Bait & tackle shops in California
The verified bait & tackle shops we list in California, grouped by the water they serve. Not in California? The live page ranks them by distance from you.
19 bait shops in California across 7 waters. Not in California? Bait shops near me ranks them by distance from you.
- Squidco Fishing — 3518 Barnett Ave, San Diego, CA · 619-222-8955 · website — Operating since 1939 — heavy saltwater gear, offshore tackle and specialty lure rigging.
- Fisherman's Landing Tackle — 2838 Garrison St, San Diego, CA · 619-221-8500 · website — Landing-based shop with high-end offshore jigs and custom terminal tackle for the long-range fleet.
- Dana Landing Market & Tackle — 2580 Ingraham St, San Diego, CA · 619-226-2929 · website — Next to the Mission Bay launch ramp — full tackle shop, deli and fuel dock.
Full San Diego & Mission Bay directory
- Pacific Coast Bait & Tackle — 2110 S Coast Hwy E, Oceanside, CA · 760-439-3474 · website — Early hours and a broad selection across fresh and saltwater gear.
- Oceanside Pier Bait Store — 200 N The Strand (mid-pier), Oceanside, CA · 760-966-1335 — Midway down the 1,942-foot pier — rod rentals and bait for halibut and bonito.
- Oceanside SEA Center — 315 Harbor Dr S, Oceanside, CA · 760-450-0403 · website — Harbor landing shop with live anchovies and sardines, outfitting the half-day fleet.
Full Oceanside & Carlsbad directory
- JD's Big Game Fishing Tackle — 406 Marine Ave, Newport Beach, CA · 949-673-2015 · website — Founded 1976 on Balboa Island — daily fishing reports and international big-game gear.
- Hogan's Bait & Tackle — 34320 Pacific Coast Hwy, Dana Point, CA · 949-493-3528 · website — Family-owned Dana Point shop — rod repair, custom builds and old-school counter service.
Full Newport & Dana Point directory
- 22nd Street Landing Tackle — 141 W 22nd St, San Pedro, CA · 310-832-8304 · website — The rigging desk for San Pedro's ten-boat fleet — open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- The Rusty Hook — 245 N Gaffey St, San Pedro, CA · 310-832-2429 — Independent San Pedro shop for custom rods and reel work, local to long-range.
- BigFish Bait & Tackle — 1780 Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Beach, CA · 562-431-0740 · website — Seal Beach shop hosting local derbies, with specialty colors for surf and grunion runs.
Full LA & Long Beach Harbors directory
- Redondo Beach Sportfishing — 140 International Boardwalk, Redondo Beach, CA · 310-372-2111 · website — Since 1955 — live bait, rod rentals and fishing licenses for the South Bay.
- Marina del Rey Sportfishing — 13759 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, CA · 310-822-3625 · website — Dedicated bait dock with walk-up live bait for charter passengers and private boaters.
- Redondo Coffee Shop and Bait & Tackle — 141 Fisherman's Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA · 310-318-1044 · website — Pier-side breakfast counter and tackle shop in one — a Redondo institution.
Full Santa Monica Bay directory
- Stearns Wharf Bait & Tackle — 230-B Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA · 805-965-1333 · website — Open seven days — rod and crab-net rentals on the license-free Santa Barbara pier.
- Channel Islands Sportfishing Tackle — 4151 S Victoria Ave, Oxnard, CA · 805-382-1612 · website — Landing store with live and frozen bait for the Oxnard and Channel Islands grounds.
- Hook, Line & Sinker — 4010 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA · 805-687-5624 — Independent shop covering saltwater surf fishing and the mountain lakes alike.
Full Santa Barbara & Ventura directory
- J&M Sport Fishing — 66 Fisherman's Wharf #1, Monterey, CA · 831-372-7440 · website — On Historic Old Fisherman's Wharf — specialized lures and supplies for rockfish and salmon.
- Chris' Fishing Trips — 48 Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA · 831-375-5951 · website — Over 48 years on the Monterey wharf — on-site tackle and rental gear.
Full Monterey Bay directory
What this page answers
This page answers: where is the closest real bait & tackle shop? It reads your position once, in your browser, and sorts the verified shops in the Tides & Tails directory by distance, each with its street address so you can check the drive before you leave the ramp.
How results are ranked
Results are ranked purely by distance from you — no paid placement. A shop rarely publishes its exact dock coordinates, so most distances are measured to the centre of its home water (the bay, sound or pass it fishes) and each result says which it used. Read "12 miles" as "twelve miles to that water", not to the front door.
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