Across the country, the quiet act of scooping minnows or grabbing a tub of nightcrawlers is colliding with a much louder concern: how invasive species are hitchhiking into lakes and rivers. You are ...

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. – Humans aren’t the only ones suffering through unprecedented heatwaves in a warming climate. Consider ...

1. In Lakeland, Lake Hollingsworth is turning back on for specks on minnows and grass shrimp. Still hearing good things about Lake Crago for specks as well. Shiners remain the go-to bait for bass. On ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fresh bait, fresh water, and pure fishing action. Watch as we fish with live minnows in a freshwater canal, targeting a variety of species and soaking in the peaceful thrill of a day on the water.

Humans aren't the only ones suffering through unprecedented heatwaves in a warming climate. Consider the humble minnow. These tiny fish represent the all-important base of the food chain in many ...