Trolling down the bank looking for bed fish, look up and this sucker is 10 ft from me.

It looks friendly

Find any bed fish?

Lot bigger than last year

How long you estimate?

That will get your attention. I was fishing up in the animal sanctuary on Lake Worth about 3 hours before sunrise, didn't have any warm fuzzies about them. To be honest, I have never seen one in person. I had mega 360 on and really thought I would see something eventually. But an old man told me they see you a long time before you see them. My fishing mentor told me a story about him and another guy who were up in a real narrow creek back in the day. One went down the bank, across the deck and into the lake. Don't know how big it was, but I imagine he prob had to throw his underwear away that day. I have seen pictures in the news about some big ones in the DFW area, but I sure hope that I don't cross paths with one. Thanks for sharing...

Don't know when they build a nest, but "it" might be giving you a hint

I saw this same gator (probably) isn’t he water a couple of weeks ago and I almost pitched to it thinking it was a lay down. My pictures aren’t as good as this one.

Fort Worth Nature Center a few years ago

Do yall normally not see gators up there? It's a strange day when I don't see 5-10 gators down here while fishing.

Mighty BIG GATORS for sure!

there are at least 3 in Lake A
they like the berm on the South end

catch anything?

They are a natural resource all over the south. They usually don't "attack".

Live and let live

Did you feed it?

I fish 3-4 days a week in N Texas I am a junk fishin’ fool, too! I have never seen a Gator while fishing around here. Ever. I have seen a lot, but not that. When I go outta state to the east…Louisiana , Alabama , Mississippi…seen ‘em often.

Yea, saw some good ones too