I called Jamie at Shore Sportsman to get the answer I already knew: He can't sell minnows in the winter; there's no market. However, that got me to thinking about fish bait. Sometimes we have to think ...

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 ...

Minnesota has a minnow problem. As winter loosens its icy grip and anglers count down the days until the celebrated fishing opener on May 13, the state’s bait dealers are concerned there won’t be ...

On a recent visit to Saul’s Minnow Farm in DeValls Bluff, I watched as workers in waders pulled long seines through the facility’s ponds to catch some rather unusual baitfish. Often called pink ...

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 ...

From a story on Bassmaster.com: The Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series is just about done with its 20th year of competition, and those two decades have gone by in a flash. I can still vividly picture ...

Dianne Tattitch figures she put in her time for the trophy smallmouth bass she caught recently on the Meramec River. She started floating the river 30 years ago when she began dating the man she would ...