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.

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

Most would readily say the centerpiece to the DNR showcase is a 50,000 gallon concrete pond that for the run of the fair is home to more than 40 species of fish indigenous to Minnesota.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.