Alligator gar can measure more than 8 feet long and weigh over 300 pounds. ... 200-pound alligator gar while fishing near his hometown of San Benito, Texas, in 2019.

They’ve gotten better at aging alligator gar by looking at a fish’s otolith and validating their estimations in the lab using more advanced techniques. The oldest fish ever caught by researchers in ...

While fishing in the Sam Rayburn Reservoir in eastern Texas last month, Art Weston, 52, caught a massive, 283-pound alligator gar fish that is likely to set records.

While fishing in the Sam Rayburn Reservoir in eastern Texas last month, Art Weston, 52, caught a massive, 283-pound alligator gar fish that is likely to set records.

The International Game Fish Association’s recently approved all-tackle record is 128.37 kilograms (283 pounds) for an alligator gar 8 feet, 4 inches long, caught by Arthur Weston on Sept. 2 ...

Alligator gar have recently gained popularity as a sport fish. John Gay Our bait of choice is a chunk of smallmouth buffalo fish hooked in the back with a large treble hook attached to a steel leader.

Alligator gar are a bizarre freshwater fish. Typically described as prehistoric due to the fact they have changed so little over millennia, they are one of largest freshwater fish in North America.

Using fishing hooks that are larger than 3/0 could result in damaging the internal organs of an alligator gar or small fish, according to the wildlife agency. 2.

After releasing the giant fish, they kept at it until around 3 a.m., and Song landed eight more alligator gar between 4 and 6 feet long. Myers wouldn’t reveal the exact spot where he and Song caught ...

An alligator gar is a freshwater fish found along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and near the coast of Galveston. It is the largest species of gar and one of the largest freshwater fish, with ...

An angler from Kentucky says he may have broken a record for a 153-pound alligator gar caught in Lake Livingston, Texas after a four-hour battle to reel in the massive fish.

Not much has changed about the alligator gar in more than 100 million years. But through both his fishing and social media reels, Frances hopes our understanding of them has.