NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A Fort Wayne fisherman recently shattered an Indiana record after catching a spotted gar that bested the previous record by nearly 3 pounds, according to the Indiana ...

An Indiana fisherman set a state record at the very tail-end of 2025. Justin Brown of Floyd County caught a record-setting ...

A man in Fort Wayne, Indiana, caught a large spotted gar to smash a state fishing record while on Rivir Lake in Chain O’Lakes State Park. Kyle Hammond reeled in the 9-pound, 11-ounce gar, according to ...

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 ...

Around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, Caleb Pierce caught a new lake and state record spotted gar on Lake Palestine. The fish measured in at 42 inches and close to 16 pounds. The old record was 34.75 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LABETTE COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) - A bow-fisherman in Kansas have broken a 40 year standing state record for spotted gar. Michael Starr Jr. caught the recording breaking 34.5 inch spotted gar weighing 7.98 ...