Caught another Gar

[JuanTamad]

Caught another Gar. This one is about 5 inch and fatter allowing my camera to focus a bit better.

 

[Ang]

Pretty!

 

[Max Power]

that thing's awasome, get me one!!!

 

[AlliGartor]

Amazing !​

 

[davo]

nice looking gar

 

[Malcus]

OMG! whant kind of gar is it? Nice colour on it!

 

[benzjamin13]

I've never seen a gar with a stripe pattern like that. What kind of gar is it?

 

[Polypterus]

I've never seen a gar with a stripe pattern like that. What kind of gar is it?

It's a juvenile Florida (lepisosteus platyrhincus) and a nice one at that.
(I'm assuming this was caught in Flordia??? was it??)

The dark stripe down the back is a rather common trait of young gars it is usually most pronounced in the Flordia and spotted gars. It's unfortunate but as time goes on and the fish grows this will break up and begin to turn into that familiar spotted pattern.

 

[JuanTamad]

It's a juvenile Florida (lepisosteus platyrhincus) and a nice one at that.
(I'm assuming this was caught in Flordia??? was it??)

The dark stripe down the back is a rather common trait of young gars it is usually most pronounced in the Flordia and spotted gars. It's unfortunate but as time goes on and the fish grows this will break up and begin to turn into that familiar spotted pattern.

Caught in a Miami, Florida lake.

 

[Polypterus]

Caught in a Miami, Florida lake.

Yep no question about it as being a juvenile Florida then.