Kyle Hammond of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been seriously chasing big gar records in his home state for three years now. He broke the Indiana shortnose gar record (which he still holds) in 2021. And on ...

The fish might’ve cost him one his best bass rods, but Charlie Conway says the spotted gar he caught in Lake Texoma on Oct. 10 was worth the trade. Conway’s 10-plus-pound gar was certified as a new ...

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A short excursion on a random Thursday turned into a long, rewarding night for Kyle Hammond. On July 11, the Snider graduate and lifelong Fort Wayne resident traveled north to Chain O’Lakes State Park ...

Jul. 23—Over the years, gar have gotten a bad wrap for being a main consumer of game and sport fish, but that may be because the prehistoric fish is adaptable in less-than-ideal settings. Jason ...

Fort Wayne angler Kyle Hammond caught a state record-sized spotted gar, which is part of an ancient family of fishes with elongated, skinny mouths, on July 11 at Chain O’Lakes State Park. The ...

A fish species from the days of the dinosaurs has been spotted at the Mission Reach for the first time, according to the San Antonio River Authority. Scientists discovered the spotted gar last month ...

Already in possession of Indiana’s record for the largest shortnose gar caught in the state, Kyle Hammond has been seeking a second record for three years. The spotted gar record had eluded the Fort ...