Get questions answered on DNR fishing webpage

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has a fishing webpage (https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/index.html) to help answer angler questions.

The page answers questions like:

• What species can I fish for?

• What kind of bait is legal?

• What kind of fish can I keep?

The page is a mobile-friendly destination for information on when, where and how to fish.

Users will find links to LakeFinder, which provides maps and detailed information on lakes throughout the state, and the StreamFinder tool that provides a description, species list, regulations, and access information for trout streams throughout Minnesota.

DNR announces

temporary, seasonal

fishing closures

To protect spawning fish, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has begun to close certain portions of some Minnesota waters.

The closings are routine and based on local conditions.

Closings happen each year as ice-out begins and waters begin to warm.

The DNR closes the spawning locations to fishing only where habitat is limited and fish are very concentrated in one location, such as a river or the bay of a lake where fish are congregated during spawning.

Areas closed to fishing are listed and updated on the Minnesota DNR website (https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/fishing/fishing-seasonal-closures.html).

Portions of waters closed to fishing also are posted at access sites and in other visible areas.

Anglers may fish in areas that are not posted.