Minnesota’s popular stream trout season opens Saturday, April 13, with quality fishing opportunities in every state region. Brook trout and splake fishing also open on April 13 on Lake Superior and its tributary streams.
Trout anglers can find information on Minnesota’s trout streams and lakes on Minnesota DNR’s website (mndnr.gov/fishing/trout). Anglers will discover helpful learning guides and fishing tips tailored to each of Minnesota’s six trout fishing regions. Anglers can also access StreamFinder (mndnr.gov/fishing/trout/map.html), which provides anglers with a description, species list, regulations, and access information for trout streams throughout Minnesota and is modeled after the DNR’s popular LakeFinder tool.
Minnesota has roughly 3,800 miles of designated trout streams. Anglers 18-64 years old fishing on designated trout waters must have a trout stamp validation in addition to an angling license, and a trout stamp is required for anglers 18-64 years old to possess trout or salmon they catch on any Minnesota water. Complete trout season details are available on Minnesota DNR’s fishing page (mndnr.gov/fishing).
