Fishing near St. Paul, MN

St. Paul sits in Ramsey County at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, putting walleye, sauger, smallmouth bass, and trophy catfish within reach of downtown. Mississippi River Pool 2 runs straight through the city, while the St. Croix, Lake Pepin, White Bear Lake, and the rare metro trout water of the Vermillion River round out the local scene.

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Alabama Shad

Alosa alabamae

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Bighead Carp

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

Bowfin

Amia calva

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

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Fishing near St. Paul, MN

Mississippi River

Lake Minnetonka

Rum River

Willow River

Lake Pepin

Vermillion River

Kinnickinnic River

Apple River

Rice Creek

Cannon River