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You asked, and we answered our audience’s questions about Minnesota’s fishing opener.

Columnist Dennis Anderson and outdoors writer Tony Kennedy answered your questions about Minnesota’s largest opening day.

By Dennis Anderson and

Tony Kennedy

The Minnesota Star Tribune
May 7, 2025 at 6:30PM
When the Minnesota walleye season opens May 10, Mille Lacs anglers can keep two walleyes over 17 inches, provided only one is longer than 20 inches. The lake's walleye harvest allotment is an improvement from last year's regulation, which allowed only catch and release walleye fishing most of the summer. (Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson and writer Tony Kennedy answered a variety of questions related to Minnesota’s 2025 fishing opener on Wednesday afternoon, including shiner bait, fishing just after ice-out up north, the future of forward facing sonar and the potential on Lake Winnibigoshish.

Dig in below to check out our live Q+A session, and good luck on the water this season.