Sportsman's Rack — Bait & Tackle in Rochester, MN

Contact & hours

🚤Nearest public landings

DNR public water access sites closest to Sportsman's Rack — buy bait here, launch there.

• Zumbro River, Elton Hills Drive Public Water Access Site

  ~3.6 mi

  Carry-In · Steps · Directions ↗

  In Rochester off of Elton Hills Drive NW, at the Rochester-Olmsted County Recreation Area, steps down to the waters edge.

• Zumbro River, Mayo Memorial Park Public Water Access Site on Silver

  ~4.4 mi

  Carry-In · Unknown · 20 trailer spaces · Directions ↗

  In Rochester, at 4th Street Southeast and 6th Avenue Soutease, on the South Branch of the Zumbro River.

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

• Lake Pepin~28 mi

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

🎣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 →
• Slip bobber kitLeech under a slip float on a reef — summer walleye 101.Shop at Amazon →
• Small jigs, 1/32–1/16 ozTip with a crappie minnow or waxworm — panfish all year.Shop at Amazon →
• Pencil / spring bobbersDetect light crappie bites under a minnow.Shop at Amazon →
• Tungsten ice jigsWinter panfish and perch — small, heavy, fast to the bottom.Shop at Amazon →