Alligator gar can measure more than 8 feet long and weigh over 300 pounds. Here are some of the biggest ever caught. Join the 1871 Club Now: Members-only Hats, 2x F&S Issues & $15 Merch Credit.

Alligator gar once ranged across the southeastern United States, but their reputation led to their removal from many other rivers and lakes in other states. Now, Hungerford said, ...

The alligator gar’s eggs are toxic, serving as a defense mechanism against potential predators. (The eggs are also poisonous to humans if ingested, one reason gars are not popular food fish.) ...

If you check the record books, the majority of alligator gar world records are less than 5 years old. Weston's records date back to 2022. In September of 2023, he hit the motherlode with his all ...

Alligator gar have been around in their present form for roughly 100 million years, according to fossil records. TPWD “You’re talking about a fish that lives 50 to 100 years, so you need a long ...

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, diamond ...

An alligator gar in Texas has earned one fisherman an award from state authorities. John Harrington earned an "Outstanding Angler Award" from the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) division for his ...

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 ...

A morning putting PIT tags in young alligator gar at Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery as part of the native fish's reintroduction in Illinois.

The alligator gar, a fish with prehistoric roots, was found in Kansas for the first time in documented history. With fossils nearly 100 million years old, alligator gar are known as “living ...

Alligator gar are the largest species in the gar family of freshwater fish, and they can grow as large as 10 feet and 300 pounds. They are often dubbed "living fossils" because their earliest ...

The alligator gar, a fish with prehistoric roots, was found in Kansas for the first time in documented history. With fossils nearly 100 million years old, alligator gar are known as “living ...