Public shore fishing spots in Cass County, Minnesota
DNR records list 9 public shore fishing spots in Cass County: 6 fishing piers and 3 shore or bank fishing sites. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Wing River Shore Fishing Site | Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: City of Pillager | Getting there: In Pillager, north shore, downstream of Pillager Dam. Shorefishing. |
| Crow Wing River Shore Fishing Site | Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: Sylvan Township | Getting there: Fisherman's Bank, downstream of Sylvan Dam, from Baxter 8 mi SW to Sylvan Dam Road. Site is at the end of the Road. Shorefishing. |
| Birch Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Birch | Maintained by: City of Hackensack | Getting there: In Hackensack, 1 block W of Hwy 371, on SE shore. |
| Cass Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Cass | Maintained by: City of Cass Lake | Getting there: In Cass Lake on S shore at Pikes Bay Channel, park at public access or trail head lot. |
| Gull Narrows Fishing Pier | Water: Gull | Maintained by: City of Lake Shore | Getting there: From Hwy 371 junction in Nisswa, go W 2.5 mi. on Co Rd 77 to the bridge. Park at Gull Narrows public water access lot. |
| Leech Lake, Shingobee Island Fishing Pier | Water: Leech | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: 2.5 miles south of Walker, off MN Highway #371 and Shingobee Rd NW. |
| Norway Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Norway | Maintained by: City of Pine River | Getting there: In Pine River's Pine River Park, on the W bank, 1/2 block N of Hwy 84. |
| Pillager Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Pillager | Maintained by: Sylvan Township | Getting there: From Pillager, go N 2 mi on Hwy 1 to the township park on S shore. |
| Sylvan Lake Reservoir Shore Fishing Site | Water: Sylvan | Maintained by: Cass County, Highway Department | Getting there: Fisherman's Bridge, above the Sylvan Dam. From Baxter, 2 mi W. on Hwy 210, then S 4 mi on Co Rd 36. Site is at the SE corner of the Gull River Bridge. Shorefishing. |
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.