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| 10/01/20 - 04/23/22 | Lake sturgeon (click here for season dates) - Canada border waters | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 12/01/20 - 10/03/21 | Lake trout | Lake Superior and tributaries | |
| 03/01/21 - 04/14/22 | Sturgeon - Wisconsin border waters (click here for season dates) | Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin | |
| 04/01/21 - 11/30/21 | Flathead catfish - South Dakota border waters | Minnesota waters that border South Dakota | |
| 04/17/21 - 09/30/21 | Stream trout | Excludes southeastern Minnesota | |
| 04/17/21 - 09/14/21 | Stream trout | Southeastern Minnesota | |
| 04/17/21 - 09/14/21 | Stream trout | Specific southeastern state parks and cities | |
| 04/17/21 - 09/07/21 | Brook trout and splake | Lake Superior and tributaries | |
| 04/17/21 - 09/30/21 | Brook and brown trout | Lake Superior and tributaries above posted boundaries | |
| 04/17/21 - 09/30/21 | Rainbow trout catch-and-release | Lake Superior and tributaries above posted boundaries | |
| 05/01/21 - 09/30/21 | Stream trout | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 05/01/21 - 03/01/22 | Walleye and sauger - St. Croix River | Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin | |
| 05/01/21 - 03/01/22 | Northern pike - St. Croix River | Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin | |
| 05/15/21 - 02/27/22 | Walleye, sauger and northern pike | Statewide inland waters | |
| 05/15/21 - 09/30/21 | Lake trout | Statewide inland waters | |
| 05/15/21 - 10/31/21 | Stream trout in lakes | Statewide | |
| 05/15/21 - 02/27/22 | Smallmouth and largemouth bass - northeastern Minnesota | Northeastern Minnesota | |
| 05/15/21 - 02/27/22 | Walleye and sauger - Four Mile Bay | Lake of the Woods | |
| 05/15/21 - 04/14/22 | Walleye and sauger | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 05/15/21 - 04/14/22 | Walleye and sauger - Lake of the Woods | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 05/15/21 - 02/27/22 | Walleye and sauger - Namakan, Sand Point and Little Vermilion | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 05/15/21 - 04/14/22 | Walleye and sauger - Rainy Lake | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 05/15/21 - 03/01/22 | Walleye and northern pike | Lake Superior and tributaries | |
| 05/15/21 - 02/27/22 | Walleye and sauger - Rainy River | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 05/15/21 - 04/14/22 | Walleye and sauger - Saganaga Lake | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 05/15/21 - 09/30/21 | Lake trout - Canada border waters | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 05/15/21 - 03/01/22 | Walleye and sauger - St. Louis River | Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin | |
| 05/15/21 - 03/01/22 | Northern pike - St. Louis River | Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin | |
| 05/29/21 - 02/27/22 | Largemouth bass | Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota | |
| 05/29/21 - 09/12/21 | Smallmouth bass | Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota | |
| 05/29/21 - 11/30/21 | Muskellunge - Wisconsin border waters | Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin | |
| 05/29/21 - 03/01/22 | Largemouth and smallmouth bass (click here for season dates) - Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters | Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin | |
| 06/05/21 - 12/01/21 | Muskellunge | Statewide inland waters | |
| 06/16/21 - 04/14/22 | Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - North Dakota border waters | Minnesota waters that border North Dakota | |
| 06/16/21 - 04/14/22 | Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - South Dakota border waters | Minnesota waters that border South Dakota | |
| 06/16/21 - 04/14/22 | Lake sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon | Statewide inland waters | |
| 06/19/21 - 11/30/21 | Muskellunge - Canada border waters | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 07/30/21 | Fishing Fridays | Sibley State Park | |
| 08/06/21 | Fishing Fridays | Sibley State Park | |
| 08/07/21 | Go-N-Seine | Fort Snelling State Park | |
| 08/13/21 | Fishing Fridays | Sibley State Park | |
| 08/20/21 | Fishing Fridays | Sibley State Park | |
| 08/25/21 | DNR at the State Fair | Online | |
| 08/27/21 | Fishing Fridays | Sibley State Park | |
| 09/03/21 | Fishing Fridays | Sibley State Park | |
| 09/15/21 - 10/15/21 | Stream trout catch-and-release | Southeastern Minnesota | |
| 09/15/21 - 04/15/22 | Stream trout catch-and-release | Specific southeastern state parks and cities |