Posted: June 23, 2025 | Last updated: June 23, 2025 Today we're out fishing for gar, specifically longnose gar.

Confair’s new record gar weighing 20.5 pounds was verified and certified for the state by Maryland DNR recreational fisheries coordinator Erik Zlokovitz. Confair hoists his gar for a quick snapshot.

Schooley said the longnose gar, also known as the needlenose gar, is the next in size, at over 4 feet long and 30 to 40 pounds.

The record-breaking catch surpassed the previous state record longnose gar, caught from Lake Champlain in 2018, by one pound and four ounces.

Using a topwater swimbait, Chuck Zimmerman of Hilton, Monroe County reeled in a 15-pound, 14-ounce longnose gar from Butterfield Lake in Jefferson County.

Chuck Zimmerman set a New York state record for longnose gar, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced. Zimmerman hooked the monster 15-pound, 14-ounce fish on Butterfield Lake in ...

A Hilton, New York, man returned home with a huge fish story. Chuck Zimmerman set a New York state record for longnose gar, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced. Zimmerman ...

Chuck Zimmerman set a New York state record for longnose gar, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced. Zimmerman hooked the monster 15-pound, 14-ounce fish on Butterfield Lake ...

Chuck Zimmerman of Hilton, Monroe County, reeled in a 15-pound, 14-ounce longnose gar from Butterfield Lake in Jefferson County on June 21. Measuring more than 53-inches long—state angling ...

Crooked gar isn’t a known species, but a unique longnose gar caught by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist must not have gotten the message. On July 2, the FWC Fish and ...

Crooked gar isn’t a known species, but a unique longnose gar caught by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist must not have gotten the message. On July 2, the FWC Fish and ...