North Louisiana Bait Shops
North Louisiana tackle shops, marinas and stores, parish by parish.
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Tackle stops of North Louisiana on a map
North Louisiana takes in 9 parishes with stores here, and the list runs to 28: 15 bait and tackle shops, 7 marinas and 6 sporting goods stores. The busiest shopping town is Shreveport, with 9. The same part of the map holds 191 LDWF-listed launches, 34 lake pages and 0 coast pages. The grouping is this site's own, by where each parish sits on the map, not an LDWF region.
North Louisiana shops, parish by parish
Bossier Parish
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Bossier Citysporting goods store, Bossier City, (318) 759-1300
- Bait Bucketbait and tackle shop, Benton, (318) 455-3404
- Bass Pro Shops Bossier Citysporting goods store, Bossier City, (318) 549-8800
- The Bait Shackbait and tackle shop, Plain Dealing, (318) 519-5752
Caddo Parish
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Shreveportsporting goods store, Shreveport, (318) 383-5900
- Bacon's Tacklebait and tackle shop, Shreveport, (318) 686-6309
- Barron's Landing & Marinamarina, Shreveport, (318) 635-8628
- Dick's Sporting Goods Shreveportsporting goods store, Shreveport, (318) 797-9110
- Drift Inn Landingmarina, Mooringsport, (318) 996-7026
- Ellerbe Bay Marina Groupmarina, Shreveport, (318) 677-4050
- Gator Bait Incbait and tackle shop, Shreveport, (318) 929-5155
- Lorant's Sports Center Incbait and tackle shop, Shreveport, (318) 688-2210
- Melvin's Landingmarina, Shreveport, (318) 631-3321
- Northwood Bait & Tackle Cobait and tackle shop, Shreveport, (318) 929-3615
Caldwell Parish
- Spotted Dog Sporting Goodsbait and tackle shop, Columbia, (318) 649-7004
De Soto Parish
- Blue Bird Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Mansfield, (318) 872-0888
- Circle Drive Landingbait and tackle shop, Mansfield, (318) 697-6145
- Fishing Frenzy Tackle & Outdoorsbait and tackle shop, Stonewall, (318) 670-3167
Jackson Parish
- Caney Lake Spillway Marinamarina, Chatham, (318) 249-2665
Ouachita Parish
- Academy Sports + Outdoors West Monroesporting goods store, West Monroe, (318) 324-5720
- Dick's Sporting Goods Monroesporting goods store, Monroe, (318) 410-1156
- Fish at Joesbait and tackle shop, Monroe, (318) 737-7032
- Toledo Tackle, 7913 Desiard Stbait and tackle shop, Monroe, (318) 343-2596
- Toledo Tackle, 5129 Cypress Stbait and tackle shop, West Monroe, (318) 396-3600
- Tracker Boating Centerbait and tackle shop, Monroe, (318) 388-5790
Richland Parish
- Smith's Live Baitbait and tackle shop, Mangham, (318) 248-3238
Union Parish
- Buoys Anchor Point Marinamarina, Farmerville, (318) 608-4020
Webster Parish
- Green Park Marinamarina, Doyline, (318) 987-9134
Big water inside North Louisiana near these shops
- Caddo Lake26,800 acres, Caddo Parish
- Lake Bistineau17,200 acres, Webster Parish
- D'Arbonne Lake15,000 acres, Union Parish
- Red River Pool 510,800 acres, Caddo Parish
- Cross Lake8,576 acres, Caddo Parish
- Lake Claiborne6,400 acres, Claiborne Parish
- Caney Creek Reservoir5,000 acres, Jackson Parish
- Black Bayou Lake (Caddo Parish)3,960 acres, Caddo Parish
- Turkey Creek Lake3,845 acres, Franklin Parish
- Cheniere Lake3,115 acres, Ouachita Parish
North Louisiana Bait Shops, with Louisiana water shown
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Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Photo: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Buying bait in North Louisiana: common questions
How many bait and tackle stops does North Louisiana have on this list?
28 stores.
Which parishes put shops on the North Louisiana page?
Parishes with stores (9): Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, Caldwell Parish, De Soto Parish, Jackson Parish, Ouachita Parish, Richland Parish, Union Parish and Webster Parish.
Which North Louisiana parish leads on storefronts?
Caddo Parish, with 10.
Which town in North Louisiana has the most tackle stores?
The busiest shopping town is Shreveport, with 9.
Do marinas show up among the North Louisiana stores?
7 marinas.
Is North Louisiana an LDWF region?
No; it is this site’s map grouping of 20 parishes.
What month were the North Louisiana stores read?
Read October 2026; phone ahead on long trips.
Where do I find shops outside North Louisiana?
Every other group hangs off the statewide Louisiana bait shop page.