Fishing For

Longnose gar

4.0

(115)

1.1K Catches

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Average Length

6.9 in

Maximum Length

6.6 ft

Maximum Weight

50.3 lbs

Depth Range

0.0 ft

Temperature Range

53.6 - 68.0 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Longnose gar

Smithland Hydroelectric Dam

Livingston County, Kentucky

Hardin County, Illinois

West Fork Trinity River

Tarrant County, Texas

Onslow County, North Carolina

Guadalupe River

Victoria County, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

St. Lawrence River

45.853254, -73.282875

Tennessee River

Marshall County, Kentucky

Top Baits For Catching Longnose gar

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(937)

17 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Perch

4.0

(35)

16 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Minnows

4.0

(87)

15 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1018)

13 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common Shinners

4.0

(47)

13 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common shiner

4.0

(136)

11 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Black Striped Mullet

4.0

(90)

6 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Fathead Minnow

4.0

(53)

6 Catches

Recently Caught Longnose gar

Draidyn Haldenby

2 days ago

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Nipissing, Ontario

Species Longnose gar

Weight 10 lb 8 oz

11 likes • 8 comments

Max Horstman

13 hours ago

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Lyon County, Iowa

Gar

Species Longnose gar

Weight 2 lb 13 oz

7 likes

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Casey Sharp

5 days ago

•

Grimes County, Texas

Species Longnose gar

8 likes • 2 comments

Jason Cowan

6 days ago

•

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario

Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

Species Longnose gar

Weight 3 lb 8 oz

Gear 2

12 likes

Tegan Dawson

1 week ago

•

Adams County, Illinois

Species Longnose gar

4 likes

Kathy Williams

11 hours ago

•

Clinton County, Kentucky

While fishing for walleye I encountered this gar.

Species Longnose gar

Gear 1

10 likes • 2 comments

Juliee Crispin

2 days ago

•

Nipissing, Ontario

Species Longnose gar

7 likes

Nathan Rhodes

1 week ago

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Meigs County, Ohio

Species Longnose gar

7 likes

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