LEECHES
Leeches are an excellent live bait used on many Upper Michigan freshwater lakes, rivers, and streams. Leeches are seasonal so ask our friendly staff about availability.
Live bait is the most popular way to land trophy fish. We offer a huge variety of live baits that are great for fishing.
Leeches are an excellent live bait used on many Upper Michigan freshwater lakes, rivers, and streams. Leeches are seasonal so ask our friendly staff about availability.
Worms are an excellent bait for nearly all freshwater fishing. They are an ideal food and their creamy white soft plump fat body is enticing to fishes.
Minnows are baby fishes and a good all-around freshwater fishing bait, used either alive or dead. It is big on flavor and is used for targeting suspended fish or fish holding in vertical cover.
Want to catch loads of fish? Try insects for bait. Most fish like insects the way kids love candy. They can’t resist these six-legged temptations. The best insects that can be used as baits are nymphs, crickets, grasshoppers, and cicadas.
Grubs are often used as live freshwater bait and are ideal for pan fish, sunfish, and trout.
They are warm weather worms that do not require refrigeration but can tolerate temperature extremes. They are excellent for pan fishing and trout and are a great composting worm.
Spikes is the politically correct term for maggots. It is loved by all species and sizes of fish from inch long minnows to forty pound plus carp. They are great for pan fishing and trout.
Crayfish are popular and considered a large part of the diet among adult bass like largemouth, smallmouth, white bass, and redeye bass. It is one of the best live baits and is considered more popular than worms and minnows.