Kentucky reference

Eastern Kentucky Tackle Shops

Addresses and phones for eastern Kentucky bait counters and docks.

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Eastern Kentucky

Plotting the eastern Kentucky tackle trail

Anglers in eastern Kentucky have 34 listed stores spread over 18 counties, namely 23 bait and tackle shops and 11 marinas. Tallied by town, Morehead has the most counters: 6. Inside the grouping sit 39 lakes, 28 rivers and 155 ramps with pages of their own. Think of it as a map grouping by county centre, not an agency district.

Kentucky Lake
Fishing near the eastern Kentucky stores: Kentucky Lake.

Photo of Kentucky Lake: Land Between the Lakes KY/TN, Public domain

By county

Bait counters by county across eastern Kentucky

Bath County

  • Outpost R V Park & Campgroundbait and tackle shop, Salt Lick, (606) 683-2311

Bell County

  • Imperial Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Middlesboro, (606) 248-8213
  • Imperial Wholesalebait and Tacklebait and tackle shop, Middlesboro, (606) 248-8213

Boyd County

  • Borders Sporting Goodsbait and tackle shop, Ashland, (606) 928-6326
  • Dick's Sporting Goods, 469 River Hill Drbait and tackle shop, Ashland, (606) 327-5561
  • TNT Tacklebait and tackle shop, Ashland, (606) 928-2798
  • Tackle Shakbait and tackle shop, Catlettsburg, (606) 739-8871

Carter County

  • Bait and Tackle Top to Bottombait and tackle shop, Grayson, (606) 475-0210
  • Grayson Lake Marinamarina, Grayson, (606) 474-4513
  • T & T Outdoorsbait and tackle shop, Grayson, (606) 474-7539

Fleming County

  • Bypass Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Flemingsburg, (606) 849-2023

Floyd County

  • Anglers Bait N Tacklebait and tackle shop, Prestonsburg, (606) 886-1335

Greenup County

  • The Sportsman's Exchangebait and tackle shop, Greenup, (606) 473-7296

Harlan County

  • Mountain Outdoorsbait and tackle shop, Baxter, (606) 573-6260
  • Stone Mountain Boat Dockmarina, Cawood, (606) 573-7352

Johnson County

  • Wild Cat Pay Lakebait and tackle shop, Flatgap, (606) 265-3629

Knott County

  • Carr Creek Marinamarina, Sassafras, (606) 642-3239

Lawrence County

  • Rebel River Outfittersbait and tackle shop, Louisa, (606) 244-5998
  • Yatesville Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Louisa, (606) 228-2002

Lee County

  • D & D Bait & Supplybait and tackle shop, Beattyville, (606) 560-1576

Martin County

  • Inez Guns Tackle And Tobaccobait and tackle shop, Inez, (606) 298-4445
  • Mooney's Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Inez, (606) 298-0935

Mason County

  • Maysville River Park Marinamarina, Maysville, (606) 541-6283

Menifee County

  • Long Bow Boat Dockmarina, Frenchburg, (606) 768-2929
  • Long Bow Marinamarina, Frenchburg, (606) 768-2929

Perry County

  • Bowlingtown Marinamarina, Buckhorn, (606) 398-5022
  • Duff's Bay Marinamarina, Buckhorn, (606) 398-7770

Pike County

  • East Kentucky Marinamarina, Shelbiana, (606) 213-7111

Rowan County

  • Cave Run Marina Inc, 4325 Ky Highway 801 Southmarina, Morehead, (606) 784-9666
  • Cave Run Marina Inc, 4430 Ky Highway 801 Smarina, Morehead, (606) 784-1104
  • Crash's Landingbait and tackle shop, Morehead, (606) 780-4260
  • Fin-Fur & Featherbait and tackle shop, Morehead, (606) 780-0478
  • Grim Reaper Lures Incbait and tackle shop, Morehead, (606) 780-9239
  • Langley Outdoorsbait and tackle shop, Morehead, (606) 780-4260

Yellow Pages listings, Kentucky Department of Tourism and Kentucky State Parks marina pages, read November 2026.

Water

Lakes and streams served by eastern Kentucky counters

  • Cave Run Lake7,880 acres
  • Yatesville Lake2,171 acres
  • Grayson Lake1,300 acres
  • Buckhorn Lake1,088 acres
  • Fishtrap Lake1,038 acres
  • Paintsville Lake996 acres
  • Dewey Lake961 acres
  • Carr Creek Lake521 acres
  • Martins Fork Lake325 acres
  • Cannon Creek Lake219 acres
  • Licking RiverBath County and 6 other counties
  • Cumberland RiverBell County and 3 other counties
  • Ohio River (Above Cincinnati)Bracken County and 2 other counties
  • Levisa Fork of Big Sandy RiverFloyd County and 3 other counties
  • South Fork Kentucky RiverClay and Owsley counties
  • North Fork Kentucky RiverBreathitt County and 3 other counties
  • Ohio River (East)Boyd County and 2 other counties
  • Goose CreekClay County
Answers

Sorting out Eastern Kentucky bait counters

How many stores make the eastern Kentucky page?

The total is 34.

Which counties feed the eastern Kentucky roster?

Stores sit in 18: Bath County, Bell County, Boyd County, Carter County, Fleming County, Floyd County, Greenup County, Harlan County, Johnson County, Knott County, Lawrence County, Lee County, Martin County, Mason County, Menifee County, Perry County, Pike County and Rowan County.

Which county carries most of the eastern Kentucky roster?

Rowan County leads at 6.

Which eastern Kentucky town anchors the roster?

Tallied by town, Morehead has the most counters: 6.

How many of the eastern Kentucky listings are marinas?

It lists 11.

How did my county land in eastern Kentucky on this site?

Its county centre falls in this part of the map; the grouping belongs to this site.

When was the eastern Kentucky roster gathered?

Collected in November 2026; confirm hours with the store before the trip.

Where are the other three Kentucky groupings besides eastern?

The statewide bait-shop page opens each of the other groupings.