Spotted Gar
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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SPOTTED GAR
BY EMMA LEZA
Life of a Spotted Gar
Gars have a lifespan of up to 18 years. Their spawning season is from April to May. The average size is 3 ft and 6 lbs, though some have been caught at 6ft or more. The main food sources are insects and smaller fish.
Spotted Gar Habitat
Spotted gar can be found in nearly any stretch of water. Because of a special air bladder, they can suck in air and still breath normally through poorly oxygenated backwaters. They mainly prefer sunny, shallow waters.
Spotted Gar Distribution
The spotted gar is native to North America and ranges from southern Ontario to the west from the Nueces River in Texas east to the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico and southeast to the lower Apalachicola River in Florida. The gar population is small in the north and is being threatened in Lake Erie by the destruction of their habitat and pollution.
Spotted Gar Facts
-Despite their potentially enormous size and mouthful of teeth, there have been no recorded incidents of gars attacking humans.
-Gar have lived since the prehistoric era because of their ability to live in even the most inhospitable of waters.
Spotted Gar Info
-Gar eggs are extremely toxic to humans, fish, and birds.
-Although they are edible, they are extremely bony and rarely consumed.
-Because of their appearance, they are a popular trophy fish.
Spotted Gar Fishing Tactics
When fishing for spotted gar, the best time to do it is during a new moon, when the water is lowest, in the middle of the day when sunniest, in shallow water. Still fishing is the most idea, way to catch them because of how they drift along the top of the water.
Spotted Gar Regulations
In Texas there is no bag limit for the spotted gar. You can fish for it in nearly any way, as long as the fish does not go to waste or is injured and thrown back due to size. There is also no minimum size for fishing.
Spotted Gar Records
The current world record for a gar is eight feet, five and one-eighth inches in length, 47 inches in girth and 327 pounds. The current rod-and-reel and bow-fishing records for Texas are 279 and 290 pounds respectively. However, the record for a spotted gar is 9 pounds and 3ft.
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