Public shore fishing spots in Cottonwood County, Minnesota
DNR records list 5 public shore fishing spots in Cottonwood County: 5 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Bean | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: 3 miles east of Westbrook,then 2. 5 miles north to the Bean Lake Access |
| Bingham Lake Park Fishing Pier | Water: Bingham | Maintained by: City of Bingham Lake | Getting there: 1 mile north of the city of Bingham Lake, off County Road 44, on the east shore. Approximate location before access road 43.921867, -95.039157 |
| Cottonwood Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Cottonwood | Maintained by: City of Windom | Getting there: In Windom, take Hwy 60 to 16th St, go S to lake, on E side of street next to the boat ramp. |
| South Double Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Double | Maintained by: Cottonwood County | Getting there: From Storden, go W 3 mi on St Hwy 30, turn N on Co Hwy 6 for 1 mi, go E on Co Rd 53 for 1/3 mi. Pier is off S side of road. |
| Mountain Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Mountain | Maintained by: City of Mountain Lake | Getting there: In the city of Mountain Lake, off Hwy 60, turn N at the Western-most exit (there are 3 exits), go about 1 mi to the lake, pier on S 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.