What to bring
Tackle for Dover
Three picks from the largemouth bass checklist that work for the fish here. Affiliate links: buying through them pays this site a small commission at no extra cost to you.
RodUgly Stik GX2 7 ft medium-heavy casting rodStiff enough to set a hook in grass, tough enough to live in a truck bed.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
ReelAbu Garcia Black Max baitcasting reelAn inexpensive baitcaster that casts cleanly once the brakes are set.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
Soft plasticZoom Trick WormThe Tennessee standard on a Texas rig or weightless along docks and grass edges.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
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Bait and tackle shops near Dover
The nearest bait, tackle and marina stores to Dover, each with its own page, directions and phone number.
Swan’s Bait and TackleLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →U S BassMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →Cypress Bay Marina & ResortMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →Paris Landing State Park MarinaMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →Buchanan ResortLakeside operation with a dock store, bait and often boat rental.Directions and phone →Pleasant View Resort & MarinaMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →Mason’s DockLakeside operation with a dock store, bait and often boat rental.Directions and phone →Danville Bait Shop & GrillLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Cuba Landing MarinaMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →
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Marinas and bait near Dover
Access points within reach of Dover that TWRA records as carrying bait, rentals or marina services.
Launch fee2.5 out of 5facilitiesFat Daddy’sKentucky Lake · 11 mi from Dover1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →36.43400, -88.01383Launch fee5 out of 5facilitiesLeatherwood Resort & MarinaKentucky Lake · 12 mi from DoverRT 79 W to 232 S to Brownfield Rd W to Leatherwood Bay Rd1 ramp, 2 lanesfishing piercanoe / kayak landingrestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →36.37000, -87.98500Free5 out of 5facilitiesParis Landing State Park MarinaKentucky Lake · 14 mi from DoverParis, HWY 79N1 ramp, 3 lanesfishing pierrestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →36.44350, -88.08360Free3 out of 5facilitiesCypress Bay ResortKentucky Lake · 14 mi from DoverHWY 79N, HWY 119, Cherry Island Road1 ramp, 1 lanerestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →36.49360, -88.08470Launch fee5 out of 5facilitiesBuchanan ResortKentucky Lake · 16 mi from DoverHWY 79N, East Antioch, Follow signs1 ramp, 1 lanefishing pierrestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →36.41590, -88.10990
What it looks like
The water around Dover
What you are buying gear for. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Lake BarkleyOpen the Lake Barkley page →George Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domain
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →George Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domain
Lake BarkleyOpen the Lake Barkley page →George Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domain
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY-SA 3.0
Lake BarkleyOpen the Lake Barkley page →United States. Army. Corps Of Engineers. Nashvil / Public domain
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY-SA 3.029 public boat launches in Stewart County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.