The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding anglers that their annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization lottery application opens September 1st.
From September 1 through September 30, My Texas Hunt Harvest is available to anglers with a valid license year or one year after purchase. mobile app or go online Enter a raffle to harvest one alligator gar over 48 inches from a portion of the Trinity River. Anglers can choose to enter as individuals or as part of a small group. Random drawing winners will be notified by October 15th. The harvest permit is valid from the date of issue until 31 August 2023.
anglers can use anything legal Any means or method of collecting alligator gars greater than 48 inches day or night from the section of the Trinity River from I-30 Bridge in Dallas to I-10 Bridge in Chambers County downstream, including Livingston Lake and East Fork in Trinity. ) the river upstream to the dam on Lake Ray Hubbard. This includes Anderson, Chambers, Dallas, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Houston, Kauffman, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Navarro, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties.
“While this section of the Trinity River has become one of the most popular destinations in the world to fish for large alligator gar, concerns have been raised about the potential for overfishing and the resulting risks to fishery quality. ,” said Craig Bonds, director of the Inland Fisheries Service. at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Service. “This lottery system will allow us to give 150 anglers the opportunity to harvest the fish of a lifetime, while at the same time contributing to our commitment to preserving this unique resource for current and future generations of anglers. We can also achieve our business goals.”
In addition, public freshwater and saltwater bodies ( Falcon International Reservoir) must be reported in the My Texas Hunt Harvest mobile app or online within 24 hours of harvest.
“With increasing interest from anglers, it’s important to know how many are being harvested in Texas to manage the alligator gar population,” says Bonds. “By collecting data on alligator gar harvests via the My Texas Hunt Harvest app and online, our fisheries management team will be able to better understand the distribution, size and abundance of this species and use that information to improve quality in the future. It can help us manage fisheries with high fisheries.”
Other Trinity River Alligator Gar regulations include a maximum length limit of 48 alligator gars from the I-30 Bridge in Lower Dallas to the I-10 Bridge in Chambers County, which includes Livingston Lake and the East Fork of Trinity. inches included. Upriver to Ray Hubbard Lake Dam (see above for list of affected counties). In addition, on the same stretch of the Trinity River, the acquisition or possession of alligator gar with legal archery equipment or crossbows is prohibited from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise (harvesting permits by lottery system).
The one-bag-of-fish-per-day limit remains in effect for alligator gars statewide. Falcon International Reservoirthe daily bag limit is 5 and the carry limit is 10.
The My Texas Hunt Harvest app is apple app store When google playFor more information on alligator gar fishing regulations, visit outdoor annual online.
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