Remer Trading Post — Bait & Tackle in Remer, MN

Contact & hours

🚤Nearest public landings

DNR public water access sites closest to Remer Trading Post — buy bait here, launch there.

• Big Sand Lake Public Water Access Site on Big Sand

  ~1.8 mi

  Trailer Launch · Natural · 10 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  2 miles northwest of Remer on northeast shore of Big Sand Lake.

• Little Sand Lake Public Water Access Site on Little Sand

  ~3.3 mi

  Trailer Launch · Concrete Slab · 1 dock · 5 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  3.5 mi NW of Remer on SW shore.

What they carry

• Live bait
• Tackle
• Fishing licenses

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

• Little Thunder~7 mi
• Loon~18 mi
• Pokegama Lake~20 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 →