This Saturday, about 500,000 anglers will visit Minnesota waters to catch a fish. Here's a closer look. | Bemidji Pioneer

This Saturday, about 500,000 anglers will visit Minnesota waters to catch a fish. Here's a closer look. | Bemidji Pioneer: The Minnesota fishing opener is a rite of passage each spring, with hundreds of thousands of anglers heading to lakes and rivers across the state in the hopes of catching a walleye. Here's a closer look at key facts surrounding the 2019 opener on Saturday, May 11.