A fisherman who grew up in Houston and learned to fish the downtown waterway known as the Buffalo Bayou while attending the University of Houston-Downtown made what some might call a surprising catch.
After a half-hour battle, Alex Sosa, 27, pulled into his boat an alligator gar that measured nearly 6-feet long and weighed an estimated 130 pounds. He caught it inside the 610 Loop that surrounds downtown Houston, and he had several witnesses, which made the catch all the more meaningful.
