Bass Fishing on MSN

Checking a minnow trap using chicken breast to catch crawfish

I set a minnow trap baited with chicken breast to see if it could attract and catch crawfish. Now it’s time to check the trap and see what showed up. Sometimes the simplest bait can bring surprising ...
AOL

As concerns mount, state’s live bait trappers battling severe shortage

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 ...
Post-Bulletin

Minnow trappers face a variety of challenges

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 ...
MinnPost

Minnows plentiful for now, but concern remains in live bait industry

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 ...
Bass Fishing on MSN

Checking my Amazon minnow trap to see what we caught

Time to check the minnow trap I bought on Amazon and see what ended up inside. Minnow traps can catch all kinds of surprises, from bait fish to crawfish, and sometimes even unexpected species. Let’s ...
Alaska Public Media

Want to help Alaska biologists log migratory fish? There's an app for that.

U.S. Forest Service fish biologist, Eric Castro, along with his dog, Redden, checks a minnow trap in a tiny stream in Petersburg’s Sandy Beach Park. (Photo by Angela Denning/CoastAlaska) A warming ...
Times News

To catch snakes, try minnow trap

Question: I read your column last week about snakes coming into the garage in the fall. Since our garage looks like the inside of a storage building I am wondering how would I ever catch a snake? What ...