MN Master Angler Program

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Trophy Minnesota
Master Angler Awards

PURPOSE

The program recognizes anglers who have caught and released or harvested a qualifying trophy fish.

SPONSORSHIP

Master Angler Awards are made available through the cooperative support of the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and G Loomis Rod Company.

ELIGIBILITY

The Master Angler Program is open to all licensed Minnesota Anglers on all Minnesota Waters. There are special divisions for adults and youth under 16 years of age (who may not be required to have a Minnesota Fishing License.)

QUALIFICATION

Minnesota Angler Awards are made available on an annual basis according to the calendar year. Awards are available on three levels.

MASTER ANGLER-available to any legal angler who has caught and released OR harvested one trophy fish that qualifies by length or weight.

EXPERT ANGLER-available to any legal angler who has caught and released OR harvested three trophy fish of three different species that qualify by length of weight. A Master Angler must submit the applications for two additional qualifying fish at the same time.

GRAND MASTER ANGLER-available to any legal angler who has caught and released OR harvested five trophy fish of five different species that qualify by length or weight. An Expert Angler must submit the applications for the two additional fish at the same time.

RECOGNITION

Each qualified angler will receive:

a letter of commendation from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
a certificate of achievement
a recognition pin appropriate to the level of achievement
a award sticker
a listing in the Master Angler Annual
a posting on the Honors Wall in the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame

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[smontanye]

what makes a trophy fish?

[cluelessfisherman]

Is this something new to MN? I know Nebraska has done it for a while. I had never heard of anything in MN till now. Where do I find the qualifications for the "trophy" for each species?? length, weight etc...

Clueless - -

[LMITOUT]

Yes, this is new to MN. ND has a similar program which they call "Whopper Club".

See page 64 of the 2002 MN fishing regulations, or check out the minnesota fishing hall of fame web site for all the details.