WINNIE TRADING POST — Bait & Tackle in Deer River, MN

Contact & hours

🚤Nearest public landings

DNR public water access sites closest to WINNIE TRADING POST — buy bait here, launch there.

• Little Ball Club Lake Public Water Access Site on Little Ball Club

  ~1 mi

  Trailer Launch · Natural · 4 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  13 miles northwest of the city of Deer River, on MN Highway #46, on the west shore of Little Ball Club Lake.

• Little Winnie Lake Public Water Access Site on Little Winnibigoshish

  ~1.3 mi

  Trailer Launch · Natural · 3 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  12 miles northwets of the city of Ball Club, off CSAh 9, on the west shore of Little Winnibigoshish Lake.

What they carry

• Live bait
• Tackle
• Gas

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

• Winnibigoshish Lake~4 mi
• Loon~22 mi
• Burnt Shanty~24 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 →