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Longnose Gar

Longnose Gar, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
USFWS Mountain Prairie (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Longnose Gar carries consumption advisories on 151 waters across 2 states. Limits depend on the water and the fish's size — a bigger fish has had longer to accumulate contaminants, so it's usually the stricter one.

Contaminants found in longnose gar: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for longnose gar is For children under 12: do not eat due to elevated Mercury and PCB. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where longnose gar has advisories

Waters with longnose gar advisories