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Atlantic Salmon — Lake Superior (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total salmon (only 1 can be Atlantic salmon) for atlantic salmon. Minimum size limit 10 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 combined total salmon (only 1 can be Atlantic salmon) · Size limit: Minimum size limit 10 inches. · License required
Black Crappie — Basswood Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 for black crappie. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 · License required
Black Crappie — Big Stone Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 for black crappie. South Dakota-Minnesota border waters: crappie 10, continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 · License required
Black Crappie — Gull Lake Chain
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total for black crappie. Minnesota's inland crappie possession limit of 10 applies to white or black crappie and their hybrids combined. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 combined total · License required
Black Crappie — Lake Kabetogama
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total for black crappie. Minnesota's inland crappie possession limit of 10 applies to white or black crappie and their hybrids combined. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 combined total · License required
Black Crappie — Lake Minnetonka
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total for black crappie. Minnesota's inland crappie possession limit of 10 applies to white or black crappie and their hybrids combined. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 combined total · License required
Black Crappie — Lake of the Woods (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 for black crappie. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 · License required
Black Crappie — Lake Pepin
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 15 for black crappie. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, Mississippi River and Lake Pepin: crappie 15. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 15 · License required
Black Crappie — Lake Vermilion
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total for black crappie. Minnesota's inland crappie possession limit of 10 applies to white or black crappie and their hybrids combined. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 combined total · License required
Black Crappie — Leech Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 for black crappie. Leech Lake special regulation: crappie daily limit 5. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 · License required
Black Crappie — Pelican Lake (St. Louis County)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total for black crappie. Minnesota's inland crappie possession limit of 10 applies to white or black crappie and their hybrids combined. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 combined total · License required
Black Crappie — Rainy Lake (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 for black crappie. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 · License required
Black Crappie — Red River of the North
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 30 for black crappie. North Dakota-Minnesota border waters: crappie 30, continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 30 · License required
Black Crappie — St. Croix River (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Downstream of Taylors Falls dam: 15; upstream of the dam: 25 for black crappie. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters crappie limits are segment-dependent (upstream of the Taylors Falls dam versus downstream of the dam). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: Downstream of Taylors Falls dam: 15; upstream of the dam: 25 · License required
Black Crappie — St. Louis River Estuary
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 25 for black crappie. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, St. Louis River Estuary: crappie 25. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 25 · License required
Black Crappie — Upper Red Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total for black crappie. Minnesota's inland crappie possession limit of 10 applies to white or black crappie and their hybrids combined. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 combined total · License required
Black Crappie — Whitefish Chain
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 for black crappie. Whitefish Chain special regulation: crappie daily limit 5. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 · License required
Bluegill — Basswood Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 (sunfish daily limit) for bluegill. Basswood Lake exception: sunfish daily limit 5. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (sunfish daily limit) · License required
Bluegill — Big Stone Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total sunfish for bluegill. South Dakota-Minnesota border waters: sunfish 10 combined total (bluegill, pumpkinseed, green, orangespotted, northern, warmouth and their hybrids), continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 combined total sunfish · License required
Bluegill — Gull Lake Chain
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 20 combined total sunfish for bluegill. Minnesota's inland sunfish possession limit of 20 applies in any combination of bluegill, pumpkinseed, green, orangespotted, northern, warmouth, and their hybrids. Daily and possession limits are the same unless otherwise noted. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 20 combined total sunfish · License required
Bluegill — Lake Minnetonka
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 20 combined total sunfish for bluegill. Minnesota's inland sunfish possession limit of 20 applies in any combination of bluegill, pumpkinseed, green, orangespotted, northern, warmouth, and their hybrids. Daily and possession limits are the same unless otherwise noted. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 20 combined total sunfish · License required
Bluegill — Lake Pepin
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 15 (sunfish) for bluegill. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, Mississippi River and Lake Pepin: sunfish 15 (bluegill, pumpkinseed, green, orangespotted, northern, warmouth and their hybrids). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 15 (sunfish) · License required
Bluegill — Lake Vermilion
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 20 combined total sunfish for bluegill. Minnesota's inland sunfish possession limit of 20 applies in any combination of bluegill, pumpkinseed, green, orangespotted, northern, warmouth, and their hybrids. Daily and possession limits are the same unless otherwise noted. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 20 combined total sunfish · License required
Bluegill — Lake Winnibigoshish
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 (sunfish daily limit) for bluegill. Winnibigoshish Lake and connected waters special regulation: sunfish daily limit 5. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (sunfish daily limit) · License required
Bluegill — Leech Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 (sunfish daily limit) for bluegill. Leech Lake special regulation: sunfish daily limit 5. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (sunfish daily limit) · License required
Bluegill — Pelican Lake (St. Louis County)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 20 combined total sunfish for bluegill. Minnesota's inland sunfish possession limit of 20 applies in any combination of bluegill, pumpkinseed, green, orangespotted, northern, warmouth, and their hybrids. Daily and possession limits are the same unless otherwise noted. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 20 combined total sunfish · License required
Bluegill — Red River of the North
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 30 (sunfish) for bluegill. North Dakota-Minnesota border waters: sunfish 30 (bluegill, pumpkinseed, green, orangespotted, northern, warmouth and their hybrids), continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 30 (sunfish) · License required
Bluegill — Whitefish Chain
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 (sunfish daily limit) for bluegill. Whitefish Chain special regulation: sunfish daily limit 5. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (sunfish daily limit) · License required
Brook Trout — Knife River (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 (combined total brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5) for brook trout. Minimum size limit 20 inches. Lake Superior and tributaries below posted boundaries: the combined total of brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5. Unclipped steelhead (rainbow trout) must be immediately released; a clipped adipose fin must show a healed scar. A Minnesota angling license and trout/salmon stamp validation are required. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: April 12 - September 1 · Daily limit: 1 (combined total brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5) · Size limit: Minimum size limit 20 inches. · License required
Brook Trout — Lake Superior (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 (combined total brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5) for brook trout. Minimum size limit 20 inches. Lake Superior and tributaries below posted boundaries: the combined total of brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5. Unclipped steelhead (rainbow trout) must be immediately released; a clipped adipose fin must show a healed scar. A Minnesota angling license and trout/salmon stamp validation are required. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: April 12 - September 1 · Daily limit: 1 (combined total brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5) · Size limit: Minimum size limit 20 inches. · License required
Brook Trout — Root River, Middle Branch
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Catch-and-release only on the entire stream for brook trout. Root River, Middle Branch special regulation: trout are catch-and-release on the entire stream. Stream trout limits are a combined total of brook, brown and rainbow trout, splake and their hybrids. On designated trout streams and lakes only 1 line is allowed and a trout/salmon stamp validation is required. Fishing hours for stream trout on inland waters are from 1 hour before sunrise to 11 p.m. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: January 1 - April 11: catch-and-release only; April 12 - September 14: harvest season; September 15 - October 15: catch-and-release only; October 16 - December 31: closed to fishing (Southeast Minnesota trout streams) · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only on the entire stream · License required
Brook Trout — Whitewater River, North Branch
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total (only 1 over 16 inches); all trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on the posted section for brook trout. All trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on a 12.1-mile posted section from Township Road 29 upstream to County Road 4. Artificial lures and flies only on the posted section. Whitewater River, North Branch special regulation: all trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on the posted section; artificial lures and flies only. Elsewhere on the river, the statewide Minnesota limits apply. Stream trout limits are a combined total of brook, brown and rainbow trout, splake and their hybrids. On designated trout streams and lakes only 1 line is allowed and a trout/salmon stamp validation is required. Fishing hours for stream trout on inland waters are from 1 hour before sunrise to 11 p.m. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: January 1 - April 11: catch-and-release only; April 12 - September 14: harvest season; September 15 - October 15: catch-and-release only; October 16 - December 31: closed to fishing (Southeast Minnesota trout streams) · Daily limit: 5 combined total (only 1 over 16 inches); all trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on the posted section · Size limit: All trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on a 12.1-mile posted section from Township Road 29 upstream to County Road 4. Artificial lures and flies only on the posted section. · License required
Brown Trout — Knife River (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 (only 1 over 16 inches; combined total brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5) for brown trout. Minimum size limit 10 inches. Lake Superior and tributaries below posted boundaries: the combined total of brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5. Unclipped steelhead (rainbow trout) must be immediately released; a clipped adipose fin must show a healed scar. A Minnesota angling license and trout/salmon stamp validation are required. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (only 1 over 16 inches; combined total brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5) · Size limit: Minimum size limit 10 inches. · License required
Brown Trout — Lake Superior (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 (only 1 over 16 inches; combined total brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5) for brown trout. Minimum size limit 10 inches. Lake Superior and tributaries below posted boundaries: the combined total of brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5. Unclipped steelhead (rainbow trout) must be immediately released; a clipped adipose fin must show a healed scar. A Minnesota angling license and trout/salmon stamp validation are required. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (only 1 over 16 inches; combined total brook trout, splake, brown trout and rainbow trout is 5) · Size limit: Minimum size limit 10 inches. · License required
Brown Trout — Root River, Middle Branch
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Catch-and-release only on the entire stream for brown trout. Root River, Middle Branch special regulation: trout are catch-and-release on the entire stream. Stream trout limits are a combined total of brook, brown and rainbow trout, splake and their hybrids. On designated trout streams and lakes only 1 line is allowed and a trout/salmon stamp validation is required. Fishing hours for stream trout on inland waters are from 1 hour before sunrise to 11 p.m. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: January 1 - April 11: catch-and-release only; April 12 - September 14: harvest season; September 15 - October 15: catch-and-release only; October 16 - December 31: closed to fishing (Southeast Minnesota trout streams) · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only on the entire stream · License required
Brown Trout — Whitewater River, North Branch
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total (only 1 over 16 inches); all trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on the posted section for brown trout. All trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on a 12.1-mile posted section from Township Road 29 upstream to County Road 4. Artificial lures and flies only on the posted section. Whitewater River, North Branch special regulation: all trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on the posted section; artificial lures and flies only. Elsewhere on the river, the statewide Minnesota limits apply. Stream trout limits are a combined total of brook, brown and rainbow trout, splake and their hybrids. On designated trout streams and lakes only 1 line is allowed and a trout/salmon stamp validation is required. Fishing hours for stream trout on inland waters are from 1 hour before sunrise to 11 p.m. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: January 1 - April 11: catch-and-release only; April 12 - September 14: harvest season; September 15 - October 15: catch-and-release only; October 16 - December 31: closed to fishing (Southeast Minnesota trout streams) · Daily limit: 5 combined total (only 1 over 16 inches); all trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on the posted section · Size limit: All trout from 12-16 inches must be immediately released on a 12.1-mile posted section from Township Road 29 upstream to County Road 4. Artificial lures and flies only on the posted section. · License required
Burbot — Mille Lacs Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Catch-and-release only (all burbot must be immediately released) for burbot. Mille Lacs Lake special regulation posted at mndnr.gov/fishing/millelacs: all burbot must be immediately released. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only (all burbot must be immediately released) · License required
Channel Catfish — Big Stone Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total channel and flathead catfish; not more than 2 can be flathead (only 1 catfish over 24 inches) for channel catfish. South Dakota-Minnesota border waters: catfish (channel and flathead) 5 combined total, not more than 2 can be flathead, only 1 catfish over 24 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year (channel catfish) · Daily limit: 5 combined total channel and flathead catfish; not more than 2 can be flathead (only 1 catfish over 24 inches) · License required
Channel Catfish — Lake Pepin
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish (only 1 catfish over 30 inches) for channel catfish. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, Mississippi River and Lake Pepin: catfish 10 combined total, only 1 catfish over 30 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year (channel catfish) · Daily limit: 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish (only 1 catfish over 30 inches) · License required
Channel Catfish — Mississippi River
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 (only 1 over 24 inches) for channel catfish. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (only 1 over 24 inches) · License required
Channel Catfish — Red River of the North
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 (only 1 over 24 inches) for channel catfish. North Dakota-Minnesota border waters: catfish 5, only 1 over 24 inches, continuous season. Catfish may not be speared at any time. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (only 1 over 24 inches) · License required
Channel Catfish — St. Croix River (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish; downstream of the dam: 5 (only 1 over 24 inches) for channel catfish. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters catfish: limits are segment-dependent (upstream of the Taylors Falls dam versus downstream of the dam). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year (channel catfish) · Daily limit: Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish; downstream of the dam: 5 (only 1 over 24 inches) · License required
Channel Catfish — St. Louis River Estuary
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish for channel catfish. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, St. Louis River Estuary: catfish 10 combined total. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year (channel catfish) · Daily limit: 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish · License required
Chinook Salmon — Lake Superior (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total salmon (only 1 can be Atlantic salmon) for chinook salmon. Minimum size limit 10 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 combined total salmon (only 1 can be Atlantic salmon) · Size limit: Minimum size limit 10 inches. · License required
Coho Salmon — Lake Superior (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total salmon (only 1 can be Atlantic salmon) for coho salmon. Minimum size limit 10 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 combined total salmon (only 1 can be Atlantic salmon) · Size limit: Minimum size limit 10 inches. · License required
Flathead Catfish — Big Stone Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total channel and flathead catfish; not more than 2 can be flathead (only 1 catfish over 24 inches) for flathead catfish. South Dakota-Minnesota border waters: catfish (channel and flathead) 5 combined total, not more than 2 can be flathead, only 1 catfish over 24 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: April 1 - November 30 (flathead catfish) · Daily limit: 5 combined total channel and flathead catfish; not more than 2 can be flathead (only 1 catfish over 24 inches) · License required
Flathead Catfish — Lake Pepin
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish (only 1 catfish over 30 inches) for flathead catfish. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, Mississippi River and Lake Pepin: catfish 10 combined total, only 1 catfish over 30 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: April 1 - November 30 (flathead catfish) · Daily limit: 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish (only 1 catfish over 30 inches) · License required
Flathead Catfish — Mississippi River
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 (only 1 over 24 inches) for flathead catfish. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: April 1 - November 30 · Daily limit: 2 (only 1 over 24 inches) · License required
Flathead Catfish — St. Croix River (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish; downstream of the dam: 2 (only 1 over 24 inches) for flathead catfish. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters catfish: limits are segment-dependent (upstream of the Taylors Falls dam versus downstream of the dam). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: April 1 - November 30 (flathead catfish) · Daily limit: Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: 10 combined total channel and flathead catfish; downstream of the dam: 2 (only 1 over 24 inches) · License required
Lake Sturgeon — Lake of the Woods (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 per calendar year during harvest windows; otherwise catch-and-release only for lake sturgeon. Harvest fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive, or over 75 inches. Canada-Minnesota border waters lake sturgeon: an angler may take and possess only 1 lake sturgeon per calendar year; the fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive or over 75 inches; a sturgeon tag/endorsement is required and registration must be completed within 48 hours. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Harvest April 24 - May 7 and July 1 - September 30; catch-and-release only May 8 - 15 and October 1 - April 23; closed May 16 - June 30 · Daily limit: 1 per calendar year during harvest windows; otherwise catch-and-release only · Size limit: Harvest fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive, or over 75 inches. · License required
Lake Sturgeon — Lake Pepin
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Catch-and-release only; no tag/endorsement needed for lake sturgeon. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters: lake sturgeon in the Mississippi River below the Red Wing dam and Lake Pepin are catch-and-release only, June 16 - April 14. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 16, 2025 - April 14, 2026 (catch-and-release only) · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only; no tag/endorsement needed · License required
Lake Sturgeon — Lake Superior (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Catch-and-release only; no tag/endorsement needed for lake sturgeon. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 16 - April 14 (same dates every year); catch-and-release only · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only; no tag/endorsement needed · License required
Lake Sturgeon — Namakan Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 per calendar year during harvest windows; otherwise catch-and-release only for lake sturgeon. Harvest fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive, or over 75 inches. Canada-Minnesota border waters lake sturgeon: an angler may take and possess only 1 lake sturgeon per calendar year; the fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive or over 75 inches; a sturgeon tag/endorsement is required and registration must be completed within 48 hours. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Harvest April 24 - May 7 and July 1 - September 30; catch-and-release only May 8 - 15 and October 1 - April 23; closed May 16 - June 30 · Daily limit: 1 per calendar year during harvest windows; otherwise catch-and-release only · Size limit: Harvest fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive, or over 75 inches. · License required
Lake Sturgeon — Rainy Lake (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 per calendar year during harvest windows; otherwise catch-and-release only for lake sturgeon. Harvest fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive, or over 75 inches. Canada-Minnesota border waters lake sturgeon: an angler may take and possess only 1 lake sturgeon per calendar year; the fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive or over 75 inches; a sturgeon tag/endorsement is required and registration must be completed within 48 hours. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Harvest April 24 - May 7 and July 1 - September 30; catch-and-release only May 8 - 15 and October 1 - April 23; closed May 16 - June 30 · Daily limit: 1 per calendar year during harvest windows; otherwise catch-and-release only · Size limit: Harvest fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive, or over 75 inches. · License required
Lake Sturgeon — Rainy River
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 per calendar year during harvest windows; otherwise catch-and-release only for lake sturgeon. Harvest fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive, or over 75 inches. Canada-Minnesota border waters lake sturgeon: an angler may take and possess only 1 lake sturgeon per calendar year; the fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive or over 75 inches; a sturgeon tag/endorsement is required and registration must be completed within 48 hours. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Harvest April 24 - May 7 and July 1 - September 30; catch-and-release only May 8 - 15 and October 1 - April 23; closed May 16 - June 30 · Daily limit: 1 per calendar year during harvest windows; otherwise catch-and-release only · Size limit: Harvest fish must be 45-50 inches inclusive, or over 75 inches. · License required
Lake Sturgeon — Red River of the North
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Catch-and-release only for lake sturgeon. North Dakota-Minnesota border waters: lake sturgeon catch-and-release only June 16 - April 14; closed April 15 - June 15. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 16, 2025 - April 14, 2026: catch-and-release only; closed April 15 - June 15 · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only · License required
Lake Sturgeon — St. Croix River (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: catch-and-release only June 16, 2025 - March 1, 2026; downstream of the dam to the mouth including Lake St. Croix: catch-and-release June 16 - September 5 and October 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026, harvest September 6-30 of 1 per calendar year (60-inch minimum, tag/endorsement required) for lake sturgeon. 60-inch minimum size during the September 6-30 harvest window downstream of the Taylors Falls dam. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters lake sturgeon: the season is segment-dependent; a sturgeon tag/endorsement is needed to harvest, and harvest is only allowed September 6-30 downstream of the Taylors Falls dam with a 60-inch minimum size. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: June 16, 2025 - March 1, 2026 (catch-and-release only); downstream of the dam: June 16 - September 5 catch-and-release, September 6 - 30 harvest (1 per calendar year), October 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026 catch-and-release · Daily limit: Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: catch-and-release only June 16, 2025 - March 1, 2026; downstream of the dam to the mouth including Lake St. Croix: catch-and-release June 16 - September 5 and October 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026, harvest September 6-30 of 1 per calendar year (60-inch minimum, tag/endorsement required) · Size limit: 60-inch minimum size during the September 6-30 harvest window downstream of the Taylors Falls dam. · License required
Lake Sturgeon — St. Louis River Estuary
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Catch-and-release only; no tag/endorsement needed for lake sturgeon. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters: lake sturgeon in the St. Louis River Estuary are catch-and-release only, June 16 - April 14. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 16, 2025 - April 14, 2026 (catch-and-release only) · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only; no tag/endorsement needed · License required
Lake Trout — Basswood Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 for lake trout. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Summer season May 10 - September 30; winter season (2026) January 17 - March 31 (January 1 - March 31 for lakes entirely within the BWCAW) · Daily limit: 2 · License required
Lake Trout — Lake Superior (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 for lake trout. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: December 1, 2025 - October 4, 2026 · Daily limit: 3 · License required
Lake Trout — Saganaga Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 for lake trout. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Summer season May 10 - September 30; winter season (2026) January 17 - March 31 (January 1 - March 31 for lakes entirely within the BWCAW) · Daily limit: 2 · License required
Largemouth Bass — Big Stone Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 6 combined total largemouth and smallmouth bass for largemouth bass. South Dakota-Minnesota border waters: largemouth and smallmouth bass 6 combined total, continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 combined total largemouth and smallmouth bass · License required
Largemouth Bass — Gull Lake Chain
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass for largemouth bass. The 6-fish limit is a combined total of largemouth and smallmouth bass (smallmouth may only be kept while the smallmouth harvest season is open). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10 - 23, 2025: catch-and-release only; May 24, 2025 - February 22, 2026: harvest season · Daily limit: 6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Minnetonka
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass for largemouth bass. The 6-fish limit is a combined total of largemouth and smallmouth bass (smallmouth may only be kept while the smallmouth harvest season is open). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10 - 23, 2025: catch-and-release only; May 24, 2025 - February 22, 2026: harvest season · Daily limit: 6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Pepin
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total largemouth and smallmouth bass for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum size. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, Mississippi River and Lake Pepin: largemouth and smallmouth bass 5, 14-inch minimum size, continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 combined total largemouth and smallmouth bass · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Mille Lacs Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 in combination with smallmouth bass (fish kept must be under 17 inches) for largemouth bass. Largemouth bass under 17 inches may be kept May 23, 2026 - February 28, 2027; the remainder of the year all largemouth bass must be immediately released. Mille Lacs Lake special regulation posted at mndnr.gov/fishing/millelacs. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Catch-and-release season is continuous; harvest season May 23, 2026 - February 28, 2027 (posted Mille Lacs Lake regulation) · Daily limit: 3 in combination with smallmouth bass (fish kept must be under 17 inches) · Size limit: Largemouth bass under 17 inches may be kept May 23, 2026 - February 28, 2027; the remainder of the year all largemouth bass must be immediately released. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Pelican Lake (St. Louis County)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass (only 1 over 20 inches) for largemouth bass. All largemouth and smallmouth bass from 14-20 inches must be immediately released; only 1 over 20 inches allowed in possession. Pelican Lake (St. Louis County) special regulation: largemouth and smallmouth bass from 14-20 inches must be immediately released, only 1 over 20 inches allowed in possession. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - February 22, 2026 (Northeast Zone: no early catch-and-release-only period) · Daily limit: 6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass (only 1 over 20 inches) · Size limit: All largemouth and smallmouth bass from 14-20 inches must be immediately released; only 1 over 20 inches allowed in possession. · License required
Largemouth Bass — St. Louis River Estuary
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 combined total largemouth and smallmouth bass for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum size. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, St. Louis River Estuary: largemouth and smallmouth bass 5 combined total, 14-inch minimum size. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 24, 2025 - March 1, 2026 · Daily limit: 5 combined total largemouth and smallmouth bass · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Whitefish Chain
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass for largemouth bass. The 6-fish limit is a combined total of largemouth and smallmouth bass (smallmouth may only be kept while the smallmouth harvest season is open). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10 - 23, 2025: catch-and-release only; May 24, 2025 - February 22, 2026: harvest season · Daily limit: 6 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass · License required
Muskellunge — Lake Minnetonka
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge for muskellunge. Minimum size 54 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 7 - December 1 · Daily limit: 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge · Size limit: Minimum size 54 inches. · License required
Muskellunge — Lake of the Woods (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 for muskellunge. Minimum size 50 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 21 - November 30 · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: Minimum size 50 inches. · License required
Muskellunge — Lake Pepin
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 for muskellunge. 50-inch minimum size. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters muskellunge: 1, 50-inch minimum size. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 24 - November 30 · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 50-inch minimum size. · License required
Muskellunge — Lake Vermilion
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge for muskellunge. Minimum size 54 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 7 - December 1 · Daily limit: 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge · Size limit: Minimum size 54 inches. · License required
Muskellunge — Lake Winnibigoshish
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge for muskellunge. Minimum size 54 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 7 - December 1 · Daily limit: 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge · Size limit: Minimum size 54 inches. · License required
Muskellunge — Leech Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge for muskellunge. Minimum size 54 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 7 - December 1 · Daily limit: 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge · Size limit: Minimum size 54 inches. · License required
Muskellunge — Mille Lacs Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge for muskellunge. Minimum size 54 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: June 7 - December 1 · Daily limit: 1 combined total muskellunge/hybrid muskellunge · Size limit: Minimum size 54 inches. · License required
Muskellunge — Red River of the North
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 for muskellunge. 50-inch minimum size. North Dakota-Minnesota border waters: muskellunge 1, minimum size 50 inches, continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 50-inch minimum size. · License required
Muskellunge — St. Croix River (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 for muskellunge. 50-inch minimum size. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters muskellunge: 1, 50-inch minimum size, May 24 - November 30. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 24 - November 30 · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 50-inch minimum size. · License required
Muskellunge — St. Louis River Estuary
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 1 for muskellunge. 50-inch minimum size. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters muskellunge: 1, 50-inch minimum size. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 24 - November 30 · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 50-inch minimum size. · License required
Northern Pike — Basswood Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 (only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession) for northern pike. All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released. Basswood Lake exception (includes Jackfish, Pipestone, Hoist and Back bays): all northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released; possession limit 2, only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession. Season is continuous. Special regulations apply only to Minnesota waters of Basswood Lake; elsewhere on the lake (Ontario waters), Ontario regulations apply. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 2 (only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession) · Size limit: All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released. · License required
Northern Pike — Big Stone Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 6 (angling); dark house spearing limit 3 for northern pike. South Dakota-Minnesota border waters: northern pike angling 6, continuous season; dark house spearing limit 3, November 15, 2025 - February 22, 2026. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Angling: open all year; dark house spearing: November 15, 2025 - February 22, 2026 · Daily limit: 6 (angling); dark house spearing limit 3 · License required
Northern Pike — Gull Lake Chain
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 (only 1 over 40 inches) for northern pike. All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released. Gull Lake Chain special regulation: all northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released, possession limit 2, only 1 over 40 inches. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - February 22, 2026 · Daily limit: 2 (only 1 over 40 inches) · Size limit: All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released. · License required
Northern Pike — Lake Kabetogama
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 (only 1 over 40 inches in possession) for northern pike. All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released (Northeast Zone). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - February 22, 2026 · Daily limit: 2 (only 1 over 40 inches in possession) · Size limit: All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released (Northeast Zone). · License required
Northern Pike — Lake Minnetonka
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 for northern pike. Minimum size 24 inches (Southern Zone). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 (only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession) for northern pike. All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released. Lake of the Woods and Rainy River exception to the Canada-Minnesota border waters table: all northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released; only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession) · Size limit: All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released. · License required
Northern Pike — Lake Pepin
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 (only 1 over 30 inches) for northern pike. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, Mississippi River and Lake Pepin: northern pike 3, only 1 over 30 inches, continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (only 1 over 30 inches) · License required
Northern Pike — Lake Superior (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 for northern pike. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - March 1, 2026 · Daily limit: 2 · License required
Northern Pike — Lake Vermilion
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 (only 1 over 40 inches in possession) for northern pike. All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released (Northeast Zone). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - February 22, 2026 · Daily limit: 2 (only 1 over 40 inches in possession) · Size limit: All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released (Northeast Zone). · License required
Northern Pike — Lake Winnibigoshish
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 (not more than 2 over 26 inches) for northern pike. All northern pike from 22-26 inches must be immediately released (North-central Zone). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - February 22, 2026 · Daily limit: 10 (not more than 2 over 26 inches) · Size limit: All northern pike from 22-26 inches must be immediately released (North-central Zone). · License required
Northern Pike — Leech Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 10 (not more than 2 over 26 inches) for northern pike. All northern pike from 22-26 inches must be immediately released (North-central Zone). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - February 22, 2026 · Daily limit: 10 (not more than 2 over 26 inches) · Size limit: All northern pike from 22-26 inches must be immediately released (North-central Zone). · License required
Northern Pike — Mille Lacs Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 5 for northern pike. All northern pike greater than 30 inches must be immediately released. Mille Lacs Lake special regulation posted at mndnr.gov/fishing/millelacs. Same regulation applies for spearing. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 9, 2026 - March 31, 2027 (posted Mille Lacs Lake regulation; spearing concludes February 28, 2027) · Daily limit: 5 · Size limit: All northern pike greater than 30 inches must be immediately released. · License required
Northern Pike — Mississippi River
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Zone limit applies where caught: Northeast Zone 2 (only 1 over 40 inches, all 30-40 inches released); North-central Zone 10 (not more than 2 over 26 inches, all 22-26 inches released); Southern Zone 2 (minimum size 24 inches) for northern pike. Zone size rules apply to where the fish was harvested; the river flows through all three northern pike zones. The upper Mississippi River crosses Minnesota's three northern pike zones; the zone regulation applies to where the fish was harvested. Waters with special regulations and border waters are not covered by the zone regulations. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - February 22, 2026 · Daily limit: Zone limit applies where caught: Northeast Zone 2 (only 1 over 40 inches, all 30-40 inches released); North-central Zone 10 (not more than 2 over 26 inches, all 22-26 inches released); Southern Zone 2 (minimum size 24 inches) · Size limit: Zone size rules apply to where the fish was harvested; the river flows through all three northern pike zones. · License required
Northern Pike — Namakan Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 (only 1 over 30 inches in possession) for northern pike. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (only 1 over 30 inches in possession) · License required
Northern Pike — Pelican Lake (St. Louis County)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 (only 1 over 40 inches in possession) for northern pike. All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released (Northeast Zone). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 10, 2025 - February 22, 2026 · Daily limit: 2 (only 1 over 40 inches in possession) · Size limit: All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released (Northeast Zone). · License required
Northern Pike — Rainy Lake (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 (only 1 over 30 inches in possession) for northern pike. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (only 1 over 30 inches in possession) · License required
Northern Pike — Rainy River
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 (only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession) for northern pike. All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released. Lake of the Woods and Rainy River exception: all northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released; only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (only 1 over 40 inches allowed in possession) · Size limit: All northern pike from 30-40 inches must be immediately released. · License required
Northern Pike — Red River of the North
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 for northern pike. North Dakota-Minnesota border waters: northern pike 3, continuous season. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 · License required
Northern Pike — Saganaga Lake
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 3 (only 1 over 30 inches in possession) for northern pike. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (only 1 over 30 inches in possession) · License required
Northern Pike — St. Croix River (Minnesota)
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: 5; downstream of the dam to the U.S. Hwy 10 bridge: 3 (only 1 over 30 inches) for northern pike. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters: the northern pike limit is segment-dependent (upstream of the Taylors Falls dam versus downstream of the dam). Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.
Season: May 3, 2025 - March 1, 2026 · Daily limit: Upstream of Taylors Falls dam: 5; downstream of the dam to the U.S. Hwy 10 bridge: 3 (only 1 over 30 inches) · License required
Northern Pike — St. Louis River Estuary
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota limits — possession limit 2 for northern pike. Wisconsin-Minnesota border waters, St. Louis River Estuary: northern pike 2. Source: 2025 Minnesota Fishing Regulations, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, eregulations.com/minnesota/fishing and mndnr.gov/fishing. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with the Minnesota DNR before you fish.