Quote Originally Posted by Craig Johnson View Post
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I've checked with a couple of the KDWPT Fish Bios and none of us know anything about tagged gar in the Kansas River. However, since it is a river the fish may have swam in from another state that was conducting a study.

What was printed on the tag? What kind of tag was it? Where was the tag located on the fish? Do you have a pic of the tag you could post?

There have been some studies in the past which have included tagged fish in the Kansas River. Two of the studies species that come to mind are flathead catfish and pallid sturgeon. Not to sound sarcastic, but was the tagged fish definitely a gar?

Another possibility is that an unauthorized person locally tagged a gar and turned it back in to the river...

I wouldn't waste a lot of time running around to multiple KDWPT offices with the tag. We should be able to get you squared away here.
If I remember correctly, the drum I caught was while fishing in Cedar Creek where it empties into the Kansas River in De Soto. Pretty sure it was a KSU tag.