Where to Buy Live Bait in the Metro Area

If you are going fishing in the Metro area here are some places to purchase live bait for your trip. Call ahead to the bait shop to make sure they have the type of bait you are looking for. Not all bait shops carry all types of live bait.

 

Andover
Lehmanns Bait and Tackle
620 East River Road
763-427-9700

Anoka
Anoka Live Bait & Tackle
809 West Main Street
763-433-9522

Blaine
Gander Mountain
10650 Baltimore Street NE
763-783-7200

Bloomington
Lynda Nathan Spur
9200 Old Cedar Avenue
952-886-0604


Cedar
Twin Pines Bait and Tackle
18641 Highway 65 NE
763-434-6050


Chanhassen
Ivan's Sinclair
7910 Dakota Avenue
952-934-7124
 

Chaska
Ken's Bait Service
5625 County Road 140
952-448-7592

Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids Dam Regional
Park Visitor Center
763-757-4700

Dayton
Dayton Market
19000 County Road 81
763-428-2221

Eden Prairie
Eagle Mobil
12619 Valley View Road
952-918-1144


Eden Prairie
Gander Mountain
12160 Technology Drive
952-944-5422


Excelsior
Minnetonka Outdoors
19905 West Highway 7
952-470-8800

Forest Lake
Mike's Bait on 8
6595 Lake Boulevard
651-464-5150

Forest Lake
Gander Mountain
14640 West Freeway Drive
651-464-0707

Fridley
Trails End Pro Bass
7597 Highway 65 NE
763-784-9080
 

Harris
Fish Lake Bait Shop
5857 Stark Road
651-674-4734


Hastings
Schorns Bait
1642 Hastings Avenue
651-769-8950


Hugo
May-Oct Bald Eagle Boat Rental
4444 North 129th Street
651-426-0365

Inver Grove Heights
Ace Hardware
3098 65th Street East
651-455-2228

Lakeville
Gander Mountain
16861 Kenyon Avenue
952-435-3805

Little Canada
Joe's Sporting Goods
33 County Road B East
651-209-7800

Maple Grove
Gander Mountain
8030 Wedgewood Lane North
763-420-9800

Maplewood
Gander Mountain
1747 Beam Avenue East
651-770-4880

Minneapolis
Bryn Mawr Mobil Auto Bait & Tackle
328 Cedar Lake Road South
612-377-4743

Minneapolis
Moore's Bait & Tackle
618 West 58th Street
(Corner of Lyndale and 58th)
612-861-7412

 

Minnetonka
Wayzata Bait & Tackle
15748 Wayzata Boulevard
952-473-2227

Mound
Kirby's Bait (Surfside)
2630 Commerce Boulevard
952-472-1884
 

Newport
Backwoods Archery & Sports
1632 Hastings Avenue
651-768-0599
 

Oak Grove
Fuel Star (formerly M&L)
2351 181st NW
763-753-3961

Oakdale
Blue Ribbon Bait & Tackle
1985 Geneva Avenue North
651-777-2421

Plymouth
SEASONAL Harty's Boats & Bait
1920 Medicine Lake Boulevard East
763-546-6711

Plymouth
Johnsons Bait & Tackle
11540 Bass Lake Road
763-383-8830

Prior Lake
Prior Lake Bait and Tackle
15760 Highway 13 South
952-447-6096

Richfield
Something Fishy
1236 East 66th Street
612-861-6675
 
Robbinsdale
SUMMER Robbinsdale Farm, Garden & Pet
4719 42nd Avenue North
763-252-1111

Rogers
Cabela's
20200 Rogers Drive
763-493-8600

Saint Paul
Gimps Bait & Tackle (also called Xiongs or Kathy's)
1239 Rice Street
651-487-5766

Scandia
Big Marine Lake Store
19261 Manning Trail North
651-433-5043

Scandia
Todd's Home Center
14860 Scandia Trail North
651-433-3227

Shakopee
Sport Stop
101 Lewis Street South
952-445-5282

Spring Lake Park
Vados Bait & Tackle
7895 Highway 65 NE
763-784-6728
 

St. Cloud
Stoplight Bait
45 8th Avenue SE (St. Germaine & US 10)
320-255-9689
 

Stillwater
Kwik Trip (worms)
3550 Settlers Way
651-275-0668 
 

Stillwater
High Five Archery
5639 Memorial Avenue North
651-351-5143

Victoria
Cabin Fever Sporting Goods
1550 Arboretum Boulevard
952-443-2022


Waconia
In Towne Marina
8 East Lake Street
952-442-2096

White Bear Lake
Hansens Little Bear Bait & Tackle
5051 Stewart Avenue
651-653-1326

Woodbury
Gander Mountain
10470 Hudson Road
651-735-6101

Zimmerman
Marv's Minnows
25859 2nd Street E
763-856-4038

 

Some Holiday gas stations, Fleet-Farms and Wal-Marts also carry live bait...

If you sell live bait in the Metro area and would like to be included in the above list please call or send an email to Rick Walsh at: 651-259-5819, or rick.walsh@state.mn.us. The above list is not an exhaustive list of live bait sources in the Twin Cities and inclusion in the list does not imply endorsement or recommendation by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.