Photograph by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated Longnose gar are ancient fish that haven’t changed much since prehistoric times. A female gar ready to spawn is followed by a group of ...

According to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, the longnose gar is the only gar species native to Virginia. Its family dates back 245 million years. The fish is described by the ...

Scientists suspect a deadly virus is behind an unusually large number of fish deaths in Lake Huron ... northern pike, longnose gar, largemouth bass and even mudpuppies — a species of ...

Veraldi was a fish biologist/restoration ecologist with ... Figure 07003 (page 70): Longnose Gar. Lepisosteus osseus • In Greek, Lepis means “scale” and osteus means “bone,” referring ...

Scientists suspect a deadly virus is behind an unusually large number of fish deaths in Lake Huron this spring ... log perch, northern pike, longnose gar, largemouth bass and even mudpuppies — a ...

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Gar fish are another group of fish that have changed little since ... [Pictured above: L to R – Lake Sturgeon, Shortnose Gar, Burbot, Longnose Gar.] The following covers the most familiar fishes of ...

These fish thrive in the cold, deep waters, often forming the target of both commercial and recreational fishing ventures. With its toothy snout and sleek body, the longnose gar looks as if it has ...

Mr. David F. Boldt, age 86, of Anita, IA, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. He was born on February 9, 1939, in Carroll, Iowa, to Henry and Loretta (Rose) Boldt. He ...

Today we're out fishing for gar, specifically longnose gar. We're using small lures baited with a twister worm and casting them for gar. You can get your own Python Darters here: <a href ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries warns that high water temperatures, extended cloudy weather and storms may lead to freshwater and nearshore marine fish kills in waterways across ...

And pour one out for the lake chubsucker. Once native to New York, these four fish no longer live here according to a recently updated list of imperiled species compiled by the state Department of ...