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 ...

Alligator gar thrives in slow-moving rivers and lakes ... This makes it one of Oceania's largest fish to swim both worlds. No freshwater fish can survive in Antarctica, where temperatures are ...

“We’ve probably seen 1,000 gar this year that will weigh 200 pounds or more,” Barclay said. “The bow-fishing world record is 290 pounds, from the Trinity, and we’ve seen fish we think ...

Officials said alligator gar are among the largest fish species in North America, second only to the white sturgeon. Over ...

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 ...