Public shore fishing spots in Mower County, Minnesota
DNR records list 3 public shore fishing spots in Mower County: 2 fishing piers and 1 shore or bank fishing site. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Lake Fishing Pier | Water: East Side | Maintained by: City of Austin | Getting there: In Austin's city park, on Oakland Place NE, on the E shore. |
| Rowe Pit Shore Fishing Site | Water: LeRoy Sand Pit | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: In LeRoy go N on Co Rd 14 1/2 mi, turn left into parking lot next to sandpit pond. |
| Austin Mill Pond Fishing Pier | Water: Mill Pond | Maintained by: City of Austin | Getting there: In Austin from I-90, exit on 6th St NE, go S to 14th Ave NE, W to 4th St NE S to Main St, turn left 1 block to parking lot on left, 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.