Minnesota Fishing News & Updates

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.