Good spot for Nightfishing legally?

[Paolee18]

I was just wondering if people knew of any places where people can legally fish at night for catfish in the metro area? I usually drive to St. Cloud but that's quite a ways for me to do so consistently. I also fish on the Mississippi in Lilydale but the park closes at sunset. I've done Coon Rapids several times at night and have heard conflicting reports about the legality of it. I've had DNR officers tell me it's legal and police officers tell me it's not. I called Anoka County Parks but the lady told me it's illegal to nightfish. But sometimes those receptionists get the laws wrong as well. I'm just trying to avoid getting hassled or breaking the law so if you have any locations where we can legally night fish for catfish, that would be great and thanks in advance.

[pureinsanity]

I was just wondering if people knew of any places where people can legally fish at night for catfish in the metro area? I usually drive to St. Cloud but that's quite a ways for me to do so consistently. I also fish on the Mississippi in Lilydale but the park closes at sunset. I've done Coon Rapids several times at night and have heard conflicting reports about the legality of it. I've had DNR officers tell me it's legal and police officers tell me it's not. I called Anoka County Parks but the lady told me it's illegal to nightfish. But sometimes those receptionists get the laws wrong as well. I'm just trying to avoid getting hassled or breaking the law so if you have any locations where we can legally night fish for catfish, that would be great and thanks in advance.

It might be different where you are but in the south metro I fish state parks all night and its fine. I believe the rules are out by 10pm I do know if you are out fishing they don't care so much. They just don't want people down there doing illegal activities or littering and causing trouble. I think if they see you are truly just fishing and not doing bad things or hanging out with people down in that area they will probably leave you alone. I say keep on fishing and if a cop says you gotta go just leave.

[mrklean]

what he said i fished the parks around monti a lot last summer they say the park closes at sundown but if you were fishing they didn't care i talked to the cops a few times and they always said they were looking for people drinking or causing problems.

[slipperybob]

Sometimes I get the park rangers or police officers telling me to pack up and leave and at other times they say it's no problem.

[Slabasaurus]

Once at Bald Eagle at about 9:45 in mid summer I was told to leave by some park ranger who just yelled at me from the parking lot.

That's the only real time i've been "asked" to pack up and leave.

I've been fishing after hours at a few parks almost nightly since the snow melted, has not been a problem so far.