The Minnesota DNR stocked the fish pond at the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday morning. The DNR's live fish exhibit is one of ...

The Minnesota DNR is bringing back a tradition for the Minnesota State Fair that always leaves a splash: its fish pond.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Move-in day for dozens of native fish at the DNR booth is here. The fish were transferred Tuesday from the ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources stocked its popular State Fair fish pond Tuesday morning. There, fairgoers can ...

A Minnesota State Fair tradition returns this morning (Tues). The D-N-R outdoor fish pond and indoor fish tanks will be ...

The DNR fish pond, located at the corner of Carnes and Nelson Street, is ready to go for the Minnesota State Fair.

The pond has been stocked every year since 1905, cementing itself as a need-to-see staple for many state fair visitors, with the DNR’s prep work being observed by many ahead of the fair’s opening.

ST. PAUL -- Some of the biggest stars of the Minnesota State Fair showed up Wednesday, Aug. 22, to get properly settled in before the gates open. Media gathered. Police stopped traffic.

The Minnesota State Fair is back this week to remind us what we like about our state and about each other. Minnesotans, it turns out, really, really like looking at fish. Every year, crowds gather ...

The Minnesota State Fair is back this week to remind us what we like about our state and about each other. Minnesotans, it turns out, really, really like looking at fish.

The trout in the State Fair pond are outsiders, Schrader said, coming from a hatchery in southeast Minnesota. Since most of the fish share water year-round, there’s no fighting for territory.