A fishing trip turns into a close encounter with a massive alligator gar, an ancient-looking fish often compared to a living dinosaur. After hooking the powerful animal, the team carefully brings it ...

A lifelong outdoorsman and wildlife enthusiast, Brian Broom has been writing about hunting, fishing and Mississippi's outdoors for the Clarion Ledger for more than 14 years. He can be reached at ...

Sebastian Benitez couldn’t believe what he caught the other day in the Trinity River near Kaufman. In an email to NBC 5, he called it a “true river monster.” It was a gar, a family of ancient fish ...

This rare river catch comes with a surprising genetic twist.

ANAHUAC, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will open its annual alligator gar drawing on Sept. 1, giving ...