Pick and click: Minnesota fishing tournaments go virtual KIRSTI MAROHN, Minnesota Public Radio News May 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — With the opening of Minnesota's fishing season marked by the 73rd annual Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener on Otter Tail Lake, some aspects will look a lot like past years: Lots of media, visits by dignitaries and a chance for the local community to promote tourism. But anglers won’t have to make the drive to Otter Tail County to join this year’s festivities. They won’t even have to own a boat. All they need is a fishing rod and a smart phone.