Dawson Hefner learned how to catch alligator gar when he was a teenager, landing his first alligator gar when he was 16 years old by drifting a chunk of freshwater drum under a Coke bottle in Texas’s ...

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 ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas — "Sharing what was my most challenging catch of my life," Art Weston wrote on Facebook after landing a massive alligator gar in Lake Livingston. The 7-foot-3-inch behemoth weighed ...

Alligator gar fishing presents a conundrum for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Like chasing giant catfish in the worst winter weather, alligator gar attracts a younger age group of fishermen ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife reopened alligator gar fishing after prohibiting it earlier this month to protect spawning. The department previously prohibited fishing alligator gar ...

A man has broken a local fishing record in Georgia, and he’s being recognized by state wildlife authorities. Fisherman Caleb McClure caught a 27-pound, four-ounce longnose gar from Lake Allatoona on ...

MAUREPAS — Bubba Massa kicked back with a beer in his hand Sunday and waited patiently for the winners of the Garfish Rodeo Livingston Parish Invitational to be announced. The 76-year-old has been ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas — "Sharing what was my most challenging catch of my life," Art Weston wrote on Facebook after landing a massive alligator gar in Lake Livingston. The 7-foot-3-inch behemoth weighed ...