Spotted Gar News Today

A man from Parsons reeled in a new state record with his spotted gar catch in late July.

A bow-fisherman in Kansas have broken a 40 year standing state record for spotted gar.

As the weather warms and more people are getting out on the water, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is asking people to keep an eye out for Alligator Gar.

As the weather warms and more people are getting out on the water, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is asking people to keep an eye out for Alligator Gar.

There are 36 species of fish in Kansas that hold a record.

In estuaries across Louisiana, scientists are working to collect information about spotted and alligator gar in a non-lethal way — a game-changer for the scientific community — to see how native floodplains and habitats are doing.

In estuaries across Louisiana, scientists are working to collect information about spotted and alligator gar in a non-lethal way — a game-changer for the scientific community — to see how native floodplains and habitats are doing.

This spotted gar in the Louisiana Bayou is an ancient and native fish species. From art to religion to land use, much of what is deemed valuable in the United States was shaped centuries ago by the white male perspective. Fish, it turns out, are no exception. A study published in Fisheries Magazine, a journal of the American Fisheries Society, explores how colonialist attitudes toward native fishes were rooted in elements of racism and sexism. It describes how those attitudes continue to shap...