Minnesota Fishing – April 2017
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The partial list of fishing season dates we sent out on April 11 may have been confusing. Here’s a new version. For a complete list of dates, check the fishing regulations.
Open now
Fishing for walleye and sauger in Minnesota-Canada border waters is open through Friday, April 14.
Catch-and-release fishing for stream trout in southeast streams (Dodge, Goodhue, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties) is open through Friday, April 14.
Catch-and-release lake sturgeon fishing in Minnesota-Canada border waters is open through Sunday, April 23.
Many common fish such as crappies and sunfish have continuous seasons.
Upcoming
April 15: Stream trout fishing opens in streams
April 24: Lake sturgeon harvest season begins in Minnesota-Canada border waters
May 8: Catch-and-release lake sturgeon fishing begins in Minnesota-Canada border waters
May 13: Minnesota fishing opener for walleye, sauger, northern pike; smallmouth and largemouth bass catch-and-release fishing begins south and west of U.S. Highway 53 from Duluth to International Falls (except Pelican and Ash lakes in St. Louis County); smallmouth and largemouth bass harvest season begins north and east of U.S. Highway 53 from Duluth to International Falls and Pelican and Ash lakes in St. Louis County; and fishing for stream trout in lakes and lake trout begins
May 27: Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass harvest season begins south and west of U.S. Highway 53 from Duluth to International Falls (except Pelican and Ash lakes in St. Louis County)
June 3: Muskellunge fishing begins
