Public shore fishing spots in Winona County, Minnesota
DNR records list 6 public shore fishing spots in Winona County: 6 fishing piers. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
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Whitewater River Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: River or reservoir | Maintained by: DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Whitewater State Park | Getting there: In Whitewater State Park, 8 mi N of the town of St. charles on Hwy 74, pier is by south picnic grounds. |
| Goodview Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Goodview | Maintained by: City of Goodview | Getting there: In Goodview, 2 mi. N of Hwy 14 on Hwy 61 on the right. |
| Jessen Park Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Jesson Park | Maintained by: City of St. Charles | Getting there: South side of St. Charles, in Sportsman Park, Parks Road and Jessens Drive |
| Bartlet Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Unnamed | Maintained by: City of Winona | Getting there: Go west off River View Dr on Theurer Blvd to Bartlet Lake Rd go north to parking lot |
| Lake Winona Fishing Pier | Water: Winona | Maintained by: City of Winona | Getting there: Go west on W. Lake St off of Huff St. 3 blocks to parking lot. |
| Lake Winona Fishing Pier | Water: Winona | Maintained by: City of Winona | Getting there: North shore of Lake Winona off Lake Park Dr. |
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.