Bait Shops in Indiana District 1
Bait stops across Carroll County, Fulton County, LaPorte County and more.
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Finding tackle in Indiana district 1
District 1 on the DNR lake layer takes in 9 counties, and this page lists 65 places to buy bait or rent a slip there. Portage leads with 11 shops.
Indiana district 1 shop county by county
Carroll County
- Treasures In the Woods live bait, tackle and deer processingbait and tackle shop, Delphi
Fulton County
- Bait by the lakebait and tackle shop, Macy
- Culver's Portside Marina, 1430 E 9th Stmarina, Rochester
- Cy's Tackle Shopbait and tackle shop, Rochester
- Malones Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Macy
- Schmack Em Bait & Tackle Shopbait and tackle shop, Macy
LaPorte County
- B & E Marinemarina, Michigan City
- BPR Marine Servicesmarina, Michigan City
- Chiefsbaitbait and tackle shop, Michigan City
- Fay's Marinamarina, La Porte
- Gracie's Fishing & Huntingbait and tackle shop, La Porte
- Huber's Marine, Inc.marina, La Porte
- Hubers Marinemarina, Kingsbury
- Lake Effect Living, LLP Small Engine Repair & Bait Salesbait and tackle shop, New Carlisle
- Michigan City Bait Cobait and tackle shop, Trail Creek
- Michigan City Harbor (Washington Park Marina)marina, Michigan City
- Pine Lake Marinamarina, La Porte
- Stevens Marinemarina, Michigan City
- Trail Creek Marinamarina, Michigan City
Lake County
- Cabela's Hammondsporting goods store, Hammond
- Dick's Sporting Goods Merrillvillesporting goods store, Merrillville
- Dick's Sporting Goods Scherervillesporting goods store, Schererville
- Dockside Services Incmarina, Highland
- East Chicago Marinamarina, East Chicago
- Freedom Arms Sport Shopbait and tackle shop, Crown Point
- Isg Burns Harbor Platemarina, Gary
- Lake County Sherriffs Marine Unitmarina, East Chicago
- Mik-Lurch Tackle Outlet Incbait and tackle shop, Hammond
- Slez's Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Lake Station
- Sportsman's Den-Cedar Lakebait and tackle shop, Cedar Lake
- Stan's Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Highland
- The Hammond Marina/Port Authoritymarina, Hammond
- Westforth Sport Shopbait and tackle shop, Gary
Marshall County
- Culver's Portside Marina, 514 W Mill Stmarina, Culver
- Jeff's PWC And Marinemarina, Culver
- Maxinkuckee Outfittersbait and tackle shop, Culver
- Silver Arch Sporting Goods, L.L.C.bait and tackle shop, Nappanee
Porter County
- Bass Pro Shops Portagesporting goods store, Portage
- Burns Harbor Townmarina, Chesterton
- Capital VI Marinamarina, Portage
- Cms Marinemarina, Portage
- Country Bait & Taxidermybait and tackle shop, Valparaiso
- Dick's Sporting Goods Valparaisosporting goods store, Valparaiso
- Doyne's Marine, Inc.marina, Portage
- Doynes Marine Incmarina, Portage
- Erwin's Marinemarina, Valparaiso
- Lair's Pawn-Sports-Petbait and tackle shop, Portage
- Lefty's Coho Landingmarina, Portage
- Marina Shores at Dune Harbormarina, Portage
- Portage Marinamarina, Portage
- South Shore Marina Inc Jrmarina, Portage
- The Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Valparaiso
- Westerman Marinamarina, Portage
Starke County
- Bass Lake Marina Incmarina, Knox
- Butch' Baitbait and tackle shop, Knox
- The Anglers Arsenalfly shop, Walkerton
Tippecanoe County
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Lafayettesporting goods store, Lafayette
- Dick's Sporting Goods Lafayettesporting goods store, Lafayette
- Geneos Hunting Fishing & deer processing live baitbait and tackle shop, Lafayette
White County
- BJ's Breezy Hill Bait Shop, LLCbait and tackle shop, Monticello
- Lake Shafer Boat Rentalsmarina, Monticello
- Norway Bait and Tacklebait and tackle shop, Monticello
- Tall Timbers Marinamarina, Monticello
- Tall Timbers Marina Lake Shafermarina, Monticello
- Twin Lakes Fish & Gamebait and tackle shop, Monticello
Directory listings read November 5, 2026.
Store types across district 1
Big lakes near the district 1 shop
- Lake Maxinkuckee1,910 acres (NHD outline area), Marshall County
- Lake Freeman1,569 acres (NHD outline area), White County
- Lake Manitou810 acres (NHD outline area), Fulton County
- Cedar Lake (Lake County)797 acres (NHD outline area), Lake County
- J.C. Murphey Lake754 acres (NHD outline area), Newton County
- Wolf Lake (Lake County)438 acres (NHD outline area), Lake County
- Hudson Lake427 acres (NHD outline area), LaPorte County
- Lake of the Woods (Marshall County)421 acres (NHD outline area), Marshall County
- Koontz Lake340 acres (NHD outline area), Marshall County
- Lake George (Lake County)276 acres (NHD outline area), Lake County
Indiana DNR public lakes layer (county, owner, fisheries district number, location text), read November 5, 2026.
Every other Indiana shop group
- Fisheries district 226 listings
- Fisheries district 339 listings
- Fisheries district 456 listings
- Fisheries district 534 listings
- Fisheries district 628 listings
- All Indiana shops
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Asked about district 1 bait counters
How many stores are grouped under district 1?
65 in total, 9 counties.
Counties on the district 1 page?
Carroll County, Fulton County, LaPorte County, Lake County, Marshall County, Porter County, Starke County, Tippecanoe County and White County.
Where do district 1 listings cluster?
Portage, with 11 listings.
Does the DNR name district 1?
The DNR lake layer gives each lake a fisheries district number; the DNR prints no district names here.
Can I buy a license at a district 1 store?
Not stated; check with the store or buy from the DNR online.
Share of district 1 listings that are marinas?
32.
Biggest DNR lake in district 1?
Lake Maxinkuckee (1,910 acres (NHD outline area)).
Can I suggest a district 1 shop?
Use the contact page with the name, address and phone.