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Open-water fishing regulations set for 2024 on Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake

Anglers fishing on Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake during the 2024 open-water season that starts May 11 will have a three-walleye possession limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. Beginning June 15, the limit will change to a four-walleye possession limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed.

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Trout stocking in northeast Iowa streams starts April 1

The popular trout stream stocking season starts on April 1 in northeast Iowa. Find a list of stocked trout streams on the DNR trout stream map or the DNR trout fishing webpage. 
The DNR Trout Program offers Iowa anglers a variety of trout fishing opportunities, including catchable stockings, fingerling stockings, wild trout, streams with restrictive regulations, easy universal access areas and remote streams with difficult access.

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Michigan inland fishing guides now required to secure license

As of March 1, sport fishing guides operating in Michigan need an inland guide license to take clients on guided trips on inland lakes, rivers or streams.
The license is required for anyone guiding on any water except the Great Lakes, Great Lakes connecting waters, and bodies of water with a surface area of less than five acres.

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Michigan’s Great Lakes Fishing Decree now in effect

Updated guidelines for co-management of fishery resources in parts of Michigan’s Great Lakes are now in effect for the next 24 years.
The new Great Lakes Fishing Decree was approved Aug. 24, 2023, by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. In the months since the decree’s signing, the state of Michigan and tribal governments have been preparing to implement the provisions of the document.

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New York artist paints stamp winner in Ohio duck contest

Ray Easton’s painting of a bufflehead duck was selected as the winner of the 2024 Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp Design Competition held on Saturday, Feb. 17, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Easton’s painting will be displayed on the Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp that is issued in 2025.

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Ohio DNR to stock 85,000 rainbow trout in public waters

The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will release 85,000 rainbow trout across the state beginning in mid-March. The 95 stocking locations were chosen to give as many anglers as possible a chance to reel in these feisty fish in March, April, and May. Trout releases are designed for high angler success and harvest, according to the Division of Wildlife.

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