Minnesota Fishing News

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota-Wildlife Forever is pleased to announce a partnership with Rapala® and the State Fish Art Contest. A recent donation of fishing gear from Rapala included rod and reel combos and fishing lures to be handed out to the winners of the national art contest during the Eleventh annual State Fish Art Expo, August 1, 2009 in Bloomington, Minnesota.

A new Minnesota law requiring boaters to stay clear of enforcement watercraft with their emergency lights flashing goes into effect on July 1. The so-called move-over law is intended to provide the same protection for watercraft enforcement officers as similar laws do for police, State Patrol and other emergency response personnel.

Hunters and anglers should be aware of a number of law changes that will take effect July 1 (as opposed to the usual Aug. 1 date) as a result of legislation passed this year.

Changes to fishing regulations are listed online. Changes to hunting regulations will be listed in the 2009 Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet, which will be available in August.

Making a fishing pole part of a youth’s outdoor learning experience became a reality this summer for 33 successful applicants in a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) program that provides educators with equipment kits that help introduce youth to fishing.

BRANSON FLOORING INSTALLER PROVES ANYONE CAN CATCH THE BIG ONE

MINNEAPOLIS - If you want to catch a big fish, your bait needs to be in the water. And if you want to win $100,000 playing FLW Fantasy Fishing, you need to enter. At least once.

Thirty-five newly installed highway billboards near lakes and rivers are warning Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and Michigan boaters and anglers this summer not to pick up Aquatic Hitchhikers. In addition, signs in Minnesota at the Twin Cities International Airport, show what the invasive fugitives can look like and how to stop them before they stow-away on boats and trailers and spread to other waters. Television ads during favorite Saturday morning fishing shows are showing sportsmen how to take action against invasive species. Wanted posters in local papers are instructing residents: Wanted Dead, Not Alive.

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA - Charter Communications and WFN: World Fishing Network, North America's only 24-hour fishing lifestyle channel, will award Jon Schaefer of St. Cloud, Minnesota and his fishing buddy and bother-in-law Matt Kramer of St. Joseph's, Minnesota the chance to spend the day fishing with former Minnesota Twins great Kent Hrbek on June 4 in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Minnesotans who want to catch some quality family time are encouraged to take advantage of Take-A-Kid Fishing weekend, June 5-7.

Minnesota residents 18 and older can fish for free during these days when they accompany an angler younger than 16.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will conduct lake surveys and population assessments during the 2009 field season in the Duluth Fisheries Area which includes parts of St. Louis and Lake Counties. In addition, 42 streams and rivers will be continuously monitored for temperature throughout the summer. Fisheries surveys and assessments monitor changes in fish populations and determine whether management strategies have been effective. Survey frequency varies on each lake depending on angler use, lake size, and frequency of stocking. DNR staff use the data in developing individual fisheries lake management plans. The plans identify goals for key species in the lake and outline specific management activities.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting fisheries surveys and assessments during the 2009 field season in the Aitkin fisheries area.

Fisheries surveys and assessments monitor changes in fish populations and determine whether management strategies have been effective. Survey frequency varies on each lake depending on angler use, lake size, frequency of stocking, DNR staff use the data in developing individual fisheries lake management plans. The plans identify goals for key species in the lake and outline specific management activities.