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Fayette County, Tennessee

Where to Buy or Rent Fishing Gear in Fayette County

Bait, tackle, rental boats and licenses in and around Fayette County.

What to bring

Tackle for Fayette County water

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Bait and tackle shops in and near Fayette County

The nearest bait, tackle and marina stores to Fayette County’s water, each with its own page, directions and phone number.

Somerville · about 13 milesBill Dance LakeLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Memphis · about 35 milesBass Pro Shops at the PyramidFull outdoor superstore. Rods, reels, boats, licences and a tackle wall.Directions and phone →Covington · about 36 milesWalmartOpen late, sells licences at the counter, and carries terminal tackle and line.Directions and phone →Covington · about 37 milesSportsman’s SupplyLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Drummonds · about 38 milesGlenn Springs Lake StoreSmall local store carrying bait, ice and the basics.Directions and phone →Laurel Hill · about 44 milesLaurel Hill Bait & DeliLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →

Buy it at the ramp

Marinas and bait at the water in Fayette County

Access points in Fayette County that TWRA records as carrying bait, rentals or marina services. Buying where you launch is the cheapest way to avoid a wasted trip.

Free5 out of 5facilitiesBoat Launch · TWRAHerb Parsons LakeWolf River, Herb Parsons Lake1 mile S of HWY 193 on Fisherville Rd2 ramps, 1 lanefishing piercanoe / kayak landingrestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.13580, -89.62510

The big stores

Chain stores near Fayette County

The closest full tackle wall to Fayette County is the Academy in Collierville, about 13 miles from Somerville. Distances here are straight line, so the drive is longer. The rest below are the next nearest, each with a map link.

Collierville · about 13 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →Millington · about 32 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →Memphis · about 35 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →Memphis · about 35 milesBass Pro ShopsFull outdoor superstore. Rods, reels, boats, licences and a tackle wall.Open in maps →

Before you cast

Buying a Tennessee fishing license in Fayette County

Buy online at gooutdoorstennessee.com and the license is on your phone in a minute, nothing is mailed. Over the counter, the Fayette County Clerk in Somerville sells them, along with most Walmart stores and licensed agents in the county.

Anyone 13 and over needs a license to fish Fayette County water, and under 13 is free. If you live in Fayette County, the $10 county-of-residence license covers you on Fayette County water, though not for trout.

All license prices and rules

Gear questions

Buying and renting gear in Fayette County

Do I need a fishing license to fish in Fayette County?

Yes. Anyone 13 and over needs a Tennessee fishing license, and there is no license required for ages 12 and under. A resident annual combination hunt and fish license is $33, a resident one-day all-species license is $11, and a non-resident three-day all-species license is $40. Tennessee has no non-resident one-day license. Buy online at gooutdoorstennessee.com, from a county clerk or from a licensed agent. Licenses are digital, nothing arrives in the post.

Does my Tennessee license cover trout in Fayette County?

Not automatically. The $33 resident combination hunt and fish license does not cover trout, and neither does the county-of-residence license or the cheaper no-trout short-term options. Those need the $21 annual trout supplemental added on. The Sportsman licenses and every non-resident all-species license already include trout. There is no designated trout water in Fayette County, but it is worth knowing before you drive to a tailwater elsewhere in the state.

Where can I buy bait and tackle in Fayette County?

Bill Dance Lake has bait and tackle and concessions on site, plus rental boats, the county’s one confirmed angling retail point. TWRA Region 1: 731-423-5725 or 800-372-3928. No standalone bait shop elsewhere in Fayette County was verified. Nearest Walmart Supercenter: Collierville and Oakland (Shelby/Fayette line) and Somerville. Nearest Academy Sports and Bass Pro: both in the Memphis metro, with Bass Pro at the Memphis Pyramid roughly 45–55 minutes from Somerville.. There is a fuller list on the Fayette County gear page, including anywhere renting boats or kayaks and the nearest big-box store.

Can I buy a fishing license in Fayette County?

Yes. County clerks, most Walmart stores and licensed agents in Fayette County sell them over the counter, and gooutdoorstennessee.com sells them 24 hours a day. The license is digital or printable, nothing is mailed.

Do I need a boat to fish Fayette County?

No. Fayette County has 1 public fishing pier and bank access at several of its parks and river crossings.

What it looks like

What Fayette County water looks like

The lakes and rivers you are buying gear for.

Wolf River, TennesseeWolf RiverOpen the Wolf River page →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domainReelfoot Lake, TennesseeReelfoot LakeOpen the Reelfoot Lake page →User:JeremyA / CC BY-SA 2.5Mississippi River, TennesseeMississippi RiverOpen the Mississippi River page →Ceptember / CC BY-SA 4.0Pickwick Lake, TennesseePickwick LakeOpen the Pickwick Lake page →Kbh3rd / CC BY-SA 3.0Obion River, TennesseeObion RiverOpen the Obion River page →David.k.hochreiter / CC BY-SA 3.0Forked Deer River, TennesseeForked Deer RiverOpen the Forked Deer River page →Malepheasant at en.wikipedia / Public domain

1 public boat launches in Fayette County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.

Where to fish it

Now find the water in Fayette County

Got what you need? The Fayette County fishing spots page has every ramp, pier, creek and lake in the county, with directions to each one and the limits that apply on it.

Fayette County fishing spotsBack to the county page

Keep going

More Fayette County water, and who fishes it

Every guide and charter on this site is listed by the water they run, so you can call the captain direct. Licences, limits and the state record list are one click away too.

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