Indiana DNR reference

Bait Shops in Indiana District 6

Stores for Clark County, Crawford County, Dubois County and more anglers.

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District 6

Indiana district 6 stores, pinned

28 bait counters, tackle stores and marinas fall in the counties whose lakes carry DNR district number 6, spread over 13 counties. Hoosier anglers will find the deepest bench of stores in Evansville: 6 shops.

By county

District 6 Indiana shops, sorted by county

Clark County

  • Academy Sports + Outdoors Jeffersonvillesporting goods store, Jeffersonville
  • Bass Pro Shops Clarksvillesporting goods store, Clarksville
  • Dick's Sporting Goods Jeffersonvillesporting goods store, Jeffersonville
  • Four Seasons Market & Baitbait and tackle shop, Borden
  • River's Edge Marinamarina, Charlestown
  • Sawyer's Wholesale Bait Cobait and tackle shop, Charlestown

Crawford County

  • Gilligan's Boatsmarina, Birdseye
  • Patoka Lake Marinamarina, Birdseye

Dubois County

  • Hoosier Hills Marinamarina, Celestine
  • Jeff's Bait & Gunsbait and tackle shop, Jasper
  • The Great Outdoors of Indiana, Inc.bait and tackle shop, Jasper

Gibson County

  • M & M Rod Shopbait and tackle shop, Princeton

Jefferson County

  • Adams Marinamarina, Madison
  • Eagle Hollow Marine and Motorsportsmarina, Madison
  • Rivercrest Marinamarina, Madison

Orange County

  • Patoka Lake Boat and Marinebait and tackle shop, French Lick

Perry County

  • Big Tales Fishing Tacklebait and tackle shop, Tell City

Posey County

  • Indiana Port Commmarina, Mount Vernon

Scott County

  • Anglers Denfly shop, Scottsburg

Spencer County

  • French Island Marina-Boat Clubmarina, Rockport

Vanderburgh County

  • Academy Sports + Outdoors Evansvillesporting goods store, Evansville
  • Bait Bucketbait and tackle shop, Evansville
  • Bucks & Jakes Outfittersbait and tackle shop, Evansville
  • Dick's Sporting Goods Evansvillesporting goods store, Evansville
  • Dwillsbait.Combait and tackle shop, Evansville
  • Smith's Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Evansville

Warrick County

  • Buck's & Jake's Outfitters LLCbait and tackle shop, Boonville

Washington County

  • Red Barn Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Salem

Shop details as listed, read November 5, 2026.

Store types

What district 6 shops are

bait and tackle shop13 shops
marina9 shops
sporting goods store5 shops
fly shop1 shop
Lakes

District 6 water with its own page

  • Patoka Lake8,800 acres, Crawford County
  • Gibson Lake2,942 acres (NHD outline area), Gibson County
  • Hovey Lake1,370 acres (NHD outline area), Posey County
  • Hardy Lake741 acres, Scott County
  • John Hay Lake212 acres (NHD outline area), Washington County
  • Deam Lake190 acres (NHD outline area), Clark County
  • Beaver Dam Lake (Dubois County)165 acres (NHD outline area), Dubois County
  • Huntingburg Lake164 acres (NHD outline area), Dubois County
  • Lake Celina157 acres (NHD outline area), Perry County
  • Tipsaw Lake137 acres (NHD outline area), Perry County

Indiana DNR public lakes layer (county, owner, fisheries district number, location text), read November 5, 2026.

Other districts

Bait counters elsewhere in Indiana

Photos

Hoosier water pictured beside Bait Shops in Indiana District 6

Brookville Lake, Indiana
Brookville Lake
Photo: Christine Wittenmeier, CC BY 2.0
Wabash River, Indiana
Wabash River
Photo: Kevin Burkett, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jefferson County, Indiana
Jefferson County
Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0 1.0
Lake Michigan, Indiana
Lake Michigan
Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0
Answers

District 6 shops: reader questions

Count of bait and tackle stops in district 6?

28 listings covering 13 counties.

Name the counties grouped as district 6.

Clark County, Crawford County, Dubois County, Gibson County, Jefferson County, Orange County, Perry County, Posey County, Scott County, Spencer County, Vanderburgh County, Warrick County and Washington County.

Busiest tackle town in district 6?

Evansville, with 6 listings.

Are district 6 names official?

A DNR lake layer number, not a published region name.

Do district 6 shops sell fishing licenses?

The listings do not say.

Marina count for district 6?

9.

Top lake for district 6 anglers?

Patoka Lake (8,800 acres).

Missing a district 6 store?

Send it through the contact page.