Time to check the minnow trap I bought on Amazon and see what ended up inside. Minnow traps can catch all kinds of surprises, from bait fish to crawfish, and sometimes even unexpected species. Let’s ...

U.S. Forest Service fish biologist, Eric Castro, along with his dog, Redden, checks a minnow trap in a tiny stream in Petersburg’s Sandy Beach Park. (Photo by Angela Denning/CoastAlaska) A warming ...

I set a minnow trap baited with chicken breast to see if it could attract and catch crawfish. Now it’s time to check the trap and see what showed up. Sometimes the simplest bait can bring surprising ...

MANKATO — 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 difficult as ...

Question: I read your column last week about snakes coming into the garage in the fall. Since our garage looks like the inside of a storage building I am wondering how would I ever catch a snake? What ...