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 ...

Back to our discussion of live bait. We talked about worms and minnows, but there are other live baits that can be effective. I’ve not seen mud puppies for sale in any bait shops since 1990. Mud ...

Fishing season is almost here in Minnesota — but bait shops across the state are having trouble finding enough minnows. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, minnow harvests fell ...

Time to get into those jumbo Lake Erie perch! I've got my 1A T-Turn Bait Rig set up (the one designed for panfish) and live minnows on the hooks.

CLITHERALL, Minn. – Pick a day, any day. The legion of anglers who fish in Minnesota want more minnows than the state's live bait trappers can provide. "I've got orders for 75 gallons today and I've ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

Today we're running live minnows on the T-Turn Bait Rig which comes pre-tied as we fish for yellow and white perch. It's late November and since we're using live minnows as bait, you never know ...

Like many anglers, I used to enjoy ice fishing at Tongue River Reservoir. But after Montana put the kibosh on transporting minnows across state lines, I rarely ice fish there. Last week my son, Clint, ...