Public shore fishing spots in Itasca County, Minnesota
DNR records list 17 public shore fishing spots in Itasca County: 17 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
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| Mississippi River - Blandin Reservoir Fishing Pier | Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: City of Grand Rapids | Getting there: In Sylvan Park in the City of Grand Rapids, SW 4th St to SW 1st St |
| Mississippi River Fishing Pier | Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: City of Cohasset | Getting there: In Cohasset, 6mi NW of Grand Rapids and a few blocks SW of Hwy 2. Parking available adjacent to pier in township park. |
| Mississippi River Fishing Pier | Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: City of Grand Rapids | Getting there: In Grand Rapids in front of the Public Library. Parking available at the Library. |
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Bass Lake Campground Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Bass | Maintained by: Itasca County | Getting there: No directions published |
| Clubhouse Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Clubhouse | Maintained by: U.S. Forest Service | Getting there: From Marcell, N 1/4 mi on Hwy 38 to Co Rd 45, go right 6 mi (E), left on USFS Rd 2181 1 mi to USFS Rd 3758, go right 1 mi to lake. Pier in USFS campground. |
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Coon Lake Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Coon | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Scenic State Park | Getting there: In Scenic State Park, from Bigfork take Co Rd 7 E for 7 mi to the park entrance rd. Go 2 mi past park entrance rd to picnic area parking lot. Located next to historic lodge building. |
| Cutfoot Soiux Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Cut Foot Sioux(East Bay) | Maintained by: U.S. Forest Service | Getting there: From the town of Max, go S on Hwy 46 to Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake. The pier is in the rest area. |
| Forest Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Forest | Maintained by: City of Grand Rapids | Getting there: In Grand Rapids city park, on 5th St NW on the S shore. |
| Holman Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Holman | Maintained by: Iron Range Township | Getting there: From Taconite, 2 mi SE of town off Hwy 169, on E shore of lake in Iron Range Township. |
| Crystal Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Ice | Maintained by: City of Grand Rapids | Getting there: From the center of Grand Rapids, at Hwy 2 and Hwy 169 S, go N 7 blocks on Pokegama Ave to Crystal Blvd go right to E end of lake. Parking at Crystal Blvd. |
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Lake of the Isles Fishing Pier
Not recorded as accessible |
Water: Lake of Isles | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Scenic State Park | Getting there: In Scenic State Park, from Bigfork take Co Rd 7 E for 7 mi to the park entrance rd. Go 2 mi past park entrance rd to picnic area parking lot. Located next to historic lodge building. |
| Twin Lakes Fishing Pier | Water: North Twin | Maintained by: Greenway Township | Getting there: In Marble, go S from Hwy 169 on Co Rd 69, pier is in the township park on the E shore. |
| Pokegama Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Pokegama | Maintained by: City of Cohasset | Getting there: From the W side of Grand Rapids at the intersection of Hwy 2 and Co Rd 63, go W on 63 - 2.5 miles to Tioga Beach Rd. Go S on Tioga Beach Road 1/4 mile to the city of Cohasset Park. The pier is located in the park. |
| Sand Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Sand | Maintained by: Warba Legion Post 432 | Getting there: In American Legion Park, W of Warba, on Hwy 2, pier is on SE shore. |
| Swan Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Swan | Maintained by: Greenway Township | Getting there: From Pengilly, about 3 mi S on Hwy 65, at the MNDot wayside. |
| Trout Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Trout | Maintained by: City of Coleraine | Getting there: In Coleraine, on the NW shore of lake across from Vandyke School. |
| O'Brien Reservoir Fishing Pier | Water: Unnamed | Maintained by: City of Keewatin | Getting there: 1 1/2 mi E of the city of Nashwauk, on the N side of Hwy 169. |
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.