Hot tips for winter trout
The deeply carved coulees of southeast Minnesota offer great year-round trout fishing in 720 miles of designated streams.
Where to fish
- How to use the trout stream maps
- Southern Minnesota maps (updated Spring 2016)
- Northeastern Minnesota maps (updated Spring 2007)
Southeast Minnesota trout stream habitat improvement project locations
- Accessible trout streams
- Landowner relations
- Trout lakes
Trout fishing basics
Events Calendar
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 - 03/31/21 | Stream trout in lakes | Waters entirely within the BWCA | |
| 01/01/21 - 04/16/21 | Stream trout catch-and-release | Southeastern Minnesota | |
| 01/01/21 - 03/31/21 | Lake trout | BWCA lakes entirely within Minnesota | |
| 01/16/21 - 03/31/21 | Stream trout in lakes | Outside or partly outside the BWCA | |
| 01/16/21 - 03/31/21 | Lake trout | Statewide inland waters | |
| 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 | Stream trout opener | Statewide inland streams | |
| 05/01/21 - 09/30/21 | Stream trout | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 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 - 09/30/21 | Lake trout - Canada border waters | Minnesota waters that border Canada | |
| 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 |
Regulations
- Trout fishing regulations
- General fishing regulations
- Trout fishing regulations in southeast Minnesota
Town and State Park Catch-and-Release Trout Season Maps
- Listing of Minnesota's designated trout lakes and trout streams (as listed in statute)
- North Shore trout stream boundaries
- Trout and salmon stamp
- Sunrise and sunset data
Trout management
- Southeastern Minnesota trout streams
- North Shore trout streams
- Watershed management
- Trout population trends
- Stocking
- DNR trout stream easements
- Southeast Minnesota trout stream management plan
- Strategic plan for coldwater resources management in southeast Minnesota 2004-2015