Diversity abounds
Minnesota's streams, rivers, lakes and ponds provide a home for 162 species of fish, 141 of them native. Below is a sampling of the most popular and well-known fishes Minnesota has to offer.
Like our picture or want to know more?
- Download your own copy of our two-sided Fishes of Minnesota poster.
- Identification guide for common fish families.
- View the illustrated fish of Minnesota guide in the fishing regulations booklet.
- Review our lesson plan on Minnesota fish families.
- Take a look at the biggest fishes caught in Minnesota.