Pre-soaking in milk, salt water, or Everglades Seasoning will remove any gaminess in the meat. Types of Gar Longnose Gar So try with a recipe and find out what you really think of it. No, it doesn't taste like chicken but the texture is very much the same. Once filleted, you can prepare the meat like any other fish. What does a alligoter gar eat? The gars are jumpers and are known to damage the snout on the glass when startled if the tank is too small. What is good for you may not be good for your husband, and visa-versa. Be careful because the scales of this fish are sharp and will cut you. In my opinion gar does not have a fishy taste. Forget what you’ve heard about alligator gar. I have gotten several large longnose gar bowfishing and they are good to eat. Then you just slice down the inside of the scales when you get the top strip off. However, some can be found in saltwater too. These fish are related to the bowfin and live in freshwater habitats. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the conversation right now! When I first tried gar, I thought it tasted like a fishy steak, but I (nor my friends) knew how to cook it. You would have to eventually get a tank over 100 gal with a tight lid. Here are tips to help you catch them. If you want a recipe, I can give you a couple that are pretty good, people don't have the same taste. The gar will be the one eating the oscars eventually if it survives. More often though, I get a either a longnose gar, or a shortnose gar. We need you to answer this question! I'm talking about long nosed gar, short nosed gar and spotted gar. Here's him eating Well on my next trip I kept a couple of the gar just to give it a try. I fed my 1" gar some newly hatched convict fry. The reason for the tin snips is because of the tough hide with the thick scales. After that you slice down the bones, don't worry the bones are pretty tough, but you get an excellent fillet. Before you go gar fishing, make sure you check out your local regulations. Once again, the meat was delicious. Since a gar’s meat is firm, the meat also performs well in stir-fry, sea food gumbo and stew. Besides the monstrous alligator gar and little Florida gar, which are restricted to a few small areas of the country, anglers can pursue longnose, shortnose and spotted gar, which are widespread and abundant in waters from Canada to Mexico. If I go after them anytime soon, I'll write and see if you still want the head. The texture of the meat reminds me of the texture in chicken. Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) The gar killed and ate the frog. To clean them you need need a pair of tin snips and a good sharp knife. After a fishing trip in Texas, the author came home with some myth-busting facts on these toothy bottom dwellers—and great tips on …