Hello Fellow Fisherman;

I just got off the phone with the gator specialist that is over Choke Canyon Lake. We are planning on going to the site in the lake where we are having the issues. Please feel free to send me your experiences so I can share them with him. We are going to start a plan of action in regards to the gator population in the lake. Please advise to remove yourself from any situation until further notice. Just to restate it is against the law to shoot or cause harm to a gator in a public lake. I assure you that action will be taken soon.

Your feedback and support in this matter will only help this process move faster.

Thanks again,

Thank you, thank you, thank you,
I'm skeered of them gators. Ever since I saw one, we haven't been back to camp (in our motorhome) at Choke Canyon. We have two ittle lap dogs, and one of them invariably wants to go out to pee, in the middle of the night. I'm sure if the circumstances were right, a gator just might come after a little dog, or a big dog as well,....or ME.
I want to go fish the lake, really bad. But, if the law is so strong against shooting gators in self defense, it gives me pause. Heck, it seems you've got a lot more rights shooting a human, in self defense.

Well if it would ever rain and fill the lake up again those poor old gators would have another 1,000 acres to play in.

Cloud, how many gator attacks have you heard happening in Texas? Muchless Choke? If that really scares you then you better never go back there again because you have a better chance of being killed by a rattlesnake than a gator, now your mutt, thats a different story!

Somebody always has to be first, be a trailblazer. And, I simply do NOT feel THAT lucky. Therefore, I will proceed with caution.
FYI I'm also skeered of the snakes in Lake Dunlap. I've seen quite of number of them, and they all look like water mocassins to me.......

Yeah snakes on land do not bother me BUT a snake in the water is a different story.

I have fished that lake many times now, camped out at Calliham, never had an issue with gators. Seen them a few times and they always headed the oposite direction as humans. They wnat nothing to do with you. Part of the beauty of that lake is the wildlife, don't go trudging into their territory and think we need to eliminate them....They have never attacked anyone.... If your scared, don't fish there.

@parttime.. I am not scared but I don't like to charged for no reason.

what issues have been happening?

Only issues are in their heads!

You got too close to her nest.

I can't even imagine what kind of issues people are having with the gators?

Is it seeing them in their natural habitat that is bothering people, or maybe it's because they want to water ski in the cove there at Caliham that they have a problem being in the same water where there are gators?

All these years, no attacks, and now someone says there is a problem, and something needs to be done sounds like there is an alterior motive.

Took this yesterday morning near telephone. The one in back was at least 6 foot maybe 7. I could see the entire body, head to tail. The one in front made the one in back look like a little baby.

Those gators are old, and have been there for years and won't bother anyone as long as people give them their space, and if harrassed they will move on and avoid people.

Yes they are big and powerful and could be dangerous if forced to defend themselves, but they are just part of the landscape and shouldn't be worried about unless one is attacking boats or trying to jump into a boat, which I don't see ever happening unless someone is trying to entice an attack by teasing the gators.

i set drop lines in my 13ft kayak at the daughtry wma and iv had a gator longer than my kayak 40yds from me swim along side me and have no worries. leave them alone and they will leave you alone.there was a gator hunt there this past weekend i sure hope they got him.nothing aginst gators.just a little scary!!

A big female protecting her nest can be intimidating. Just move on away and leave her alone and no problems.