Breaking news on the bait front: Willow cats are once again legal bait in Minnesota. Don't know a willow cat from an alley cat? Neither did I until I saw the story on the Associated Press wire earlier ...

Thanks to a bill working its way through the Minnesota Legislature this year, it could soon be legal for bait dealers to take willow cats from inland waters and sell them for use on the Mississippi ...

For decades, willow cats have been one of the hottest live baits for walleyes and sauger on the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin, but a quirk in a state law is making it illegal for bait dealers to ...