Minnesota Fishing Dates

Month
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
Bass & Muskellunge season

End of '96 license year for Fish & Wildlife
and Commercial licenses.

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