this is polk county fl no rivers goes into this lake and is at least 60 miles from salt water.... lake Juliana
this is polk county fl no rivers goes into this lake and is at least 60 miles from salt water.... lake Juliana
Looks like a gar to me
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I have caught plenty of gars in my lifetime,,,, its no gar......it died within 3 min.s of catching it..... very bright silver on sides
Freshwater Needlefish .... possibly an aquarium pet that was released after getting too big for the aquarium
I don't what it is, but it's cool!!
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It ain't a crappie, so it's a trash fish in my book... peculiar looking I grant ya
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interesting ketch there ....looks like salty needlefish to me ? they may be able to survive a freshwater habitat ....might have gotten there in a strange way ? maybe a waterspout ? or some other natural flood type of issue ? very cool for sure
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Cool looking fish! Bet it ate a lot of crappie in it's day.
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It is a needlefish.....and they do and can live in fresh water sometimes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needlefish
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Years ago I rode my motorcycle down to an area we call Back Bay and met a couple friends to do some crappie fishing. I caught one of those but not as big. Anyway I thought I would take it home to show the kids so I threw it in the saddlebags. I think it was 4-6 weeks later I remembered it. Talk about stink.
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