How To Buy A 2020 Fishing License In Minnesota

MINNESOTA — While many sporting activities have been banned under Minnesota's Stay Home order, fishing is still permissible in the state at this time.

Fishing licenses in Minnesota can be purchased anytime online at the Department of Natural Resources website. Licenses can also be purchased by phone at 1-888-665-4236 (1-MN-LICENSE).

Here are some of the most common licenses:

• Individual angling: Buy a fishing license for one person.
• Combination angling: Buy a license that allows a married couple to fish individually or together.
• Individual sports: Buy a license for one person to hunt small game and fish.

• Combination sports: Buy a license that allows one person to hunt small game and fish. The other person fish only
• Non-resident individual angling: Buy a license that allows a non-resident to fish anytime during the license year

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Boating during the new coronavirus

When hitting the water, know the DNR’s COVID-19 outdoor recreation guidelines and practice the following to protect yourselves and others:

• Maintain social distance of at least 6 feet. This includes places such as fuel stations and community docks, and means no beaching or tying up to other boats.
• Boat only with people in your immediate household.
• Boat close to home. Travel to and from the access site without making other stops.
• When fueling, wash your hands as you would when fueling a car. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry. Do not touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• When launching and loading your boat, give people ahead of you plenty of time and space to finish launching or loading before you approach.
• Keep in mind water-access site conditions may be different than in previous years. DNR-managed accesses are open, but spring maintenance is not completed.
• If you have been diagnosed with, or are exhibiting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (including fever, cough, or difficulty breathing), stay home. This self-isolation period should extend for at least seven days after the illness begins and include 72 hours of being fever-free without using fever-reducing medications and resolution of other symptoms.
• Know what’s open. To see what DNR-managed sites are available, see the DNR’s COVID-19 website.

Minnesota's extended Stay Home order is now set to expire on May 18.