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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...