Hungry gator: File photo. An alligator swooped in and got away with a teenager's catch. (Bob D'Angelo/Cox Media Group) Gavin Borsky, 15, of Estero, was fly fishing in the Stoneybrook community and ...

Alligator gar have been declared as threatened. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department offers advice on how to safely catch and release the fish.

Anglers Art Weston and Captain Kirk Kirkland (what a name, right) hooked the monster using an ultra-light line. They may have just landed a new world record for alligator gar.