Name: Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) Where it lives: Rivers, reservoirs and coastal bays in southwestern U.S. states, down to Veracruz, Mexico.

Paul Hefner, a Texas angler, used a jug line to capture a 207-pound alligator gar in mid-April, and his record-breaking catch was finally recognized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on ...

AUSTIN, Texas — DFW anglers will soon have the opportunity to fish alligator gar in the Trinity River, The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a press release. The department will open ...

A 207-pound alligator gar set a record for Lake Corpus Christi before it was released back into the water recently. Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a photo of the record catch on the ground next ...

A Kentucky angler, Art Weston, may have set a new IGFA world record when he caught a 7-foot, 153-pound alligator in Texas on the Sam Rayburn Reservoir with the help of an expert guide.

Art Weston lands a 153-lb alligator gar on 2-lb test. Once approved it will set a new IGFA world record as the largest freshwater fish ever caught on ultra-light tackle.

The world record alligator gar was caught in Mississippi, measuring 8 feet, 5 inches long, and weighing 327 pounds. Request Reprint & Licensing Submit Correction View Editorial & AI Guidelines.

Renowned angler Art Weston has done it again — recently landing a massive alligator gar measuring 7 feet 3 inches and weighing 153 pounds on Lake Livingston in East Texas.. Calling it the ...

A 207-pound alligator gar set a record for Lake Corpus Christi before it was released back into the water recently. Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a photo of the record catch on the ground next ...

A 207-pound alligator gar set a record for Lake Corpus Christi before it was released back into the water recently. Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a photo of the record catch on the ground next ...

The state record for an alligator gar fish is 302 pounds, which was caught on a trotline in 1953. TPW officials said bow fishers and rod and reel anglers have landed several specimens in excess of ...