Public shore fishing spots in Todd County, Minnesota
DNR records list 6 public shore fishing spots in Todd County: 6 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
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| Bass Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Bass | Maintained by: City of Grey Eagle | Getting there: In Grey Eagle, on the E side of town, off Hwy 28 in wayside/city park, pier on N shore. |
| Charlotte Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Charlotte | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails | Getting there: 1/2 mi S of Long Prairie on St Hwy 71, at public access on N shore. |
| Dower Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Dower | Maintained by: City of Staples | Getting there: From Staples go west on US Highway 10 approx. 2 miles to 245th Ave. Then south 1 mile to Thunder Road and then east 1/4 mile to the Dower Lake Recreation Area. |
| Little Swan Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Little Swan | Maintained by: Burnhamville Township | Getting there: On the northeast shroe of Little Swan Lake, 331st Avenue |
| Lake Osakis Fishing Pier | Water: Osakis | Maintained by: Todd County | Getting there: In Battle Point County Park. |
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Osakis Lake (S) Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Osakis | Maintained by: City of Osakis | Getting there: No directions published |
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.