Montana reference

Montana Bait and Tackle Shops

Bait counters, fly shops and sporting goods stores across four parts of Montana, with phones and a map.

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Statewide

Sorting Montana gear sellers into four map quadrants

The directory lists 106 Montana sellers with pages: bait and tackle shops, fly shops, sporting goods stores with a fishing aisle and a few marinas. Distances between towns are long here, so the site sorts them into four map quadrants by county position, a split that follows no FWP line.

Store listings from Yellow Pages and operator pages for marinas, each with its own source link on the store page, read November 2026.

Livingston
Montana water within reach of a tackle counter: Livingston.

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By kind

Counting Montana gear sellers by store type

QuadrantBait and tackle shopFly shopMarina
Northwest Montana32812
Northeast Montana103
Southwest Montana24131
Southeast Montana570
Map

Montana shops with an exact map point

Answers

Montana tackle shops, answered

How many shops carry a page on this site?

106 shops with pages.

Do the quadrants follow FWP lines?

No. Four map quadrants cut the list by where each county sits.

Where in the state do most shops cluster?

Northwest Montana carries the most, 52.

Are fly shops included?

Yes, 28 of the listings are fly shops.

Can I buy a fishing license at these shops?

The listings do not say; call the store or buy from FWP online.

Why does only part of the shop list show a distance?

Miles appear only when a store has a surveyed street point.

What fed the Montana shop list?

Yellow Pages and operator pages for marinas, read November 2026.

How would I suggest a shop for the list?

Use the contact page and include the shop name, street address and phone number.