Video from the Field: Alligator Gar Spawning at Richland Creek
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2024
- Watch as Alligator Gar spawn. About 15 Alligator Gar moved up the Richland Creek channel from the Trinity River into the shallow floodwaters covering the Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area. There were two 6-7 foot female gar; each had 4-5 males trailing her. Spawning typically takes place in shallow areas of flooded vegetation when springtime water temperatures exceed 68 degrees. Eggs hatch within a couple of days. Young fish feed on larval fishes and insects.
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beautiful fish
Here's some cool footage of Alligator Gar spawning. 4 male gar are trailing the female waiting for her to release her eggs so they can fertilize them.
I agree this is awesome
looks like the big one is female one. ??
Around 10 years ago I actually witnessed a huge alligator gar spawning event with family members in a shallow cove on the Brazos River. It happened after a few days of rain and highwater. Seriously there had to be literally hundreds of them splashing in the shallows. They seemed to totally ignore us being there in our canoes. They were more focused & involved pursuing one another around the mossy rocks & debris next the bank(very similar to how carp spawn). Some even got close enough to tail-slap & bump the canoes we were in as they frantically & sometimes passively chased other gar around the site. Like bass, I guess the big ones are the females, as you would see them being trailed by 5 -15 smaller male gar. Just guessing, but some of the bigger ones looked like they could maybe go 80 -100lbs. We knew they were alligator gar because most of them were too big and wide to be anything else. I've never seen that many huge fish in one area in all my life, and haven't since. We just quitely sat there amongst them in our canoes watching in awe! It was A real privilege.
I believe if state fish and wildlife agencies could stop indiscriminate bowfishing long enough to build a robust population of them in the Mississippi River and it's tributaries, these fish could put a sizeable dent in the Asian Carp population & possibly restore some balance to our altered river systems. Apparently these fish are quite intelligent & can become quite tame. Check this out: Fun with My Alligator Gar th-cam.com/video/PE-SkcIeFcE/w-d-xo.html
Those were my thoughts exactly! These fish look extremely well fed and then has to be a big part of the reason - the buffet of invasive fish. Question is how many native fish do they eat?
@@jenng9021 They mainly eat bait fish like shad, herring & small buffalo & carp, or so I've read. They're not near as damaging to gamefish populations as once thought.
Let em grow until about 2,3 feet. Transplant em up to Illinois. Where them
Asain carp are. LET EM EAT ❗
In 2010, the IDNR's Division of Fisheries began an Alligator Gar reintroduction program. During that time, Alligator Gar were stocked in a few waterways, including the lower Kaskaskia River.
It's till going on, with approximately 750 fish stocked into Horseshoe Lake in Alexander County on July 26 2019.
Do mature alligator gars breed every years
Good conditions for spawning don't happen every year, and there may be years when alligator gar produce few if any offspring.
Where is this in Texas cause I live on lake TEXOMA so
Bow fishing them is a cheating sport the fish is already dying after the shot no sport. Put a rod and reel between u and the fish and now u got challenge. Plus the excitement is much more longer and u can release it to fight u another day . For me bow fishing is guys that are not man enough for a good fight of great fish
Como se llaman estos peces❓
Esta ahi por causa de inundación ❓❓o es lugar asi de poca agua❓
Y en que lugar del mundo es❓❓
Hopefully no bow fishing fool spots them
Zimbabwe Bass Guy hay buddy why you saying fools for. i just got my fishing bow in the mail and i cant wait to use it. btw if kill something witch i do because im a hunter also you use the meat and you dont kill thwe animal for fun. you have to eat it if its not a fish you can donate the neat to feed the hungry.❤😊😌
Taeler Howlett I doubt you eat Alligator Gar, and if you do you better make sure it's not in a state where it's illegal to!
@@taelerhowlett4921 "Fools" is appropriate in this situation. Coz u see, they are already at the surface. Bow fishing for dummies practice area lol
What is the spawning ritual with alligator gar? Are they picking up pheromones from the female? How do they know she is ready to spawn?
Daniel Sosa We don't know for certain but based on observations it is likely the release of some chemical cue. Multiple males follow so when the female releases her eggs onto vegetation or woody debris, they can fertilize them. Other fish species have evolved where multiple males frequently fertilize the eggs of one female. This behavior should result in offspring with greater genetic diversity.
nice to see them swimming
can you tellme how old years the gars need to be when they are ready for spawning..i have few of them on a private pond...when i realesedthem on pond the size was 30cms...four years ago....now they are about 1:10 cms...but im not shure if the have spawn already....can you help me out..hi im a wildlife preserver...thanks alot
Spotted gar and longnose gar may reach sexual maturity within two to four years. If they are alligator gar, I would not have expected the gar to spawn quite yet. Age at which they start to spawn may vary somewhat depending on latitude and whether the fish is male or female. A male might become sexually mature at about 5 or 6, but a female will take a bit longer and may even be 10 years old before they begin spawning.
Also, depending on the size of the pond and conditions they may not spawn, even if capable. Some adult gar kept in a 1-acre pond on our research station spawned in some flooded grass soon after they were put in the pond; however, the fish haven’t attempted to spawn again in the past 6 or 7 years. Alligator gar seem to require a very unique set of conditions before they will attempt to spawn. They need rising water and flooded terrestrial vegetation at just the right time of year (April-May). If conditions aren’t perfect, it is much more advantageous for the fish to actually reabsorb their eggs and utilize that energy. Also, alligator gar are very cannibalistic and tend to prefer to eat their own kind instead of other species. In a small pond they may quickly reduce the numbers if they did spawn.
have a question are the eggs of gar poisonous to people? ?? someone told me that they are dangerous when they are spawning.
+Rogelio Torres Yes, the eggs of all gar species are toxic to humans.
Texas Parks and Wildlife not true.
@@taelerhowlett4921 lol
Were is that place
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Can you fish there???
Looks like they are asking for a fiberglass arrow buried in their back
were in here in texas is that i cant wait to bowfish there
I’d be pitching a baited hook at em.