Texas Freshwater Fisheries adds American alligator exhibit to wildlife inhabitants




The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens now features an American Alligator exhibit. 

The exhibit will include three alligators a 10-foot waterfall, realistic cypress stumps and native plant beds.

The addition was sponsored by a gift from the Eugene McDermott Foundation and the Friends of Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.

The center will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 19, with free admission for all, and a host of special outdoor activities. 

The new alligators will be ready to greet visitors at the celebration.

Address: 5550 FM2495, Athens, TX 75752
Phone: (903) 676-2277




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EXCELLENT. Slightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.40 feet above pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The Hybrids and Whitebass have started schooling in water from 6-14 feet at the dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action is also happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinnerbaits and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

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