Just got back from south Florida. I stopped along the Tamiami Trail and saw countless gar lazily swimming in the crystal clear water. They looked like Spotted or Florida gar ... about 2' long. I noticed that most were quite dark, and a few almost a golden color. Here's a brief video.
[video=youtube_share;YuKZ-v8M280]http://youtu.be/YuKZ-v8M280[/video]
[video=youtube_share;YuKZ-v8M280]http://youtu.be/YuKZ-v8M280[/video]