Texas Fish & Game

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November 14, 2023

An Old School Look At Catching Gar (Video)

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 30, 2022

Draw For Gar Permits

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opens the annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process Sept 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can use […]
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 […]
February 7, 2019

Commission Chairman Addresses Gar Proposals

On Jan. 23, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Director of Information and Regulations Ken Kurzawski unveiled a list of formal proposed regulation changes related to alligator gar harvest in Texas during a TPWD […]
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 […]
September 3, 2018

There Are Four Garfish Species In Texas?

Garfish of four varieties are common in Texas waters, but not all waters produce every kind of gar. Alligator garfish are protected with a daily bag limit of one fish and a provision in state regulation […]
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 […]
May 28, 2018

Bay Snapper and Gulf Garfish

Recently a caller to my radio program asked what kind of snapper was pinkish colored and had a black dot halfway between pectoral and dorsal fins. The answer was a lane snapper. These are a fairly […]
April 25, 2018

TPWD Takes Deep Look At Alligator Gar

Gar The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) unveiled a new website April 13 to educate and inform Texans about alligator gar – the largest freshwater fish in Texas and one of the largest freshwater fishes […]