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 ...

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 ...

"We both had a look of shock when the scale just kept going higher and higher. We both said, 'OMG this is a new all-tackle world record,'" fishing guide Kirk Kirkland said of client Art Weston's catch ...

The largest fresh-water fish ever caught in Louisiana was an alligator gar weighing 179 pounds, according to Kayak Angler.

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 ...

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, ...

Anglers interested in hooking an epic-sized trophy fish can apply for a 2025 alligator gar tag through Dec. 31. Many Arkansas anglers travel all the way to the Gulf of Mexico each year in search of ...

An angler may have broken a world record after reeling in a massive prehistoric-looking fish. Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to Lake Livingston, Texas, to catch an alligator gar with the help ...

Rich Porter, of Nebraska, shot this shortnose gar May 16 while on a Missouri fishing trip. Missouri Department of Conservation/Twitter UPDATE: A record-breaking shortnose gar shot in Missouri wasn’t ...

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 ...

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 ...

This fish story is about the new state record that got away. The Missouri Department of Conservation announced Monday genetic testing on a gar that was caught in May did not set a new state record for ...