Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters — Bait & Tackle in Grand Marais, MN

Contact & hours

🚤Nearest public landings

DNR public water access sites closest to Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters — buy bait here, launch there.

• Popular Lake Public Water Access Site on Poplar

  ~1.1 mi

  Trailer Launch · Concrete Slab · 15 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  Take Hwy 12 for 31.5 miles to Co Rd 92. Follow Co Rd 92 west for 0.5 miles to Usfs 1335. Follow Usfs 1335 for 0.5 miles to Poplar Lake Access.

• Birch Lake Public Water Access Site on Birch

  ~1.5 mi

  Carry-In · Natural · Directions ↗

  23 miles north of Grand Marais, off CSAH 12, on the south shore of Birch Lake.

What they carry

• Live bait
• Tackle
• 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

Species in these waters: Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie

🎣Gear to grab before you go

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

• 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 →
• Ned rig heads & stick baitsSmallmouth on rock humps can't leave it alone.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 →