Eagle Nest Lodge — Bait & Tackle in Deer River, MN

Contact & hours

🚤Nearest public landings

DNR public water access sites closest to Eagle Nest Lodge — buy bait here, launch there.

• Cut Foot Sioux Lake, #2 Public Water Access Site on Cut Foot Sioux

  ~0.3 mi

  Trailer Launch · Concrete Slab · 1 dock · 8 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  21 miles northwest of the city of Deer River, on Mn Highway #46, then 3 miles southwest of County Road 33, on the north shore of Cut Foot Sioux Lake.

• Cut Foot Sioux Lake, Deer Lake Public Water Access Site on Cut Foot Sioux

  ~1.1 mi

  Trailer Launch · Concrete Slab · Directions ↗

  19 miles northwest of the city of Deer River, on Mn Highway #46, then 2.5 miles west on County Road 33, on Cut Foot Sioux Lake.

What they carry

• Live bait
• Fishing licenses
• Boat rental / marina

Listed by the Minnesota DNR as an in-person license agent — a verified, currently operating fishing retailer. Inventory flags are based on the business type and name; for specific minnows or leech sizes, call first.

🐟Fish near here

• Winnibigoshish Lake~8 mi
• Cass Lake~23 mi
• Burnt Shanty~26 mi

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

🎣Gear to grab before you go

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

• Wire or fluorocarbon leadersPike bite through mono. Every rig needs a leader.Shop at Amazon →
• Casting spoons (red/white, five of diamonds)Classic Minnesota pike hardware for weedlines.Shop at Amazon →
• Quick-strike rigsSucker minnows for pike and muskie — hook them fast, release them clean.Shop at Amazon →
• 8 lb monofilament lineFresh line before the season — old mono loses jig-bite fish.Shop at Amazon →
• Soft plastic worms & crawsTexas-rig on weedlines — Minnesota largemouth eat them all summer.Shop at Amazon →
• Slip bobber kitLeech under a slip float on a reef — summer walleye 101.Shop at Amazon →