Paul “Blade” & Lacy Bloedorn have been ice fishing Little Bay de Noc for 25 years with family & friends. We are always up for a good fishing story and look forward to meeting other Hard Water Adventurers like ourselves! We have 2 yellow Labs, Cedar & Red, that are sure to greet you when you visit our shop.
Blade’s Bait & Tackle is Open Exclusively during The Hardwater Fishing Season on & near Little Bay de Noc. Open seven days a week at 5:00am. Our goal is to stock all the tackle and gear you need and a bunch of stuff you want. We offer after hours bait service, with 12 hr notice, for those that ice fish day or night! We also have drop down shelters available for rent.
Stop In!
Blade, Lacy, Cedar & Red
Your Hard Water Bait & Tackle Shop
Everything an ice angler needs and a bunch of stuff you’ll want. Largest selection of hard water fishing gear for miles.
Live Bait Available Any Time!
Coming from out of town? Starting early or fishing late? Give us 12 hours notice with the time of your arrival and we will have your bait ready and the shop open for you to get supplies.
Hard Water Gear
Powerful, reliable Ion and Strikemaster electric augers. Lite-Flite Laser drill Units. All sizes! Several brands of ice shelters in stock. Swedish Pimple, Jigging Raps , Moonshine Lures, Flirty Gertie, Z-Viber, Lindy Walleye Talker and Perch Talker. Electronics from Marcum, Vexilar, Aquavu and Hummingbird, Beaver Dam tip ups!
Latest Ice Reports
Ya Baby! We’re finally enjoying sub zero weather. We had bright sunshine as I did ice measurements this afternoon from the Kipling Landing throughout the Bay north of the narrows. We have 8-11”s. Fish did get a little tight lipped with this cold front. Speaking of cold fronts, I know it was forecast, but returning tonight from a short stent…
l All right, two nights without a report just means we’ve been slammed around here, but in a good way. Ice conditions could not be better with the exception of a couple pockets of slush from cracks forming and water pushing up them. With the cold temps this week those are all gonna freeze up too. We are certainly on…
Usually I don’t run out of time to write a report until Saturday. Here it is only Thursday and this day is almost over. Where does time go? Besides, aren’t the days supposed to be getting longer? The ice is great, travel on the Bay is awesome and the walleye are eating more every day. Tonight we’re hosting some guests…