Public shore fishing spots in Scott County, Minnesota
DNR records list 7 public shore fishing spots in Scott County: 7 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
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Cedar Lake Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Cedar | Maintained by: Three Rivers Park District | Getting there: In Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park, From Hwy 13, go W on 260th, N. on Juniper Ave. Long walk to pier. |
| Cleary Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Cleary | Maintained by: Three Rivers Park District | Getting there: In Cleary Lake Regional Park, take I-35W to Co Rd 42, go W to Co Rd 27, go S about 3 mi to the park, pier on S shore. |
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Lower Prior Lake Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Lower Prior | Maintained by: City of Prior Lake | Getting there: In the city of Prior Lake, from Hwy 13 go W on Co 21 to the pier in Grainwoods Crossing Park on the N side of road, just before the bridge. |
| McColl Pond Fishing Pier | Water: McColl Pond | Maintained by: City of Savage | Getting there: In Savage, from Co. Hwy 42, go N on Co. Rd. 27 to Savage Community Park, W to pier. |
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Mill Pond Veteran Park Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Mill Pond | Maintained by: City of Jordan | Getting there: No directions published |
| O'Dowd Lake Fishing Pier | Water: O'Dowd | Maintained by: City of Shakopee | Getting there: In Shakopee, take Hwy 101 (Marshall Road) S to Co 79, S to O'Dowd Lake Park. |
| Thole Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Thole/Schneider | Maintained by: City of Shakopee | Getting there: From the city of Prior Lake, go W on Co 42 to Co 17, go S to Co 14. go W to Co 79, pier on NE 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.