The Roanoke Times

The Minnow Pond: 'It's where my friends are'

For Melvin Crewson, work and life are one in the same. Twelve hours a day, seven days a week and 364 days a year since 1983 he has manned the counter at his bait and tackle store, The Minnow Pond. His ...
Star Tribune

Desperate bait dealers turn to DNR to address minnow shortage

BRAINERD, Minn. – For hundreds of bait shops across Minnesota, Urbank Live Bait Co. in Otter Tail County is ground zero for minnows. So, it wasn't good news last week when owner Marshall Koep said his ...
The Roanoke Times

Minnow Pond owner Crewson dies at 67

Since fire extensively damaged the Minnow Pond bait and tackle shop last fall, Melvin Crewson poured his heart into the three-month-long effort to rebuild his Southeast Roanoke store. Not quite a ...
AOL

As concerns mount, state’s live bait trappers battling severe shortage

CLITHERALL, Minn. – Pick a day, any day. The legion of anglers who fish in Minnesota want more minnows than the state's live bait trappers can provide. "I've got orders for 75 gallons today and I've ...