The alligator gar is found in the Yakima River at Bateman Island in Richland in Tri-Cities. The predator fish like invasive northern pike has razor teeth, bill-shaped jaws, and threatens salmon.

Alligator gar grow fast, too, even in northern climates. “In 2023, the largest alligator gar collected by the IDNR from Powerton Lake [near Pekin] was right at 60 inches in length and 60 pounds ...

The rare catch is the first alligator gar verified by Indiana biologists in recent history. Indiana is at the northern edge of the fish’s historic range which includes much of the coastal U.S ...

TEXAS FISHERMEN PULL 8-FOOT ALLIGATOR GAR FROM RIVER. The 45.25-inch northern pike surpassed the previous state record set in early October by Maddy Ogg, who reeled in a 43.5-inch pike from Mille ...

Scientists hope that reintroducing the alligator gar to northern reaches of its former range will control the invasive Asian carp. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press) By Associated Press .

Indiana is at the northern edge of the alligator gar's historic range. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A rare alligator gar that measured more than 5 feet long when it was caught in southwestern Indiana ...