Bait & tackle shops in Texas
The verified bait & tackle shops we list in Texas, grouped by the water they serve. Not in Texas? The live page ranks them by distance from you.
15 bait shops in Texas across 6 waters. Not in Texas? Bait shops near me ranks them by distance from you.
- Quik Stop — 100 TX-100, Port Isabel, TX · 956-943-1159 · website — Live shrimp, tackle and fresh Gulf seafood by the Queen Isabella Causeway.
- Gilbert's Bait and Tackle — 803 W State Hwy 100 Suite A, Port Isabel, TX · 956-299-4559 · website — Open daily from 5 a.m. with live mullet and shrimp for the Laguna Madre.
Full Lower Laguna Madre directory
- Roy's Bait and Tackle Outfitters — 7613 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX · 361-992-2960 · website — Big saltwater outfitter on SPID — fly gear, kayaks and a deep tackle wall.
- Cos Way Bait & Tackle — 11645 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX · 361-939-7513 · website — Waterfront stop on the JFK Causeway with live bait for pier and bay anglers.
Full Corpus Christi & Baffin Bay directory
- Mom's Bait Shop — 302 Navigation Cir, Rockport, TX · 361-729-0173 — Waterfront staple at Rockport Harbor for live shrimp and bay supplies.
- Island Tackle of Port Aransas — 207 W Avenue G, Port Aransas, TX · 361-749-1744 · website — Surf, jetty and bay tackle specialists in Port Aransas.
- Salty Dog Bait House — 510 Bigelow St, Aransas Pass, TX · 361-758-0612 — Live bait and fishing basics for boats launching out of Aransas Pass.
Full Rockport & Port Aransas directory
- Froggie's Bait Dock — 2649 Stella Ave, Port O'Connor, TX · 361-250-9300 — Waterfront bait dock with live and dead bait, fuel, ice and a public ramp.
- Matagorda Harbor Bait and Tackle — 1 Harbor Rd, Matagorda, TX · 979-429-1231 · website — Full-service harbor shop — live and offshore bait, boat parts and fuel.
- Marty's Port O'Connor — 531 Adams St, Port O'Connor, TX · 361-983-3474 · website — Dead and artificial bait plus name-brand saltwater rods and reels.
Full Matagorda Bays directory
- Bait Daddys — 17630 Termini-San Luis Pass Rd, Galveston, TX · 409-632-7156 · website — Family-owned West End shop with live bait for surf and bay fishing.
- Serious Tackle — 14065 Delaney St, La Marque, TX · 409-935-1126 · website — High-end tackle specialist near the causeway — custom rods and in-house repair.
- Eagle Point Fishing Camp — 101 1st St, San Leon, TX · 281-339-1131 · website — Historic San Leon fishing camp — live bait and a ramp on the bay reefs.
Full Galveston Bay directory
- SGS Causeway Bait & Tackle — 3897 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Port Arthur, TX · 409-985-4811 — Waterfront live and frozen bait under the causeway, grill on site.
- Sportsman's Supply — 5310 S Gulfway Dr, Sabine Pass, TX · 409-971-2535 · website — Long-standing Sabine Pass stop — live bait, tackle, fuel and food.
Full Sabine Lake 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.
Every business here is a real, working operation from our verified directory — never a demo profile. Phone numbers and websites are the business's own public listing; Tides & Tails does not take bookings or payments.
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