The gar will normall cruise anywhere, but we've always found more this time of year up in the creeeks and around stickups. You'll see them cruising sometimes in the middle of the creek. There'll be 2-5 of them podded up (1large female surrounded by smaller males) or just a single out cruising looking for a female. We just troll up on them and I count to 3 and let the boys shoot away! Loads of fun and the kids get a kick out of seeing all those teeth! Just be careful w/ them. They'll cut ya like a razor!