Alligator Gar Restoration-Survey

[the_donger]

I know they have not officially been seen in KY waters for over 50 years, butt, I have seen them in the past 20. On the Dix river, below the dam at Herrington Lake, the kid next door was bitten by one when I was about 20 years old. The gar was about 4 feet long. The gar was floating close to the shore from the top of the steep bank, the darn thing looked like a lof floating there and the kid thought it was dead so he poked it with a stick and the thing snapped back and bit the heck out of his leg. I don't remember how many stiches he had, but it is more than any other person I know that had to get them in one shot.

[kygorski]

Many years ago before the white river became a tourist mecca, and the trrout fishing was super, seen a few of those giant fish. Our guide said his friend fished for them on charters, and they were great fighters.They had a special way of rigging for them, because of the bony mouth, they used a yarn ball, and it became tangled in the teeth alowing a good hook set.I have caught quite a few of the short nosed gar at dale trolling, and theyare a pain in the neck, also the creeks in the cumberland river are full of them.