Indiana Bait and Tackle Shops
Bait counters, tackle stores and marinas grouped by DNR fisheries district number.
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Indiana bait shops, tackle stores and marinas
This directory lists 248 Indiana shops: bait and tackle counters, fly shops, sporting goods stores with a fishing aisle and marinas. They are grouped by the DNR fisheries district number that the DNR lake layer gives each county’s own lakes; the DNR prints numbers, not names, for these districts.
Listings come from business directories and chain store pages with street addresses; whether a store sells Indiana licenses was not published, so it is not stated.
- Fisheries district 165 shops and marinas in 9 counties
- Fisheries district 226 shops and marinas in 4 counties
- Fisheries district 339 shops and marinas in 10 counties
- Fisheries district 456 shops and marinas in 15 counties
- Fisheries district 534 shops and marinas in 14 counties
- Fisheries district 628 shops and marinas in 13 counties
Indiana tackle stores with a street-level point
What sort of Indiana stores are listed
Lake and stream scenes for Indiana Bait and Tackle Shops
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Indiana bait shop questions
Where do Hoosier anglers pick up bait?
At the 248 shops and marinas listed here, grouped by DNR fisheries district number, each with an address and phone.
How are Indiana shops grouped?
By the DNR fisheries district number of the county’s own lakes, from the DNR lake layer; the DNR prints no district names.
Do these stores sell fishing licenses?
Not stated: the DNR retailer list could not be read, so check with the store or buy online from the DNR.
How many bait and tackle shops are listed?
122, plus 84 marinas, 38 sporting goods stores and 4 fly shops.
Can I bring live minnows from another state?
Check the species-illegal-to-possess list first; round goby, ruffe and the invasive carps may not be held alive.
Are hours printed?
Only where the source printed them; call before driving.
Where do Lake Michigan anglers buy tackle?
See District 1, which takes in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.
How do I add a shop?
Use the contact page with the store name, address and phone.