Fishing Minnesota Lakes and Rivers
Get Hooked on Fishing in Minnesota!
Fishing Minnesota lakes and rivers is a tradition on both sides of our family.

This photo is of our son holding one of the many large fish that he, his dad, his uncles and cousins caught on their annual Lake of The Woods ice fishing trip
Minnesota lakes have outstanding Walleye fishing, Northern Pike fishing and Bass fishing year round!
Find the best fishing on Minnesota's lakes statewide with our
Minnesota Fishing Report.
Did you catch the "big one" on your visit to Minnesota? Even if you "catch and release" you can preserve the fish story forever with
our etched glass fishing related gifts and home decor items.
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Fishing Minnesota Lakes Start's Young !

Our grandson and his dad are already creating a bond that will keep them close as he learns some basic fishing skills! We're sure that the joy of fishing will carry on into the next generation.
Minnesota is known around the world as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes." Many of these beautiful lakes are located in Northern Minnesota, which also features the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Some of Northern Minnesota's best fishing lakes include:
- Lake of the Woods
- Lake Vermilion
- Leech Lake
- Cass Lake
- Lake Winnibigoshish
- Upper Red Lake
- Big Detroit Lake
Cental Minnesota also boasts many wonderful Minnesota fishing hotspots. Here are just a few:
- Lake Mille Lacs
- Gull Lake Chain
- Lake Pokegama
- Lake Kabetogama
- Lake Minnewaska
The Twin Cities is also a wonderful spot for a Minnesota fishing experience. There are many fish-filled lakes and rivers within the St. Paul and Minneapolis city limits and close-to-the cities area.
The Fishing Minnesota DNR page
provides tons of information about the best Minnesota fishing lakes, getting your fishing license, fishing seasons and regulations and so much more.
You will find beautiful Minnesota fishing lakes in every corner of the state! Find detailed information on specific lakes with the
Minnesota Fishing Lake Finder.
Favorite Quotes About Fishing
There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind. ~Washington Irving
The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. ~Babylonian Proverb
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~Henry David Thoreau
An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting around on the muddy banks of rivers doing nothing because his wife won't let him do it at home. ~Author Unknown
I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don't know what's on the other end. Your imagination is under there. ~Robert Altman
Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn. ~Chuck Clark
There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home. ~Roderick Haig-Brown, Fisherman's Spring, 1951
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