Important note about the 2021 fishing opener
Fishing seasons open for walleye, bass, northern pike and lake trout on Saturday, May 15. This year’s date is the latest possible opener under Minnesota statute, which sets the fishing opener as the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.
For a complete list of fishing seasons please check the fishing regulations.
- Openers
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05/15/21 Walleye, sauger and northern pike opener Statewide inland waters 06/05/21 Muskellunge opener Statewide inland waters 04/16/22 Stream trout opener Statewide inland streams 05/14/22 Walleye, sauger and northern pike opener Statewide inland waters 06/04/22 Muskellunge opener Statewide inland waters - Inland (Minnesota) waters
General
Scroll table right to see more »05/15/21 - 09/30/21 Lake trout Statewide inland waters 05/15/21 - 05/28/21 Smallmouth and largemouth bass catch-and-release Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota 05/15/21 - 02/27/22 Walleye, sauger and northern pike Statewide inland waters 05/29/21 - 02/27/22 Largemouth bass Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota 05/29/21 - 09/12/21 Smallmouth bass Statewide excluding northeastern Minnesota 06/05/21 - 12/01/21 Muskellunge Statewide inland waters 06/16/21 - 04/14/22 Lake sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon Statewide inland waters Northeast
Scroll table right to see more »05/15/21 - 02/27/22 Smallmouth and largemouth bass - northeastern Minnesota Northeastern Minnesota - Boundary Waters Canoe Area
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- Lake Superior
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12/01/20 - 10/03/21 Lake trout Lake Superior and tributaries 04/17/21 - 09/30/21 Brook and brown trout Lake Superior and tributaries above posted boundaries 04/17/21 - 09/07/21 Brook trout and splake Lake Superior and tributaries 04/17/21 - 09/30/21 Rainbow trout catch-and-release Lake Superior and tributaries above posted boundaries 05/15/21 - 03/01/22 Walleye and northern pike Lake Superior and tributaries 12/01/21 - 10/02/22 Lake trout Lake Superior and tributaries - Stream trout
General
Scroll table right to see more »04/17/21 - 09/30/21 Stream trout Excludes southeastern Minnesota 05/15/21 - 10/31/21 Stream trout in lakes Statewide Southeast
Scroll table right to see more »04/17/21 - 09/14/21 Stream trout Southeastern Minnesota 04/17/21 - 09/14/21 Stream trout Specific southeastern state parks and cities 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 - Free fishing
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05/08/21 - 05/09/21 Take a Mom Fishing Weekend Statewide 06/11/21 - 06/13/21 Take a Kid Fishing Weekend Statewide 01/15/22 - 01/17/22 Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend Statewide
Border waters
- Canada
General
Scroll table right to see more »10/01/20 - 04/23/22 Lake sturgeon (click here for season dates) - Canada border waters Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/01/21 - 09/30/21 Stream trout Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/15/21 - 09/30/21 Lake trout - Canada border waters Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/15/21 - 04/14/22 Walleye and sauger Minnesota waters that border Canada 06/19/21 - 11/30/21 Muskellunge - Canada border waters Minnesota waters that border Canada Lake of the Woods
Scroll table right to see more »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 - Lake of the Woods Minnesota waters that border Canada Namakan, Sand Point, Little Vermillion lakes
Scroll table right to see more »05/15/21 - 02/27/22 Walleye and sauger - Namakan, Sand Point and Little Vermilion Minnesota waters that border Canada Rainy Lake
Scroll table right to see more »05/15/21 - 04/14/22 Walleye and sauger - Rainy Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada Rainy River
Scroll table right to see more »05/15/21 - 02/27/22 Walleye and sauger - Rainy River Minnesota waters that border Canada Saganaga Lake
Scroll table right to see more »05/15/21 - 04/14/22 Walleye and sauger - Saganaga Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada - North Dakota
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06/16/21 - 04/14/22 Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - North Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border North Dakota - South Dakota
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04/01/21 - 11/30/21 Flathead catfish - South Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border South Dakota 06/16/21 - 04/14/22 Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - South Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border South Dakota - Wisconsin
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03/01/21 - 04/14/22 Sturgeon - Wisconsin border waters (click here for season dates) Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 05/01/21 - 03/01/22 Northern pike - St. Croix River Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 05/01/21 - 03/01/22 Walleye and sauger - St. Croix River Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 05/15/21 - 03/01/22 Northern pike - St. Louis River Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin 05/15/21 - 03/01/22 Walleye and sauger - St. Louis River 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 05/29/21 - 11/30/21 Muskellunge - Wisconsin border waters Minnesota waters that border Wisconsin