Trout fishing in northwestern Minnesota

Northwestern Minnesota is home to the Straight River, one of the state’s premier trout streams. You'll find other trout streams and lakes scattered throughout the region, from Beltrami, Hubbard and Wadena counties on the east to Clay and Wilkin counties on the west.

Regional map & counties

Counties

• Becker

• Beltrami

• Cass

• Clay

• Clearwater

• Douglas

• Grant

• Hubbard

• Kittson

• Lake of the Woods

• Mahnomen

• Marshall

• Norman

• Otter Tail

• Pennington

• Polk

• Pope

• Red Lake

• Roseau

• Stevens

• Traverse

• Wadena

• Wilkin

Resources & information

Park Rapids area streams

• Bungoshine Creek

• Cat River (StreamFinder)

• Kabekona River (StreamFinder)

• Straight River (StreamFinder)

Information

• Helpful trout fishing information

• Learn how to stalk a stream or lake for brook, brown and rainbow trout