to me....gator tastes like gator....frogs taste like frog....when people say, "tastes like chicken" most likely no...texture, maybe... not flavor...so far, to me anyway... some say prepared right, gar taste like lobster...and there was a snakehead recipe somewhere... haven[t tried either of those....can't confirm or deny...we have lovely gar in my ponds...I don't have the heart to kill one or have the ability to see the leeches, ich, deformities, etc. on the mosquito fish and shiners to wanna eat ANYTHING outta that pond...lol.