these huge fish could easily be mistaken for a ferocious gator — hence their common name: alligator gar. They are the largest known species of gar and can grow to around 8 feet (2.4 meters).

Vines, a Lufkin, Texas, businessman, knew the gator was a big one because his guides had told him about this particular animal. Steve Barclay and Sam Lovell, aka the Gar Guys, are making an ...

The gar weighed 20.5 pounds and taped out at 29.5 inches long. Photo courtesy David Confair David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot ...