New Minnesota Fishing Regulations for 2025

The regulations can be found online, and printed copies are available anywhere Minnesota fishing licenses are sold. (a list of what changed this year can be found on page 13)
Here are some of the changes this year:

• Newly established daily and possession limits for American eel, yellow bass, whitefish, cisco, and burbot (eelpout). The Minnesota DNR added limits on whitefish, cisco and burbot to protect their populations from over-exploitation. In past years these fish had been classified as rough fish and had no limits on how many could be kept.
• For American eel, which are rare in Minnesota, there is no harvest allowed, reflecting their rare status and need for protection.
• Finally, for yellow bass, the limit for this game fish is set at 30, which is a combined limit between yellow bass and white bass, because it can be difficult to tell the difference between them. In some instances where yellow bass are proliferating, special regulations with higher bag limits may be used.