Public shore fishing spots in Carlton County, Minnesota
DNR records list 3 public shore fishing spots in Carlton County: 3 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Big | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: From Carlton take Hwy 210 W to Co Rd 112 N to public access |
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Echo Lake Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Echo | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Moose Lake State Park | Getting there: In Moose Lake State Park, from I-35, take the Co Rd 137 exit (#214), go E 1/4 mi to the Park entrance road, turn right and go ahead to contact station. Access through picnic area parking lot. |
| Moosehead Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Moosehead | Maintained by: City of Moose Lake | Getting there: In Moose Lake, off State Hwy 73, just N of the Moose Horn River, on the W shore. |
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.