Cumulative Legislative Impacts
2025
2024
2023
Legislative Wins:
- Fish Hatchery Upgrades
$6 million Waterville Fish Hatchery - Rearing Ponds
$600,000 Crystal Springs - Rearing Pond Repair - Public Water Access
$1.8 Million Public Water Access - Ottertail Lake - Continuous Bass Season -
MN-FISH collaborated with MN DNR to secure passage - Leech Lake Muskie Survivability study -
Funded and developed with Bemidji State U, MN DNR and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe a three-research study to help inform MN DNR and anglers.
Legislative Wins:
- $12 million Invasive Carp Barrier
Protecting the Upper Mississippi River and connected lakes and streams from invasive carp.
Legislative Wins:
- Fish Hatchery Modernization
$55 million - Public Water Access
$38.1 million - Reconstruction and Repairs - Shore Fishing/Piers
$5 million - Fishing infrastructure Total
$98.1 million - Invasive Carp Management
$1.72 million
MN-FISH News Articles
Fishing in Minnesota is always changing—new laws, conservation work, events, and news happen all the time. Keep up with the latest updates from the MN-FISH Foundation and Coalition, the DNR, and others who care about fishing.
January 2023 – Special Edition
When We Work Together, We Get Big Things Done We'd like to thank all MN-FISH Members and benefactors ...
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January 16, 2023
MN-FISH 2023 PRIORITIES - HATCHERIES, LIVE BAIT SUPPLIES, PUBLIC WATER ACCESSES With the 2023 Minnesota legislature already in ...
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Stillwater Motors Donation
MN-FISH RECEIVES DONATION FROM STILLWATER MOTORS Stillwater, Minn. (January 7, 2023) - MN-FISH president Ron Schara recently accepted ...
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Winter 2022 Newsletter
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Seasons Greetings Fishing Friends, At this moment, some of you are tucked comfortably in your ice ...
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President’s Message
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE How they biting? Fast enough I hope. While I’m waiting for my bobber to go down, ...
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Bumper to Bumper at Boat Landings
BOATERS MAY FIND LINES AND LIMITED PARKING AT STATE BOAT ACCESS RAMPS Get to Boat Ramps Early Over ...
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State of Minnesota Fishing Summit “Great Success”
More than 80 leading stakeholders attend historic MN-FISH event Rogers, Minn. (May 12, 2022) - MN-FISH president Ron ...
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MN-FISH Funds Access Improvements Chippewa National Forest
The Minnesota DNR, Chippewa National Forest and MN-FISH recently teamed up on the first of several access improvement ...
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Forum leaders say it’s time to reinvest in fishing in Minnesota
Tony Kennedy May 5, 2022 - 4:47pm First-ever fishing summit by anglers' group pushes for hatchery upgrades and ...
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