Public shore fishing spots in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
DNR records list 9 public shore fishing spots in Otter Tail County: 8 fishing piers and 1 shore or bank fishing site. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
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| Otter Tail River Shore Fishing Site | Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: From Battle Lake, 3.5 mi. N on St. Hwy. 78 to Co. Rd. 72, 1.5 mi. N to the outlet of Otter Tail Lake. |
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Beers Lake Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Beers | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Maplewood State Park | Getting there: In Maplewood State Park. 7 mi E of Pelican Rapids on Hwy 108, 2.5 mi from park office. |
| Hoot Lake Godel Park Fishing Pier | Water: Hoot | Maintained by: City of Fergus Falls | Getting there: In the city of Fergus Falls, 0.75 mi S of Cnty Rd 1 to W shore, in Godel Park. Approximate location: to the west of the boat ramp |
| Long Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Long | Maintained by: City of Vergas | Getting there: In Vergas, 8 mi E of Hwy 10 on Hwy 228, on W shore. |
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Molly Stark Lake Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Molly Stark | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Glendalough State Park | Getting there: In picnic area of Glendalough State Park, 1 1/2 mi N of Battle Lake on State Hwy 78 and 2 mi E on Co Rd 16. |
| Otter Tail River Fishing Pier | Water: Pebble | Maintained by: City of Fergus Falls | Getting there: SE of Fergus Falls in Delagoon City Park, go S on Hwy 59 to E City Road, the pier is on the N shore. |
| Pebble Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Pebble | Maintained by: City of Fergus Falls | Getting there: In the City of Fergus Falls, Delagoon Park, 1941 Delagoon Park Drive. |
| Pelican Bay Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Pelican Bay | Maintained by: City of Otter Tail | Getting there: MN Hwy 78 on Pelican Bay just across the road from Otter Tail Lake E boat landing |
| Pelican River Fishing Pier | Water: Unnamed | Maintained by: City of Pelican Rapids | Getting there: In Pelican Rapids's city park, take Hwy 59 to 1st Ave., and go E to the Pelican River, pier on W shore of Mill Pond Reservoir. |
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.