Ric: I also have seen a lake where the painted turtles were very aggressive at taking bait. It seems to me that this is learned behavior. Over time, I've probably removed about a dozen painted turtles and that seems to have corrected the problem. We still see plenty of turtles but haven't had a problem turtle in quite some time. We are talking about painted turtles (and I'm assuming sliders as well) and not snapping turtles. It's really a matter of keeping every thing in balance and not letting anything take over.
