The gar weighed 20.5 pounds and taped out at 29.5 inches long. Photo courtesy David Confair David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for the newest submission for 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. Congratulations to Dominic Stirpe, who caught this huge Gar, while fishing on Lake Ontario. The young angler’s ...

This 11-foot, 6-inch white sturgeon from British Columbia’s Fraser River might be the largest ever caught on rod and reel. Courtesy Sturgeon Slayers There are big fish, and then there are giant fish.

Alligator gar have all the major characteristics of a trophy gamefish. They’ll eat a variety of baits and lures, they pull like hell, and, most importantly, they’re giants. The species now has its own ...

. Soaking cut bait has a bit of a stigma of being dumbed-down fishing, but there’s actually a lot of science and technique that goes into the proper hacking, rigging, and fishing of a bloody, dripping ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- When we tell stories of a massive fish catch, usually it's someone several miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Well, how about an alligator gar, coming in about 6 feet long ...

This is a real big fish tale: A fisherman in Kansas tossed a line in the water and caught a prehistoric predator fish that dates back nearly 100 million years. Danny "Butch" Smith II of Oswego, Kansas ...

Every year, Texas Parks and Wildlife hosts a drawing for a chance to catch and keep giant alligator gars out of the Trinity River. The TPWD Inland Fisheries staff explained the harvest authorization ...

Gars can breathe air by gulping it into their swim bladder, allowing them to survive out of water for up to a day. Gar scales consist of material similar to tooth enamel covering a leathery hide. One ...

David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot boat on February 8. They were working a drop-off along Marshyhope Creek, a tributary of the ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Almost every angler started out as a cut-bait fisherman. If you chop it, slice it, or ...