places to get live bait.

hey guys just figured since you have the capitol region icemen list maybe we should have a list of places to get live bait.  just in case someone wants to go fishing somewhere and would like something to entice the fish into biting.

1 new hartford ny,  gander mountain.  for you guys that go west.

the Flying Arrow in good ol East Greenbush. Jimmy is the name of the owner and he is a great guy. Catch him when hes not busy and you always get plenty of bait for a great price.

Fish 307 has good lively bait and its very very conveniant for me sometimes but their prices are steep. Fort Anne right behind those outlet shops.

I second that that yank, conroys is my personal favorite local bait shop any day.

Ya know, I've heard some good things about flying arrow, but I have a problem with that place. My buddy needed a new string for his bow, so I told him to go over there (my archery shop is in Cobleskill, he didn't want to go that far)

Drops his bow off, says "just need a new string"

His dad picks it up for him, gives him the bill - $236.50!! All they did was change the string, they never even tightend the modules on the cams, when he went to shoot the bow, it rattled like a baby rattler! Ridiculous!!

--sorry, just had to get that off my chest--

Sounds like I am in full agreement with pretty much everyone.
 
I always love any bait shop staffed by a gentle old man.  Especially if I have a full cup of coffee and some time to kill.
 
So for that reason alone, I would have to choose "Conroys" as my favorite.  But having said that, Flying Arrow is closer to my house so I do buy some gear there on occassion.  The funny thing is that they are BOTH apparently pretty overpriced, since I noticed prices are actually CHEAPER up in Chestertown where I usually gripe about inflated costs.
 
If I have the time, I'd rather give my money to old man Conroy and hear some semi-reliable local reports.
 
If I am in a rush, I will head to Flying Arrow and hear tales of BS about what an amazing fishery Snyders Lake is.
 
But if I am heading north for a daytrip or weekend, I will ALWAYS hold off on bait and gear until we hit Crossroads up in Chestertown.  I've been going there forever, and they always have good coffee, frisy bait, and nice folks.
 
(Even if they do bust your chops a little for being the first idiots buying bait for ice fishing)

ahh yes, Saratoga Tackle and Lake Lonely.

Billy at LL is a good guy with fair prices and always knows the hot spot.

Tim at 'toga tackle has a heck of a selection of jigs and lures.

I used to work at both those places when they were both owned by Tim. I ran Lake Lonely for a summer ('04), it was fun!


Also, don't forget about Hanks Bait and Tackle on Rt 9 just south of Round Lake. The guy also cuts up deer and sells fire wood. I'm headed over there in a few mins to pick up my deer actually

'Nother bait shop is Wiggly worm on rt 50 in Burnt Hills.

Weber’s Bait and Tackle
8137 RT.5 (Evans Center)
Angola, NY
Just past Sturgeon Point Road.
Phone: (716) 549-3426
Opens 6am
Lake Erie


Machias Surplus
RT 16
Arcade, NY
Phone: (716) 353-8700
Call first for live bait!


ART'S BAIT SHOP
2129 Lakeville Rd. ( RT 15 ) between East Avon and Lakeville.
Avon, NY 14414
Open 7 days a week from 6:00am to 5:00pm. (585) 226-9185
Great bait(pike,walleye,& perch minnows,wax worms, spikes & mousies). He also carries some ice fishing supplies.                                                                 


Wiggly Worm
Route 50
Ballston Lake, NY
The shop is close to Ballston Lake and the service and prices are good.
Rating: 9


Batavia Marine Sptg Supply
aka: Barrett’s
411 West Main St.
Batavia, NY 14020
(585)343-4131
(585)343-4869 Fax


Big Catch Bait and Tackle
2287 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207
Phone: (716) 873-9130
Right near the foot of Ontario St launch ramp on the shores of the Niagara River the owners are Pat and Bill Van Camp they have a very negligible staff on hand they have bait and tackle for all species of fish and ice or open water fishing they sell licenses and they also wholesale bait all over NY state and Canada.
Rating: 9


Big Catch Bait and Tackle
2287 Niagara Street
Buffalo NY 14207 (716)877-0971


Penrods Bait
1560 South Park Ave
Buffalo, NY
Phone: (716) 823-0550
Lake Erie/Tribs


Bristol Bait and Bow
6454 Route 64 South
Bristol Springs (Naples mailing), NY
Phone: (585) 374-6910
Owner: Doug Grove


Ackerman's Sunoco
63 South Main Street
Castile, NY  14427
Comments: Full-service gas station with live bait & miscellaneous equipment.  Not usually open past 8pm most days of the week.  Do not get a lot of business for bait, so limited/no supply at times.



Crossroads
40 Dixon Road
Chestertown, NY (right off I-87, Exit 25, take a right then a left)
Phone: (518) 494-382?
The shop is close to Brant Lake and Schroon Lake and the service is good.
Rating: 8


Pembroke Bait and Tackle
707 Main Road (Route 5)
Corfu, NY 14036
Phone: (877) 314-2248    (Toll Free)
E-mail: info@pembrokebait.com


Bob's Bait
4723 Route 9N
Corinth, NY 12822
(518) 654-9391
Bait, tackle, licenses


T-N-T Sports
Rt 58
Edwards, NY
Open early once ice gets in.  Tackle some bait, near Black Lake, Cranberry Lake, etc…


Roy's Marina Inc
32 Clarks Pt
PO Box 513
Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: (315) 789-3094
Fax: (315) 789-4020


Franks Gun & Tackle
Rt 30
Gloversville N.Y.  12078
518-883-5053
Right across from Adirondack Animal Land.
They carry live bait, tip-ups, hand & power augers, jigs
all kinds of replacement blades too..


Screwy Louie’s Sport Shop
596 Main St (104A)
Fair Haven, NY
Phone: (315) 947-6348
Open 3 or 4 days a week.
Rating: 3


E & W Sporting Goods
37 Stone Road
Greece, NY
Phone: (585) 621-4440
COMMENTS: Live bait tackle; R&F Gun shop located at same building; specializes in bass tackle for you 'bass heads'.


Chapmans Sport shop
County route 6
Hammond, NY 13646
315-324-5265


Braddock Bait and Tackle
372 Manitou Road.
Hilton, NY
Phone: (585) 392-6600
COMMENTS: Live bait and tackle, located on south west end of bay, boat launch on site, has boat rental.


Honeoye Bait & Tackle
4864 County Road 37
Honeoye, NY 14471
Phone: 229-2266


Country Pets
Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY
Phone: (518) 747-3594
Near the Hudson River but not really close to any lakes.  It is close to the Hudson River and may be good if you are on your way to Moreau Lake or Lake George.  I'm not sure of the owners name but the service is ok.
Rating: 7


S & R Bait and Tackle
4423 Culver Road
Irondequoit, NY
Phone: (585) 323-1182
COMMENTS: Live bait and tackle, 1 minute from NYS boat launch at north end of Irondequoit bay.


Bob's Bait & Tackle
Intersection Route 100/35
Katonah, NY
Located less than 5 minutes to Cross River Reservoir/Amawalk Reservoir/Muscoot Reservoir and several small lakes.
Owner:  Lucy
Phone: (914) 232-4085
Rating:  9 (Based on 40 years experience with them


Narby's bait and tackle(grocery superette)
Sharon Narburgh, Owner
1292 Oak Orchard Rd. (RTE 98)
Kent, NY 14477
(Located 1/2 mile south of Lake Ontario Parkway)
Phone: 585-682-4624
Fax: 585-682-4624
Email: info@narbys.com
website: www.narbys.com

Village Hardware
185 Portage Rd.
Lewiston, NY 14092
(716) 754-2301

NOW SELLS BAIT (NYS certified minnows)

Ross' Bait Shop
Manny's Corner, Ny
518 842 3819
Its east of Amsterdam, north of rte 67 (about 1 mile or so)

Jim's Bait Shop
2nd Ave Ext.
Mayfield, NY
Very large selection of bait and tackle.
Mayfield Lake, Sacandaga Lake, Caroga Lake

Fuel & Food
3000 St Hwy 30
Mayfield, NY
Phone: (518) 661-6917
Bait and tackle shop, Mom and Pop type store w/deli
Lou has lots of info of the area, food and drinks
Mayfield Lake, Sacandaga Lake, Caroga Lake

Dave's Bait and Tackle
Bunker Hill Road
Mayfield, NY
Phone: (518) 863-6057
Dave is very knowledgeable about the areas lakes  His shop is just minutes from the Sacandaga Lake.


B&R Bait shop
Jordan Rd.
Meridian,NY
open 7 days a week
6 am til 9pm  1mi from Cross Lake Marina 1 1/2 mi south from Rt 370


A-1 Bait  (self serve)
5425 GRAUER ROAD
NIAGARA FALLS NY
[just off Military Road
at the Rite-Aid Corner!]
[Bait Service Only]
[716] 297-5480


Bay Bridge Sport Shop
Ridge Road,
North Rose, NY
Phone: (315) 587-9508
South end of Sodus Bay at the bridge.
These two guys are the most informative and nicest tackle shop owners I have seen.

Mayhood's Sporting Goods
Route 12 South
Norwich,NY
Phone (607) 334-2001
www.mayhoods.com
Live bait and equipment

Sportsman's Hut
Rte 30 a few miles north of
northville
(518) 924-7562

The Slippery Sinker
5780 West Main St
Olcott, NY 14126
Phone: (716) 778-0713
E-mail: SLIPPERYSINKER@NETZERO.NET
Owners: Wes & Amy Walker
Live bait and full line of tackle.  Good people and advice for a fist time customer.
Rating: 8+

Beverage Baron
Corner of Rt. 14A and Lake St (Rt. 54)
Penn Yan, NY 14527
Open 6:AM to 9:PM  7 days a week.
Phone: (315) 536-3522
Good bait, limited tackle, nice people.
Rating: 7

McIntyre's Bait Farm
572 Finches Corners Road
Red Creek, NY
Phone: (315) 754-0091
Excellent place to get bait... wholesale distributor of live bait only....every day from around 4 or 5 in the morning till afternoon.
Rating: 9

Spanky's Bait Shop
9288 Blind Sodus Bay Road
Red Creek,ny
lou and sara have spikes,worms and minnows as well as ice fishing supplies at a fair price.
Open 7 am to around dark 315-947-6171

Jay-Ve Tackle Co.
24 Seneca Ave
Rochester, NY
Phone: (585) 266-0880
COMMENTS: Live bait/tackle; has archery shop and shooting lanes as well.

Mitchels
4531 Lake Ave. 
Port of Rochester
Rochester N.Y. 14612
(585) 663-4564

BURKE'S MARINA
Rte. 28
Raquette Lake
New York
(315) 354-462

Woods 'N Water
8385 Rome Westernville Road
Rome, NY 13440
Phone: (315) 337-3337
Your source for Delta Lake information, bait and limited tackle.

Hanks Bait and Tackle 
Rt 9 just south of Round Lake

Maple Run Farm Bait Shop
18135 County Rt 75
Sackets Harbor, NY 13685
(315)646-2260
Hours:  Open 6 a.m. year round
Comments:  Excellent variety of live bait (perch and pike minnows, worms, etc).  Also a decent inventory of ice fishing tackle.  The shop is run by  a very knowledable and friendly women.  If you are planning on fishing Chaumont Bay or Sackets harbor this winter, this is the place to get your bait!


Blue Line Sport Shop
82 Main St
Saranac Lake, NY 12983 (Region 5 Franklin County)
Phone: (518) 891-4680
Bait (sometimes) and tackle
Sam is the owner, his son Chris is in the tackle shop often (good people).
Rating: 9

Saratoga Tackle
1456 Route 9
Saratoga Springs, NY
Phone: (518) 584-3952


Nick's Field & Stream
Broadway
Schenectady, NY
Phone:  (518)376-0233
It’s near the Mohawk River but not many lakes, maybe if you are going to the Watervliet Reservoir.
Rating: 7

Bobcat Sports
RTE 9 & 977 Elwood Ave
Schroon Lake NY 12870
518-532-7322

Schuyler Lake Bait
Church Street
Schuyler Lake,NY
(315) 858-1878

Seeleys Bait And Tackle
164 Alder Meadow Rd
Schroon Lake, NY 12870
Fishing Bait
(518) 532-7530


East Hill Trading Post
7286 Rt 256
Scottsburg, NY 14545
Phone: (585) 335-8794
3 Miles south of Conesus, next to Parkey’s
Live Bait

Bearwood Bait and Tackle Shop
6595 Crow Hill Road
Skaneateles NY
Phone: (315) 685-7243
Contacts: Charlie and Rose

Davenports Bait and Tackle Boat Livery
Lake Ontario (Sodus Bay)
Resort Road,
Sodus, NY
Phone: (315) 587-4434
Mr. and Mrs. Davenport
Rating: 8

Tanners Bait
Speculator NY
(518) 548-7705


Bobbers
5444 Ridge Rd. West
Spencerport N.Y. 14559
(585)352-4060

Marion Manor (AKA Jigs Trading post)
Corner of Rt 13 and Rt 31
Sylvan Beach, NY
Phone: (315) 762-4810
COMMENTS: Live bait and tackle selection is great they also have a boat launch, docking, and fuel.  Personality and information varies, sometimes good sometimes very bad.

Mickey’s Live Bait & Tackle
715 Southbay Road
North Syracuse, NY
Phone: (315) 458-7998
Contacts: Al, Jimmy or Fran

Shooter's Highland Sports
3067 Main St
Valatie, NY   Phone# (518) 758-1488
Tues-Fri and Sunday @ 10am
Saturday @ 9am  ....but call the day before and they will make arrangements
to meet with you at more convenient hours

Barry's Bait & Tackle (CLOSED FOR WINTER)
818 Waterloo Geneva Road
Waterloo, NY 13165
Phone: (315) 539-5341

Conroy’s bait supply
711 19th street
Watervliet, NY 12189
Phone: 273-2582
Rating: 8

Tell'Em Where You Got it Shop
11431 South Lackawana St (Rt 21 South)
Wayland, NY 14572
Phone: (716) 728-2328
Rating: 9 (by RG)
Bait, Tackle, and a little of everything else. Very nice people near Loon Lake.

WAYNE MARKET AND BAIT SHOP
7 RT. 230
WAYNE N.Y.
(607)292-3714

Bayside Boat and Tackle
1200 Empire Blvd
WEBSTER, NY
Phone: (585) 224-8289
COMMENTS: Located at south end of Irondequoit Bay; Live bait and tackle; has a boat launch on site; also rent canoes and small boats

Honey's
Main St RT 22
Whithall, NY  (Champlain's south bay)
5am most days.
Rating: 5

The Sportsmen's Den
Railroad Street
Whitney Point, NY
607-692-4266
Live bait plus supplies

theres another flying arrow over near the slingerlands, I think they have minnows, I know they have grubs.

Guys i need to give some more info about Flying Arrow ... pulled into there lot on Sat morning 8am ... NOT OPEN UNTIL 9am !!!!!  
Really ???? On a Sat and you have icefishing supplies and bait.   
 
 

ORIGINAL: bassinbrian

Guys i need to give some more info about Flying Arrow ... pulled into there lot on Sat morning 8am ... NOT OPEN UNTIL 9am !!!!!  
Really ???? On a Sat and you have icefishing supplies and bait.   

 
Brian - don't feel too bad...they won't have live bait until Tuesday anyway!

Just a heads up guys. I was heading out Rte 85 the other day and noticed that Flying Arrow Sports in no longer there. Not sure if they moved, but I did not notice any signage or anything on the building where they used to be. Poor economy and location might have wiped them out already.

The owner of Country Pets in Hudson Falls is Dave Levitt.

Country Pets in Hudson Falls on Main st. ( rt. 4 ) , Dave Levett, Owner
He opens early! Great Low Prices on bait and other fishing supplyes, If you need something he dont have he can order it!
Close too:
Lake George
Cossayuna Lake
Carters Pond
Hudson River
Moreau Lake
Sunnyside
Glen Lake
And I'm sure I missed some others, Also close to jump back on the Northway ( I-87 )
 

If you are headed towards Thompsons or Warners or any of the Partridge Run "ponds" , even Crystal, Myosotis, or Triangle. . . Helderberg Mountain Lures is your best bet. Richie runs a nice little shop and is reliable. Has good prices as well. Also I'll try to get the Thompsons Lake Campground opened up a little earlier for you guys, sorry but my shift starts at 7:00, can't rush a state "employee".

ORIGINAL: Cohookhead
Also I'll try to get the Thompsons Lake Campground opened up a little earlier for you guys, sorry but my shift starts at 7:00, can't rush a state "employee".

What are the winter hours for the campground gate?

ORIGINAL: Ship of Fools

ORIGINAL: deadfishred

Ya know, I've heard some good things about flying arrow, but I have a problem with that place. My buddy needed a new string for his bow, so I told him to go over there (my archery shop is in Cobleskill, he didn't want to go that far)

Drops his bow off, says "just need a new string"

His dad picks it up for him, gives him the bill - $236.50!! All they did was change the string, they never even tightend the modules on the cams, when he went to shoot the bow, it rattled like a baby rattler! Ridiculous!!

--sorry, just had to get that off my chest--

I had a similar experience...... and have heard of issues with bait that died way too quickly  ... and they are full of sh.. as far as the stories they tell of what has been caught and on what lure.

But.... what bait shop doesn't bs a little?

Helderberg Mountain Lures is good and close to my house, the owner Rich likes to talk.

Really dont like Flying Arrow on RT 85 in Slingerlands. The guy who owns the building (not the owner of flying arrow) is always in there pretending he is a sales men and trying to push stuff down your throat. Also know some guys who have has problems with bows that were bought there and had problems with them fixing it.