For a complete list of fishing seasons please check the fishing regulations.
- Openers
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04/17/21 Stream trout opener Statewide inland streams 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 »06/16/20 - 04/14/21 Lake sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon Statewide inland waters 01/16/21 - 03/31/21 Lake trout Statewide inland waters 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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01/01/21 - 03/31/21 Lake trout BWCA lakes entirely within Minnesota 01/01/21 - 03/31/21 Stream trout in lakes Waters entirely within the BWCA - 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
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Scroll table right to see more »01/16/21 - 03/31/21 Stream trout in lakes Outside or partly outside the BWCA 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 »09/16/20 - 04/16/21 Stream trout catch-and-release Specific southeastern state parks and cities 01/01/21 - 04/16/21 Stream trout catch-and-release 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 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
Border waters
- Canada
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Scroll table right to see more »05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger Minnesota waters that border Canada 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 »05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Lake of the Woods Minnesota waters that border Canada 03/01/21 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger catch-and-release - Four Mile Bay Lake of the Woods 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 »05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Namakan, Sand Point and Little Vermilion 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 Rainy Lake
Scroll table right to see more »05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Rainy Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/15/21 - 04/14/22 Walleye and sauger - Rainy Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada Rainy River
Scroll table right to see more »03/01/21 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger catch-and-release - Rainy River Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/15/21 - 02/27/22 Walleye and sauger - Rainy River Minnesota waters that border Canada Saganaga Lake
Scroll table right to see more »05/09/20 - 04/14/21 Walleye and sauger - Saganaga Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada 05/15/21 - 04/14/22 Walleye and sauger - Saganaga Lake Minnesota waters that border Canada - North Dakota
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06/16/20 - 04/14/21 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 - North Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border North Dakota - South Dakota
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06/16/20 - 04/14/21 Lake sturgeon catch-and-release only - South Dakota border waters Minnesota waters that border South Dakota 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