While fishing in Minnesota usually requires a license, on these special days you can fish “for free” – AKA without a fishing license! Minnesota is a top fishing destination, and for good reason! Our ...

The effects of Minnesota's prolonged heat wave are becoming impossible to miss with several reports of fish kills.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it’s new fish hatchery at its Waterville site will be delaying ...

Lakes seeing more recreations traffic than fishing. Here's a look at the Minnesota fishing report on July 22, 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the opening day of Minnesota's fishing season in 1965, the Minnesota Legislature selected walleye as the state's official fish.

Ever since he joined the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 2015, Derek Bahr has studied the health of various fish species and lakes across the state. As a fisheries research ...

In honor of Mother’s Day, the state of Minnesota will allow moms to go fishing this weekend without a license. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting a "Take a Mom Fishing Weekend" ...

David Cichosz, of Wabasha, Minn., caught this 10.92-pound coho salmon while fishing with FishNorthMN of the Lift Bridge Charter Association on Capt. Kent Paulsen's True North II charter boat Monday on ...

DULUTH — Minnesota’s general inland fishing season starts at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 13, for walleye, northern pike and bass, although bass fishing south and west of U.S. Highway 53 is ...

A team of wildlife specialists from the University of Minnesota, the University of Manitoba and Voyageurs National Park has found that wild wolves living in Minnesota tend to switch from feasting on ...

1.4 million licensed anglers. 2 million people fish. Minnesota has 11,842 lakes, 5,400 of which are managed by DNR fisheries. Minnesota ranks fourth among states with the highest number of anglers.