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Originally Posted by moosh
I caught one by accident about three years ago in cotuit harbor ,snagged it on a 5" needle fish how bizzar is that, it was about 12" long and it was a gar. prehistoric looking bastard....
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Certainly possible as many species of gar can be found in marine environments though this is rare.
Wikipedia:
In American English the name gar (or garpike) is strictly applied to members of the Lepisosteidae, a family including seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit fresh, brackish, and occasionally marine, waters of eastern North America, Central America, and the Caribbean islands.
From Audubon:
Alligator Gar
HABITAT
Large rivers, sluggish lakes, bayous, and reservoirs; frequently enters brackish and marine waters in coastal areas. Young in or near aquatic vegetation.