Gar
RareFreshwater
A long, armor-scaled ambush predator with a narrow, tooth-filled snout, usually found sunning near the surface in warm shallows. Its bony mouth makes hooksets unreliable, so many anglers use frayed rope lures that tangle in its teeth instead of a hook.
Profile
- Fight: 6/10
- Trophy: 6/10
- Wariness: 3/10
- Abundance: 4/10
- Aggression: 5/10
- Table: 1/10
- Typical weight
- 3.3–11.0 lbs (1.5–5.0 kg)
- Record
- 99.2 lbs (45.0 kg)
Season
- Jan: 15%
- Feb: 18%
- Mar: 30%
- Apr: 50%
- May: 65%
- Jun: 70%
- Jul: 65%
- Aug: 60%
- Sep: 50%
- Oct: 35%
- Nov: 20%
- Dec: 16%
Seasonality shown is typical for temperate North America — your local waters may vary.
Time of day
- 12 AM: 8%
- 1 AM: 6%
- 2 AM: 5%
- 3 AM: 5%
- 4 AM: 6%
- 5 AM: 15%
- 6 AM: 35%
- 7 AM: 55%
- 8 AM: 70%
- 9 AM: 80%
- 10 AM: 85%
- 11 AM: 85%
- 12 PM: 80%
- 1 PM: 78%
- 2 PM: 80%
- 3 PM: 82%
- 4 PM: 78%
- 5 PM: 65%
- 6 PM: 45%
- 7 PM: 25%
- 8 PM: 15%
- 9 PM: 12%
- 10 PM: 10%
- 11 PM: 9%
Conditions
Temp70–84°F (21–29°C)
Depth2–13 ft (1–4 m)
PressureAny
LightBright
Lures
Tips
- A frayed nylon rope lure tangles in a gar's teeth better than a hook sets.
- Look for gar sunning near the surface in warm, calm shallows.
- A topwater lure twitched slowly across the surface draws explosive strikes.
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