Welcome to St Helens Bait & Tackle, your one stop shop for all your fishing and boating needs. Located in the bustling seaside township of St Helens on Tasmania’s beautiful East Coast, the gateway to the Bay of Fires.
Georges Bay in St Helens is quickly growing in popularity as a saltwater sports fishing haven, not only in Tasmanian circles but also with anglers right across the country. Georges Bay has always been on the map as the “Game Fishing Capital” of Tasmania boasting some of the best Salt Water Game Fishing Tasmania has to offer and with the inshore bays and coastline fishing better than it ever has it offers sports anglers a diversity of species and environment unmatched by anywhere else in the state.
St Helens offers a wide diversity of fish species such as BIG Black Bream, Australian Salmon, Silver Trevally, Leatherjacket, Garfish, Flathead, Mullet, Mackerel, Snapper, King George Whiting and even Yellowtail Kingfish just to name a few. Georges Bay has options for both the intrepid sports angler and the weekend dangler. With fantastic flats fishing for dedicated fly, lure and plastic fisherman to quality “bread & butter” estuary fishing for the family man it’s all here on offer.
St Helens is the perfect destination for family based fishing offering sheltered waters for small craft, excellent launching facilities with easily accessible jetty’s and wharfs for the land based angler, lots of quality affordable accommodation and all right on your doorstep.
In 2006 owners Jamie & Kirsty Henderson opened the doors of St Helens Bait and Tackle, a tiny store stocking as many of the tackle essentials as it could cram in to service a much needed local market in an ever growing sports fishing region. Since those early days the store has moved into bigger, brighter new premises and the great range of fishing gear is now better than ever. Call in and visit the new bigger and better shop located at shop 1, 24 Quail St.
St Helens Bait & Tackle has expanded their already comprehensive tackle products, such as bait, soft plastic and hard body lures, line, hooks, sinkers, rods and reels and now includes a full range of waders, clothing, life jackets, fish smokers, ice boxes, boat safety gear, fuel tanks and just about everything else a fisherman could need.
St Helens Bait & Tackle stocks a wide range of top brands like Shimano, Penn, Jarvis Walker, Berkley, Okuma, Silstar, Squidgy and GULP.
St Helens Bait and Tackle stocks gear for all ages and for all types of fishing conditions, including inland Trout Fishing, Surf Fishing, Game Fishing and Deep Sea Fishing. And don’t forget our new rang of Kayaks including the fantastic Ocean Kayak Angler series that is especially designed for the fisherman.
Trout fishing licences are also available at the store, along with all the information you need to land the catch, including magazines and books on Tasmanian fish, tides, and of course, the best spot to catch a big one!
To keep the family amused, Jamie also has a range sit on top kayaks perfect for taking advantage of the East Coast’s wonderful beaches and waterways.
With heaps of free parking right at the door, it’s easier than ever to visit Jamie for all your fishing needs.
St Helens Bait & Tackle now has a new "online" shopping cart section where you can purchase directly online.