A man from Texas has been recognized for catching the heaviest alligator gar on record from Lake Corpus Christi. Paul Hefner, a Texas angler, used a jug line to capture a 207-pound alligator gar in ...

Paul Hefner lay down in the grass beside his prized catch — a gray, scaly fish that extended beyond Hefner’s body length at 7.5 feet, weighing 207 pounds. Hefner’s alligator gar set a new record at ...

A Missouri fisherman has broken a 22-year-old state record for largest longnose gar. Anthony Schnur Jr., of Pevely, was fishing at Table Rock Lake on April 7 when he reeled in a 32-pound, 10-ounce ...

This story was edited to include updated information from the Missouri Department of Conservation. LAKE OF THE OZARKS − A Nebraska man was short of becoming Missouri's new record holder under ...

A Wappapello angler who was fishing for catfish caught something else instead: a new state-record spotted gar. Mitchell Dering told the Missouri Department of Conservation he was fishing for catfish ...

A 15-year-old girl landed what is being called the largest fish ever caught in Ohio, but the method used and whether it was a legal catch has created a huge debate. Jaylynn Parker caught a 101-pound ...