Loch-ness Or Alligator Gar?

[Biglittle8]

Was out fishing a pond on the golf course a couple of days ago and took a video of what I think was a Alligator Gar. It was at least 4 ft in length... maybe more. I couldn't get the video to upload, so here is a still. It appeared to be feeding on small fish. Can anyone tell from the photo if it is in fact a Gar of some kind? I have not seen Gar in this pond before.

[TnRiver46]

Fish in golf course ponds of that size are grass carp. They skim the surface like in your picture eating grass, especially after they mow 

[HaydenS]

100% baby Loch Ness Monster.  Momma Loch Ness spawns in ponds and lakes, and leaves her babies in the ponds to fend for themselves, once they get big enough.  She must have left or you'd have been dead meat, she is very protective of her babies before she leaves.  You're lucky your still alive!

[Bluebasser86]

Grass carp will reach 4' pretty often in golf course ponds. They put them in to control the weed populations to keep them more aesthetically pleasing. 

 

Your picture captures a clear sign it's not a gator gar. Gator gar have big, round tails with no fork in them, something that fish clearly has. Grass carp have big, forked tails. 

[HaydenS]

Grass Carp eating:  Apparently they eat 20%-100% of there body weigh in plants every day as long as the water is 50*+.  They won't eat green algae(snot grass) because they can't break it off to "chew" it. 

[galyonj]

1 hour ago, HaydenS said:

They won't eat green algae(snot grass) because they can't break it off to "chew" it. 

 

I don't blame them. Who wants to eat snot?

[HaydenS]

Not me ?

[CrankFate]

It’s either the Loch Ness or Bigfoot searching for carp.