The Alligator Gar is just one of four gar species found in Tennessee. The other species are Spotted Gar, Longnose Gar, and Shortnose Gar. Alligator Gar can be identified by its distinct short ...

Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to Lake Livingston, Texas, to catch an alligator gar with the help of an expert guide and fisherman, Captain Kirk Kirkland. "It was an epic battle ...

a 191-pound alligator gar on 130-pound test, as well as two line class records and one length record for spotted bass. Overall, Weston holds a total of 40 IGFA records. Many have been caught with ...

At the same time, alligator gars can tolerate a fair amount of salt in the water, up to seven or eight grams per liter, and they have been spotted around Louisiana’s barrier islands. The ...

Alligator gar is Texas’ largest and most misunderstood fish, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. There are four species of gar that occur in Texas — longnose, spotted, shortnose and ...

Alligator gar have razor-sharp teeth and can grow up to 10 feet long. Getty Images/iStockphoto The 27-inch fish, which is known for its ravenous appetite, was first spotted in Yunchan Lake in the ...

Before you dismiss the alligator gar as a menace or a pest ... “There are three species of gar, but folks will see a small spotted gar chasing bass fry in the shallows, and right away they ...

A hybrid of an alligator gar and spotted gar. Genera of these two species separated over 100 million years ago, yet they can still produce viable offspring. Credit: Solomon David. The term “living ...

The two smaller species include the spotted gar and the shortnose gar, with a large one reaching around 3 feet. Most alligator gar in Oklahoma are found in the Red River basin, but the other three ...

The IDNR notes alligator gar are the biggest fish native to Illinois, where there are three other gar: longnose, shortnose and spotted. Make that really big. The International Game Fish ...

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. - An alligator showed up to tee time at a golf course in North Carolina with a soccer ball stuck in its ...