Public shore fishing spots in Watonwan County, Minnesota
DNR records list 3 public shore fishing spots in Watonwan County: 3 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Kansas | Maintained by: Watonwan County | Getting there: From St. James take Hwy 60 to Hwy 4 S 2 mi to Co Rd 119, W 1 1/4 mi to Co Rd 131, S 1 1/2 mi to county park on N shore of lake. |
| Long Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Long | Maintained by: Watonwan County | Getting there: From St. James take Hwy 60 to Hwy 4, So 3-1/2 mi to Co Rd 104, E to Long Lake Co Park on W shore of lake. |
| St. James Lake Park/Tiell Park Campground Fishing Pier | Water: St. James | Maintained by: City of St. James | Getting there: On the south side of St. James Lake, take Tiell Drive to Park Road. |
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.