Minnesota Master Angler requirements

[joeyquicksand*]

I was surfing the net and found some interesting info...

how many of you meet the qualifications to be a "master angler"???

Master Angler Requirements

specie name adult C&R Min inches adult weight min youth C&R min inches youth weight min

Bass, largemouth 21 5 lbs 7 ounces 16 2 lbs 5 ounces

Bass, rock 10 0 lbs 14 ounces 9 0 lbs 10 ounces

Bass, smallmouth 21 5 lbs 15 ounces 16 2 lbs 8 ounces

Bass, white 16 2 lbs 1 ounces 13 1 lbs 2 ounces

Bluegill 11 1 lbs 5 ounces 10 0 lbs 15 ounces

Bowfin 26 6 lbs 10 ounces 20 3 lbs 0 ounces

Buffalo, black 27 12 lbs 13 ounces 21 6 lbs 5 ounces

Buffalo, bigmouth 32 21 lbs 6 ounces 27 12 lbs 13 ounces

Walleye 26 6 lbs 5 ounces 24 5 lbs 1 ounces

Walleye, Sauger hybrid 25 5 lbs 7 ounces 22 3 lbs 9 ounces

Muskellunge 46 27 lbs 12 ounces 44 24 lbs 0 ounces

Muskellunge, tiger 42 22 lbs 13 ounces 40 19 lbs 3 ounces

Perch, yellow 15 1 lbs 15 ounces 12 0 lbs 15 ounces

Pike, northern 40 18 lbs 5 ounces 35 12 lbs 3 ounces

Pike, northern (silver) 35 12 lbs 2 ounces 34 11 lbs 2 ounces

Pumpkinseed 9 0 lbs 12 ounces 8 0 lbs 9 ounces

Quillback 19 3 lbs 7 ounces 17 2 lbs 8 ounces

Buffalo, smallmouth 24 9 lbs 10 ounces 23 8 lbs 6 ounces

Bullhead, black 14 1 lbs 10 ounces 13 1 lbs 4 ounces

Bullhead, brown 20 4 lbs 15 ounces 15 2 lbs 0 ounces

Bullhead, yellow 14 1 lbs 11 ounces 13 1 lbs 6 ounces

Burbot (eelpout) 32 9 lbs 1 ounces 28 6 lbs 1 ounces

Carp 34 19 lbs 9 ounces 30 13 lbs 9 ounces

Carpsucker, river 14 1 lbs 7 ounces 13 1 lbs 2 ounces

Catfish, channel 30 11 lbs 15 ounces 26 7 lbs 6 ounces

Catfish, flathead 33 16 lbs 6 ounces 30 11 lbs 15 ounces

Crappie, black 15 2 lbs 4 ounces 13 1 lbs 7 ounces

Crappie, white 15 1 lbs 15 ounces 13 1 lbs 4 ounces

Drum (sheepshead) 30 14 lbs 15 ounces 26 9 lbs 7 ounces

Eel, american 36 5 lbs 0 ounces 30 4 lbs 8 ounces

Gar, longnose 46 10 lbs 3 ounces 40 6 lbs 3 ounces

Gar, shortnose 30 3 lbs 13 ounces 26 2 lbs 8 ounces

Goldeye 14 0 lbs 15 ounces 13 0 lbs 13 ounces

Hogsucker, northern 12 0 lbs 12 ounces 10 0 lbs 7 ounces

Mooneye 12 0 lbs 11 ounces 10 0 lbs 7 ounces

Redhorse, golden 15 1 lbs 9 ounces 14 1 lbs 4 ounces

Redhorse, greater 24 7 lbs 0 ounces 20 3 lbs 15 ounces

Redhorse, river 24 6 lbs 11 ounces 20 3 lbs 10 ounces

Redhorse, shorthead 19 3 lbs 1 ounces 17 2 lbs 3 ounces

Redhorse, silver 19 3 lbs 4 ounces 17 2 lbs 5 ounces

Salmon, chinook 40 25 lbs 6 ounces 34 15 lbs 0 ounces

Salmon, coho 23 3 lbs 0 ounces 20 2 lbs 2 ounces

Salmon, pink 19 3 lbs 15 ounces 17 2 lbs 15 ounces

Sauger 22 3 lbs 8 ounces 20 2 lbs 9 ounces

Splake 23 4 lbs 14 ounces 20 3 lbs 2 ounces

Sturgeon, lake 54 21 lbs 10 ounces 45 12 lbs 11 ounces

Sturgeon, shovelnose 22 4 lbs 0 ounces 19 3 lbs 0 ounces

Sucker, blue 24 8 lbs 8 ounces 20 4 lbs 9 ounces

Sucker, longnose 16 2 lbs 1 ounces 14 1 lbs 5 ounces

Sucker, white 19 3 lbs 4 ounces 18 2 lbs 12 ounces

Sunfish, green 10 0 lbs 14 ounces 9 0 lbs 10 ounces

Sunfish, hybrid 10 1 lbs 1 ounces 9 0 lbs 12 ounces

Trout, brook 20 3 lbs 8 ounces 15 1 lbs 7 ounces

Trout, brown 25 8 lbs 2 ounces 22 5 lbs 5 ounces

Trout, lake 34 15 lbs 12 ounces 30 10 lbs 9 ounces

Trout, rainbow 32 15 lbs 10 ounces 28 10 lbs 4 ounces

Trout, tiger 15 1 lbs 4 ounces 13 0 lbs 9 ounces

Tullibee 17 2 lbs 1 ounces 15 1 lbs 6 ounces

Whitefish, lake 24 5 lbs 9 ounces 24 5 lbs 9 ounces

Whitefish, menominee 17 1 lbs 14 ounces 15 1 lbs 4 ounces

Rules

ELIGIBILITY

The Master Angler Program is open to all licensed anglers in Minnesota. Nonresident anglers with an appropriate Minnesota license are also eligible to participate. The angling requirements are here

QUALIFICATION

Minnesota Angler Awards are made available on an annual basis according to the calendar year January 1 through December 31.

MASTER ANGLER RULES

Open to any legal angler who has released or harvested one qualifying fish. For a list of qualifying fish, go here.

1. All Minnesota-licensed anglers are eligible. Youth divisions are for anglers age 16 and under at the time of the catch. Resident anglers under 16 do not need a license.

2. Fish must be taken during the legal open season and hours in Minnesota waters by a person licensed or otherwise legally entitled to angle in Minnesota.

3. Harvested fish must be weighed on a certified scale.

4. Released fish must be measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail.

5. Each entry must be accompanied by a color side-view photograph of the fish to verify species. Photos of released fish must be taken at the site of the catch. Catch and release entries with questionable photo locations will not be accepted, no exceptions. Fish that have been obviously mishandled will not be eligible.

6. Entries must be submitted on an official entry form. Anglers may submit one entry per year per species.

7. Entries with poor quality photos, ineligible or incomplete forms will be disqualified.

8. Each entry may be reviewed by the awards committee, whose decision on acceptance is final.

9. The awards program runs from January 1 to December 31 of each year.

10. All entries and photos become property of The Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is not responsible for lost or damaged entries.

11. The act of submission constitutes permission to publish, disseminate or otherwise use image, likeness, or name in association with Fishing Hall of Fame promotions without compensation.

[MN Greenheads]

The walleye seems a bit too easy and the brook trout looks a lttle too hard. I would be in for Walleye,Bass,Muskie and Northern. But not for Crappie or trout.

[iFishMN.YT]

Ive made the cut on largemouth bass several times, seems like it should be a little higher. I also make the cut for white crappie and hybrid sunny.

Sure would like to get a pike over 40", but have not yet.