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Public shore fishing spots in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

DNR records list 4 public shore fishing spots in Mille Lacs County: 4 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.

Source: Minnesota DNR public fishing sites, retrieved 2026-09-09 · 1 recorded as accessible

SpotWaterMaintained byGetting there
City of Wahkon Fishing Pier Water: Mille Lacs Maintained by: City of Wahkon Getting there: In the city of Wahkon, W. on 4th St. W., 1/2 block from St. Hwy 27 (N. Main St.)
Mille Lacs Lake Fishing Pier
Accessible
Water: Mille Lacs Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Father Hennepin State Park Getting there: In Father Hennepin State Park, 1 block E of main boat ramp. (State park permit required.)
Mille Lacs Lake Fishing Pier Water: Mille Lacs Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Father Hennepin State Park Getting there: In Isle, 1/4 mi N of Hwy 27 on E side of Father Hennepin St Pk. Entrance on Co Rd 29.
Mille Lacs Lake, Isle Fishing Pier Water: Mille Lacs Maintained by: City of Isle Getting there: In the City of Isle, N. on 5th Ave. N., 1/2 block from State Hwy 27 (Main St.) In Ilse Lakeview Park

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.