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Gators in Lake O The Pines? #9556211 12/11/13 03:05 PM
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Has anybody ever seen a gator in Lake O The Pines?

I know there are 1,000 lb catfish in Pines that gobble up K-9's and have been spotted a few times by cross-eyed meth heads but what about gators?

http://bassangler.blogspot.com/2006/07/lake-o-pines-catfish-eats-dog.html

Pretty much all of the lake is fished or hunted heavily so I feel like if there are gators there, somebody has seen them.


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Been all around it, lot of time in the swamp and never seen one at Pines.

Toledo, Rayburn, Livingston (full of them), Caddo are about the only lakes in East Texas I have seen them.

People say Fork, but I never go into Caney where they live. Never seen them in other parts of the lake. BUT a monster was shot in Caney last year.

Choke Canyon has some good uns.


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Re: Gators in Lake O The Pines? [Re: BUbass903] #9556319 12/11/13 03:35 PM
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Lewisville has at least one.


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Re: Gators in Lake O The Pines? [Re: BUbass903] #9556339 12/11/13 03:39 PM
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Re: Gators in Lake O The Pines? [Re: BUbass903] #9556404 12/11/13 03:58 PM
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I have only seen one but I am sure there are more.


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Re: Gators in Lake O The Pines? [Re: BUbass903] #9556413 12/11/13 04:02 PM
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Lewisville has quite a few actually. My grandparents place backs up to the engineers lands, on any given day i can usually find at least two if not more.


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Up the river on pines there has to be some. Too perfect of habitat.

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Originally Posted By: Fishhound.com
Up the river on pines there has to be some. Too perfect of habitat.


I agree that the habitat makes you think there would be gators around. However, myself and many others spend a good bit of time between Hwy 155 and Hwy 259 and I have never heard of anybody seeing gators. Over the last couple years, with the lake as low as it has been, I would have expected some sightings if they were present.


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Originally Posted By: Fishhound.com
Up the river on pines there has to be some. Too perfect of habitat.


Even up above 259, I have never seen any. Gone as far as you can go up that river.

I agree it looks like a gator hole!


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Got some in Bob Sandlin

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Originally Posted By: Heath Taylor
Got some in Bob Sandlin


Really? I didn't think about Sandlin having any. What part of the lake have they been seen?


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Originally Posted By: Bass_Bustin_Texan


Choke Canyon has some good uns.


That's for sure!


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not just in caney on fork. saw a monster about 3 weekends in a row in white oak on fork 2 falls ago. oct/nov time of year.

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We have alligators in most of the North/East Texas lakes.


They have kind of made a living at not being seen.


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Choke canyon has monsters i mean monsters if tpwd would leave them alone there would be world records in that lake an 18 year old kid shot the state record there not to long ago. Dont know why but they grow gators so big but that lake does get gators that would make florida and Louisiana jealous .

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