The Texas record book does list one alligator gar that is larger than Bill Valverde’s world-record fish, but there’s an asterisk: This one was caught on a trotline by T.C. Pierce Jr. on ...

The alligator gar is one of the largest and most ancient freshwater fish in North America, but many people consider them "trash fish" because they are not good for eating. Learn why they are so ...

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - Over the weekend, anglers from across the Coast battled it out on the water in the annual Alligator Gar Rodeo in D’Iberville. Held under the I-110 bridge, the ...

Imagine being in the water with an 8 foot, 300 pound fish having a torpedo shaped, armor-plated body and the head of an alligator – complete with the teeth. If ...

Fishing in an area where he caught record-size alligator gar in the past, Weston hooked up to a massive fish with 50-pound tackle. The Choke Canyon region of Texas produced another giant for him.

A group of five Democratic state lawmakers in Florida said they were denied entry to “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new migrant detention facility, on Thursday due to “safety reasons,“ days after ...

President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rekindle their bond during tour of Florida's Alligator Alcatraz illegal immigrant processing facility in the Florida Everglades.

State Watch Trump’s advice to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ escapees: ‘Don’t run in a straight line’ by Elizabeth Crisp - 07/01/25 1:07 PM ET ...

President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rekindle their bond during tour of Alligator Alcatraz processing facility in the Everglades.

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Clara and Nolan Shelton, 14-year-old twins from Waco, were among the campers rescued in the devastating floods in the Texas Hill Country.

Alligator gar in murky water. Image by Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. The alligator gar is often called a “living fossil” because it has existed for over 100 million years! In fact, ...