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Tipton County, Tennessee

Where to Buy or Rent Fishing Gear in Tipton County

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

What to bring

Tackle for Tipton County water

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Bait and tackle shops in and near Tipton County

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

Covington · about 4 milesWalmartOpen late, sells licences at the counter, and carries terminal tackle and line.Directions and phone →Covington · about 4 milesSportsman’s SupplyLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Drummonds · about 12 milesGlenn Springs Lake StoreSmall local store carrying bait, ice and the basics.Directions and phone →Somerville · about 27 milesBill Dance LakeLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Memphis · about 33 milesBass Pro Shops at the PyramidFull outdoor superstore. Rods, reels, boats, licences and a tackle wall.Directions and phone →

Buy it at the ramp

Marinas and bait at the water in Tipton County

Access points in Tipton 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 · TWRAGlen Springs TWRA RampGlen Springs LakeHWY 59 West to Left on Glen Springs Rd, Left on Grimes, about 0.25 mile on Right2 ramps, 2 lanesfishing piercanoe / kayak landingrestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.47500, -89.88080

The big stores

Chain stores near Tipton County

The closest full tackle wall to Tipton County is the Academy in Millington, about 17 miles from Covington. Distances here are straight line, so the drive is longer. The rest below are the next nearest, each with a map link.

Millington · about 17 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →Memphis · about 33 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →Memphis · about 33 milesBass Pro ShopsFull outdoor superstore. Rods, reels, boats, licences and a tackle wall.Open in maps →Collierville · about 33 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →

Before you cast

Buying a Tennessee fishing license in Tipton County

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

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

All license prices and rules

Gear questions

Buying and renting gear in Tipton County

Do I need a fishing license to fish in Tipton 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 Tipton 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 Tipton County, but it is worth knowing before you drive to a tailwater elsewhere in the state.

Where can I buy bait and tackle in Tipton County?

– Glenn Springs Lake Store, 284 Grimes Rd, Drummonds, (901) 835-5253. The on-lake store. There is a fuller list on the Tipton County gear page, including anywhere renting boats or kayaks and the nearest big-box store.

Can I buy a fishing license in Tipton County?

Yes. County clerks, most Walmart stores and licensed agents in Tipton 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 Tipton County?

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

What it looks like

What Tipton County water looks like

The lakes and rivers you are buying gear for.

Hatchie River, TennesseeHatchie RiverOpen the Hatchie River page →noaa.gov / Public domainMississippi River, TennesseeMississippi RiverOpen the Mississippi River page →Ceptember / CC BY-SA 4.0Reelfoot Lake, TennesseeReelfoot LakeOpen the Reelfoot Lake page →User:JeremyA / CC BY-SA 2.5Pickwick 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

2 public boat launches in Tipton County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.

Where to fish it

Now find the water in Tipton County

Got what you need? The Tipton 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.

Tipton County fishing spotsBack to the county page

Keep going

More Tipton 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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