Section 97C.395 — Open Seasons For Angling.
97C.395 OPEN SEASONS FOR ANGLING. Subdivision 1. Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by angling are as follows: (1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to the last Sunday in February; (2) for […]
Section 97C.401 — Limits.
97C.401 LIMITS. Subdivision 1. Duty to prescribe limits. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the commissioner shall, by rule, prescribe the limits on the number of each species of fish that may be taken in one day and the number that may be possessed. Subd. 2. Walleye. A person may have no more than one […]
Section 97C.411 — Sturgeon And Paddlefish.
97C.411 STURGEON AND PADDLEFISH. Lake sturgeon, shovelnose sturgeon, and paddlefish may not be taken, bought, sold, transported or possessed except as provided by rule of the commissioner. The commissioner may only allow the taking of these fish in waters that the state boundary passes through and in tributaries to the St. Croix River. History: 1986 […]
Section 97C.415 — Trout And Salmon.
97C.415 TROUT AND SALMON. Subdivision 1. Hours for taking trout restricted. A person may not take trout, except lake trout, between 11:00 p.m. and one hour before sunrise. Subd. 2. Lake Superior streams. The commissioner may prescribe the open season and conditions for taking brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, steelhead trout, and salmon in […]
Section 97C.417 — Reporting Invasive Carp.
97C.417 REPORTING INVASIVE CARP. A person who takes any of the following invasive carp species must report the type of carp taken to the commissioner within seven days of taking: (1) grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella); (2) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis); or (3) silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). History: 2007 c 131 art 1 s 50; 2014 […]
Section 97C.351 — Fish Nets; Tags.
97C.351 FISH NETS; TAGS. A person may not possess a fish net unless specifically authorized or a tag is attached bearing the name and address of the owner when the net is not in use and the name and address of the operator when the net is in use, as prescribed by the commissioner. This […]
Section 97C.355 — Shelters On Ice; Dark Houses And Fish Houses.
97C.355 SHELTERS ON ICE; DARK HOUSES AND FISH HOUSES. Subdivision 1. Identification required. All shelters on the ice of state waters, except portable shelters under subdivision 2a but including dark houses and fish houses, must have: (1) the owner’s name and address, (2) the owner’s driver’s license number, or (3) the “MDNR#” license identification number […]
Section 97C.361 — Restrictions On Fish Houses And Dark Houses In Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
97C.361 RESTRICTIONS ON FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES IN BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA. A person may only use a portable fish house or dark house within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The house must be removed from the waters and collapsed or disassembled each night. The house may not remain in the Boundary Waters Canoe […]
Section 97C.371 — Spearing Fish.
97C.371 SPEARING FISH. Subdivision 1. Species allowed. Only rough fish, catfish, lake whitefish, and northern pike may be taken by spearing. Subd. 2. Dark houses required for certain species. Catfish, lake whitefish, and northern pike may be speared only from dark houses. Subd. 3. Restrictions while spearing from dark house. A person may not take […]
Section 97C.375 — Taking Rough Fish By Spearing.
97C.375 TAKING ROUGH FISH BY SPEARING. (a) A resident or nonresident may take rough fish by spearing according to paragraph (b) and during the times, in waters, and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. (b) Suckers may be taken by spearing from the last Saturday in April through the last Sunday in February. History: […]