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 ...

The misunderstood alligator gar, reviled for its frighteningly huge, prehistoric appearance and rows of razor-sharp teeth, has been ruthlessly hunted for centuries. Now, conservationists seek to ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is highlighting a fisherman named Jerry Threet after he recently caught and ...

Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says David Confair, of Secretary, caught a 20.5-pound, 49.5-inch gar on February 8. Confair was fishing the bottom of the Marshyhope Creek at a ...