Trout streams

The deeply carved coulees of southeast Minnesota offer great year-round trout fishing in 720 miles of designated streams.

Where to fish

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09/15/19 - 04/16/20	Stream trout catch-and-release - portions of southeastern Minnesota	Specific locations only
01/01/20 - 04/17/20	Stream trout catch-and-release - portions of southeastern Minnesota	Specific locations only
01/01/20 - 03/31/20	Lake trout - winter within BWCA	BWCA lakes entirely within Minnnesota
01/18/20 - 03/31/20	Stream trout in lakes	Outside or partly outside the BWCA
01/18/20 - 03/31/20	Lake trout - winter	Statewide inland waters
04/18/20 - 09/30/20	Stream trout	Excludes southeastern Minnesota
04/18/20 - 09/14/20	Stream trout - southeastern Minnesota
04/18/20 - 09/15/20	Stream trout - portions of southeastern Minnesota	Specific locations only
05/04/20 - 09/30/20	Stream trout - Canada border waters	Minnesota waters that border Canada
05/09/20 - 09/30/20	Lake trout - summer	Statewide inland waters
05/09/20 - 10/31/20	Stream trout in lakes	Statewide
09/15/20 - 10/15/20	Stream trout catch-and-release - portions of southeastern Minnesota	Specific counties in southeastern Minnesota
09/16/20 - 04/16/21	Stream trout catch-and-release - portions of southeastern Minnesota	Specific locations in southeastern Minnesota