Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula
Alligator gar: daily bag limit = 1, no minimum length. Harvest must be reported to TPWD within 24 hours, except at Falcon International Reservoir. Other gar have no minimum length or daily bag limit. Temporary spawning closures may apply.
Identify your catch
Broad snout, heavy armored scales and two rows of teeth on each side of the upper jaw.
Habitat on Corpus Christi
Rocky banks, timber, brushy flats, channels, submerged roadbeds and emergent plants provide cover.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD lists catfish baits around shallow flooded vegetation and channels, and spring bass lures or low-light topwaters near cover.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
No active lake-specific advisory or possession ban was named in the reviewed DSHS directory. This does not guarantee that fish are safe to eat.
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
A long-lived predator in large rivers, reservoirs and some coastal waters.
General Alligator Gar profile →Sources & lake evidence
TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗