I never thought much about it. At the end of every fishing trip, I’ve always carried the minnow bucket to the water’s edge and dumped all of our unused minnows back into the lake. I figured I would ...

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 ...

WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - To some people, they’re only used to catch bigger fish, but biologists say minnows are a key part our our waterways. Under Interstate 89 in Waterbury flows the Graves Brook.

Minnows and crappie fishing go together like stinkbaits and catfishing. Although adult crappie feed on other forage as well, small fish make up most of the crappies’ diet. And because minnows can be ...

The News Tribune’s Outdoors pages begins a new “Ask the C.O.” feature, in which Department of Natural Resources conservation officers answer your questions. To submit a question, send it to ...

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 ...

Some of my favorite memories involve occasions when family, friends and I took off, hung up the sign, so to speak, and went fishing. I was taught to never release the first fish caught regardless of ...

FORT WORTH, Texas – Wading through a muddy river bed to reach shallow pools of water, wildlife biologists scooped up hundreds of minnows Friday in one of the first rescues of fish threatened by the ...

Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point, recently introduced a bill that she carried in 2017 to allow the import of baitfish from outside Minnesota. Current law prohibits the import of live minnows and ...

Today we're running with live bait (live minnows) on a dual T-Turn bait rig, and we're fishing for lake trout! These T-Turn Bait Rigs come pre-rigged with fluorocarbon line, a snap, and two T-Turns ...