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Water Facts:
Up to $3 billion a year is spent on recreational fishing in Minnesota. About 50,000 jobs in the state are supported by the fishing industry.
Minnesota is first nationally in the sales of fishing licenses per capita.
Fish species: 158
Fishing waters: 3,800,000 acres
Fishable lakes: 5,493
Fishable streams (cold and warm water): 15,000 miles
Trout streams: 1,900 miles
Sport Fish Harvested:
Walleye - 35 million pounds
Northern Pike - 3.2 million pounds
Panfish - 64 million pounds
The most caught fish:
1st: Panfish
2nd: Walleye
3rd: Northern
