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Public shore fishing spots in Waseca County, Minnesota

DNR records list 5 public shore fishing spots in Waseca County: 5 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.

Source: Minnesota DNR public fishing sites, retrieved 2026-09-09

SpotWaterMaintained byGetting there
Clear Lake Fishing Pier Water: Clear Maintained by: City of New Richland Getting there: In Maplewood City Park, E city of Waseca on Hwy 14, pier on SE shore.
Clear Lake Park Fishing Pier Water: Clear Maintained by: City of Waseca Getting there: Clear Lake, City of Waseca, Waseca County, Clear Lake Park
Elysian Fishing Pier Water: Elysian Maintained by: City of Waseca Getting there: In Lakeview Park, 2 mi N of Janesville on Co Rd 53, pier on S shore.
Loon Lake Fishing Pier Water: Loon Maintained by: Waseca County Getting there: In Loon Lake W.A.S., W of city of Waseca on Hwy. 14. Pier on S shore.
St.Olaf Lake Fishing Pier Water: St. Olaf Maintained by: City of Janesville Getting there: In St. Olaf Aquatic Management Area, 3 mi E of New Richland on Co Rd 56. Pier on N 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.