Public shore fishing spots in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
DNR records list 9 public shore fishing spots in Blue Earth County: 8 fishing piers and 1 shore or bank fishing site. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
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| Crystal Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Crystal | Maintained by: City of Lake Crystal | Getting there: In Robinson Park, city of Lake Crystal, Pier on W shore. |
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Duck Lake Park Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Duck | Maintained by: Blue Earth County | Getting there: Located in Duck Lake Park, north of Madison Lake on Park Rd, continue straight on 618th Ave, turn right on 232nd Ln the park in on your left. |
| Hiniker Pond Fishing Pier | Water: Hiniker Pond | Maintained by: City of Mankato | Getting there: In Hiniker Pond Park, city of Mankato, Pier on S shore. |
| Lion's Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Lions | Maintained by: City of Mankato | Getting there: In Lions Park, city of Mankato, 0.5 mi S of Homestead Rd near Minnesota State University. Pier on W shore. |
| Lura Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Lura | Maintained by: Blue Earth County | Getting there: In Daly Co Pk, 2.5 mi S of Mapleton on Co Rd 7, 2.5 mi E on Co Rd 191. Pier is on the NE shore. |
| Lura Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Lura | Maintained by: Blue Earth County | Getting there: In Daly Co Pk, 2.5 mi S of Mapleton on Co Rd 7, 2.5 mi E on Co Rd 191. Pier is on the NE shore. |
| Madison Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Madison | Maintained by: Blue Earth County | Getting there: In Lone Pine County Park, pier is on the SE shore. |
| Madison Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Madison | Maintained by: City of Madison Lake | Getting there: In North Shore City Park, city of Madison Lake, pier is on the N shore. |
| Madison Lake Shore Fishing Site | Water: Madison | Maintained by: Blue Earth County | Getting there: In Lone Pine County Park, pier is on the SE shore of the lake near Buckmasters Bridge |
What to bring
Every spot above is bank fishing, which is what this site is about. The Shore Setup Selector asks four questions about the water in front of you and returns one rig, and the one setup to start with covers what to buy first. If the spot is a pier over deeper water, when to add a bullet weight is the one to read before you go.
Before you drive
DNR lists these public fishing sites; the managing organization is shown in each row. A map pin identifies a recorded site, not a guarantee of current access or a report that bass are there. Check with the manager before traveling.
A spot marked "Not recorded as accessible" has a false ADA-accessibility flag in DNR's data. A spot with no note has an unspecified flag; that does not tell us whether anyone assessed accessibility. Confirm current facilities with the manager.
Lake and access data on this page comes from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Public Fishing Sites in Minnesota. MN DNR contributed the data and does not endorse this site. We publish it under DNR's general data licence, which requires this credit and forbids reselling the data, so there is no download here. Check the DNR record before you drive: access, fees, and regulations change, and DNR's copy is the current one.