Before the fishing opener, governor Walz emphasizes the importance of the Minnesota fishing industry

Saint Paul, Minn. (Gray) – According to governor Tim Walz (DFL – Minnesota), Minnesota has a fishing industry of $ 14 billion.

On Thursday morning, the governor bought a fishing license in the DNR headquarters of the state of DNR to prepare for the fishing of fishing next weekend. The governor's fishing buyer will take place in Crosslake on Friday, May 9th.

DNR Commissioner Sarah Strammen says that the money they earn out of licenses strengthen the recreation resources of the state.

“We invest these dollars in a really important way to ensure that these Angling opportunities are the top class in the nation for the people who come here to fishing,” she said.

According to the construction, Minnesota in the nation is fourth in the overall license turnover. Only California, Texas and Florida – all states with much higher population – beat them in the metric.

“I think that really speaks for the commitment of the Minnesotans,” said Strommen. “The value you have on fishing opportunities and our nature.”

According to the construction, the license sales rose by about 10% this year compared to the same time in the previous year. The state has already sold more than 220,000 licenses for the 2025 season.

According to Walz, recent investments from the state legislator aim to help them keep this demand.

“[Through] Historical investments that [were made] We were able to make sure that the coming generations can enjoy something incredibly special, ”he said.

During the Legislative Biennium 2023 and 2024, legislators passed two important financing currents for the DNR: $ 150 million in order to make recreation more accessible outdoors, and $ 60 million for the improvement of some agents.

According to the construction, these investments have already had an impact.

“We have some of these investments that we were able to carry out in 2024,” she said. “There are only a few boat ramps and we started the design of the breeding.”

The DNR will probably continue to use the investments to complete the renovation work in the next few years.

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