Montana reference

Northwest Montana Tackle Shops

Fly shops, bait counters and sporting goods stores around northwest Montana.

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Northwest Montana

Montana tackle stops in northwest, pinned

The northwest Montana quadrant counts 52 tackle sellers in 9 counties: 32 bait and tackle shops, 12 marinas and 8 fly shops. Missoula holds the largest share of the quadrant's stores, 9. Those counties also hold 140 lake pages, 27 river pages and 59 launch pages on this site. The quadrant is this site's own split of Montana by county position, not an FWP boundary.

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By county

County rundown of northwest Montana tackle counters

Cascade County

Mystic Watersbait and tackle shop, Great Falls, (907) 227-0549
Scheels, 1200 10th Ave S Ste 92bait and tackle shop, Great Falls, (406) 453-7666

Flathead County

Arends Fly Shopfly shop, Columbia Falls, (406) 892-2123
Bass Pro Shops, 125 Treeline Rdbait and tackle shop, Kalispell, (406) 203-5200
Bayside Park & Marine Centermarina, Bigfork, (406) 837-5617
Lakeside Bay Marinamarina, Lakeside, (406) 844-2400
Lakeside Marinamarina, Lakeside, (406) 844-2628
Lakestream Fly Fishing Shopfly shop, Whitefish, (406) 862-1298
Montana Fly Cofly shop, Columbia Falls, (406) 892-9112
Pete's Tacklebait and tackle shop, Kalispell, (406) 756-0031
Salmon Forks Outfittersbait and tackle shop, Columbia Falls, (800) 228-7806
Sportsman & Ski Hausbait and tackle shop, Kalispell, (406) 755-6484
Thads Tackle Shopbait and tackle shop, Olney, (406) 881-2819
Triple Divide Sports Warehousebait and tackle shop, Kalispell, (406) 426-1333
True Water Fly Shopfly shop, Kalispell, (406) 309-2163
Two River Gearbait and tackle shop, Bigfork, (406) 837-3474
Whitefish Lake Marinamarina, Whitefish, (406) 862-9283

Lake County

Big Arm Marina & Grillmarina, Big Arm, (406) 849-5001
Dayton Yacht Harbor Rentalsmarina, Dayton, (406) 849-5423
Flathead Lake Marinamarina, Polson, (406) 883-2272
Zimmer Tacklebait and tackle shop, Ronan, (406) 675-0068

Lewis and Clark County

Boat Loftmarina, Wolf Creek, (406) 235-4435
Bob Ward & Sons Inc, 3323 Dredge Drbait and tackle shop, Helena, (406) 443-2138
Capital Sportsbait and tackle shop, Helena, (406) 443-2978
Cross Currents Orvis Fly Shopfly shop, Wolf Creek, (406) 235-3433
Crosscurrents Incbait and tackle shop, Wolf Creek, (406) 449-2292
Gates of the Mountains Boat Tours and Marinamarina, Helena, (406) 458-5241
Git Er Done Baitbait and tackle shop, Helena, (406) 439-8980
Headhuntersbait and tackle shop, Wolf Creek, (406) 235-3447
JDR Specialty Tacklebait and tackle shop, Helena, (406) 465-1998
Sportsman's Warehouse, 2990 N Sanders Stbait and tackle shop, Helena, (406) 457-7200
The Trout Shopbait and tackle shop, Wolf Creek, (406) 235-4474
Wolf Creek Anglerbait and tackle shop, Wolf Creek, (406) 235-4350
Yacht Basin Marinamarina, Helena, (406) 475-3440

Liberty County

Tiber Marinamarina, Chester, (406) 759-5637

Lincoln County

Booze N' Baitbait and tackle shop, Troy, (406) 295-4415
Koocanusa Resort & Marinamarina, Libby, (406) 293-7474
Kootenai Anglerbait and tackle shop, Libby, (800) 322-9339
Northwest Sports Centerbait and tackle shop, Eureka, (406) 297-0888
Silver Bow Outfittersbait and tackle shop, Libby, (406) 293-4868

Mineral County

Joe Cantrell Outfittingbait and tackle shop, Saint Regis, (406) 649-3474

Missoula County

Bass Pro Shops, 3650 Brooks Stbait and tackle shop, Missoula, (406) 203-5400
Bob Ward & Sons Inc, 3015 Paxson Stbait and tackle shop, Missoula, (406) 728-3220
Grizzly Hackle Fly Shopfly shop, Missoula, (406) 721-8996
Kingfisher Fly Shopfly shop, Missoula, (406) 926-2991
Missoulian Angler Fly Shopfly shop, Missoula, (406) 728-7766
Montana Guiding Companybait and tackle shop, Missoula, +1-406-239-7959
Rock Creek Fisherman's Mercantile & Motelbait and tackle shop, Clinton, (406) 825-6440
Scheels, 2901 Brooks St Ste N1bait and tackle shop, Missoula, (406) 218-7530
Sportsman's Warehouse, 2323 N Reserve Stbait and tackle shop, Missoula, (406) 523-9000
The King Fisherbait and tackle shop, Missoula, (406) 721-6141

Sanders County

Clark Fork River Outfittersbait and tackle shop, Saint Regis, (406) 826-4220

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

Water

Reservoirs and rivers near the northwest Montana shops

Flathead Lake122,885 acres
Lake Koocanusa28,723 acres
Hungry Horse Reservoir23,577 acres
Tiber Reservoir14,842 acres
Noxon Rapids Reservoir7,592 acres
McDonald Lake (Flathead County)6,867 acres
St. Mary Lake3,933 acres
Holter Reservoir3,667 acres
Lake Frances3,618 acres
Whitefish Lake3,315 acres
Missouri RiverBlaine County and 13 other counties
Clark Fork RiverDeer Lodge County and 5 other counties
Bitterroot RiverMissoula and Ravalli counties
Blackfoot RiverLewis and Clark County and 2 other counties
Flathead RiverFlathead County and 2 other counties
Marias RiverChouteau County and 5 other counties
Milk RiverBlaine County and 3 other counties
Clearwater RiverMissoula County

Answers

Common asks on Northwest Montana tackle stores

Store count for northwest Montana?

52 stores.

Counties covered in northwest Montana?

9 counties with stores: Cascade County, Flathead County, Lake County, Lewis and Clark County, Liberty County, Lincoln County, Mineral County, Missoula County and Sanders County.

Top county by store count in northwest Montana?

Flathead County, with 15.

Largest tackle town of northwest Montana?

Missoula holds the largest share of the quadrant’s stores, 9.

How many fly shops are on the northwest Montana list?

8 fly shops.

Does northwest Montana match an FWP region?

No. It is a quadrant of this site’s own map, set by county position.

When was northwest Montana last read?

November 2026; winter hours in small towns change, so call ahead.

Shops outside northwest Montana: where?

The statewide Montana shop page links Northeast Montana, Southwest Montana and Southeast Montana.