For Tim Sonenstahl, co-owner of Wayzata Bait and Tackle, minnows are usually where the money is. Up to 75% of his income is from live bait. “It’s like a gas station being out of gas,” he said.

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 ...

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 ...

With Minnesota banning imports of live minnows and commercial minnow-raising operations few, live bait for the $4 billion fishing industry largely relies on wild harvest. by Larissa Donovan, KAXE ...

GARLAND — The last live bait shop in town has survived a national scandal, a business-killing decade of construction, mega-competition in the form of Bass Pro Shops, and now, a tornado.

Minnesota has a minnow problem. As winter loosens its icy grip and anglers count down the days until the celebrated fishing opener on May 13, the state’s bait dealers are concerned there won’t 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 shak… ...

State wildlife officials in Kansas and Missouri are reviewing how they keep non-native species from invading their respective states after a near-miss involving minnows.

"I could sell a ton of salted minnows if I had them," Overmyer said. "These days, I mostly supply bait shops and online customers with nightcrawlers and other live bait, from waxworms to butter worms, ...

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.

A and C Live Bait Shop, 314 E. Center St., is the oldest bait shop in the state, and the only black-owned bait shop in the Midwest, according to Greg White.