WIILLMAR, Minn. -- A 65-year-old Minnesota man and a 67-year-old Minnesota bait shop owner have been charged with violations of the state’s laws regulating the trapping and selling of minnows. Jack W.

Stopping into a bait shop for a scoop of crappie minnows, shiners or fathead minnows is a Minnesota tradition. But supplying those bait shops has become increasingly more difficult as invasive species ...

WIILLMAR, Minn. -- A 65-year-old Minnesota man and a 67-year-old Minnesota bait shop owner have been charged with violations of the state’s laws regulating the trapping and selling of minnows. Jack W.

PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --"I thought there could be a better way to more quickly attract bait fish to a trap by concentrating the bait in the center of a minnow trap," said an inventor, ...

WILLMAR - Minnows and leeches are nearly ubiquitous fishing tools in Minnesota, and they’re a fiercely regulated natural resource - those who harvest and sell them must be licensed, undergo aquatic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stopping into a bait shop for a scoop of crappie minnows, shiners or fathead minnows is a Minnesota tradition. But supplying those bait shops has become increasingly more difficult as invasive species ...

Urbank Bait employees load tanks on a semi-truck bed to carry minnows to Brainerd in time for the opening of the 2021 Minnesota walleye and northern pike fishing season. From left, Tom Lorine, owner ...

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 ...