Handy Stop Bait

04/13/2026

I would like to express my gratitude to all our customers who have stopped by to purchase trout bait. Many of you may have noticed that I have not been maintaining a large inventory of live bait in the refrigerator, and I would like to provide some insight into my reasoning. As a smaller business, I aim to carefully estimate demand and prepare accordingly. My primary concern is ensuring that customers do not arrive to find that the bait has died. During the summer, it is more common for the refrigerator to be out of crawlers than to contain dead ones in the middle of the day. Every evening throughout the summer, I carefully count the bait to guarantee its quality. Anyway, thank you to everyone who stopped by.

04/02/2026

To prepare for the opening day of Pennsylvania trout season, the bait refrigerator has been stocked with a variety of spikes, meal worms, red worms, and wax worms, in addition to golden shiners, emeralds, rosies, and fat heads in the tanks for pre order.

03/27/2026

🎣 Youth Trout Opener is THIS Saturday! 🎣
Every year I tell myself… “I’m not selling bugs next year.”
And yet here I am again — counting them out one by one, sorting through and picking out the bad bait so you guys get nothing but good, lively bait for opening day.
Because at the end of the day, seeing kids out there catching fish and having a blast… that’s what it’s all about.
🪱 In stock now:
• Canadian Crawlers
• Red Worms
• Spikes
• Mealworms
• Wax Worms
🐟 Minnows available (call or text ahead):
• Rosies
• Emeralds
• Goldens
• Fatheads
Stop in and get stocked up — let’s make it a great opener for the kids! 🐟

02/12/2026

If anyone is looking for bait for early Saturday morning, let me know soon. I'm taking tomorrow afternoon off for some family fun. I'm done by 2 p.m. and will resume on Saturday.

02/06/2026

Had a group of guys hit me up for some blue nose this morning. They obviously had a great afternoon of fishing.
Great job guys.
If your looking for some blues, hit me up before they are gone.

02/04/2026

Today's selection includes a great assortment of emeralds in small, medium, and large sizes, as well as a fresh run of blue nose. Message us here, call, or text 814-230-2103.

01/29/2026

Large emeralds, small emeralds, large golden shiners, medium golden shiners, and blue nose are all in the tanks if you're looking to get on the ice anytime soon.

01/20/2026

Egg sacks and wax worms along with pike and walleye bait if anyone's looking.

01/16/2026

Our tanks are now fully stocked, and we anticipate that this week's colder temperatures will enable us to get back on the ice. We currently have large emeralds, large golden shiners, and medium eastern silver shiners in stock. To place an order, please call 814-230-2103 or send a message here.

01/03/2026

For those seeking bait tomorrow, I have a limited supply of larger emeralds, a considerable amount of walleye bait, and an ample supply of suckers. Please reach out to me before 11:00 Saturday morning. I will be leaving at 11:30 for basketball 🏀 and will not be back until later.

12/18/2025

Just received another load of emeralds, medium and large shiners and small suckers. Message us or call 814-230-2103 for easy pickup right here in Russell pa.

12/13/2025

For those intending to venture onto the ice this weekend, I am offering emeralds in sizes ranging from small to large, small suckers, and medium golden shiners for purchase. Please message me to place your order, which I will prepare for morning pickup. I will be unavailable until late afternoon. Thank you and please exercise caution.

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