It is safe to eat bluegills, crappies, smaller walleyes, and small northern pike. Rivers -Woman who are pregnant or are planning to have children, and kids under 6, should not eat any fish from Metro rivers. Others should not eat any fish from these rivers more than once a month. These are only general guidelines and are based on a more-detailed report from the state Department of Health. Few metro areas in the country have as much wheelchair access to good fishing as the Twin Cities does.
Wheelchairs have complete and easy access to the water's edge.
A fishing pier or deck is available. Hard, level grass or dirt bank leading to the water's edge. Depending on their ability, some wheelchair users may require help getting to the water. Steep or uneven shoreline is difficult to traverse in wheelchairs. Kid's fishing ponds Each spring, the DNR stocks small ponds in the Metro area with sunfish, crappies, and bullheads.