Mertes’ Slough Landing

Mertes’ Harbor and Mertes’ Slough is maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It consists of a large parking lot, boat ramp, benches and a fishing dock. You might hook just about anything in the harbor, which is on the river side of the parking lot. The boat ramp provides access to the slough, which is cut off from the river except during floods. Anglers fish for bass, northerns and panfish in the slough in both Summer and Winter. If you’re fishing from the shore, watch out for poison ivy. Mertes’ Slough Landing is also a great birding location to see migrating water birds in the Spring and Fall.

Driving from Winona to Wisconsin, find Mertes by turning left after crossing the second bridge.