Is it against the law to fish from a bridge in MN?

Question

My brothers got home from fishing, and they had told me that they had been stopped by the police and given a warning about how you can't fish from a bridge. My brothers said they were fishing and had a great time and some old guy pulled up on them and called the police.

They were fishing on a highway when it occured.

Answer 1

There is no mention in the 2007 dnr book on fishing. Here is the number to double check however.

1-888-646-6367

Answer 2

No it's not! That is really stupid. Unless they were on private property the cops need to re-read the dnr book. I live in South Dakota and it's not illegal here either. Good luck and good fishing!

Answer 3

I can't tell you about MN, but obviously you can't because the police told them they couldn't- but here in my state it is definitely against the law. There is a safety factor involved with bridge fishing.