid June they will be rolling up in the creeks off of main lake.
Gator gar move upstream to feed an the spawn of the other fish, mainly carp, and spawn themselves. I've seen some bigguns up in Denton Creek and in Trinity
below California Crossing levy.

[hunting270]

Come down south to Choke Canyon, Falcon or Amistad. My buddy shot a 7'3" at Amistad and several over 100lbs. on Choke Canyon. Check out the record book on TPW.

[Saltej_77]

Thank you guys so much! This thread has really helped and to the people who went above and beyond to give me tips and tricks to make it successful, all the way down to folks giving coordinates, or full instruction. Huge thank you to Sam Stephens for talking with me over the phone and putting me in the right place at the right time. Managed to get it done and have a limit of GG in the boat! My very first ended up going over 6' and weighing 125, she even ended up being tagged!

[Colton]

Nice!

[dbpredator]

Nice fish!Congrats!


What's the hole in the head?

[TheHammer]

Thank you guys so much! This thread has really helped and to the people who went above and beyond to give me tips and tricks to make it successful, all the way down to folks giving coordinates, or full instruction. Huge thank you to Sam Stephens for talking with me over the phone and putting me in the right place at the right time. Managed to get it done and have a limit of GG in the boat! My very first ended up going over 6' and weighing 125, she even ended up being tagged!

Nice fish. Where'd you end up going? Were they spawning?

[Saltej_77]

They were not spawning yet, all the gar were all singled and suspended feeding. Most gar were rolling in 15-20' of water and hadn't pushed thick into smaller water. That girl was full of eggs though, shouldn't be long. That was at choke.

[Saltej_77]

Nice fish!Congrats!


What's the hole in the head?

That was the result of a couple good swings of a hammer, I've been torn up by big longnose. I don't need that big girl shaking them teeth around on my little boat when I'm trying to lift it by the noose over the rails.

[dbpredator]

That was the result of a couple good swings of a hammer, I've been torn up by big longnose. I don't need that big girl shaking them teeth around on my little boat when I'm trying to lift it by the noose over the rails.

Ok that's what it looked like.
So do people always kill them before getting them in the boat?

[Pedernal]

There for sure some awesome peeps on the green screen. Big congrats on the gar!! post some pics of the fish fry...

[Saltej_77]

Ok that's what it looked like.
So do people always kill them before getting them in the boat?

Not sure, but I'm not getting cut up haha

[wilded]

Has anyone ever seen a alligator gar on Buchanan? All I have ever killed or caught were long nose gar.

[Landrover]

They were not spawning yet, all the gar were all singled and suspended feeding. Most gar were rolling in 15-20' of water and hadn't pushed thick into smaller water. That girl was full of eggs though, shouldn't be long. That was at choke.

Happy for your sir! Good job!!! Great that folks were willing to help you out on your quest.................don't forget to pay it forward someday!!!