This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

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 ...

When the sun went down, the trap went in—and the results were insane. The night-time fish trap pulled up wild, unexpected catches perfect for bait. This video shows the chaos of checking traps under ...

Chennai: Animal activists on Monday protested against the use of live bait to trap the Chengalpet leopard that has been causing a scare in Kancheepuram district, close to Chennai. Wildlife enthusiasts ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

Liberalizing hunting methods for wolves – including the use of traps, bait and electronic calls – will be discussed at the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meeting Thursday. The use of bait, traps and ...

Local lakes and ponds saw a quick change from the summer fishing to the fall fishing this year, thanks to record rains in August and September. Water temperatures dropped from the mid 80s into the ...

A single drop of this giant net trap pulls up a wild mix of bait fish in seconds. From shimmering minnows to perfect-sized shad, it’s a full-on feeding prep for the big predators waiting nearby. The ...

The location where this video was shot is yet to be known. An old video of a live chicken being used as bait to trap a huge python is going viral on social media yet again. The short video, which ...

Malaysia’s Wildlife Department defended its use of puppies as live bait to capture black panthers spotted at a Malaysian village after animal rights groups protested the method and appealed to the ...