General input may also be submitted to Jon Hansen at [email protected] or 651-259-5239 or via U.S. mail to Fishing Regulations/Jon Hansen, Box 20, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ...

In Minnesota, big lakes mean big fish, and lots of them. And big money, too. According to the Department of Natural Resources, the state’s 10 largest inland lakes feature a combined surface area ...

Some 1.7 million people go fishing in Minnesota each year. As the Department of Natural Resources likes to say, Minnesota has more walleyes, walleye lakes and walleye anglers than any other state.

Here are the best conditions for fishing, according to a Minnesota guide One of Minnesota's most anticipated weekends of the year is just days away now – the fishing opener. At least 221,288 ...

For the Brainerd lakes area, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said the best bets for walleye fishing are the largest of the area’s lakes — Gull, Pelican, North Long, Edward, Round ...

Ice fishing is hot in Minnesota this winter, thanks to the cold Since Thanksgiving, the DNR has sold about 56,500 fishing licenses as anglers give in to pent-up demand. By Tony Kennedy ...

"That's what makes it challenging but really interesting at the same time." Parsons said the DNR stocks 1,100 lakes with walleye in Minnesota but the fish can be found in about 2,000 lakes.

A charter trip website has named the best 18 fishing lakes in the U.S. FishingBooker.com published the list on May 6, 2025. The first lake to make the list was Florida's largest lake, Lake ...

Minneapolis ranked the second-best city in Minnesota to fish in, according to an analysis by Fishing Booker Blog. The number of available fishing charters, guides with the Angler’s Choice Award, ...