Fishing Without a License

Beginning today. fishing without a license is OK in state parks. You must be a state resident, and either fish from shore or on a lake that is surrounded by state park land.

Jean Goad of the DNR office in Grand Rapids tells KLKS News, it's a way to encourage Minnesotans to wet a line.

Goad says there are a number of state parks in the area. To find out where, she suggests a visit to the DNR website.