Metro Fishing areas

  • catman89
    MLPS
    Posts: 35
    April 29, 2011 at 4:28 pm #1222266

    Is there a map on the DNR site or anywhere where it shows public fishing piers/docks aroudn the metro on the rivers? Im new to the cities and want to fish the river more. Thanks

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 29, 2011 at 4:42 pm #961923

    Hey Catman. Welcome to IDO!

    There certainly is a site on the DNR page, broken down by county maps:

    DNR county maps

    If you tell me a general area in the TC where you live, I could PM you a couple decent spots to start with.

    sanka
    Posts: 18
    April 30, 2011 at 4:23 am #962046

    It’s pretty hard to find accessible areas on the rivers that don’t already have a lot of people fishing them. I’ve found the best way is to use Bing Maps and look at satellite images to find places close to roads I can walk to.

    It’s an experimental process, since river levels swing wildly, and what looks like a great place on an image is actually a pretty crappy shore spot. Look for a few and go check them out.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13292
    April 30, 2011 at 2:12 pm #962072

    Used to do the same thing but back in the day we had to use a road atlas. You dont have to limit yourself to just the metro area with this. I ran all over the state checking out river bank spots. Pack the tent in the car and go for the weekend.

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    May 2, 2011 at 4:39 am #962498

    Quote:

    It’s pretty hard to find accessible areas on the rivers that don’t already have a lot of people fishing them. I’ve found the best way is to use Bing Maps and look at satellite images to find places close to roads I can walk to.

    X2 this is what i do usually you can see areas that look like shorelines on the satty maps. you can even see deeper areas off water from the satty photos to because its a darker color to help you pick the right shore spots to try out

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