Southern bank, wading, kayak fishers, you know what time of year it is?Yep, it's spring, and the gators are doing their things. If they're not pairing up and getting territorial where you're at now, they will be soon. My father's our local nuisance alligator trapper for the State, and I can tell you east central Florida is really waking up as far as the dinosaurs... |
Yep they are out , I found a gator kill in a canal not far from my house . It was a 1/2 eaten wild pig.
I know what you mean about feeding the gators , there was a lake I used to fish in Medard Park ,Hillsboro co . There were guys who would cast net tialiapia out of it . They would throw their trash fish on the bank. I guess thats why the gators were so agressive there , and they were quite large as well several were over 10 feet.
Another place where I found the most agressive gators I have ever seen was Lake Marion in Santee SC. We were bank fishing for catfish one night and several large gators gathered around our lantern light . It didnt seem to affect the fishing though I caught the biggest freshwater fish of my life that night a 64 pound catfish. I did have to watch the stringer to make sure they didnt steal my catch.
