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mansfieldjetties · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:57 am Post subject: Alligator in Baffin?

I heard from a close friend that he encountered an alligator while wade fishing Baffin Bay. I say he's full of crap. I've seen them in the back waters of the bays in the valley, but up here in pure saltwater. What do you think? Rolling Eyes

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Lat22 · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:05 am Post subject:

I've never seen one out there, but I don't see why not. I never thought I'd see dolphins way back at Site 55 either.

lovetofish · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:13 am Post subject:

I know around Rockport there have been some. Never seen one myself though.

Texmaps · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:16 am Post subject:

There was one in the Rockport ski basin a couple of years ago.

ironmanstan · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:22 am Post subject:

he is not full of crap,me and my wife saw one in aransas bay just as salty as baffin.
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Aransas bay is no where near as salty as baffin.......

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IslandMike · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:57 am Post subject:

Now someone is gonna have to come up with Ray/Gator Guards Laughing

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topdog15 · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:32 am Post subject:

people often mistake large gar for alligators in the saltwater. and yes, alligator gar can live in salt water
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ironmanstan · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:34 am Post subject:

truthfully i dont know never did a salinty test in either one nor drank from either one, ive just fished and commercial shrimped in both caught the same stuff, no reason an alligator couldnt live in either one, but then again i'm not an alligator expert either. however i can now back up snookereds stuff with some numbers after some quick research,cause i'm one one those that have to have the writting on the wall...so here it is,the average salinity in baffin 40 ppt wow, the average salinity of aransas is 15 ppt whoa how bout that. and i would guess ppt stands for parts per thousand. i guess thats why back in the early 1900s they use to collect salt from the lagoon.
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ArtificialB8 · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:01 am Post subject:

Waded at Egg Point in St. Charles Bay two weekends ago. Had a gator (~8ft) parallel my wade but he stayed about 200yds away. I've had smaller ones follow my topwater bait to within 100-ft or so.

PirateofPINS · Finger Mullet Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 18

I wade fished out by Aransas NWR last Summer and had about a 8' gator swimming around. They don't bother me too much unless it is longer than 10' then I will go somewhere else. There are alot of them around that area. They have really increased in numbers the last decade. New seasons are being opened up in new areas of the state. There really are too many in some areas. We usually get around three permits a year for our hunting club.

QuackerSmacker · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject: Alligator in Baffin

Gator/Ray gaurds = boat
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GoinCoastal · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject:

I saw one in March or April right beside the ICW next to Ransom between Aransas Pass and Ingleside. I have seen them in the open water of Espirto Santo Bay in between Seadrift and POC. And tons of them in the open waters of St Charles Bay. I have seen lots of them in the swamps and marshes. I don't think the saltwater has anything to do with it. They seem to do just fine in either salt or fresh waters.

There is no reason a gator couldn't be hanging in Baffin. Heck there are tons of them just inland at Choke Canyon and Lake Mathis. And if I remember correctly from my oilfield days, there were rumors of big gators living on the King Ranch.

mansfieldjetties · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 1:39 pm Post subject:

Anyone have any pictures of these things in the water? I've seen plenty of alligator gar and know how they look, but really aren't familar with alligator. Wouldn't know if I've ever seen one.?
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