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. Let's go over the set-up and get into those perch! How ...

Live bait isn’t just a technique for beginners. A fluttering minnow or chunk of nightcrawler at the end of the line can be one of the most effective means of fishing at this time of year. “While an ...

During this transitional time of year, it’s not uncommon for one day of lights-out action to be followed by a total skunking. Even traditional methods of predicting fish behavior like tracking fronts, ...

A hot-button subject in the world of fishing is the use of live bait. I’m talking about minnows, worms, leeches and all of the other critters that fishermen use to try to coax an unwary fish into ...

A policy to potentially restrict the use and sale of freshwater live bait in US waters sets the internet ablaze. The post The ...

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. With anglers back on the water for the fishing season that opened May 9, some may wonder about the ...

Like most anglers of my generation, I started my fishing career using live bait. My first catch was a brook trout that gobbled a garden worm on a long-ago first day of trout season. And while my first ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay put gear to the test by having crappie jigs battle live minnows in an interesting feeding experiment.

1. In Lakeland, specks are loving minnows with a lot of action being seen on lakes Hollingsworth, Mattie and Gibson. Shiners have produced nice-sized bass at Saddle Creek. Lake Wire has seen an active ...

FARGO — North Dakota is in the middle of another statewide shortage. It's not eggs or toilet paper. This time it is minnows. Minnow tanks at local bait shops are currently empty. "You can see what we ...

Although all of the nearly 9,000 participants of the 33rd Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza presumably signed up to catch fish on one day in late January, most will tell you it’s really an ...

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 ...