Fishing For

Alligator gar

4.0
(98)
1K Catches
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Average Length
6.6 ft
Maximum Length
10.0 ft
Maximum Weight
302.0 lbs
Depth Range
0.0 ft
Temperature Range
-

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Alligator gar

5.0
(3)
Trinity River
Kaufman County, Texas
60 Catches
4.0
(9)
West Fork Trinity River
Tarrant County, Texas
27 Catches
4.0
(8)
Lake Livingston
Trinity County, Texas
20 Catches
4.0
(38)
Galveston Bay
Texas
18 Catches
5.0
(9)
Brazos River
Fort Bend County, Texas
16 Catches
4.0
(4)
Trinity River
Liberty County, Texas
15 Catches
5.0
(1)
Guadalupe River
Victoria County, Texas
13 Catches
4.0
(18)
Lake Pontchartrain
Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
13 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Alligator gar

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Black Striped Mullet
4.0
(96)
64 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Perch
4.0
(37)
18 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shrimp
4.0
(204)
13 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shad
4.0
(27)
11 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers
4.0
(1055)
10 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Minnows
4.0
(90)
9 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms
4.0
(1127)
8 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Shad
4.0
(8)
7 Catches

Recently Caught Alligator gar

Hunter Ward

1 week ago
 • 
Henderson County, Texas

Here’s our top 3 Alligator gar catches of 2025!

Alligator gar
100 lb
3
53 likes • 8 comments

Porter C

1 week ago
 • 
Piute County, Utah

Some ducks i shot a little while ago. There was about 8 things that the ai thought it was and they were all gar🤔😂😂🤣

Alligator gar
112 lb 14 oz
18 likes • 4 comments
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Austin Andrus

8 weeks ago
 • 
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Alligator gar
15 lb
10 likes

Hunter Ward

9 weeks ago
 • 
Aransas County, Texas

Catching a saltwater Alligator gar!

Alligator gar
100 lb
3
64 likes • 17 comments

Hunter Ward

2025-11-03
 • 
Aransas County, Texas

Not what I expected to catch in Saltwater! 🐊

Alligator gar
150 lb
3
129 likes • 46 comments

Sid & Patricia Coronado

2025-10-20
 • 
Calhoun County, Texas

Alligator gar
65 lb 6 oz
13 likes • 3 comments

Sid & Patricia Coronado

2025-10-20
 • 
Calhoun County, Texas

Alligator gar
50 lb
7 likes • 1 comment

The Texas Bassassinator

2025-09-29
 • 
Orange County, Texas

And another one!! I caught a green sunfish and after 20+ cast net casts, I got ONE minnow. I threw both of them out on 1’ drop floats for about 30 min before hooking this beauty on the minnow!! One baut. One catch. Baller.

Alligator gar
7 lb
9 likes
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