Samuel Stewart caught this 11.75 lbs longnose gar on Smith Lake on August 18, 2008.

This longnose gar caught in February 2007 from Pickwick Lake by Mr. Zyck from Chicago on 8 pound test line probably weighed close to the state record of 32 pounds, 14 ounces. It was 62 inches long.

This longnose gar was caught using cut shad while catfishing on August 15, 2008. Mark Smith caught the gar from a private pier on Canoe Creek in St. Clair County

Chris Morris caught this huge longnose gar in the Chattahoochee River during April of 2008.

These pictures were captured on a cell phone, but they show the size of this gar caught while fishing for catfish.