78 public boat ramps on published waters near Faribault.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Faribault; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Wells Lake
Recorded in Wells Lake: Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, and Black Bullhead.
Surveyed depths in Wells Lake reach 15 ft.
- 1Cannon Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Wells Lake, ≈ 4.2 mi from downtown.
Fox Lake
Recorded in Fox Lake: Common Carp, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Fox Lake reach 40 ft.
- 2Fox Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Fox Lake, ≈ 7 mi from downtown.
Cedar Lake
Recorded in Cedar Lake: Common Carp, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Cedar Lake reach 40 ft.
- 3Cedar Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Cedar Lake, ≈ 7.5 mi from downtown.
Horseshoe Lake
Recorded in Horseshoe Lake: Common Carp, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Horseshoe Lake reach 25 ft.
- 4Horseshoe Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Horseshoe Lake, ≈ 12.8 mi from downtown.
Sakatah Lake
Recorded in Sakatah Lake: Common Carp, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Sakatah Lake reach 10 ft.
- 5Upper Sakatah Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Sakatah Lake, ≈ 13.3 mi from downtown.
- 6Cannon River, Sakatah Lake, Waterville Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Sakatah Lake, ≈ 15.8 mi from downtown.
Clear Lake
Recorded in Clear Lake: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Clear Lake reach 25 ft.
- 7Clear Lake (N) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Clear Lake, ≈ 17.5 mi from downtown.
- 8Clear Lake (S) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Clear Lake, ≈ 18.1 mi from downtown.
Greenleaf Lake
Recorded in Greenleaf Lake: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Common Carp.
Surveyed depths in Greenleaf Lake reach 15 ft.
- 9Green Leaf Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Greenleaf Lake, ≈ 18.8 mi from downtown.
Elysian Lake
Recorded in Elysian Lake: Common Carp, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Elysian Lake reach 10 ft.
- 10Elysian Lake (N) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Elysian Lake, ≈ 20.4 mi from downtown.
Lake Byllesby
Recorded in Lake Byllesby: Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Smallmouth Bass, and White Bass.
Surveyed depths in Lake Byllesby reach 50 ft.
- 11Cannon River, Lake Byllesby (W) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Byllesby, ≈ 20.6 mi from downtown.
Lake Francis
Recorded in Lake Francis: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Lake Francis reach 60 ft.
- 12Frances Lake (E) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Francis, ≈ 21.1 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Faribault for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr797 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowCommon Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinidae
48 in80 lb20 yr449 waters
FreshwaterSlowBlack Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr375 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBlack Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae
18 in5 lb6 yr700 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Catostomidae
36 in60 lb20 yr97 watersGame fish


















