howsthebite · Minnesota
How's the bite in Minnesota today?
- Lockjaw
- Picky
- Biting
- On fire
6 tracked waters in MN. Faded dots are the rest of the country. 1 outside the map area.
| Index | Water | Temp | Level | Best window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Biting | Lake Minnetonka | — | 928.18 ft | 4:00 AM–6:00 AM |
| 5 Picky | Gull Lake | — | 1193.82 ft | 4:04 AM–6:04 AM |
| 5 Picky | Lake Winnibigoshish | — | 1298.01 ft | 4:02 AM–6:02 AM |
| 5 Picky | Leech Lake | — | 94.27 ft | 4:03 AM–6:03 AM |
| 5 Picky | Mille Lacs Lake | — | 10.18 ft | 4:01 AM–6:01 AM |
| 5 Picky | Rainy Lake lake reports · no live gauge | — | — | 4:00 AM–6:00 AM |
Rebuilt 9:42 AM · every reading carries its station on the water's own page.
Before you go
A Minnesota fishing licence runs $25 a year for residents. DNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What a Minnesota fishing licence costs, and who is exempt → The days you can fish Minnesota without a licence →What you may keep
MN DNR sets a size or bag limit for 11 species here — 11 with at least one area open today. Where a species is open in one water and closed in another, its own page says which. Each page carries the agency's own figures, the date they were read, and what is still unsettled.
Check a length against the rules →Can you eat what you catch?
That call belongs to Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) — updated in March 2026 with new length-based limits for walleye and northern pike. We link the source instead of paraphrasing health advice.
MDH consumption advisories →