Why it's awesome: With their long snout, thick armored scales, and two rows of piercing teeth, these huge fish could easily be mistaken for a ferocious gator — hence their common name: alligator gar.

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and this angler learned as much after a four-hour lesson. A Kentucky man named Art Weston is reportedly the proud record holder after angling a a gigantic ...

A gargantuan alligator gar caught in Texas may shatter the previous world record for its classification, a Texas fishing guide says. The 251-pound beast was caught Sunday, April 16, by Kentucky angler ...

Anglers interested in hooking into an epic-sized trophy fish can apply for a 2026 Alligator Gar Trophy Tag from now until the end of 2025. Many Arkansas anglers travel all the way to the Gulf of ...

Alligator gars are typically regarded as river monsters, with the giant fish dominating freshwater habitats. However, it ...

A renowned Kentucky angler, who already caught dozens of world-record fish, is up to it again. Art Weston’s latest catch — one that is going in the record books — was the most challenging of his life, ...

Anglers interested in hooking into an epic-sized trophy fish can apply for a 2026 alligator gar trophy tag from now until the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. KASKASKIA RIVER, Ill. — Cracking open a tank occupying the entire bed of a pickup, Randy Sauer, a stream biologist for the ...

Robert Field heads down to the Trinity River in central Texas in search of river monsters. Alligator gar can grow in excess of 300 pounds and over 7 feet long, and they are notorious for leaping out ...