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November 14, 2023

An Old School Look At Catching Gar (Video)

September 19, 2023

Angler Catches 283-Pound, Potential IGFA Record Gar

From the International Game Fish Association (IGFA)… On September 2, 2023, Art Weston was fishing in Sam Rayburn Lake, Texas, when he landed this massive 128.37-kilogram (283-pound) alligator gar. With this fish Art can potentially set […]
September 5, 2023

Trinity River Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization Drawing to Open

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opens its annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process Sept 1. The random drawing authorizes anglers to harvest one alligator gar over 48 inches from a section of […]
May 3, 2023

How To Catch And Release Aligator Garfish

Alligator gar hold a special place in Texans’ hearts as the largest and longest-living freshwater species in the state. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) works to ensure healthy populations remain in Texas for future […]
February 2, 2023

Are Alligator Garfish Dangerous?

Did you know that garfish were once considered “more dangerous to humans than sharks”. An article written by garfish expert Keith Sutton notes that the May 7, 1884 edition of the “Arkansas Gazette,” states, “While a […]
August 25, 2021

Trinity River Gar Permit Applications Available Sept. 1

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin the Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process on September 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can enter […]
September 23, 2020

The Real Story Behind Gar Permits

Licensed Texas anglers have through Sept. 30 to apply for a limited number of permits to harvest trophy-class alligator gar from the Trinity River in eastern Texas as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Alligator Gar […]
August 21, 2019

Anglers Can Apply For Gar Tags

Starting Sept. 1, anglers must have special authorization through a random draw to harvest a large alligator gar from a section of the Trinity River and follow new regulations when fishing for the state’s largest and […]
January 24, 2019

Night Alligator Gar Shooting Ban Proposed

Texas bowfishermen could soon be banned from taking alligator gar at night on all waters statewide as part of a proposed regulation change recently introduced by inland fisheries managers with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department […]
June 20, 2018

Catching The Dream Garfish

It was one of the few times Dad did not want to take me fishing. Every day me and mom drove by a little gully on the way to school and every time we passed it I […]