TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - A sea turtle that was hooked on someone’s bait at the Tybee pier is back in the ocean after folks on the island worked together to release it. Julie Tatum sent us the video.

MAYPORT — The evolution of king mackerel trolling, tackle, boats, baits, tactics and a hundred other things has been an ever-changing story in Northeast Florida over the last 40 years. But, happily, ...

WASHINGTON -- A change in fishing technology -- including hooks and bait -- could sharply reduce the accidental catch of sea turtles, the National Marine Fisheries Service said yesterday. The agency ...

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

A bait bucket with live crabs hangs into the water from Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina. That’s nothing unusual, but the endangered green sea turtle playing with the bucket is what ...

In this video, I cast net for live bait to feed giant snapping turtles.