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Northern Minnesota Ice-fishing Shelter Removal Deadline
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Anglers in the northern third of Minnesota have until the end of the day on March 20 to remove their fish houses from Minnesota lakes.
The northern and southern parts of the state are split by a line that runs west-east along U.S. Highway 10, east along Highway 34 to Minnesota Highway 200, east along Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 2, and east along Highway 2 to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.
The removal deadline for Minnesota/Canada border waters is March 31.
If shelters aren’t removed by the deadline, owners will be cited and structures may be confiscated and removed, or destroyed by a conservation officer. After the deadline, shelters may be on the ice between midnight and one hour before sunrise only when occupied. They may not be left or stored at public accesses. As anglers venture out, they should keep in mind that ice conditions may vary widely and that ice is never 100 percent safe.
More information about ice fishing shelter deadlines is available at mndnr.gov/iceshelter.
