10 Best Bait and Tackle Shops in Maine

Whether you’re a fresh or saltwater fisherman or woman, you’ll find everything you need for your sport at Saco Bay Tackle Company. They also carry a nice line of ice fishing supplies, including flags and more by Heritage.

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Featuring a nice assortment of fly rods and reels by Sage, rods and waders by Simms and reels by Hatch, All Points Fly Shop and Outfitter will have you reeling in fish in no time. Check out their accessories, clothing, and knives, too.

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Featuring equipment for freshwater fishing, Unc’l Lunkers carries rod and reels by Shakespeare, Shimano and Zebco. Located close to Sebago and a few smaller Maine lakes, they stock a nice variety of bait as well.

The fishing department at Kittery Trading Post is huge, and it serves both saltwater and freshwater fishing enthusiasts. Check out rods and reels by Okuma, Penn, Shimano and more. Pick up lures by Rebel, Rapala and Hogy, to name just a few out of their vast sampling.

Webhannet River Bait & Tackle sells several tried and true brands to fishermen and women. Pick up hooks by Mustad, surf rods by Lamiglass and lures and line by Yo-Zuri. In addition, check their daily salt or freshwater fishing report and tide charts, and rent a kayak, too.

In addition to all the live bait you’ll need for your fishing adventure, Dag’s Bait & Tackle sells an impressive assortment of rods, reels and lures. Check out their inventory by Penn and Shimano. They also sell ice augers by Eskimo. 

Lovell Bait & Tackle Shop carries a comprehensive line of Daiwa—a popular Japanese brand of fishing equipment on its store shelves. In conjunction with the Rocky Ridge Maine Guide Service, they conduct fishing expeditions as well.

The Maine Guide Fly Shop is an Orvis dealer—one of the oldest in the Northeast. In addition to the Orvis line of fishing products, they sell Mustad hooks and Cortland fishing line. 

This family-run business in Oxford, Maine, offers everything from bait, to poles and reel, to tackle boxes, to augers, and much more! Jeff is described as knowledgeable and his shop carries a huge range of fishing accessories and gear for all types of fisherman and woman. His prices are unbeatable, too. 

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Serving the entire Sebago Lakes region, this bait and tackle shop is your go-to spot before your next fishing excursion. Note that they are open during the ice fishing season and while they do not carry bait during the spring, summer, and fall, they’ll still have all the accessories and hardware you’ll need. At Sebago Bait, find all kinds of bait from shiners, to smelts, to suckers. This shop also sharpens ice augers!