NEW YORK — State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced a new state record for longnose gar was set on June 21. Using a topwater swimbait, Chuck Zimmerman ...

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 ...

Crooked gar isn’t a known species, but a unique longnose gar caught by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist must not have gotten the message. On July 2, the FWC Fish and ...

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The longnose gar isn’t a species which most anglers specifically target when they head to the river bank. Generally a gar is one which is caught accidentally while fishing ...

When it comes to aquatic animals such as fish, many people overlook the diversity that can be found right here in Texas. When one thinks of a fish, it is usually a bass, or perch (sunfish), or catfish ...

A man has broken a local fishing record in Georgia, and he’s being recognized by state wildlife authorities. Fisherman Caleb McClure caught a 27-pound, four-ounce longnose gar from Lake Allatoona on ...

Today we're out fishing for gar, specifically longnose gar. We're using small lures baited with a twister worm and casting them for gar. As always until next time, good luck and good fishin'!

David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot boat on February 8. They were working a drop-off along Marshyhope Creek, a tributary of the ...