The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission released photos from a six-hour netting effort on the Red River where biologists caught 67 alligator gar, one reaching 7.5 feet in length.

the largest alligator gar ever captured in Arkansas weighed 241 pounds, and it was caught on the Red River too. Alligator gars are the second largest freshwater fish in North America. Arkansas Game ...

However, it is also found in some parts of Georgia as well. However, the alligator gar is far more widespread. This fish can be found all along the Mississippi River and surrounding waterways. The ...

RED RIVER – Winter weather in the south means one thing for AGFC biologists: GARkansas!

(KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission released photos from a six-hour netting effort on the Red River where biologists caught 67 alligator gar, one reaching 7.5 feet in length.

In addition, Tunnell also showed off one of the alligator gar's scales. "Very hard and sharp," he said, describing the scales. "Almost impossible to penetrate the fish's skin with these covering it." ...

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 ...

David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot boat on February ...

The new bridge will replace the Alligator River Bridge on US 64. The DOT says this is a major step in its $450 million project to replace the old swing-span bridge with a modern two-lane fixed ...