How Gator Creek Got Its Name

If you ever wondered how Gator Creek got its name, wonder no longer!

After some pretty severe rainstorms this past week, my wife and I decided to hit Gator Creek and Peacocks Pocket road to check out the water levels and possibly catch a trout or two.

As we entered Gator Creek road, it was obvious that the water levels had risen substantially. Areas we were in last week that were high and dry, were now covered with at least a foot of water.

After driving in from Vidalia, Ga. I didn't care too much about fishing so I contented myself taking pictures of the area wildlife.

Karen wanted to try her luck, so we stopped in a couple of her favorite locations where she had caught redfish last week.

She tossed out her favorite shrimp/bobber combination and I grabbed my Nikon to take some pics.

April is noted for showers, but in Florida it also kicks off the alligator breeding season.

We spotted several gators as we drove into the refuge and when we stopped to fish, a couple of aggressive gators made their way to where Karen was fishing.

I took some short videos of them trying to intimidate each other and her, below.

The gator to the right was active and the smaller of the two; about 8 feet long. The other gator was longer than the first and remained motionless until the battery in my camera gave out. Then both of the gators swam off after each other to parts unknown.

Karen didn't have much luck catching anything in the area, so we moved to another spot where there weren't any gators to mess up the fishing.

We passed several smaller gators on the marsh side of the road and fished several culverts without any luck to speak of.

Finally after catching a couple of sea trout, we had enough of the mosquitoes and called it an evening.

After counting at least a dozen alligators in the area, it was obvious to us how Gator Creek got its name.

Tomorrow, we plan to scout out the Shiloh Marsh road area of the north Indian River to see how the rain affected the water levels in the marsh.

Till then,
Tight Lines to you all.