
Three NE Minnesota water quality reports offer good news for outdoor enthusiasts Both tools were designed to allow for entry of monitoring data in real-time.ĭownload the mobile app through the Google Play Storeor visit to create your account today. With the beginning of the 2015 monitoring period EarthEcho International launched a new World Water Monitoring Challenge (WWMC) mobile app and database portal. * 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, U.S. Although not every kind of fish lives everywhere, 162 species of fish can be found in Minnesota waters.Average annual expenditure per angler is about $1,500.*.There are 18,000 miles of fishable rivers and streams, including 3,800 miles of trout streams. Minnesota has 11,842 lakes, 5,400 of which are managed by DNR Fisheries.About 500,000 people are expected to fish on opening day of the walleye and northern pike season, Saturday, May 9.There are about 1.5 million licensed anglers in Minnesota.

The most sought-after fish species, in order of preference, are crappie, panfish, walleye and northern pike.*.The average Minnesota angler spends 15 days fishing each year, with 84 percent of resident anglers never fishing anywhere else but in Minnesota.*.Significantly more time is spent fishing on lakes than in rivers and streams.*.MnDNR Releases New Fishing Facts in time for the May 9th MN Opener
