Texas drawing will give 150 anglers probability to catch ‘fish of a lifetime’

AUSTIN – An upcoming drawing by Texas Parks and Wildlife will give 150 anglers the prospect to catch a quintessential Texas fish bigger than is often authorized.

The Trinity River alligator gar drawing will enable the fortunate few to aim to catch “the fish of a lifetime” in a stretch of the river beginning in Dallas. 

Trinity River alligator gar drawing

The drawing for the prospect to catch an alligator gar greater than 48 inches lengthy opens on Monday, Sept. 1., in accordance with a launch from the Texas Parks and Widlife Division.

Anglers with a sound fishing license can enter the drawing in the course of the month of September, and winners might be alerted by Oct. 15. Authorization might be legitimate from the date issued till Aug. 31, 2026.

The specifics:

Winners might be allowed to aim the catch by any authorized means from a piece of the Trinity River from the Interstate 30 bridge in Dallas downstream to the I-10 bridge in Chambers County. 

This part consists of Lake Livingston and the East Fork of the Trinity River upstream to the dam at Lake Ray Hubbard. This consists of the next counties: Anderson, Chambers, Dallas, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Houston, Kaufman, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Navarro, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker.

‘Harvest the fish of a lifetime’

What they’re saying:

“Fishing for alligator gar on the Trinity River is world famend and really a bucket listing merchandise for any angler,” stated Tim Birdsong, Director of TPWD’s Inland Fisheries Division. “With this drawing system, we’re in a position to supply 150 anglers the chance to reap the fish of a lifetime whereas additionally fulfilling our useful resource administration aim of conserving this distinctive useful resource for present and future generations of anglers.”

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“Gathering knowledge on alligator gar harvest via the Texas Hunt & Fish app and on-line enhances our understanding of their distribution, sizes and numbers, and helps us keep the absolute best fishing alternatives into the longer term,” stated Birdsong.

What you are able to do:

Relevant anglers can enter the drawing via the Texas Hunt & Fish cell app or on-line as a person or a part of a small group.

The Texas Hunt & Fish app may be downloaded free from the Apple App Retailer and Google Play. For extra details about alligator gar fishing laws, go to The Out of doors Annual on-line and the Alligator Gar Harvest Restrictions and Harvest Reporting web site.