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.
August 2023: Special President’s Message
To MN-FISH members and supporters - How they bitin'? Fair, I hope. Your MN-FISH board of officers has ...
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June 2023 – President’s Message
If you think MN-FISH has wrapped up its goals, think again. Yes, we are proud of the legislative ...
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April 2023 – World’s Greatest Fishing Auction Hosted By MN-FISH
Buy legendary fishing adventures, products and more April 18-20! MN-FISH's online auction of fishing adventures - billed "The ...
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April 2023 – Message From MN-FISH President
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT To MN-FISH members and supporters - Soon you will receive (or have already) the ...
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March 2023 – UPDATES FROM THE CAPITOL
In January, Gov. Walz announced his 2023 state budget included $110 million to upgrade and modernize state public ...
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February 2023: Presidential Message
How they biting? Soon we will know. I'm referring to the Minnesota Legislature. Will our lawmakers support Gov. ...
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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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