Public shore fishing spots in Rice County, Minnesota
DNR records list 9 public shore fishing spots in Rice County: 6 fishing piers and 3 shore or bank fishing sites. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
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| Cannon River - RM 74.2 Shore Fishing Site | Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: On the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail Bridge just West of the Trail Parking Lot in Morristown |
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Cannon/Straight River Fishing Site
Bank Fishing Site |
Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: Two Rivers Park, 14th St. NE in Faribault. Shorefishing |
| Cannon Lake Fishing Pier, Shagar Park | Water: Cannon | Maintained by: Rice County | Getting there: In Shager County Park, SW of the City of Faribault off Hwy 60 |
| Cannon Lake, Ackman Park Fishing Pier | Water: Cannon | Maintained by: Rice County | Getting there: From Fairbault, take Hwy 60 east then north on Cannon Lake Trail, to Ackman Park. Fishing pier on East side of lake |
| Circle Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Circle | Maintained by: Forest Township | Getting there: From I-35 go west 2-1/4 mi on Co Hwy 1 to Circle Lake Trail. Turn left and go 1 mile to pier on left. |
| Cody Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Cody | Maintained by: Wheatland Township | Getting there: 11971 Cody Lake Trail, Montgomery MN |
| Cannon River - King's Mill Dam Fishing Pier | Water: Faribault | Maintained by: Rice County | Getting there: In Faribault, at King Mill County Park, Roberds Lake Road and Western Ave NW |
| Fox Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Fox | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: From Faribault, go W on Hwy 21 to Co Rd 46, go N 4 mi to 140th St W, go W for 1 1/4 mi to Fox Lake Trail, turn right, pier is next to boat launch. |
| Cannon River - Morristown Shore Fishing Site | Water: Morristown Pond | Maintained by: City of Morristown | Getting there: In Morristown, from Hwy 60, go S on Hwy 44 (Holland Ave) to the river bridge. (A cat walk over the Cannon River Dam is open for fishing). |
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.