Huge ‘Prehistoric’ Alligator Gar Caught in Oklahoma’s Lake Texoma 
By Aristos Georgiou US Source: NewsWeek 4/23/2019
Aristos Georgiou
An Oklahoma fisherman hit the jackpot over the Easter weekend. Zachary Sutterfield from Durant caught a huge “prehistoric fish” during an outing on Lake Texoma, which straddles the border of Oklahoma and Texas at the confluence of the Red and Washita rivers.

According to a Facebook post by the Oklahoma Game Wardens, the fish was an alligator gar that measured nearly 7 feet long and weighed around 170 pounds.
 

“This weekend angler Zachary Sutterfield of Durant, OK, harvested this 6'9" approximately 170lb Alligator Gar while bowfishing on Lake Texoma,” the Facebook post read. “Luckily Nic Sutterfield and Billy Sutterfield were there to help wrangle this big prehistoric fish into the boat!

“Zachary prides himself in being a conservationist. He allowed ODWC [Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation] biologist Richard Snow to come and gather data from the gar for important research. Great fish Zachary!!”

Although the fish was certainly a large specimen, it is by no means the biggest confirmed alligator gar catch in Oklahoma. That title goes to a 254-pound behemoth caught in the Red River portion of Lake Texoma in 2015 by angler Paul Easley.

 
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