Fisheries rulemaking

Bait restrictions related to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia
Matches exsisting rules to legislative changes made in 2021.
Status: People have only until July 8, 2025, to submit comments on this proposed rule.

Fishing regulations for Lake Superior and tributaries
This rule is about fishing seasons and limits for Lake Superior and its tributaries.
Status: We are in the public comment stage. The proposed rules will simplify and standardize trout season start and end dates, remove the restriction that only one of the five salmon allowed to be kept is an Atlantic salmon, and clarify where inland fishing regulations apply for other species.

Rule changes for restrictions on taking fish
This rule is about hook definitions, hook spacing and hook-setting devices.
Status: The public comment period has closed and we are reviewing comments received. The proposed rules will clarify what constitutes a hook, increase the distance allowed between multiple hooks on a single line and allow some through-the-ice automatic hook-setting devices.

Fishing regulations for inland waters

Rule changes for inland waters
This rule is about seasons and limits on waters entirely within Minnesota.
Status: The proposed rule changes will clarify fishing season dates, modify some fishing seasons, establish and/or modify daily and possession limits for several fish species and clarify the northern pike management zone boundaries.

Taking St. Croix River fish on boundary waters

Rule changes for Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters of the St. Croix River
This rule is about border waters fishing regulations.
Status: This rule adjust Minnesota’s fishing on boundary waters shared with the state of Wisconsin to ensure consistent regulations for all anglers.