Do you recommend any places to fish for alligator gar? Also, I would like to know what time of year is best and which is worst.
2007-12-27 16:09:28 · 11 answers · asked by JayBug 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
There are lot's of places on the Gulf Coast for fishing for Alligator Gar. Fish the rivers in the hottest part of the Summer months using whole mullet for bait. Try to stay around 1-15 miles from the mouth of the rivers. Example: Brazos River, Fish the areas in the river where the current is almost slack usually near a sand bar built up by the current. If your around the bayous of La during the Summer months, find places that look deep and stagnate. During the winter months most of your big Gar are in the bays, or near the passes. I use to gill net about 25yrs ago out in Vermillion Bay La. near Southwest Pass for Red's. We use to catch about 1000lbs a day in Gar's that got caught in the nets. You basically need a boat for getting to the different bays and passes vs Summer fishing off of the bank with about 10 rods out with bells on their tips. Deep fried Gar fish balls are the best. It's like making crab or salmon patties but instead using Gar meat. 30yr Gulf Coast exp.
2007-12-27 16:57:20 · answer #1 · answered by steve s 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As of yet there are no true Alligator gars for sale in the pet trade. You will see many pet shops and online places selling Alligator gar but they are not Alligator gar. The only way to get a real Alligator gar is to go out and catch one your self.
2016-04-11 04:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the spring early summer you can find them in great numbers in Ky in creeks when the river starts drop'n. They spawn in the back water and as soon as the water starts going down they just ride on top of the water back to the river. We don't realy fish for them, we bowfish. They are not much good for any thing and a hoot to shoot and pull in with a bow and arrow. Seen afew shot round her over 4'. Late in the summer you can find them in sloughs where they got stuck when the water droped. Late in the summer the water gets stagnant and gar and carp are all the are still alive and easy to find in 12-18 inchs of water.
Good luck.
Dave
2007-12-27 18:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by david t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have fished on the wekiva river in Florida(leads into the st john's river.......) I don't go out specifically for them....I keep a rod with a rope fly on it......basically it is sight casting to the gars....if we see one we cast this rope fly to them and hold on....(a rope fly is just a piece of nylon rope that is frayed at one end, when the gar bites the rope the rope gets stuck in its teeth, no hooks needed)
2007-12-28 00:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by lymanspond 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arkansas has more alligator than other state according to my observations. There is also a good population in reelfoot lake, Tn.
2007-12-28 03:24:31 · answer #5 · answered by iowajima 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure about the best times,I always thought of them as"scavengers"and ate whenever the opportunity presented it's self.there are alot of them below the Greenup locks & Dam,in Eastern KY
2007-12-31 03:20:18 · answer #6 · answered by truckin_dad_04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the hennepen canal in Illinois.
2007-12-28 01:09:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canada, theres a recored of one that was 17 ft long
that was cought,
2007-12-28 00:21:16 · answer #8 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
We have them here in NE Oklahoma.
2007-12-28 13:51:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Florida, and why would you want to fish for them?
2007-12-27 16:27:08 · answer #10 · answered by piglet50 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋