alligator gar are a prehistoric species and the largest members of the gar family. Until fairly recently, these toothy critters were vilified by anglers as a trash fish that ate more desirable game ...

The world has seven continents, but do you know the largest freshwater fish in each? These creatures show the incredible ...

“We’ve fished that spot drifting in my boat for about seven years, and it’s a great place for big gar. I think they’re staging for spring spawning in about 15 feet of water.” They had already caught ...

According to ODWC, it is unusual to see an alligator gar of this size. The gigantic gar was released and appeared unharmed, says ODWC. The gar was captured in nets used to sample the striped bass ...

They can reach 6 feet in length and weigh up to 80 pounds. Alligator gar, the second-largest freshwater fish in North America, are wider and have a distinct short, wide snout. They can be huge ...

Barclay had a big gar lying on the river bank one day. The fish had been out of the water for two hours. As Barclay walked past the fish, he noticed that its eyes were following him. The gar ...

Let’s look at some of the river’s monsters, the biggest fish in the Mississippi ... on the Mississippi River in 2009. The ...

We may never really know precisely what the biggest fish ever caught was — or who caught it, or where. The world’s waters are deep and mysterious places, and the best fishermen are good at kee ...

They ran back in and took the gar to the Choptank River Crab and Oyster Co. in Cambridge, where it was weighed on certified scales. The big fish weighed 20.5 pounds, with a 49.5-inch length.