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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Seasons Greetings Fishing Friends, At this moment, some of you are tucked comfortably in your ice fishing lairs waiting for the next bite; others have tucked their fishing…

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE How they biting? Fast enough I hope.  While I’m waiting for my bobber to go down, here’s a look at what MN-FISH has been doing in recent months.…

BOATERS MAY FIND LINES AND LIMITED PARKING AT STATE BOAT ACCESS RAMPS Get to Boat Ramps Early Over July 4th Holiday If You Plan to Park Rogers, Minn. (July 1, 2022)…

More than 80 leading stakeholders attend historic MN-FISH event Rogers, Minn. (May 12, 2022) — MN-FISH president Ron Schara stumped the audience of 80 stakeholders when he asked this question…

The Minnesota DNR, Chippewa National Forest and MN-FISH recently teamed up on the first of several access improvement projects planned for lakes within the Chippewa National Forest this year. The popular…

Tony Kennedy May 5, 2022 — 4:47pm First-ever fishing summit by anglers’ group pushes for hatchery upgrades and boat launch fixes. https://www.startribune.com With a microphone in his hand before an…

Governor Walz & DNR Commissioner Expected to Attend Rogers, Minn. (April 29, 2022) — MN-FISH Sportfishing Foundation and Coalition is hosting the first State of Minnesota Fishing Summit on May…

Proceeds from the Minnesota Walleye Stamp support DNR stocking efforts Osseo, Minn. (April 4, 2022) — In the coming weeks, a half million or more Minnesota anglers will be buying…

Takes over nonprofit’s Executive Director Role St. Paul, Minn. (March 3, 2022) — Nonprofit MN-FISH Sportfishing Foundation & Coalition announced today it has hired former DNR Commissioner Mark Holsten as…

November 2021 Newsletter. Check out what MN-FISH has been up to and what is coming next.