The ice fishing season for trout in the BWCA will always be Jan. 1 from now on. Forget the “Saturday closest to” rule of old. Photo by Joe Friedrichs
Legislature Makes January 1 Official Start Date for Trout Fishing in BWCA
Shannon Fisher is the fisheries populations monitoring and regulations manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He shares an update with Paddle and Portage about the start date of the ice fishing season in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. During the 2024 legislative session, state law was changed to move the start date for the ice fishing season to Jan. 1. This is a change from the previous policy, which had the opener on the Saturday closest to Jan. 1. Learn more on this topic and other fishing news from the Boundary Waters in this interview.