DEER RIVER, Minn. - Standing in waders, hip-deep in a lake near Deer River, Bill Powell flipped two modest scoops of spottail shiner minnows into a holding tank on his boat Wednesday afternoon. "Kind ...

Secondly, the craft of minnow trapping is a demanding way of life with few heirs apparent. According to the DNR, the number of licensed minnow dealers has declined by more than a third from 384 in ...

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 ...

Duluth, Minn. - Spottail shiners, a favorite early season bait for anglers on Lake Winnibigoshish and other Minnesota lakes, could be in short supply this year as the result of a new minnow-harvesting ...

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 ...

MANKATO — 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 ...

ST. PAUL (AP) -- A looming minnow shortage caused by a brutal winter could leave Minnesota's 2.1 million anglers on the hook this season. Winterkill has wiped out many shallow minnow ponds, meaning ...