Stream trout, spring turkey seasons set to open

Minnesota’s popular stream trout season opens Saturday, April 13, with quality fishing opportunities in every region of the state. Brook trout and splake fishing also open April 13 on Lake Superior and its tributary streams.

Trout anglers can find information on Minnesota’s trout streams and lakes on Minnesota DNR’s website at www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/trout/index.html. Anglers will find helpful learning guides and fishing tips tailored to each of Minnesota’s six trout fishing regions. Anglers can also access StreamFinder at www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/trout/map.html, which provides anglers with a description, species list, regulations and access information for trout streams throughout Minnesota, and is modeled after the DNR’s popular LakeFinder tool.

Minnesota has roughly 3,800 miles of designated trout streams. Anglers 18-64 years old fishing on designated trout waters must have a trout stamp validation in addition to an angling license and a trout stamp is required for anglers 18-64 years old to possess trout or salmon they catch on any Minnesota water. Complete trout season details are available at the Minnesota DNR’s fishing webpage at www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/index.html.

Spring turkey hunting begins April 17

Minnesota turkey hunting begins this month, with opportunities available from Wednesday, April 17, through Friday, May 31. The season is divided into six hunt periods, A-F.

Wild turkey hunting is popular in Minnesota and turkey hunting — including setting decoys, listening for gobbles and calling to birds — can make for an active and unforgettable experience. For anyone new to the experience, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has how-to guides and videos on a learn-to-hunt webpage at www.dnr.state.mn.us/gohunting/wild-turkey-hunting.html.

More information and important season and regulation details about turkey hunting in Minnesota can be found on the Minnesota DNR website at www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/turkey/index.html. Hunters concerned about avian influenza and wild turkeys can find more information about safe handling practices from USDA and the response to the disease in Minnesota on the DNR avian influenza webpage at www.dnr.state.mn.us/wildlifedisease/avian-influenza.html.

2024 spring turkey season dates are: youth season: April 17-May 31; archery season: April 17-May 31; A: April 17-23; B: April 24-30; C: May 1-7; D: May 8-14; E: May 15-21; and F: May 22-31.