Visit Mankato is preparing for the Governor's Fishing Opener to be held in the area this May

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - While the lakes may not look like it now, in just a few short months the ice will give way and countless hopeful anglers will fill the open waters.Last August, Governor Tim Walz announced that Madison Lake and the greater Mankato area would play host to the 2023 Governor's Fishing Opener, and local organizations are already hard at work preparing for a slate of events to welcome anglers once the weather warms up.'Friday there'll be a media event in Mankato and then there's really the fishing opener is going to take place in Madison Lake, so there'll be some activities there, but also throughout the area, and even touching some other lakes, and so those plans are really coming to fruition right now with the hard work of, you know, committee members, our team, and you know just volunteers,' explained Jessica Beyer CEO of Greater Mankato Growth.