Fishing at Friendship Park

Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: Friendship Park in Pisgah, MD

I was out this morning at dawn at Friendship Park in Pisgah, MD and saw several of these fish carcases washed up on the shore they were about 2 - 3 feet in length and had a beak like snout with teeth. Wondering what kind of fish would these be?

While out I also caught some nice white perch using a spinner bait. The fish were very active until the sun was all the way up.

DNR Response: The photo isn�t the best but we believe the carcass is a gar, gars are native to these waters and this is the time of year they spawn. Occasionally the fish do not survive past the spawning period. gar