A pending world-record alligator gar caught by Art Weston is the heaviest freshwater fish ever landed on 2-pound test.

The toothy, freshwater fish can grow up to 8 feet long and ... In March, an uncommon cross between an alligator gar and a longnose gar was caught and released on the Trinity River near Huntsville.

According to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, the longnose gar is the only gar species native to Virginia. Its family dates back 245 million years. The fish is described by the ...