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- Openers
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04/18/20 Trout opener Statewide inland waters 05/09/20 Walleye, sauger and northern pike opener Statewide inland waters 06/06/20 Muskellunge opener Statewide inland waters - Inland (Minnesota) waters
General
Scroll table right to see more »03/01/20 - 04/14/20 Sturgeon - lake and shovelnose Statewide inland waters 04/01/20 - 11/30/20 Flathead catfish Statewide inland waters 05/09/20 - 09/30/20 Lake trout Statewide inland waters 05/09/20 - 05/22/20 Smallmouth and largemouth bass catch-and-release Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota 05/23/20 - 02/28/21 Largemouth bass Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota 05/23/20 - 09/13/20 Smallmouth bass Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota 06/06/20 - 11/30/20 Muskellunge Statewide inland waters 06/16/20 - 04/14/21 Lake sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon Statewide inland waters 09/14/20 - 02/28/21 Smallmouth bass catch-and-release Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota Northeast
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- Boundary Waters Canoe Area
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01/01/21 - 03/31/21 Stream trout in lakes Waters entirely within the BWCA - Lake Superior
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12/01/19 - 10/03/21 Lake Superior and tributaries - Stream trout
General
Scroll table right to see more »04/18/20 - 09/30/20 Stream trout Excludes southeastern Minnesota 05/09/20 - 10/31/20 Stream trout in lakes Statewide Southeast
Scroll table right to see more »09/15/19 - 04/16/20 Stream trout catch-and-release Specific southeastern state parks and cities 01/01/20 - 04/17/20 Stream trout catch-and-release Southeastern Minnesota 04/18/20 - 09/14/20 Stream trout Southeastern Minnesota 04/18/20 - 09/15/20 Stream trout Specific southeastern state parks and cities 09/15/20 - 10/15/20 Stream trout catch-and-release Southeastern Minnesota 09/16/20 - 04/16/21 Stream trout catch-and-release Specific southeastern state parks and cities - Free fishing
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05/09/20 - 05/10/20 Take a Mom Fishing Weekend Statewide 06/05/20 - 06/07/20 Take a Kid Fishing Weekend Statewide
Border waters
- Canada
General
Scroll table right to see more »05/11/19 - 04/14/20 Walleye and sauger Minnesota waters that border Canada 04/24/20 - 04/23/21 Lake sturgeon (seasons compiled) - Canada border waters Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/04/20 - 09/30/20 Stream trout Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Canada border waters Minnesota waters that border Canada 06/20/20 - 11/30/20 Muskellunge - Canada border waters Minnesota waters that border Canada Lake of the Woods
Scroll table right to see more »03/01/20 - 04/14/20 Walleye and sauger - Lake of the Woods Minnesota waters that border Canada 03/01/20 - 04/14/20 Walleye and sauger catch-and-release - Four Mile Bay Lake of the Woods 05/09/20 - 02/28/21 Walleye and sauger - Four Mile Bay Lake of the Woods 05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Lake of the Woods Namakan, Sand Point, Little Vermillion lakes
Scroll table right to see more »05/11/19 - 04/14/20 Walleye and sauger - Namakan, Sand Point and Little Vermilion Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Namakan, Sand Point and Little Vermilion Minnesota waters that border Canada Rainy Lake
Scroll table right to see more »05/11/19 - 04/14/20 Walleye and sauger - Rainy Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Rainy Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada Rainy River
Scroll table right to see more »03/01/20 - 04/14/20 Walleye and sauger - Rainy River Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/09/20 - 02/28/21 Walleye and sauger - Rainy River Minnesota waters that border Canada Saganaga Lake
Scroll table right to see more »05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Saganaga Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada - North Dakota
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03/01/20 - 04/14/21 Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - North Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border North Dakota 04/15/20 - 06/15/20 Lake sturgeon closed - North Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border North Dakota 06/16/20 - 04/14/21 Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - North Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border North Dakota - South Dakota
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03/01/20 - 04/14/20 Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - South Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border South Dakota 04/15/20 - 06/15/20 Lake sturgeon closed - South Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border South Dakota 06/16/20 - 04/14/21 Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - South Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border South Dakota - Wisconsin
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05/25/19 - 03/01/21 Largemouth and smallmouth bass (seasons compiled) - Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 03/01/20 - 03/01/21 Sturgeon - Wisconsin border waters (seasons compiled) Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 04/01/20 - 11/30/20 Flathead catfish - Wisconsin border waters Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 05/02/20 - 03/01/21 Walleye and sauger - St. Croix River Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 05/09/20 - 03/01/21 Walleye and sauger - St. Louis River Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 05/23/20 - 11/30/20 Muskellunge - Wisconsin border waters Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin