| Minnesota Fly Fishing |
Minnesota has over 15,000 miles of trout streams.
Although, there are plenty of streams to fish, the fly
fishing crowd in Minnesota is very small in relation to the
amount of people that fish in Minnesota. There are so
many quality lakes that provide walleye, northern pike,
smallmouth bass, muskie, perch and largemouth bass.
Most anglers don't fly fish, but there are still plenty of fly
fishermen in Minnesota.
The northern streams provided some beautiful scenery,
but they depend on runoff, which causes unstable flows.
Some streams have good populations of brook trout and
brown trout, but others are average at best. There are
some larger streams that are stocked with chinook salmon
and steelhead, which migrate to the lake.
The southern streams are different from the northern
streams. In the south, most of the streams receive their
water from natural springs. The springs provide cooler
water temperatures which is good, but the agriculture
along the streams hurts the fisheries. Shoreline trees,
which are great for cover, have been cleared. Land
erosion also takes place on many of the streams. These
streams do have brook trout and brown trout, but very few
fish over 18 inches are reported. 14 to 16 inch fish are
considered big on these streams.
Maps Provided by the Minnesota DNR
Although, there are plenty of streams to fish, the fly
fishing crowd in Minnesota is very small in relation to the
amount of people that fish in Minnesota. There are so
many quality lakes that provide walleye, northern pike,
smallmouth bass, muskie, perch and largemouth bass.
Most anglers don't fly fish, but there are still plenty of fly
fishermen in Minnesota.
The northern streams provided some beautiful scenery,
but they depend on runoff, which causes unstable flows.
Some streams have good populations of brook trout and
brown trout, but others are average at best. There are
some larger streams that are stocked with chinook salmon
and steelhead, which migrate to the lake.
The southern streams are different from the northern
streams. In the south, most of the streams receive their
water from natural springs. The springs provide cooler
water temperatures which is good, but the agriculture
along the streams hurts the fisheries. Shoreline trees,
which are great for cover, have been cleared. Land
erosion also takes place on many of the streams. These
streams do have brook trout and brown trout, but very few
fish over 18 inches are reported. 14 to 16 inch fish are
considered big on these streams.
Maps Provided by the Minnesota DNR
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