The species is listed as threatened and harvesting the turtles is illegal in Texas, so Weston and Kirkland had to safely release it back into the water unharmed. To do so, the fishing duo had to ...

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 Minnesota woman and her daughter were left shocked during a fishing trip when they encountered a huge snapping turtle that was trying to steal their fish. Shala Holm shared pictures of the ...

Art Weston and his guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland were out chasing world records again in early April. This time, the accomplished anglers were fishing for a new world-record alligator gar at the upper end ...

Samuel Crosby, 11, of Sharpsburg loves to fish in O’Hara Township Community Park. “I fish for anything,” the Dorseyville Middle School student said as he reeled in a not-too-happy-to-be-caught ...

Talk about the catch of a lifetime. A fisherman in Texas reeled in a massive alligator snapping turtle while he was celebrating Father’s Day. Justin Broomhall, 25, of Longview, Texas, was fishing for ...

Justin Broomhall (right) caught a massive alligator snapping turtle on Father's Day weekend at Lake Cherokee. (Photos provided by Justin Broomhall) A Father’s Day weekend fishing trip became even more ...

A guest's fishing line on Alex Sosa's boat started to move while they were drifting along Buffalo Bayou, close to Memorial Park last Friday. Sosa instructed his guest to reel in their line and what ...

A massive alligator snapping turtle, estimated to be around 200 pounds, has been caught by a fisherman on a trip at Lake Cherokee in East Texas. Justin Broomhall, the fisherman who landed this beast, ...

A Caledonia man was driving near his home on June 6 when he had an encounter with a prehistoric-looking creature bigger than any he'd ever seen in the wild. "I was going to my parents' house Saturday ...

Editor's note: The photo caption has been edited to correct the year it was taken and Walker's title. Move over, one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater. There's a new long-named, possibly ...

Justin Broomhall, 25, of Longview, Texas, was fishing for catfish on Father's Day when he reeled in this massive alligator snapping turtle and held it up for a photo. Facebook/Justin Broomhall Talk ...