KISSIMMEE, FL — The sun was starting to break through some morning clouds and shower us with the first light of the morning as guide Randy Yager piloted his boat through a thick mat of vegetation.

The mission was to catch one of the most elusive fish in the area, the clown knifefish. Using live shiners as bait, we targeted a pond known to hold these rare predators. After several attempts, the ...

WASKISH, Minn. -- Jonny Petrowske admits he was worried. That’s to be expected when you’re a minnow trapper, and about 65% of your annual income depends on catching spottail shiners on Upper Red Lake ...

This past week we experienced over-the-top hot temperatures that kept us looking for ways to stay cool. On our guide trips, we headed out early, drank plenty of water and enjoyed a cold shower after ...

Complicating the shortage is a Minnesota DNR requirement that minnow dealers who trap spottail shiners in waters designated as infested with zebra mussels must remove their gear by Monday, May 23.

Golden shiners, a shimmering live bait favored by winter walleye anglers, are at the center of an escalating policy dispute between bait shops barred from importing the minnows and fisheries managers ...