Minnesota

Fishing

Commercial fishermen in 1998 landed 427,000 lb (194,000 kg) of fish, valued at $224,000. The catch included herring and smelts from Lake Superior, whitefish and yellow pike from large inland lakes, and carp and catfish from the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. Sport fishing attracts some 1.5 million anglers annually to the state's 2.6. million acres (1.1 million hectares) of fishing lakes and 7,000 mi (11,000 km) of fishing streams, which are stocked with trout, bass, pike, muskellunge, and other fish by the Division of Fish and Wildlife of the Department of Natural Resources. Fish farms distributed 177.1 million walleye and 2.1 million trout within the state in 1998.