Anglers interested in hooking into an epic-sized trophy fish can apply for a 2026 Alligator Gar Trophy Tag from now until the ...

Dawson Hefner learned how to catch alligator gar when he was a teenager, landing his first alligator gar when he was 16 years old by drifting a chunk of freshwater drum under a Coke bottle in Texas’s ...

They are ugly, intimidating and can be dangerous. For years, the alligator gar was intentionally killed by fishermen who felt they were undesirable. But these days, there is a renewed respect for the ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has opened the application period for 200 alligator gar trophy tags for the 2026 season ...

An angler may have broken a world record after reeling in a massive prehistoric-looking fish. Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to Lake Livingston, Texas, to catch an alligator gar with the help ...

Why it's awesome: With their long snout, thick armored scales, and two rows of piercing teeth, these huge fish could easily be mistaken for a ferocious gator — hence their common name: alligator gar.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. KASKASKIA RIVER, Ill. — Cracking open a tank occupying the entire bed of a pickup, Randy Sauer, a stream biologist for the ...

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 “most ...

This "living fossil" can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...