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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas anglers looking to bring home an alligator gar in 2025 may apply to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for a permit for the remainder of 2024. Officials said ...

“We’ve fished that spot drifting in my boat for about seven years, and it’s a great place for big gar. I think they’re staging for spring spawning in about 15 feet of water.” They had already caught ...

Confair set the record in 2019 with a 17.9-pound gar, but was later surpassed by Samson Matthews with a 18.3-pound fish in 2020. Confair has now reclaimed the record with his latest 20.5-pound catch.