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Lake Vermilion Fishing Regulations 2026
Lake Vermilion fishing regulations as of 2026-05-08: 1,099 current rules across 2 states (Illinois, Minnesota). Anglers target bass, walleye, catfish.
Species pages for Lake Vermilion
Dedicated rule pages for the most-targeted species at this water.
Illinois waters
439 rules from DNR, 10 species.
Channel Catfish
Aledo City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Andover Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Anglers Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Anna City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Argyle Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Arrowhead Heights Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Arrowhead Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ashland New Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ashland Old Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Auburn Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Bakers Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Banana Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Banner Marsh Lakes & Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Baumann Park Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Beall Woods Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Beaver Dam Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Beck Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Belk Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Bevier Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Blandinsville North And South Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Blue Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Blue Wing Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Bonfield Ponds
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Borah Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Bowen Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Boyd-Wesley Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Breese Jaycee Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Brock Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Buckner City Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Buffalo Lake North
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Buffalo Lake South
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Buffalo Pond Northwest
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Buffalo Wetland
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Bunker Hill Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Burning Star State Fish And Wildlife Area, All Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Burrell Woods Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Busse Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Busse Lake Spillway
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Campus Lake – Southern Illinois University
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Campus Pond – Eastern Illinois University
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Captain, Denmark, Galum, And East Conant Areas
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Carlinville Lake #1
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Carlinville Lake #2
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Carthage Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Casey Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Catfish Cove Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Centralia Foundation Park Catfish Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Centralia Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Cermack Quarry
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Charleston Side Channel Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Charlie Brown Lake & Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Charter Oak North – Peoria Park District Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Charter Oak South – Peoria Park District Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Chillicothe Park District Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Christopher Old City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Citizen’s Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Clear Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Clements Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Coal Miner’s Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Coffeen Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Coffeen Upland Management Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Coles County Airport Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Columbus Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Commissioners Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Coulterville Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Honker’s Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Little Grassy Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Restricted Use Area Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Visitor’s Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crystal Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge-All Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Cypress Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Dawson Lake & Park Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Decatur Park District Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Defiance Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Des Plaines River Basin
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Diamond Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Dieterich Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Dolan Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Dongola City Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Douglas Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Dupage County Forest Preserve District Lakes & Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Duquoin City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Duquoin State Fair Grounds – All Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
East Fork Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ed Madigan State Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Elliott Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Emerald Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Emiquon Preserve – Thompson Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Fairview Park – Dreamland Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Ferne Clyffe Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Flatfoot Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Fletcher Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Foli Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Forbes Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Forbes State Recreation Area Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Forest Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Four Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Fox Ridge State Park
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Fox Valley Park District Lakes & Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Frank Holten Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Fulton County Camping And Recreation Area Waters
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Garfield Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Germantown Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Giant City State Park Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Gillespie New City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Gillespie Old City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Glen O Jones State Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Glen Oak Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Glenn Shoals Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Goldeneye Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Gompers Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Gordon F. Moore Park Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Grayslake And Park Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Green Heron Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Green Wing Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Greenfield City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Hanover Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Harrisburg New City Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Heidecke Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Hennepin-Hopper Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Heritage Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Herrin Lake #1
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Herschel Lake (Formerly Tilton City Lake)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Heyworth Centennial Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Hidden Springs State Forest Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Hieland Lakes
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Highland Old City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Hillsboro Old City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Holiday Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Homer Guthrie Pond/Illini Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Homer Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Hormel Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Horton Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Humbolt Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Hurricane Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Illinois & Michigan Canal
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Illinois Beach State Park Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Illinois Department Of Transportation Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ina N. Borrow Pit
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Indian Boundary South Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Island Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jackie Branch Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jackson Park Lagoon/Columbia Basin
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Jericho Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – All Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Drake Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Gridley Road Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Johnson-Sauk Trail Lake & Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jones Park Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jubilee College State Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Kapers Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Kaufman Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Kickapoo State Park Lakes & Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Kincaid City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
King Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Kinmundy City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Kinmundy Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Atwood
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Bloomington
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Carlton
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Chaminwood
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Lake Co. Forest Preserve District Lakes
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Lake Eureka
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake George
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Jacksonville
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Ka-Ho
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Kakusha
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Le-Aqua-Na
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Le-Aqua-Na Kids Only Fishing Pond
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Lake Loami
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Lou Yaeger
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Mattoon
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Mendota
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Milliken
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Mingo & Kennekuk Cove Park Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Murphysboro
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Nellie
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Of The Woods & Elk’s Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Owen
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Paradise
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Shelbyville
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Shelbyville Project Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Shermerville
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Lake Strini
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Sule
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Victoria
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lake Williamsville
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lakewood Park
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Leifheit Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Levings Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lincoln Log Cabin Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Lincoln Trail Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Little Casters Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mallard Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Maple Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Marine Heritage Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Marissa City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Marquette Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Mascoutah Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Matthiessen Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mattis Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Mautino State Fish And Wildlife Area
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mazonia Lakes & Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mccullom Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mckinley Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Mcleansboro City Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mechanicsburg Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Mermet State Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mill Creek Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mill Race Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Miller Park Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Mineral Springs Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Monee Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Monster Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Montrose Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mt. Olive City Lakes (Old And New)
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mt. Pulaski Park District Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Mt. Sterling Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mt. Vernon City Park Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Mundelein Park District Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Municipal Center Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Nashville City Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Norris City Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
North Marcum Campground Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Oakland City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Oblong Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ohio River (Between Il & Ky)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 13"
for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
Olson Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Omaha City Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Omaha Township Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Otter Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Palmyra – Modesto Water Commission Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Pana Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Paris East & West Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Patriot’s Park Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Peabody River King, Pit #3 Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Perry Farm Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Pierce Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Pine Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Pittsfield Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Pittsfield Lake Ball Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pocahontas Park Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ponderosa Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Porter Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pyramid State Park Lakes & Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Raccoon Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ramsey Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ramsey Lake State Recreational Area Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Randolph County Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Red Hills Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ridge Lake
- Min size
- 14"
Riis Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Riverside Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Rochester Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Rock Cut Kids Fishing Pond
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Rock Springs Bike Trail Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Rock Springs Cattail Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Roodhouse Park Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ross Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Route 154 Day Use Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Route 6 Quarries (East And West)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Sahara Woods State Recreation Area
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Salem Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Salt Creek Downstream To Arlington Heights Road
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sam Dale Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sam Dale Trout Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sam Parr Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sand Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Schiller Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Schuy-Rush Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sesser City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shabbona Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shadow Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Bay Creek Lake #5 And #8
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Dutchman Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Lake Glendale
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Lakes And Ponds Less Than 10 Acres
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Little Cache #1
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – One Horse Gap Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Pounds Hollow Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Tecumseh Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Turkey Bayou
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Whoopie Cat Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sherman Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Silliman Lake (Formerly Chenoa City Lake)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Siloam Springs Family Fishing Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Siloam Springs Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Siloam Springs State Park – Buckhorn Unit Waters
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Silver Springs State Fish And Wildlife Area - Big Lake And Area Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Skokie Lagoons
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Skokie Lagoons Spillway
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Skokie River Downstream To Willow Road
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Snakeden Hollow State Fish And Wildlife Area – Mcmaster Lake & Other Site Waters
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sparta “T” Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sparta New City Reservoir (North)
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sparta Old City Reservoir (South)
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sparta World Shooting And Recreational Complex Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sportsmans Club Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Spring Lakes (North And South)
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Spring State Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
St. Anne Village Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Staunton City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sterling Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Storm Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sunset Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Tampier Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Ten Mile Creek Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Tipton Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Toledo Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Tower Lake/St. Elmo South Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Tri-Township Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Turkey Bluffs State Fish And Wildlife Area
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Turner Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Turtle Lake/East Lake Renwick
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Tuscola City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Valley Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Valmeyer Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Van Horn Woods Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Vandalia Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Vermont Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Vernor Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Villa Grove East Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Villa Grove West Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Wabash River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 13"
for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
Walnut Point Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Walton Park Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Washington County Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Washington Park Lagoon
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Washington Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Waverly Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Weinberg-King Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Weldon Springs Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
West Frankfort New City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
West Frankfort Old City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
West Salem Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Whalon Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
White Hall City Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
White Oaks Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Wilderness Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
William W. Powers State Recreation Area
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Willow Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Willow Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Wolf Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Wood River
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Woodlawn Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Woods Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Wyman Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Angling Only
No Harvest Or Size Limits Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. May be taken by pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, spear or gig.
Walleye
Clinton Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Clinton Lake Spillway
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Crab Orchard Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lake Bloomington
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Mississippi River
- Min size
- 15"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
- Min size
- 15"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Rock River
- Min size
- 15"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Salt Creek Downstream To The Route 10 Bridge
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Spring Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Illinois statewide
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
either singly or in the aggregate with Sauger or their Hybrid (Saugeye), Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. All Walleye, Sauger, Or Their Hybrid (Saugeye) Taken Must Be 14˝ In Total Length Or Longer, Except In The Mississippi River, Wabash River, Or As Specified Under Site Specific Regulations.
Smallmouth Bass
Apple RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Calumet RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Jun 15
All Smallmouth Bass Must Be Immediately Released Between April 1 And June 15
Fox Chain O’lakesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
All Fish must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15
Fox RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Max size
- 12"
All Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15 no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches
In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
Contain No More Than 3 Smallmouth Bass. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And PondsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Kankakee River
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 18"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches
Kishwaukee River And South Branch Of Kishwaukee River And Tributaries
- Min size
- 14"
Pecatonica River And Tributaries
- Min size
- 14"
Pine Creek
- Min size
- 14"
Piscasaw Creek
- Min size
- 14"
Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel And Navigable Portions Of The Grand Calumet River And Little Calumet RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
All Smallmouth Bass Must Be Immediately Released Between April 1 And June 15.
Rock River
- Min size
- 14"
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Jun 16
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
No Statewide Size Limit. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel And Navigable Portions Of The Grand Calumet River And Little Calumet River, all Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including Golconda Marina), And Wabash Rivers.
Largemouth Bass
Chautauqua Lake North & South Pools
- Min size
- 12"
Dongola City Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Giant City State Park Ponds
- Min size
- 15"
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 3 Fish less than 14 inches Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches
Kinmundy Reservoir
- Min size
- 15"
Mason Recreational Use Restrictions Lake
- Min size
- 12"
Largemouth Bass 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Pine Lake
- Min size
- 15"
Pittsfield Lake Ball Park Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Pocahontas Park Ponds
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Siloam Springs Family Fishing Pond
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
St. Anne Village Pond
- Min size
- 15"
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
No Statewide Size Limit. either singly or in the aggregate with Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass, except as specified under site specific regulations
Flathead Catfish
Fox Chain O’lakes
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Max size
- 28"
no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches
Fox River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Max size
- 28"
no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches
Mississippi River (Between Il & Mo)
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
Refuge Area (Ellis Bay) Immediately Upstream Of Melvin Price Lock And Dam 26 Overflow Dike
- Daily bag
- 10 fish
Flathead Catfish 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Vermont Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
no more than 1 Fish >28 inches and 2 Fish <28 inches
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Angling Only
No Harvest Or Size Limits Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. May be taken by pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, spear or gig.
Striped Bass
Kaskaskia River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 32"
Striped Bass 32 inch Minimum Length Limit; 2 Fish Daily Harvest Limit Striped Bass 32 inch Minimum Length Limit
Lake Shelbyville
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 32"
Mississippi River Between Illinois And Iowa
- Daily bag
- 25 fish
25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit On Striped Bass, White Bass, Yellow Bass And Their Hybrids, Either Singly Or In The Aggregate
White, Black, Or Hybrid Crappie
Lake Vermilion
- Daily bag
- 15 fish/day
- Min size
- 9"
Blue Catfish
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Angling Only
No Harvest Or Size Limits Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. May be taken by pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, spear or gig.
Large Or Smallmouth Bass
Lake Vermilion
- Min size
- 15"
Fish (All Species)
Lake Vermilion
- Gear
- Angling Only
2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport fishermen may harvest carp, carpsuckers, buffalo, gar, bowfin, and suckers by pitchfork, gigs, bow and arrow or bow and arrow devices north of Boiling Springs Road, but not within 300 feet around wetland boardwalk. Trotline and jug fishing allowed north of Boiling Springs Road
Minnesota waters
660 rules from DNR, 7 species.
Walleye
Aitkin Lake Including Area Known As Aitkin Flowage
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 26"
all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession.
Ash River To Ash River Falls
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
possession limit 6 combined with sauger, only 4 may be walleye only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Bass Lake Near Burtrum North Of Long Lake (Todd)
- Possession
- 2 fish
Big Pine Lake (Otter Tail)
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 18-26" must be immediately released
Big Sandy Lake And Connected Waters (Aitkin)
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released
Cedar Lake (Morrison)
- Possession
- 2 fish
Cloquet River From Mouth Of Island Reservoir Upstream 0.5 Miles To Rapids
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Min size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20"
Coon Lake (Anoka)
- Min size
- 17"
Crane Lake Including Vermilion Gorge And Echo River From Mouth Upstream To County Highway 424 Bridge (St. Louis)
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
possession limit 6 combined, only 4 may be walleye. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 18-26" must be immediately released
Crawford Lake (Wright)
- Possession
- 2 fish
Cut Foot Sioux Lake
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Davis Lake Including Bay Known As Steamboat Lake
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 26"
all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession.
Egg Lake
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Farm Island Lake (Aitkin)
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 19"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 16-19" must be immediately released
Farm Lake (Lake)
- Min size
- 26"
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession All from 17-26" must be immediately released
First River
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Fish Lake Reservoir (St. Louis)
- Possession
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
except 1 over 26" allowed in possession all less than 13" or greater than 17" must be immediately released
Flowage Lake
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 26"
all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession.
Four Mile BayCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
All Walleye must be returned to the water immediately. Effective March 1, 2026 – April 14, 2026
Fourmile Bay Of Lake Of The WoodsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Effective Mar. 1 – Apr. 14; All Walleye and Sauger must be returned to the water immediately.
Garden Lake (Lake)
- Min size
- 26"
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only one over 26" allowed in possession all from 17-26" must be immediately released
Goose Lake (Chisago)
- Min size
- 17"
Green Lake (Chisago)
- Min size
- 17"
- Max size
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Green Lake (Kandiyohi)
- Possession
- 3 fish
Horseshoe Lake
- Possession
- 3 fish
Horseshoe Lake (Aitkin)
- Possession
- 3 fish
Horseshoe Lake And Connected Minnewawa Lake (Aitkin)
- Possession
- 3 fish
Iowa-Minnesota Border Waters
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Island Lake Near Northome (Itasca)
- Min size
- 26"
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 17-26" must be immediately released
Island Lake Reservoir
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Min size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20"
Island Lake Reservoir Including Cloquet River From Mouth Of Island Reservoir Upstream 0.5 Miles To Rapids And Otter River From Mouth Of Island Reservoir Upstream To Boulder Reservoir Dam (St. Louis)
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" all from 15-20" must be immediately released
Kabekona Lake (Hubbard)
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 20-26" must be immediately released
Kabetogama Lake
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
possession limit 6 combined with sauger, only 4 may be walleye only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Kabetogama Lake Including Sullivan Bay And Ash River To Ash River Falls (St. Louis)
- Possession
- 6 fish
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
combined with sauger, only 4 may be walleye only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 18-26" must be immediately released
Kerbs Lake
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Knife Lake (Kanabec)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 24"
only 1 over 24" allowed in possession all from 18-24" must be immediately released
La Salle Lake (Hubbard)
- Possession
- 2 fish
Lac Qui Parle Lake Upstream To Marsh Lake Dam
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 20"
only 1 over 20"
Lac Qui Parle Lake Upstream To Marsh Lake Dam, Including The Watson Sag Upstream To The Diversion Dam (Lac Qui Parle And Chippewa)
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Max size
- 20"
only 1 over 20"
Lake Of The Woods
- Daily bag
- 4 fish
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 19.5"
- Slot max
- 28"
aggregate limit with Sauger is six; no more than four can be Walleye Only one Walleye over 28 inches total length may be possessed. must be immediately released
Lake Superior And Tributaries Below Posted BoundariesIn season
- Season opens
- May 10
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Possession
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 15"
Leech Lake (Cass)
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
only 1 over 20"
Lida Lakes, North
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Lida Lakes, South
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Lida Lakes, South And North, Including Mud Lake (Otter Tail)
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 17-26" must be immediately released
Little Boy Lake (Cass)
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" all from 18-26" must be immediately released
Little Cormorant Lake (Becker)
- Min size
- 17"
- Max size
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Little Mcdonald Lake
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Little Mcdonald Lake Including Kerbs Lake (Otter Tail)
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 17-26" must be immediately released
Little Pine Lake Including Mud Lake West Of County Hwy 51 And Up To 425th Avenue (Otter Tail)
- Min size
- 26"
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 18-26" must be immediately released
Little Vermilion Lake
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
possession limit 6 combined with sauger, only 4 may be walleye only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Little Vermilion Lake Including Loon River To Loon River Falls Portage (St. Louis)
- Possession
- 6 fish
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
combined with sauger, only 4 may be walleye only 1 over 26" allowed in possession all from 18-26" must be immediately released
Loon River To Loon River Falls Portage
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
possession limit 6 combined with sauger, only 4 may be walleye only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Mandall Lake (Chisago)
- Min size
- 17"
- Max size
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Mille Lacs Lake Including Tributaries To Posted Boundaries (Aitkin, Crow Wing And Mille Lacs Coun Ties)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations for walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, tullibee, and other fish species will be posted at public access sites and the DNR website at mndnr.gov/millelacslake.
Mink-Somers Lake Near Maple Lake (Wright)
- Possession
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 17"
- Max size
- 20"
only 1 over 20"
Minnehaha Creek Downstream From Minnehaha FallsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Minnesota River Downstream From The Mendota BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Minnewawa Lake
- Possession
- 3 fish
Minnewawa Lake And Connected Horseshoe Lake (Aitkin)
- Possession
- 3 fish
Mississippi River (Dakota)
- Min size
- 15"
From the Hastings dam downstream to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border (inland waters of Pool 3)
Mississippi River (Dakota) From The Hastings Dam Downstream To The Minnesota–Wisconsin Border (Inland Waters Of Pool 3)
- Min size
- 15"
Mississippi River Downstream Of Lock And Dam 8
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
- Max size
- 27"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
combined total; all walleye from 20-27" must be immediately released, only 1 walleye over 27" only 1 walleye over 27" must be immediately released
Mississippi River Pools 3-8 Including Lake Pepin
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
combined total; only 1 walleye or sauger over 20"
Mississippi River To Knutson Dam
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Moose Lake Near Deer River (Itasca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
all from 20-24" must be immediately released only 1 over 24" allowed in possession
Mud Lake (Otter Tail)
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Mule Lake (Cass)
- Possession
- 3 fish
Namakan Lake (St. Louis)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 6 fish
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
all from 18-26" must be immediately released combined with sauger, only 4 may be walleye only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
North Branch Kawishiwi River From Farm Lake 4.8 Miles East To The Long Portage
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Osakis And Little Osakis Lakes (Douglas And Todd)
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 15"
- Max size
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Otter River From Mouth Of Island Reservoir Upstream To Boulder Reservoir Dam
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Min size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20"
Pigeon River To Pigeon Lake Dam
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Pool 2 Of The Mississippi River Between The Hastings Dam And The Ford Dam, Including All Backwater Lakes And Connecting Waters Except Crosby, Pickerel, Upper, Little Pigs Eye, And North Star Steel LakesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Prairie River From Confluence With Tamarack River Downstream To Confluence With Big Sandy Lake
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 26"
all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession.
Rabour Lake (Chisago)
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 17"
- Max size
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Rainy Lake Including The Rainy River Above The Dam At International Falls, All Of Rainy Lake To The Dam At Kettle Falls, Black Bay Including Gold Portage Below The Rapids, All Of The Rat Root River, And Rat Root Lake (Koochiching And St. Louis)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
All walleye from 18‑26" must be immediately released only 1 walleye over 26" allowed in possession
Rainy RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Effective Mar. 1 – Apr. 14; All Walleye and Sauger must be returned to the water immediately.
Raven Flowage To Raven Lake
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Red Lake, Upper Including Shotley Brook And Tamarac River (Beltrami County)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Restrictions or changes will be posted at public access sites and on the DNR website. A person’s statewide possession limit may not include more than the current daily limit of Red Lake walleye.
Round Lake Near Squaw Lake Including The Popple River Downstream To State Highway Bridge 46 (Itasca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
all from 20-24" must be immediately released only 1 over 24" allowed in possession
Saganaga Lake Including Gull Lake And The Sea Gull River (Cook)
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 17"
only 1 over 20" repealed
Sand Lake And Connecting Waters (Itasca County)
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
only 1 over 24" allowed in possession all walleye 20-24" must be immediately released
Sand Lake Including Connecting Birds Eye Lake, Little Sand Lake, Portage Lake And Bowstring River Upstream To County Road 35 Bridge And Downstream To The County Road 145 Bridge (Itasca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
all 17-26" must be immediately released only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Sand Point Lake (St. Louis)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 6 fish
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
all from 18-26" must be immediately released combined, only 4 may be walleye
Sandy River From State Highway 210 Downstream To Confluence With The Mississippi River
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 26"
all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession.
Sandy River Lake
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 26"
all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession.
Sea Gull Lake Including Alpine River Between Alpine Lake And Sea Gull Lake (Cook)
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 17"
only 1 over 20" repealed
Seagull RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Non-certified record: 17 lbs, 8 oz
South Farm Lake (Lake)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
all from 17-26" must be immediately released only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Splithand Lake Including Moody’s Creek Upstream To County Road 432 (Itasca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
all from 20-24" must be immediately released only 1 over 24" allowed in possession
St. Croix River Downstream Of Taylors Falls Dam To The U.s. Hwy 10 BridgeOut of season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
combined total; only 1 walleye or sauger over 20"
St. Croix River Upstream Of Taylors Falls DamOut of season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
combined total
St. Louis River EstuaryOut of season
- Season opens
- May 9
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
combined total
Sugar Lake
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Sullivan Bay
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
possession limit 6 combined with sauger, only 4 may be walleye only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Swan Lake Including Swan River Downstream To Dam, Upstream To County Road 12, And Connected Streams (Itasca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
all from 20-24" must be immediately released only 1 over 24" allowed in possession
Third River Flowage To Little Dixon Lake
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Trout Lake Near Coleraine (Itasca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
all from 20‑24" must be immediately released only 1 over 24" allowed in possession
Venstrom Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
all from 17‑26" must be immediately released only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Vermilion Lake (St. Louis)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 26"
all from 20-26" must be immediately released only 1 over 26"
Wabedo Lake (Cass)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 26"
all from 18-26" must be immediately released only 1 over 26"
Waconia Lake (Carver)
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 16"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Watson Sag Upstream To The Diversion Dam
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Min size
- 20"
only 1 over 20"
West Savanna River From County Highway 14 Downstream To Confluence With The Prairie River
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 26"
all less than 14" or greater than 18" must be immediately released. only 1 over 26" allowed in possession.
White Iron Lake (St. Louis And Lake)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 26"
- Slot min
- 17"
- Slot max
- 26"
all from 17‑26" must be immediately released only 1 over 26" allowed in possession
Winnibigoshish Lake
- Possession
- 1
- Min size
- 23"
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
only 1 over 23" allowed in possession all from 18-23" must be immediately released
Winnibigoshish Lake And Connected Waters (Beltrami, Cass, And Itasca): Mississippi River To Knutson Dam, Third River Flowage To Little Dixon Lake, Pigeon River To Pigeon Lake Dam, First River, Egg Lake Through Cut Foot Sioux Lake, Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake, Raven Flowage To Raven Lake, And Sugar Lake.Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 23"
all from 18‑23" must be immediately released only 1 over 23" allowed in possession
Largemouth Bass
Agnes Lake (Douglas)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession.
Ann Lake (Carver)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Annie Battle Lake Including Inlet To Molly Stark Lake And Outlet To Blanche Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Auburn LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Certified weight record: 8 lbs, 15 oz
Balm Lake (Beltrami)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession.
Bass Lake Near Burtrum North Of Long Lake (Todd)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Bear Creek Reservoir (Chester Woods)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Big Bass Lake (Beltrami)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession.
Black Bass Lake (Mille Lacs)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Cascade Lake (Cascade Ponds)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Chisago Lake (Chisago)
- Min size
- 12"
all 12" and larger must be immediately released
Clear Lake (Waseca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Crawford Lake (Wright)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Crooked Lake (Anoka)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Crooked Lake (Stearns)
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 12-20" must be immediately released
Deer Lake (Beltrami)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession.
Demontreville Lake (Wash Ing Ton)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Demontreville Lake (Washington)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Foster-Arend Lake
- Possession
- 1 fish
Gamehaven Lake (Boy Scout Lake Or Willow Reservoir No. 4)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Henry Lake (Douglas)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 12-20" must be immediately released
Hovde Lake (Cass)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Hubert Lake (Crow Wing)
- Min size
- 12"
all 12" and larger must be immediately released
Jane Lake (Washington)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Kalmar Reservoir
- Possession
- 1 fish
La Salle Lake (Hubbard)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Little Mantrap Lake (Hubbard)
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 12-20" must be immediately released
Long Lake Near Clearwater (Stearns)
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 12-20" must be immediately released
Long Lake Near Hawick (Kandiyohi)
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 14-20" must be immediately released
Manor Woods Pond (Country Club Pond)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Mary Lake (Hubbard)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 14-20" must be immediately released
Maud Lake (Becker)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 12-20" must be immediately released
Middle Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 12-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Mink-Somers Lake Near Maple Lake (Wright)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 12-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Minnehaha Creek Downstream From Minnehaha FallsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Minnesota River Downstream From The Mendota BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Minnewashta Lake (Carver)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Mississippi River And Lake Pepin
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
Moccasin Lake (Cass)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Moose Lake (Todd)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 12"
all 12" and larger must be immediately released
North Turtle Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Norway Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Olson Lake (Washington)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Ozawindib Lake (Clearwater)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Pelican And Ash Lakes In St. Louis CountyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 10
- Season closes
- Feb 22
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
- Possession
- 6 fish
March 1 - May 8 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass; May 9, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2027 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass
Pelican Lake (St. Louis)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Pierz (Fish) Lake (Morrison)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Pool 2 Of The Mississippi River Between The Hastings Dam And The Ford Dam, Including All Backwater Lakes And Connecting Waters Except Crosby, Pickerel, Upper, Little Pigs Eye, And North Star Steel LakesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Portage Lake North Of Ten Mile Lake (Cass)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Quarry Hill Nature Center Pond
- Possession
- 1 fish
Sewell Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
ShCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 12-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Silver Creek Reservoir
- Possession
- 1 fish
Silver Lake
- Possession
- 1 fish
South Lindstrom Lake (Chisago)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 12"
all 12" and larger must be immediately released
South Twin Lake (Beltrami)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14‑20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
St. Croix River Downstream Of Taylors Falls Dam To U.s. Hwy 10 BridgeOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
St. Croix River Upstream Of Taylors Falls DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 14
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
St. Louis River EstuaryOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
combined total
Steiger Lake (Carver)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
TailCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch-and-release only
Ten Mile Lake, North And South (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Thirteen Lake (Cass)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14‑20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Turtle Lake (Ramsey)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Twenty-One Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Willow Creek Reservoir
- Possession
- 1 fish
Smallmouth Bass
Agnes Lake (Douglas)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession.
Annie Battle Lake Including Inlet To Molly Stark Lake And Outlet To Blanche Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Balm Lake (Beltrami)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession.
Basswood Lake
- Min size
- 22.75"
Catch-and-release record
Bear Creek Reservoir (Chester Woods)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Big Bass Lake (Beltrami)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession.
Black Bass Lake (Mille Lacs)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Cascade Lake (Cascade Ponds)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Clear Lake (Waseca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Clitherall Lake (Otter Tail)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 14-20" must be immediately released
Deer Lake (Beltrami)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession.
Flour Lake (Cook)
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 14-20" must be immediately released
Foster-Arend Lake
- Possession
- 1 fish
Gamehaven Lake (Boy Scout Lake Or Willow Reservoir No. 4)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Henry Lake (Douglas)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 12-20" must be immediately released
Hubert Lake (Crow Wing)
- Min size
- 12"
all 12" and larger must be immediately released
Hungry Jack Lake (Cook)
- Min size
- 20"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 14-20" must be immediately released
Kalmar Reservoir
- Possession
- 1 fish
La Salle Lake (Hubbard)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Manor Woods Pond (Country Club Pond)
- Possession
- 1 fish
Mary Lake (Hubbard)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 14-20" must be immediately released
Maud Lake (Becker)
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" allowed in possession all from 12-20" must be immediately released
Mille Lacs Lake Including Tributaries To Posted Boundaries (Aitkin, Crow Wing And Mille Lacs Coun Ties)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations for walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, tullibee, and other fish species will be posted at public access sites and the DNR website at mndnr.gov/millelacslake.
Minnehaha Creek Downstream From Minnehaha FallsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Minnesota River Downstream From The Mendota BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Mississippi River (Sherburne, Stearns And Wright)
- Possession
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
only 1 over 20" all from 12-20" must be immediately released from the confluence of the Crow River upstream to the St. Cloud Dam, including tributaries to the posted boundaries
Mississippi River And Lake Pepin
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
North Turtle Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Norway Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Otter Tail River (Otter Tail, Becker, And Wilkin)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
from Wilkin County Road 19 crossing upstream to the Friberg Dam including all impoundments, and from Otter Tail County Highway 51 upstream to the Hubbel Pond Dam including Mud, Rice, and Town lakes
Ozawindib Lake (Clearwater)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Pelican And Ash Lakes In St. Louis CountyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 10
- Season closes
- Feb 22
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
- Possession
- 6 fish
March 1 - May 8 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass; May 9, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2027 combined total largemouth or smallmouth bass
Pelican Lake (St. Louis)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Pool 2 Of The Mississippi River Between The Hastings Dam And The Ford Dam, Including All Backwater Lakes And Connecting Waters Except Crosby, Pickerel, Upper, Little Pigs Eye, And North Star Steel LakesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Portage Lake North Of Ten Mile Lake (Cass)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Quarry Hill Nature Center Pond
- Possession
- 1 fish
Sewell Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
ShCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 12-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Silver Creek Reservoir
- Possession
- 1 fish
Silver Lake
- Possession
- 1 fish
South Twin Lake (Beltrami)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14‑20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
St. Croix River Downstream Of Taylors Falls Dam To U.s. Hwy 10 BridgeOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
St. Croix River Upstream Of Taylors Falls DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 14
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
St. Louis River EstuaryOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
combined total
TailCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch-and-release only
Ten Mile Lake, North And South (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Thirteen Lake (Cass)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14‑20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Turtle Lake (Itasca)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Turtle Lake (Ramsey)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
Twenty-One Lake (Otter Tail)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Two Island Lake (Cook)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 20"
all from 14-20" must be immediately released only 1 over 20" allowed in possession
West Battle LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Non-certified record: 8 lbs, 0 oz
Willow Creek Reservoir
- Possession
- 1 fish
Zumbro River (Wabasha)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
along a 12-mile posted section from Highway 63 at Zumbro Falls upstream to the Zumbro Lake Dam
Flathead Catfish
All Inland Waters Except Where ProhibitedOut of season
- Season opens
- Nov 15
- Season closes
- Nov 30
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 24"
only 1 over 24"
Mississippi River And Lake Pepin
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Max size
- 30"
combined total; only 1 catfish over 30" only 1 catfish over 30"
South Dakota-Minnesota Border WatersIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Nov 30
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 24"
combined total. Not more than 2 can be flathead (only 1 catfish over 24"). only 1 catfish over 24"
St. Croix RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 52.5"
Non-certified record: 70 lbs, 0 oz Catch-and-release record
St. Croix River Downstream Of Taylors Falls Dam To U.s. Hwy 10 Bridge
- Possession
- 2 fish
- Max size
- 24"
only 1 over 24"
St. Louis River Estuary And St. Croix Upstream Of Taylors Falls Dam
- Possession
- 10 fish
combined total
Channel Catfish
All Inland Waters Except Where ProhibitedOut of season
- Season opens
- Nov 15
- Season closes
- Feb 28
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Min size
- 24"
only 1 over 24"
Mississippi RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Non-certified record: 38 lbs, 0 oz
Mississippi River And Lake Pepin
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Max size
- 30"
combined total; only 1 catfish over 30" only 1 catfish over 30"
South Dakota-Minnesota Border Waters
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 24"
combined total. Not more than 2 can be flathead (only 1 catfish over 24"). only 1 catfish over 24"
St. Croix River Downstream Of Taylors Falls Dam To U.s. Hwy 10 Bridge
- Possession
- 5 fish
- Max size
- 24"
only 1 over 24"
St. Louis River Estuary And St. Croix Upstream Of Taylors Falls Dam
- Possession
- 10 fish
combined total
Catfish
Bois De Sioux River From White Rock Dam To The North Dakota BorderClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
may not be taken by spearing anytime
Eden Lake (Stearns)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Catfish special regulation repealed
Iowa-Minnesota Border Waters
- Daily bag
- 8 fish/day
combined total
North Dakota-Minnesota Border WatersClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 24"
catfish may not be speared at any time. only 1 over 24"
Sauk River Chain Of Lakes From Highway 23 Downstream To The Cold Spring Dam Including Becker, Bolfing, Cedar Island, Great Northern, Horseshoe, Knaus, Krays, Schneider And Zumwalde Lakes (Stearns)Open
- Status
- Permitted
special regulation repealed
Bass
Minnesota statewide
- Gear
- Angling Only
You may use up to 3 artificial flies on 1 fishing line when you are fishing for bass, crappie, rock bass, sunfish, or trout.
FAQ
Which states regulate fishing on Lake Vermilion?
Lake Vermilion spans 2 states (Illinois, Minnesota). Each state's wildlife agency sets rules for its own waters; DNR / DNR.
What species can I target on Lake Vermilion?
Lake Vermilion is best known for bass, walleye, catfish. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.
When was this last updated?
These rules were last verified against DNR / DNR on 2026-05-08. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.
Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch. Last verified .