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 said his ...

We're out on the water at Windmill Point today with the T-Turn Bait Rig baited up with live minnows and fishing for yellow perch. We're slowly moving the minnows along the bottom to help entice those ...

1. In Lakeland, specks are loving minnows with a lot of action being seen on lakes Hollingsworth, Mattie and Gibson. Shiners have produced nice-sized bass at Saddle Creek. Lake Wire has seen an active ...

Striped bass are going for live bait. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends trolling for stripers between Prairie Creek and Rocky Branch parks. Shad or brood minnows are the best bait. Look for ...

Mike Hardin, assistant director of Fisheries for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, holds a healthy smallmouth bass caught on a live shiner in December from Lake Cumberland. Late ...

This story contains photos from the 2023 tourney. This year’s event will be held on Feb. 1, 2025. Although all of the nearly 9,000 participants of the 33rd Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza ...

Some anglers bundled up for winds off the islands are sticking some nice trout near the shorelines, trolling hard-bodied cranks and spoons. The best target depths have been as shallow as 15 feet, but ...

As the weather cools, anglers in the region are turning to moving waters like rivers to catch fish stocking up for winter.

1. In Lakeland, speck limits were being caught on lakes Mattie, Crago and Tenoroc with the biggest being nearly 2 pounds. Pink jig heads are working the best. Medium domestic shiners were good for ...