Fishing For

Florida gar

4.0

(22)

292 Catches

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Average Length

2.0 ft

Maximum Length

4.3 ft

Maximum Weight

21.2 lbs

Depth Range

Temperature Range

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Florida gar

5.0

(3)

C Stanley Weaver Canal

Palm Beach County, Florida

Marion County, Florida

Broward County, Florida

Collier County, Florida

Osceola County, Florida

Broward County, Florida

3 Catches

5.0

(6)

South New River Canal

Broward County, Florida

Saint Johns County, Florida

3 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Florida gar

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common shiner

4.0

(138)

16 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common Shinners

4.0

(48)

11 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Golden shiner

4.0

(34)

6 Catches

Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Topwater Bait

4.0

(16)

3 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1067)

3 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(997)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Sand Shrimp

4.0

(24)

2 Catches

Flies by Generic Flies Wet Fly Generic Wet Flies

4.0

(7)

2 Catches

Recently Caught Florida gar

Frank Veltri

1 week ago

•

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Got a car and a few peacocks raining like crazy

Species Florida gar

10 likes

Tripp Crabtree

2 weeks ago

•

Orange County, Florida

Species Florida gar

Weight 8 lb 13 oz

6 likes

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Enzo Herrera Garcia

2 weeks ago

•

Lee County, Florida

2 alligator gar very heavy

Species Florida gar

Weight 4 lb 3 oz

Gear 1

5 likes

Enzo Herrera Garcia

2 weeks ago

•

Lee County, Florida

I got 2 :D

Species Florida gar

Weight 2 lb 13 oz

Gear 1

5 likes

Canadian_ Fishingflorida

6 weeks ago

•

Hillsborough County, Florida

A gar my friend caught on a senko

Species Florida gar

14 likes

Simon Gundel

8 weeks ago

•

Volusia County, Florida

Species Florida gar

13 likes

Jackson Violante

8 weeks ago

•

Pasco County, Florida

I used hot dog to catch this fish

Species Florida gar

Weight 9 lb

13 likes

Joshua Tully

2025-06-11

•

Pinellas County, Florida

Rarrgh! 😊 This is such an underrated fish in my opinion. This fish has been around for over 200 million years and they are so fun to catch. I spotted this Gar on the edge of the pond—so I threw my Yo-zuri bone popper—-on top of him and he followed it—paused….and then he struck it. He was about 27 inches and about 5-6 LBS. I was using my PENN pursuit 2500 and my Abu Garcia 6’ EZ cast. Such a fun fish to catch! 🎣

Species Florida gar

Weight 6 lb

Gear 4

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