Sport Stop — Bait & Tackle in Aurora, MN

Contact & hours

🚤Nearest public landings

DNR public water access sites closest to Sport Stop — buy bait here, launch there.

• St. James Mine Pit Public Water Access Site on St James Pit

  ~1.2 mi

  Trailer Launch · Concrete Slab · 2 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  Northeast side of Aurora on 3rd Ave N.

• Embarrass Mine Pit Public Water Access Site on Sabin (Embarrass Mine)

  ~2.6 mi

  Trailer Launch · Concrete Slab · 1 dock · 10 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  Near Biwabik, Sabin/Embarrass Mine Pit (trout) Lake, Hwy 138 and Mine Lake Road

What they carry

• Live bait
• Tackle

Found through a Google business listing for bait and tackle in this area. Inventory flags are based on the business type and name; for specific minnows or leech sizes, call first.

🐟Fish near here

• Lake Vermilion~29 mi

Species in these waters: Bluegill & Sunfish, Walleye, Crappie, Northern Pike

🎣Gear to grab before you go

Things worth tossing in the cart while you're picking up bait here:

• Small jigs, 1/32–1/16 ozTip with a crappie minnow or waxworm — panfish all year.Shop at Amazon →
• Pencil / spring bobbersDetect light crappie bites under a minnow.Shop at Amazon →
• Tungsten ice jigsWinter panfish and perch — small, heavy, fast to the bottom.Shop at Amazon →
• Jig heads, 1/8–3/8 ozThe Minnesota walleye staple — tip with a minnow or leech.Shop at Amazon →
• Slip bobber kitLeech under a slip float on a reef — summer walleye 101.Shop at Amazon →
• Crawler harnesses / spinner rigsTroll a nightcrawler on deep structure in July and August.Shop at Amazon →