Small rivers in southeast Texas are home to massive alligator gar, and landing one requires skill, the right gear and a healthy dose of courage.
No. 1 on the author’s bucket list is a visit to the Trinity River in southeast Texas to fish with alligator gar guru Henry Martin, who recently landed an 8-footer on hook and line.
Essential research to learn more about the unique alligator gar is underway in Oklahoma, one of the states in which the fish lives and thrives.
If you want to know what it’s like to fight a dinosaur, then book a trip to Texas for ancient alligator gar.
Texas wildlife officials are proposing changes to regulations related to alligator gar, one of the top trophy targets for bowfishermen in the Lone Star State.