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Season Type | Important Date |
January |
Winter Lake Trout opens (within BWCA)
Winter Lake Trout opens (outside BWCA) |
Jan.4 Jan.18 |
February |
1997 Fish &Wildlife licenses go on sale Close of 1996 Walleye, Northern, Large & Smallmouth End of '96 license year for Fish & Wildlife Ice houses must be off the ice each night south of MN Hwy. 200 and U.S. Hwy 2 |
*Feb.15 Feb.16 Feb.28 Feb.28 |
March |
Begining of 1997 License Year
Ice houses must be off ice each night north of MN Hwy 200 and U.S. Hwy 2 Close of Winter Lake Trout Season (Outside BWCA) Close of Winter Lake Trout season (Within BWCA) |
Mar.1 Mar.15 Mar.16 Mar.31 |
April |
Stream Trout Fishing opener in streams |
Apr.12 |
May |
Take-A-Mom Fishing Weekend
1997 Fishing Opener Lake Trout (summer statewide) Bass Opener |
May 10-11 May 10 May 10 May 31 |
June |
Muskie Opener
Take-A-Kid Fishing Weekend |
June 7 June 7-8 |
July |
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August |
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September |
Lake Trout season closes
Stream Trout season in streams closes |
Sept.30 Sept.30 |
October |
Stream Trout Summer season in lakes closes |
Oct.31 |
November |
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December |
Lake Trout Winter opener (Lake Superior only) |
Dec.1 |