Longnose gar

Season

• Warm months more often near surface/weedy edges.
• Not a winter focus for this notebook.

Time of day

Daytime sight or accidental on cut bait meant for cats.

Where on Hoover

• Weedy public edges and warm shallows.
• Incidental while catfishing channel edges.

Water maps · ODNR depth PDF (2001 @ 894 ft)

Limits reminder — verify

Unsure → verify HuntFish OH. Handle carefully (teeth/bills).

Reminder only — confirm on HuntFish OH / ODNR licenses and the current ODNR regs before you keep fish. Cite: ODNR Fishing Regulations 2026–27 (verify current).

Gear

Sized for bank reality and ≤10 hp boats — Hoover is a drinking-water reservoir.

• If targeting: specialized; most anglers meet them by accident on cat gear.
• Longnose pliers; cut line if deeply hooked and unsafe.

Bait & presentation

• Incidental on cut bait; deliberate gar tactics are niche — keep it legal and ethical.

Notes

Incidental OK. Not a Hoover “featured” fishery on ODNR blurbs — notebook mention only.