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Be careful when kayak fishing the 3 rivers area off Ft Morgan! A couple of weeks ago we were fishing the 3 rivers area off Ft Morgan and a large alligator,(10' at least ) robbed a stringer of trout and a flounder off my friends kayak almost flipping him into the water with the prehistoric beast.
I have notified the wildlife office ..they said they would hunt the gator...hopefully they follow through.
sorry no pics...was padding away as fast as I could ;)
Can you clarify a bit? I have 30.238406, -88.011302 Lat / Lon referenced for Fort Morgan, and this is all salt water. When you say the "3 rivers" are you talking as far up as Brights Creek?
Thanks!
we were right here,(Bon Secour Wildlife refuge) lat 30°14'45.07"N lng 87°54'43.07"W . There was a rain the night before , so i the water was fresh enough for the gator to venture out of one of the fresh water creeks back there.
I dont think that this was his first time playing fish bandit!
OK, Great! Thanks for the head's up . . . I wouldn't have been thinking 'gators that far out on the peninsula.
Note to self: don't ignore the potential for 'gators taking my catch too. :bang
I have fished back there quite a bit and done well....never even gave gators a second thought....but they're there for sure
That's the spot Pier#r
Was planning on wade fishing that area this October. May have to rethink that idea. What baits were you catching the fish on? If I do fish it I will be carrying a pistol. US Tennessee folks love us some Gator meat. :-)
yes you may! I was catching fish mostly on the Vortex shad without a popping cork
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I have fished that area with a fly and done well. I have never seen Gators but you can tell they are there. I keep the catch in my boat not in the water. I got towed around by a bull shark one time. Only once will that happen
Always been gators there. Why call the wildlife office on the gator? Your friend should not have the trout hanging over on a stringer to begin with, put fish in a collapsible cooler bag with ice. He did ask for that to happen. So you know there could be a bull shark come up and take a stringer too you are in their domain.
FYI...they do have a policy at the wildlife office to deal with problem gators,(shoot-em) that came from the lady who works there. I don't think this was his first rodeo at stringer stripping.
You're absolutely right about the stringer....my buddy knows better now. :)
choot em lizbet
[QUOTE=TX_MackAttack;92910]FYI...they do have a policy at the wildlife office to deal with problem gators,(shoot-em) that came from the lady who works there. I don't think this was his first rodeo at stringer stripping.
I know the policy I have lived in the area my entire life. I just hate to see our local wild life killed because of peoples ignorance that's all.
That's happened time and time again. I can remember even as a kid in the 70's people standing next to a 'Don't feed the alligators' sign feeding alligators in the state campground. I also remember even telling one lady who was walking her poodle on a leash right next to the water where a big gator was sitting waiting on a hand-out that she better move her dog or the gator would.Quote:
Originally Posted by perdidohunter
Some people are just stupid and their actions cause animals t be destroyed. Leave Wild Life Alone and don't feed them that Includes fish on stringers. If it is in their water it is fair game.