I recall going to a bait shop under highway 90 going into Richmond. Numerous pictures of gator gar in the 200+ pound range. Ill admit it was not a safe place to fish especially at night. I 10 is much more rural though so Id think it was safer. Also lots of cats in the river.

cats are always a plus!can you describe the river?deep,shallow,swift,slow,sandy,gravel,mud bottom?also color of water.thanx jeremy! your info is invaluable to me

Just upstream from the bridge are some riffles. Very sandy, color of chocolate milk.Lots of sandbars. My dads friends used to go down there and collect arrowheads and such. Very sandy, steep banks. I would imagine deep spots along bends, lots of jams. You could probably walk across in many areas. I will be crossing the bridge on Saturday and will be sure to take a good look if it is light out. Just east of the bridge is another bridge with some water pooled underneath it. I have caught lots of bowfins under there. Its been 20 years though. Its by peach ridge drive.

thank you,thank you,thank you! jeremy that's what i needed to know.

Well I was able to pull off and walk under the bridge on Sunday. There were about 7 other fishermen on the other side. River is low but plenty of water. Lots of eddys and stickups, sandbars. Very murky water right now. Thee was a catfish head under the bridge that was fresh. It looked like a good fishing hole to me.

thanx for the report,how big was the catfish head,were the other fisherman catching anything?

It was probably off a 5 or 6 lber. The others were on the other side. Wife and child were in the car waiting for me so I didnt have time to go over there.

It looked like a great place to spend a day fishing but I'd be curious to hear more about any dangerous element that may be a problem down there.

I just drove out there from San Antonio 2 days ago. I fished both sides of the river and didn't get 1 all gar run. The longnose were spawning on the east side of the river, I even tried to catch one of those but they had more important things to do. I found a all gar head and skin, ill post a pic. That's my boot in the pic, size 12, so it was a good size. Ill post some pics. Also, I know of 2 more spots in the area, pm me.

thanks for the report

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