An alligator gar in Texas has earned one fisherman an award from state authorities. John Harrington earned an "Outstanding Angler Award" from the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) division for his ...

Anglers interested in hooking into an epic-sized trophy fish can apply for a 2024 alligator gar trophy tag until the end of 2023. Many Arkansas anglers travel to the Gulf of Mexico each year in search ...

*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 ...

"We both had a look of shock when the scale just kept going higher and higher. We both said, 'OMG this is a new all-tackle world record,'" fishing guide Kirk Kirkland said of client Art Weston's catch ...

One of the world’s oldest and most hallowed freshwater fishing records has likely been crushed by a monster alligator gar caught and released recently at Sam Rayburn Reservoir by Art Weston of Union, ...

Kentucky fisherman Art Weston won't ever have to lie about the size of fish he has caught. It's because he may have landed one of the biggest ever! The duo are a fishing dream team. Weston has held 56 ...

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It took nearly four hours, a 2-mile chase across a Texas lake and nerves of steel-but angler Art Weston just landed what could be the heaviest freshwater fish ever caught on a 2-pound test line. The ...

Charlie Conway's spotted gar is officially an Oklahoma record, and it could be a world-record contender as well.

They are ugly, intimidating and can be dangerous. For years, the alligator gar was intentionally killed by fishermen who felt they were undesirable. But these days, there is a renewed respect for the ...

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 freshwater ...

The "monster" alligator gar that was caught in Texas last month has broken not one, not two but four International Game and Fish Association (IGFA) records. Captain Kirk Kirkland served as the guide ...