Fathead minnows jump from a scoop net at a live bait shop in Chisago, Minnesota. Marlin Levison / Star Tribune via Getty Images Minnesota has a minnow problem. As winter loosens its icy grip and ...

Temperatures were in the low 90s for three days and then it was snowing a bit on Sunday, but that’s Minnesota. Even with the ...

Joe Shead 1.) How to Fish the Rapala Jigging Rap for Aggressive Walleyes A Rapala Jigging Rap tipped with a fathead minnow head is a great presentation for winter walleyes. / Joe Shead The Rapala ...

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - 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 ...

Jigs in assorted sizes and tipped with fathead minnows are the perfect recipe for spring river walleyes. / Joe Shead The jig and minnow is the standard fare of spring walleye fishermen.

In the early 1980s, Bland began noticing a few odd orange-colored fish in loads of black fathead minnows reared at his aquaculture operation. He hand-picked these fish, moved them to a special ...

Of the 195,000 pounds of minnows sold in Minnesota in 2011, 6 percent were golden shiners, the report said. The statewide trade is dominated (75 percent) by the sale of fathead minnows ...

New ponds will benefit from fathead minnows. They are great for promoting growth in the pond with restocks as well because they serve as food for the larger fish. Two species Fender recommends for ...

As climate change turns up the heat, could minnows cook? A new University of Illinois study shows the fathead minnow, a ubiquitous prey fish in North American streams, can handle simulated ...

The jig and minnow is the standard fare of spring walleye fishermen. Use a jig heavy enough to reach bottom and maintain contact in heavy current. A 3-inch fathead minnow is a common complement to ...