Gar are prehistoric fish that have lived in Texas for millions of years, pretty much unchanged from the days they shared the planet with dinosaurs. Shortnose and spotted gar are much smaller.
The world record longnose gar weighed 50.31 pounds and was caught in the Trinity River. The state record alligator gar weighed 279 pounds and was caught in the Rio Grande. The reason being is these fish grow to monstrous proportions: capable of measuring 8 feet long, weighing 300 pounds and living to be more than 70 years old. Texas is home to several species of gar: longnose, shortnose, spotted but it’s the giant alligator gar that attracts the most attention.
Although most anglers think of bass, crappie, or catfish when they think of freshwater fishing in Texas, there is a small but dedicated following of gar anglers.
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