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 ...

FARGO — North Dakota is in the middle of another statewide shortage. It's not eggs or toilet paper. This time it is minnows. Minnow tanks at local bait shops are currently empty. "You can see what we ...

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 ...

FARGO — We are in the middle of another statewide shortage. It's not eggs or toilet paper. This time it is minnows. The next time many live wells at local bait shops are currently empty. "You can see ...

Fishing season is almost here in Minnesota — but bait shops across the state are having trouble finding enough minnows. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, minnow harvests fell ...

Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards have pro­duced stringers of game fish for decades, and they’ll continue to produce ...

Tommie White points out the portrait photo of his parents Acie and Carrie White who began A&C Live Bait at 314 E. Center Street in Milwaukee's Harambee neighborhood. Summer is upon us. For many in ...

DULUTH, Minn. - Those early days owning a bait shop were touch-and-go for Sue Chalstrom. She and her husband, John, had just bought their shop north of Duluth in 1981. Chalstrom's Bait and Tackle ...