Clockwise, from top left: minnow, crayfish, sunfish, shad, frog, and grasshopper. Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards ...

As live bait goes, it’s hard to beat crawfish for trout, bass, catfish, and more—yet they are wildly underused. That’s because it’s rare to find them for sale in bait shops. There are no commercial ...

MATTAWAN, MI — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is attempting to figure out how an invasive crayfish entered a pond at one of its fish hatcheries. On Thursday, July 24, the DNR said it ...

MATTAWAN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of invasive red swamp crayfish in an outdoor muskellunge rearing pond at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Van Buren ...

MATTAWAN, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says invasive red swamp crayfish were found in an outdoor pond at the Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Van Buren County. The DNR ...