The deadline to remove fish house from inland lakes is inching closer.

For structures on lakes in the northern third of the state, the deadline is the end of the day Monday, March 18. The deadline was March 4 for the southern two-thirds of the state.

If shelters are not removed by the deadline, owners may be prosecuted and structures may be confiscated and removed, or destroyed by a conservation officer.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources urges anglers who haven’t yet removed their shelters to make plans now to ensure they meet the deadline.

“Anglers are responsible for remo...