Fishing For

Longnose gar

4.0
(105)
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

5.0
(3)
Smithland Hydroelectric Dam
Livingston County, Kentucky
45 Catches
5.0
(2)
Ohio River
Hardin County, Illinois
18 Catches
4.0
(9)
West Fork Trinity River
Tarrant County, Texas
18 Catches
4.0
(7)
New River
Onslow County, North Carolina
17 Catches
5.0
(1)
Guadalupe River
Victoria County, Texas
14 Catches
4.0
(3)
Trinity River
Fort Worth, Texas
14 Catches
4.0
(64)
St. Lawrence River
45.853254, -73.282875
11 Catches
5.0
(3)
Tennessee River
Marshall County, Kentucky
10 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Longnose gar

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers
4.0
(885)
16 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Perch
4.0
(35)
16 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common Shinners
4.0
(47)
13 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms
4.0
(949)
13 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Minnows
4.0
(83)
13 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common shiner
4.0
(132)
11 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Black Striped Mullet
4.0
(89)
6 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Fathead Minnow
4.0
(51)
6 Catches

Recently Caught Longnose gar

✰ℍ$𝕂✰𝕍!ℙ🤘𝕿𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝕽𝖔𝖈𝖐🎣

9 hours ago
 • 
Livingston County, Kentucky

LONGNOSE GAR. WANTED A PICTURE WITH GARY AND I 🤣🎣🎣

Longnose gar
5
24 likes • 8 comments

Taylor Huffman

1 week ago
 • 
Belmont County, Ohio

Long boy 💥

Longnose gar
14 likes
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✰ℍ$𝕂✰𝕍!ℙ🤘𝕿𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝕽𝖔𝖈𝖐🎣

3 days ago
 • 
Livingston County, Kentucky

LONGNOSY'S ARE BACK ! FANTASTIC FISH TO CATCH!!! WHOOOOOOO🎣🎣💥💥💥💥

Longnose gar
10 lb
4
30 likes • 9 comments

Hudson James

1 week ago
 • 
Davidson County, Tennessee

I forgot to post these last Saturday. These are all the Gar we caught that morning. We got thirty in total, but only got pictures of a few. This there were so many huddled together in this on point, that we just caught them by snagging them. Tight lines everybody! 🎣🔥

Longnose gar
6 lb 6 oz
2
13 likes • 1 comment

Lamar Honea

3 weeks ago
 • 
Beaufort County, South Carolina

Longnose gar
1
14 likes • 1 comment

Zandyr Brunette

8 weeks ago
 • 
Leon County, Texas

Longnose gar
6 likes • 1 comment

Matt ODell

9 weeks ago
 • 
Nicholas County, West Virginia

Longnose gar
5 likes • 2 comments

Micah May

2025-01-26
 • 
Harris County, Texas

Longnose gar
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