Current regulations allow licensed bait dealers to trawl for live shrimp during closed seasons, but applicants must clear a series of hurdles and abide by strict parameters to receive and maintain a ...

When we last met, we were talking about live bait. I agree with live bait users that this is one of the best things you can use to tempt fish to take a whack at what’s on your hook. Live bait works.

A hot-button subject in the world of fishing is the use of live bait. I’m talking about minnows, worms, leeches and all of the other critters that fishermen use to try to coax an unwary fish into ...

Generally, we beat back that beastly idea with a small piece of bank-issued plastic: If you think you need two dozen shrimp, you buy three. Hell, maybe four. A few hours later, you’re packing up the ...

Redfish BayGOOD. 87 degrees. Redfish are good on cut mullet in the shallow flats on wind blown shorelines. No sign of drums.

Like most anglers of my generation, I started my fishing career using live bait. My first catch was a brook trout that gobbled a garden worm on a long-ago first day of trout season. And while my first ...

Sea trout are found in just about every bay and estuary in Florida, and they're often willing to strike at live bait, lures and well-tied flies.

Anglers love fishing with live shrimp this time of year, but bait dealers who catch the crustaceans must abide by a series of restrictions. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Todd ...