Posted: 5/5/05
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites mothers, who are Minnesota residents, to fish without a license on Take A Mom Fishing Weekend, May 7-8.
ìTake A Mom Fishing Weekend was intended to make it easier for families to be together when the fishing opener fell on Motherís Day,î said Linda Erickson-Eastwood, DNR fisheries program manager. ìEven though it doesnít fall on the fishing opener this year, itís still a good chance for families to get together.î
During Take A Mom Fishing Weekend, the harvest on inland waters may include crappie, sunfish, rock bass, white bass, channel and flathead catfish, perch, bullhead, whitefish and non-game species (carp buffalo, sucker, sheepshead, bowfin, burbot, cisco, gar, goldeye and redhorse) as well as brown, rainbow and brook trout in streams. Families choosing to fish on border waters during Take A Mom Fishing Weekend have a wider variety of options when it comes to harvesting fish.
Anglers are reminded that it is illegal to fish for species of fish during a closed season, such as walleye, even on a catch-and-release basis.
Additional information regarding what anglers can legally harvest during Take A Mom Fishing Weekend can be found in the 2005 Minnesota Fishing Regulations handbook or on the DNRís Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/fishing/index.html.
The 2005 fishing season for inland waters opens on May 14, with the exception of muskellunge and smallmouth and largemouth bass in some parts of the state. ìRegulations can and often do vary between bodies of water,î Erickson-Eastwood said. ìBefore families take their moms fishing, itís a good idea to become familiar with the regulations on the lake or river they plan to fish.î
Licenses for the 2005 fishing season are on sale now and can be purchased at one of 1,800 electronic license agents throughout Minnesota, by calling the toll free number 1-888-665-4256, and on the DNRís Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/index.html.
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