Fish

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is surveying people's fish-eating habits to help limit contaminants in water bodies and make fish safer to eat.

Cisco and other cold water fish died by the thousands in the large, shallow lake as water temperatures soared to an average of 77 degrees in late July and early August 2026.

The annual art contest highlights the stamps’ revenue generation, supporting fisheries management, habitat and stocking efforts in Minnesota lakes.

Comments on the draft plan for the popular fishing lake will be accepted through Aug. 20, 2026.

Warm water temperatures across the state go along with an increasing number of fish mortality events, where a large number of fish die at once.

The Grand Rapids area fishing guide and former Itasca County deputy died in his home on July 5, 2026. He contributed to the Minnesota fishing community in numerous ways.

New guidelines specific to St. Louis, Lake and Cook counties account for the fact that fish in the region generally have higher mercury concentrations.

Under current rules, there are no bag limits on many of the state's native rough fish, such as dogfish and sheepshead.

Currently closed periods would be open for catch-and-release for largemouth and smallmouth bass, creating a continuous, year-round season.

A boulder riffle and new culverts would allow fish passage upstream and allow for sediments to more naturally flow downstream.