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Wayne County, Tennessee

Where to Buy or Rent Fishing Gear in Wayne County

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

What to bring

Tackle for Wayne County water

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Bait and tackle shops in and near Wayne County

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

Waynesboro · about 14 milesDuren’s Sporting GoodsSporting goods. Rods, reels, line and a licence counter.Directions and phone →Savannah · about 18 milesWal-Mart SupercenterOpen late, sells licences at the counter, and carries terminal tackle and line.Directions and phone →Parsons · about 19 milesPerryville MarinaMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →Savannah · about 19 milesHurst-Young Wholesale Bait IncLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Savannah · about 19 milesLonnie’s Sporting GoodsSporting goods. Rods, reels, line and a licence counter.Directions and phone →Savannah · about 19 milesPickwick Landing State Park Marina storeMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →Crump · about 23 milesGardner’s Bait & TackleLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Counce · about 30 milesRoberts Bait Tackle & Fish MarketLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Counce · about 30 milesSportsman’s One StopTackle and bait for Hardin County water. Call ahead out of season, winter hours are short.Directions and phone →

Buy it at the ramp

Marinas and bait at the water in Wayne County

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

Free4.5 out of 5facilitiesMarina · Private LandClifton MarinaKentucky LakeHWY 128 in Clifton City limits1 ramp, 1 lanefishing pierrestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →35.38610, -88.00660

The big stores

Chain stores near Wayne County

The closest full tackle wall to Wayne County is the Academy in Jackson, about 49 miles from Waynesboro. Distances here are straight line, so the drive is longer. The rest below are the next nearest, each with a map link.

Jackson · about 49 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →Columbia · about 55 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →Franklin · about 72 milesAcademy Sports + OutdoorsChain sporting goods. Rods, reels, line, terminal tackle and a licence counter.Open in maps →Clarksville · about 85 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 Wayne County

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

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

All license prices and rules

Gear questions

Buying and renting gear in Wayne County

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

Where can I buy bait and tackle in Wayne County?

– Duren’s Sporting Goods, 215 Dexter L Woods Memorial Blvd, Waynesboro, (931) 722-5466., Crazy Horse Canoe Rental, 2505 Waynesboro Hwy, Waynesboro, (931) 722-5213., Buffalocanoeing.com, 702 Gaither Hinson Rd, Waynesboro, (931) 796-2211., Shoal Creek Canoe Run, 470 Iron City Rd, Iron City, (888) 226-6380., Nearest big box: no Walmart in Wayne County. Walmart Supercenter, 612 E Main St, Hohenwald, (931) 796-3282, about 35 min northeast. There is a fuller list on the Wayne County gear page, including anywhere renting boats or kayaks and the nearest big-box store.

Can I buy a fishing license in Wayne County?

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

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

What it looks like

What Wayne County water looks like

The lakes and rivers you are buying gear for.

Kentucky Lake, TennesseeKentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →George Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domain
Tennessee River, Tennessee
Tennessee River, TennesseeScott Basford / CC BY-SA 3.0
Buffalo River, TennesseeBuffalo RiverOpen the Buffalo River page →La Citta Vita / CC BY-SA 2.0Center Hill Lake, TennesseeCenter Hill LakeOpen the Center Hill Lake page →Tyler White / Public domainOld Hickory Lake, TennesseeOld Hickory LakeOpen the Old Hickory Lake page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0Cumberland River, TennesseeCumberland RiverOpen the Cumberland River page →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not s / Public domain

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

Where to fish it

Now find the water in Wayne County

Got what you need? The Wayne 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.

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Keep going

More Wayne 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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