Jul. 23—Over the years, gar have gotten a bad wrap for being a main consumer of game and sport fish, but that may be because the prehistoric fish is adaptable in less-than-ideal settings. Jason ...

The Chinese government opened a can of worms. A “monster” fish with razor-sharp teeth has been slipping away from Chinese authorities for weeks as they scramble to catch the beast, according to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Art Weston with the 283-pound alligator gar fish caught in Sam Rayburn Reservoir on Sept. 2, 2023. Kentucky fisherman Art Weston ...

An alligator gar in Texas has earned one fisherman an award from state authorities. John Harrington earned an "Outstanding Angler Award" from the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) division for his ...

Alligator gar have all the major characteristics of a trophy gamefish. They’ll eat a variety of baits and lures, they pull like hell, and, most importantly, they’re giants. The species now has its own ...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ind. — Christmas came a few days late for Floyd County resident Justin Brown. While out fishing on a warm ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas anglers looking to bring home an alligator gar in 2025 may apply to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for a permit for the remainder of 2024. Officials said alligator ...

A new record was set in April for the largest alligator gar caught at Lake Corpus Christi, weighing in at 207 pounds. The long snout is a familiar face in Texas as the state is one of the native homes ...

Kentucky fisherman Art Weston won't ever have to lie about the size of fish he has caught. It's because he may have landed one of the biggest ever! The duo are a fishing dream team. Weston has held 56 ...

Anglers interested in hooking into an epic-sized trophy fish can apply for a 2026 alligator gar trophy tag from now until the end of 2025. Many Arkansas anglers travel all the way to the Gulf of ...

A pair of seasoned, world-record-chasing anglers just left another mark on the record books. On Tuesday traveling angler Art Weston and Texas fishing guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland caught a giant, ...

I have fly fished for various warm-water fish. I have cast flies for bass, catfish, panfish, and carp. The one species I had not cast my fly toward, until now, was a gar. I had heard about it. But ...