As the weather cools, anglers in the region are turning to moving waters like rivers to catch fish stocking up for winter. Here are river fishing tips from fishing expert Matt Johnson.

BRAINERD, Minn. – For hundreds of bait shops across Minnesota, Urbank Live Bait Co. in Otter Tail County is ground zero for minnows. So, it wasn't good news last week when owner Marshall Koep said his ...

During the cold, winter months, the most used and accessible live bait is the mud minnow. This is a bait that doesn't seem to be affected by cold-water temperatures. You don't have to thumb or shake ...

Pete Hupf has been an avid fisherman for more than 25 years, so when he excitedly glances up from his bucket and invites you to "Look at these ," you expect a few 20-inch walleye or a bunch of ...

Fall is a great time to fish with wild minnows. Indigenous species of minnows trapped from local creeks, found within the same watershed being fished, are forage that gamefish are accustomed to ...

Golden shiners, a shimmering live bait favored by winter walleye anglers, are at the center of an escalating policy dispute between bait shops barred from importing the minnows and fisheries managers ...