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 ...

Jul. 23—Over the years, gar have gotten a bad wrap for being a main consumer of game and sport fish, but that may be because the prehistoric fish is adaptable in less-than-ideal settings. Jason ...

A new record was set in April for the largest alligator gar caught at Lake Corpus Christi, weighing in at 207 pounds. The long snout is a familiar face in Texas as the state is one of the native homes ...

When Texas freshwater fisheries managers two years ago voiced concern about the status and future of the alligator gar fishery and recommended ending unregulated taking of the state's largest ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is offering the unique opportunity to angle for Alligator Gar with a trophy permit program. The Alligator Gar is among the largest freshwater ...

Deep within the mosquito-ridden Zapata Swamp, the Caribbean's largest intact wetland, a dedicated restoration effort is ...

A prehistoric jet black river creature with shark-like teeth has been caught in the Choctawhatchee River in Florida. The melanistic longnose gar was found by the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute ...

Cuban scientists are in a race against time to prevent the extinction of the manjuari, a fish species as old as dinosaurs. Efforts are focused in the mosquito-ridden Zapata Swamp, the largest intact ...

We hear about invasive species a lot. Snakehead fish, Japanese knotweed, stink bugs, zebra mussels, emerald ash borers, lanternflies, wooly adelgid, Prince Harry. A lot of these come from Asia, with ...

An alligator gar, a large fish that is often referred to as a "living fossil," was recently caught in Kansas—the first time the species has been recorded in the state, wildlife officials said. Angler ...