Easily found throughout summer and autumn, crickets and grasshoppers can be caught in your own backyard. To attract crickets, ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay test whether jigs or minnows produce the biggest slab crappie under tough conditions.

WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - To some people, they’re only used to catch bigger fish, but biologists say minnows are a key part our our waterways. Under Interstate 89 in Waterbury flows the Graves Brook.

I never thought much about it. At the end of every fishing trip, I’ve always carried the minnow bucket to the water’s edge and dumped all of our unused minnows back into the lake. I figured I would ...

Most anglers reach for large bait when targeting big fish. We did the opposite. Tiny live guppies and minnows hit the water, ...

The News Tribune’s Outdoors pages begins a new “Ask the C.O.” feature, in which Department of Natural Resources conservation officers answer your questions. To submit a question, send it to ...

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 ...

Some of my favorite memories involve occasions when family, friends and I took off, hung up the sign, so to speak, and went fishing. I was taught to never release the first fish caught regardless of ...