I met up with documentary filmmaker Zachary Dziadul to help him film some incredible fish for an upcoming project of his focusing on Houston's bayous. Things may have started slow, but our patience paid off in a big, big way!
His film is still in production and I will share it on this channel when it's complete (we caught a lot of fish not included here and Im only a small part of a very thorough look at these bayous)
Congratulations on the relief from the heat. I know what a refreshing that is to Houstonians. I'm really sorry about your knee problem. I stepped down off a chair recently and split my right miniscus. My fault, because I'm old and overweight. This is definitely one of my very favorite YT channels.
I love the passion and view you you have for gar, that's my favorite fish. I feel the exact same way and don't understand why people view them as "trash fish". They are true dinosaurs and should be protected! Great video as always 👍
Yeah, the idea that the value of an animal that has been swimming around since the Cretaceous is determined by how many people currently want to catch them is ridiculous. They are a tremendous piece of zoological history.
I thought that the dinosaurs went extinct at least a million years ago . These are not dinosaurs . They are predators that are eating the game fish and should be killed when caught . In Colorado, they kill pike fish when they catch them to help the trout population .
@@gus2600 These are native fish that have been here since the Cretaceous and they can eat whatever they want, although to correct you I'll point out that their diet mostly consists of shad, buffalo, mullet, carp, and tilapia. However, EVEN IF they did eat game fish, the term "game fish" is completely arbitrary and speaks only to what is currently deemed popular to catch and has nothing whatsoever to do with a fish's role in or importance to the environment. And on top of all that, loads of animals eat "game fish." Alligators, otters, turtles, herons, pelicans, osprey, snakes, and on and on the list goes. You think they should all be wiped out because some random group of guys said which fish are more popular to catch than others? No. Alligator gar are incredibly important parts of our ecosystem and they must be protected. Coming back to add this bit because I can't stop thinking about it... you don't really think we're seriously calling these fish dinosaurs because we think they're dinosaurs, right? Right? And yeah, dinosaurs went extinct at least a million years ago... about 65 million.
@@wildlifefishingshow very well stated. Any true outdoor sportsman understands the need for environmental and species conservation. These amazing animals have been a part of our ecosystem for millions of years and we must ensure they’re here for a million more. Thank you so much for your videos.
Killing it man got me looking over the Houston bridges as I drive by Em now I do plumbing services all over Houston always looking for a cool looking spot to fish on baby!!!
Awesome vid man! I just love how passionate you are about conservation and stuff. There should be more people like you out there :) Another thing I appreciate about you is that, unlike some other fishing channels, you only show us fishing (and whisky and eating stuff, all fun things), and you don't mix in any religious crap like some other fishing channels out there :) That makes your content far more accessible to a wide range of people, including staunch sceptics like myself :) Keep up the great work!
I appreciate the support! Yeah, this is and always has been a science channel "disguised" as a fishing channel. I look at fishing as just a way to get these incredible animals on camera.
@@faithmgtow Not really. Atheists merely counter the religious stuff that is weaved into nearly everything in our respective societies (although, to be fair, it's not nearly as bad over here in the Netherlands as it is over there in the US, seeing how the percentages of theists in the Netherlands and a good part of northern Europe in general have been dropping year after year). Religious expressions and concepts are often introduced into even the most mundane tasks and events. Some atheists, like me, are just sick of getting it rubbed into our faces whenever we just try to watch something that shouldn't have anything to do with religion in the first place, like fishing. Don't play the victim here. Religious people greatly outnumber the atheists. All we can do is bring attention to the irrational, delusional abundance of religious superstition that permeates every part of society.
@@Emielio1 "religious people greatly outnumber the atheists" mostly true and from a statistical standpoint its absolutely true, but many religious people simply claim that title but don't believe in their said religion at all. There was a survey done in America I wanna say, that proved that most self proclaimed Christians have at least 1 new age belief. And I could be one of them if I'm being honest, I'm not sure. But my point is many self proclaimed Christians even, absolutely shun most of what's in the Bible and refuse to preach it, while calling Christians like me and other fundamentalists, who actually believe in the whole complete Bible, extremists and say we're preaching hate and intolerance and insinuate that we're just taking everything out of context.
I bought my first cast net recently and tried your technique because it makes sense. I was really bad. Not sure if it's down to practice or I bought a crappy net. Probably a combination of both. I will persevere and hopefully one day I'll have it nailed.
Amazing catch, well done .Perhaps next time you could try the rope method... You'd know exactly what I'm referring to... Better hook up ratio and no damage to the fish's mouth...
OMG this deserves more like's I can give you only one. This is AGAIN a wunderfull Gar ! unbalievable such fish is swimming in waters by city's. I dont know youre name , but youre a great guy to release them every time again. Youre great !!!!!!!!!!!
@@wildlifefishingshow I knew you would know what I know. Just to be clear, I am of the fresh water, pond and stream, Gasterosteus aculeatus clan. "Tips wide brimmed fluffy plumed hat at WILD LIFE!"
alligator gar fishing in the trinity river in downtown dallas is a hoot. they're big and fight hard, fun times. there's some homeless camps near but never any problems, they often come up to check you out and I always have extra poles and make new fishing buddies there.
My son and I recently stayed with Cajun Experiences in Louisiana and did some jug lines for gar. They were catching 100 / 120 lb gar. We pulled up one about 25lb. I can’t even imagine pulling up a 100lb one. I was most surprised at how amazing gar was for eating. Smoked gar (prepared like jerky) WOW. And as a regular cooked fish, I was really amazed as well.
The single biggest flathead I ever caught was in a spill basin of the Gila Main near Yuma. Was using fairly large tilapia suspended over rip rap. Don't know the exact weight, but I stand 5' 10" and holding its head at chest level, the tail was still on the ground and the head was wider than my chest. That was waaay back in the day="83 ish.
I live in the Midwest right off the Missouri River. I have caught several gar but nothing even close to the ones your pulling in on these videos. These things are insane…wow!
My son tried to comment that he loves the video but i had to explain that simply leaving an L isn't quite the same in comment sections. Lol Nice catch though! Alot of good information here.
Here in Indiana, we don't have alligator gar but we have a number of other species. We are normally catfisherman. And when we catfish, we use 100 lb braid! We hear all the time how it's Overkill. But our rivers are full of trees and sharp rocks. So that's why we use such a heavy braids. I wish we had fish like alligator gar here in Indiana. There have been a couple of them caught. But they are very few and far between.
I love your info, shots, knowledge👍👍 But, I most often fear for these fish... they are stressed, exhausted, ready to die from stress... Could you possibly release them a minute earlier?? I would appreciate your help, and share your channel more.... thx. You have great content and delivery.
I loved see you release that gar. Being female they add another generation to the waterways. Be it a male, I'd keep it if it's under 10 feet. Truly a modern day dinosaur, Gar are Beautiful fish...
Wow....mantab. Sumeks Minggu Petualang Palembang hadir disini nih. Moga selalu sehat dan sukses ya. Begitu juga sahabat yang lain semoga juga sukses. Yg penting trus kreatif dan penuh keikhlasan. Amin
If your in the Houston area I would recommend Oyster creek rather than one of the city bayous for your first gar. Try Oyster creek anywhere in the Sugar Land area and you can catch several different species of gar.
Hey Wild Life I have cought a big red fish in the year 2018 it was 49 inches I don't have the pictures any more on my cell phone but I cought it at the Gulf of Mexico in Texas
Hello wild I'm you're follower in ur channel. I saw you're fishing rod is very very flower. I think that is very expensive rod.. I am jigger fishing also but my rod is very easy brokin.
