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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Male minnows placed in Duluth sewage effluent not only developed female characteristics but also lost their male behavior traits and were less able to reproduce, new research revealed. The male ...

South Louisiana fishermen call them “storm minnows,” and the more technical among them argue about just what species they are. No matter what those sometimes undecipherable Latin names label these ...

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 ...