Wild Longnose Gar

[Demjor19]

Here are a few random shots of a nice Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus Osseus) i caught while i was in NY state last week.

I caught this fish with a large rubber net at around 1:00 AM...he was cruising the shoreline feeding on shiners and small pan fish.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/KaraJ0/FISHING/DSCN8581.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/KaraJ0/FISHING/DSCN8593.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/KaraJ0/FISHING/DSCN8594.jpg

[donvichu]

wicked man..especially the last one awesome pics and a great fish.....

[abaigael04]

That is one amazing fish! I love gar...

[Demjor19]

That is one amazing fish! I love gar...

Me too! I have been fascinated by gar for a long time. Do you keep any in aquaria?

[angelcakes]

awesome fishthumbs2: thumbs2:

[abaigael04]

No - I'm afraid I don't have a tank big enough to realistically keep them - but I do admire them!

[ladyoutlaw50]

Wow check out those teeth!!!!

[digital3]

Nice pix! Thanks for sharing!

[Demjor19]

Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to check them out! I'm supposed to be assisting on a Gar research expedition, possibly this month and next month (at least one of the two). I'll be sure to share some pics from that event as well.

[snipers_den]

...sweet pics...whatta gnarly set of choppers that little guy has...

[Anomaly]

Wow . . . awesome photos! Yeah, gar are really neat fish . . . they're just so primitive looking!