And even though everyone wants that big 7- or 8-foot alligator gar, we’ve learned how important these bigger, older female fish are.” Still, he says that some of the most important research from a ...

The only certified scale big enough to handle the whopper ... Kayak angler Chris Hernandez landed a 7-foot, 200-pound alligator gar while fishing near his hometown of San Benito, Texas, in 2019.

Like the South American arapaima, another giant freshwater fish, the alligator gar can breathe air from the surface. In fact, the fish may obtain as much as 70 percent of the oxygen it needs from ...

We just followed the fish with the boat because I wanted my $20 lure back.” A look inside the toothy maw of a giant alligator gar. via Facebook Keith was using a medium-action baitcaster setup lined ...

On Tuesday traveling angler Art Weston and Texas fishing guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland caught a giant, 153-pound alligator gar on ultra-light line. The gar is a new pending world record. It’s also ...

Texas alligator gar season is in spring and summer, and the longest-living freshwater fish in the state will be attracted to the warmer waters. While anglers may be anxious to catch and release ...

Swimming away with the carp steak on the end of my line was one of the most misunderstood fish in the country. From alleged human attacks by giant alligator gar to accusations of decimating ...

Once approved, this alligator gar will be Weston’s 81st International ... or maybe unfortunately,” he joked, “we did get a big fish to bite. But when she rolled on the surface the first ...

Around two and half hours after hooking the alligator gar in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Dees and his son finally managed to get a rope around the giant fish's head and eventually dragged it into ...

“Alligator gar populations, they tend to match up with ... and that brings the big fish to the surface to breathe. Gars can inhale gulps of air by porpoising out of the water and using their ...

The alligator gar is one of the most ancient and intimidating freshwater fish in North America ... on Amazon's US website again Biologists say a giant python’s death is a positive sign for ...