Fish

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.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to lower the statewide walleye limit, change some special fishing regulations and is updating bait rules.

Plus: MnDOT will host a listening session at the Fosston High School Gymnasium on June 23, 2025, ahead of planned construction on Highway 2; the Minnesota DNR is seeking a wide range of perspectives for fisheries input groups on Lake Winnie and Rainy Lake; and animal experts urge pet owners to remain vigilant during bouts of Canadian wildfire smoke.