Take-A-Kid-Fishing Weekend
Minnesotans who want to catch some quality family time are encouraged to take advantage of Take-A-Kid Fishing weekend, which is June 11-13, 2010. Minnesota residents 16 and older can fish for free during these days when they accompany an angler 15 and under.
Take-A-Kid fishing weekends occur the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday after the first Monday in June. Up coming dates are as follows:
- June 10-12, 2011
- June 8-10, 2012
- June 7-9, 2013
Videos of kids having fun fishing 
Places To Go Fishing
Wonder where to take those young anglers? Check below and find good locations throughout Minnesota. And don't forget to investigate nearby state, regional, county and municipal parks.
- Fishing Piers
(2 pages | 1.6 MB): Who needs a boat! Use this statewide map to find a nearby fishing pier. - Metro Access: These ponds and lakes in the seven-county metropolitan area are stocked especially for kids. You might find yourself hooked on fishing, too.
- Fishing in the city: A gallery of Twin Cities anglers and their catches.
Know The Rules
Set a good example and know the fishing rules and regulations before you start.
- 2009 Minnesota Fishing Regulations: The most-current version of the 2009 Minnesota Fishing Regulations are online.
- Good Sporstmanship (26 pages | 1.7 MB): There is an outdoor ethic, and there's no one better than you to teach kids the right thing to do.
Know Your Fish
How can you catch a bluegill if you don't know what one looks like, where it lives, what it likes to do and what it eats. Use these links to find the answers.
- Diving Into Diversity (24 pages | 4.9 MB) : There's more than fish under the water. Learn about the aquatic ecosystems and the importance of clean water to the well-being of everyone and everything.
- Fishes of Minnesota
: Excellent and detailed information from the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum about Minnesota's fish, where they live, what they eat and their natural history. - Nature Snapshots: More useful information and insight about the fish of Minnesota.
- Fishes of the Great Lakes : Good anglers know you can never know too much about fish.
On-Your-Own Activities
Don't just fish. Take some time to plan, prepare and learn.
- Test Your Knowledge : Think you're ready to pass on Minnesota's fishing tradition to a few young anglers? First, make sure you know your stuff.
- Pop Can Casters (16 pages | 3 MB): Make your own fishing rig.
Watch a video
to see how it's done! - Fishing Safety: Safety & Fishing at the Water's Edge (40 pages | 7 MB) and Fishing With Small Fry.
- Plan Your Trip (20 pages | 3.7 MB) : You might get lucky by just showing up. You might not. Use this MinnAqua guide to help out.
