Auburngus

Hey was wondering has anybody seen any Alligator gar in Florida waters, especially in the Escambia River. If you have please let me know when; this year, last year, ten years ago, etc. and where. I am a scientist trying to find them. Any help would be appreciated.

Note: is it is Illegal to possess an Alligator Gar in Florida without a scientific permit

AUradar

use to see them in a swamp/lake that's the backwater of the Choctawhatchee river (family property). Still see tons of longnose gar there but I can't remember the last time I've seen an aligator gar in that particular swamp.

CAJUN

I believe your note should read

Note: it is Illegal to possess an Alligator Gar in Florida without a scientific permit

markw4321

Long time ago and not florida (but close). Caught a 5ftalligator gar on a catfish jug in 1979 in Briar Creek tributary to Tensaw River system.

Mark W

chasin-tail

We have seen a few large ones close to the Gum River. (5-6ft) this was over the last couple if years.

bamaman08

I saw an alligator gar on the Escambia last year. It was on blue lake, which is not far south of quintette after the river splits into white river.He was, from what I could tell, 5 to 7 foot long. Only got a quick glimpse as he was a couple inches deep, but when I saw him I definitely knew what it was. Hope this helps!

Yaksquatch

I was volunteering with Frank Paruka of US Fish and Wildlife on the sturgeon tagging project about 3ish years ago. We caught and released a 5foot alligator gar about 200yds South of Quintette Rd.



Good luck,

Alex

Amarillo Palmira

Hi everybody, first post.



About 5 years ago, I had a school of Alligator Gar go under my boat in Tom King Bayou which is off East Bay in Navarre. I had not seen them before or since, but they were very large fish.



For those just looking for any kind of gar, the Gulf Power power plant outlet on Escambia River stacks up with them during the summer.



Amarillo Palmira

CatHunter

There are many many large alligator gars in escambia river, i have on multiple times seen 70+ lbers jumping in the currents, iv seen gars well over one hundred pounds basking in the sun in the slews in escambia river, so yes they here and there's lots of them!

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FLSalomon

I caught a 4 ft gar 2 years ago a couple of hundred yards north of Hwy 90 on the Simpson River. I have also seen plenty of them rolling on the surface at the X.

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