They often exceed 7 feet in length and weigh over 200 pounds, with the largest alligator gar caught in Arkansas a total of 241 pounds according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC).

Arkansas anglers looking to bring home an alligator gar in 2025 may apply to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for a permit for the remainder of 2024. Officials said alligator gar are among ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is offering the unique opportunity to angle for Alligator Gar with a trophy permit program. The Alligator Gar is among the largest ...

Here's a breakdown of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. Arkansas' state primitive fish is the alligator gar, which can grow up to 10 feet long and nearly 350 pounds. An 11-year-old ...

However, the Lower White River’s claim to fame might be its population of Arkansas’s state fish and the largest freshwater fish found in the Southeastern U.S.—the alligator gar. Regularly growing in ...

An Arkansas fisherman brought ashore a large, 165-pound fish from Beaver Lake — but not with his rod and reel. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) shared news of the catch on its ...

"We want to remove any barrier we can to get people on the water,” said one official with Arkansas Game and Fish.

It’s a problem the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has been monitoring for a while. “The term invasive carp refers to four fish species that have been introduced into the United ...

where testing came back that the fish was pure shortnose gar, breaking a record in the state of Missouri for the shortnose gar. The previous state record under alternative methods was a 13-pound ...

biologists from the University of Arkansas have mapped out what they describe as fish "countries," which they hope will aid future plans for conservation and ecosystem management. "Just as our ...