[flathead2brookie]

Im looking for some small longnose gar for my aquarium and pond. Has anyone seen any around Raleigh lately? Something <7 inches would be great. The smaller the better. I know the gar have recently spawned but I haven't seem one fry or juvenile. I've tried seine netting, cast netting, and dip netting Lassiter falls at Crabtree creek. A place loaded with gar. I've had no luck though. It's weird. I feel like they should be all over that creek.

 

[mrdrh99]

I used to live in wake forest and I have caught gar more than once in the neuse just below the dam. Water is pretty shallow down there on low flow days.

 

[OptiMystic]

Last float I did on the Neuse (a few weeks ago), a couple of guys saw a small one right below Milburnie. So, another vote for the Neuse likely being your best option.

 

[crabman00]

Not sure what kind of water you're seining, but if I was looking for fry/fingerlings I'd concentrate in grassbeds.

 

[flathead2brookie]

Not sure what kind of water you're seining, but if I was looking for fry/fingerlings I'd concentrate in grassbeds.

That's what I've heard but there is nothing of that sort there. The closest to it is roots and brush, which I have seined very thoroughly. I'm pretty stumped on where they could be. I've seen the mature fish spawning. Just can't find the little ones.

 

[gambusia]

Here is some info that might help:

Young have a special disk on its head to attach to vegetation, much like pike fry.

http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/fish/details.asp?fish=010033

 

[tpham32]

I haven't seen any small ones there, but I would try the Eno River.

 

[flathead2brookie]

I haven't seen any small ones there, but I would try the Eno River.

Eni sounds interesting. May have to try it.