WABANA Fishing Tackle — Bait & Tackle in Grand Rapids, MN

Contact & hours

🚤Nearest public landings

DNR public water access sites closest to WABANA Fishing Tackle — buy bait here, launch there.

• Wabana Lake (SE) Public Water Access Site on Wabana

  ~1.6 mi

  Trailer Launch · Concrete Slab · 1 dock · 6 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  14 mi N of Grand Rapids on Cnty Rd 49 to E shore.

• Island Lake Public Water Access Site on Island

  ~1.7 mi

  Trailer Launch · Natural · 4 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  10 miles north of Grand Rapids, off CSAH 49, on the northwest shore of Island Lake.

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

• Burnt Shanty~8 mi
• Loon~13 mi
• Pokegama Lake~15 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 →