The 195.6-pound gar was the biggest ever weighed at the rodeo; the team that took first place also caught the second-biggest fish of the event. After 49 years, the Madisonville Gar Rodeo in South ...

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 ...

Ever wondered what is the largest fish ever caught in Louisiana? The record goes back to 1997.

Alligator gar and their direct ancestors have been around for at least 100 million years. They look their age. That long, cylindrical, olive-white body is covered with an armor of thick, ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas — "Sharing what was my most challenging catch of my life," Art Weston wrote on Facebook after landing a massive alligator gar in Lake Livingston. The 7-foot-3-inch behemoth weighed ...

The Mississippi River floodplains are home to one of Earth’s most impressive river monsters: the alligator gar. Known to science as Atractosteus spatula, it is the largest of the gar species alive ...

NEEDVILLE, Texas (KTRK) -- An 18-year-old from Needville has quite the fish tale! Jack Pytel shared photos with ABC13 of his big catch - a 190-pound, 7'5" alligator gar. He said he was in a creek near ...

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 ...

Aug. 30—AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opens its annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process Sept 1. The random drawing authorizes anglers to ...