Sherman Ramsey owned a nearby minnow pond, and back then minnow ponds were almost sacred ground in the rural South. Brasington’s original design would have destroyed the pond, so he agreed to ...

Live bait pond fishing! See the irresistible allure of live minnows when fishing in a pond. Here is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to address a $12 billion budget shortfall 11 Expensive ...

Minnesota and Maine are the only two states where live minnows for fishing must be 100% homegrown. In Minnesota, practically all of that harvest happens in ponds, lakes, rivers and streams created ...

For Melvin Crewson, work and life are one in the same.

He said when walleyes are introduced to what were once minnow and leech lakes or ponds, that water body won’t be able to support that live bait again because the walleye are formidable predators.

"I've got orders for 75 gallons today and I've only got 25 gallons to give," Marshall Koep said as he prepared to launch his minnow-trapping boat onto a pond where pelicans were gathered amid the ...

Minnow trappers in the state get a large chunk of their bait from small water bodies on agricultural land, he explains. Many public lakes and streams are also fair game, but these smaller private ...

According to Urbank Live Bait Company, one of the largest minnow providers in the state, Minnesota’s long, cold winter did some damage to our ponds — where most minnows are grown. The ...

"My father used to rear in 200 minnow ponds, now we're down to 60,'' Koep said. "And we have a short growing season compared with 10 months of growing in Arkansas.'' Koep said bait dealers ...