Longnose Gar
Longnose Gar are a fierce and strange looking species of fish, which many folks say looks like something from the prehistoric or dinosaur age, and that is exactly what they are, for they have been around since the days of the prehistoric creatures.
These fish have a long mouth or beak that contains numerous deadly sharp teeth that can easily grasp and rip prey to shreds in seconds.
The main body section of Longnose Gar, is shaped like that of a thick snake, that is covered with numerous, large armor like scales. Depending upon the water conditions such as the algae count and the main food source of the Longnose Gar in it's location, the general overall color of the main body is olive-green to slightly greenish-yellow, and their belly areas are cream to bone-white in color.
The eggs of the Longnose Gar will make a person sick when eaten, and are in fact poisonous to humans and can make a person violently sick when they are eaten, and the flesh or meat is very poor also, about the only reason an angler may wish to catch a gar, is to make a unique mount for a den, room, sports bar or some other location.
These fish are able to live just fine in a variety and type of waters, such as rivers, bays, ponds, streams and more, they prefer slow moving areas but can survive just find in faster moving current as well.
Longnose Gar do prefer areas of the water they inhabit that are weedy, tall grass, and other water plants seems to attract them, these areas may provide cover for them as they forage and wait for food source to ambush.
When pole fishing for Longnose Gar, many anglers have reported great success when using live baitfish that live in the same area as the Longnose Gar, others have also caught them using large live grasshoppers and even crickets and frogs.
Their boney plated mouths are extremely difficult to set a hook into, so many anglers use a very long steel leader, that the fish can fully swallow, then they set the hook inside the fishes throat and stomach area, this requires waiting awhile after the fish attacks your bait.
Another tip to remember when fishing for Longnose Gar, is to remember that they feed a lot more in evenings and nights then they do during bright sunlight.
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