I catch all of my fish and the place where I catch them is home to some Spotted Gar. I really want a gar to add to my collection of fish.
I recently caught one but i caught it on a fishing pole and was about 2 ft. and 3 pounds. Problem is, my pond is only 250 gallons and too small to hold a gar this big. I have caught 2 more before this in a net. The first one was about 2'' inches but I couldn't get it to eat anything and it died. The second one was about 6-8'' and I got it to eat minnows but one day it disappeared. I think it was eaten by a bird (egret) because this has happened before with goldfish and i have seen these birds scouting my pond for lunch.
I don't know when to find the baby gar so I was wondering if anyone knew when th spawning times of Spotted Gar were. I was also wondering if anyone knows what to feed a 2'' gar in case i catch another one.
Thanks in advance,
Dean
I recently caught one but i caught it on a fishing pole and was about 2 ft. and 3 pounds. Problem is, my pond is only 250 gallons and too small to hold a gar this big. I have caught 2 more before this in a net. The first one was about 2'' inches but I couldn't get it to eat anything and it died. The second one was about 6-8'' and I got it to eat minnows but one day it disappeared. I think it was eaten by a bird (egret) because this has happened before with goldfish and i have seen these birds scouting my pond for lunch.
I don't know when to find the baby gar so I was wondering if anyone knew when th spawning times of Spotted Gar were. I was also wondering if anyone knows what to feed a 2'' gar in case i catch another one.
Thanks in advance,
Dean