Virginia Bait and Tackle Shops
Bait counters, tackle stores and marinas grouped by DWR region number.
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Virginia tackle counters, fly shops and Tidewater marinas
This directory lists 268 Virginia businesses: bait and tackle counters, fly shops, sporting goods stores and 156 marinas, most of the marinas on Tidewater rivers and the bay. They are grouped by the DWR region number that DWR’s own layers give each locality’s lakes, ramps and piers; DWR prints the numbers, and no region names are used here.
Listings come from business directories with street addresses; whether a store sells licenses or live bait was not published, so it is not stated.
- DWR Region 1170 shops and marinas in 35 localities
- DWR Region 235 shops and marinas in 12 localities
- DWR Region 315 shops and marinas in 10 localities
- DWR Region 446 shops and marinas in 17 localities
Virginia tackle stores and marinas placed by street address
Virginia listings sorted into shop types
Lake, river and tidewater scenes for Virginia Bait and Tackle Shops
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Virginia bait shop questions
Which Virginia stores and marinas are listed for bait?
At the 268 shops and marinas listed here, grouped by DWR region number, each with an address and phone.
How are Virginia shops grouped?
By the DWR region number of the locality’s own lakes, ramps and piers in DWR’s layers; places with none take the nearest locality’s number for grouping only.
Can I pick up a Virginia license at these stores?
Not stated; DWR sells licenses online and through its agents.
What share of the Virginia listings are bait and tackle counters?
95 bait and tackle counters sit beside 156 marinas, 8 sporting goods stores and 9 fly shops in the Virginia list.
Which group holds the most listings?
DWR Region 1, with 170.
Are hours printed?
Only where the listing printed them; call before driving.
Where do bay anglers buy bloodworms and squid?
Look in the region group with the Tidewater marinas and tackle shops; live bait was not stated in the listings.
Missing a Virginia tackle store?
Send the Virginia store’s name, street address and phone through the contact page.