Lee’s Bait & Tackle

If they served food, you could eat in this bait store! The cleanest and best-​kept bait and tackle store you can find. They inspect your bait with every order and they pack it fresh each week. For live bait, there is no equal for price or quality. Because they sell so much bait — you will find it more fresh than any other store. Every grabbed a bait tin from another place and find moldy, dried-​out bait? No chance of that happening at Lee’s
The owners are always there, and willing to help you with anything you need. They have two locations — one in Elk Grove Village and this one in Carol Stream.
Their tackle selection is proven for local waters. Big chain stores order on a national basis — so you can get tackle that won’t work around here from a big box store. Save money and time going here for tackle that works on local waters. Get in and get out much faster as everything is organized and easy to grab.
If you haven’t been, try the store out. They also have exclusive Japanese bass baits and limited edition baits that will make every tackle box jealous. Can’t find those at your generic retail store!
Better hooks, better line, G-​Loomis and custom orders are very easy at this store — the owners can get you help with whatever fishing equipment you could possibly dream up. I know they even offer trolling motor repair!

Lee’s Bait and Tackle is one of the best stores for live bait and tackle in Northern Illinois hands down, in my humble opinion! it always has a lively assortment of live bait. I even stop here when i go on longer trips to the Illinois River because of the reliability and the quality of the live bait.
The Hours of Operation are really functional for the avid fisherman. They are open 6:00 AM-8:00 PM M-​F; 5:00 AM-8:00 PM SAT and 5:00−6 PM on SUN.
It should be noted that I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH LEE’S IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM — I AM JUST AN AVID FISHERMAN!!!
I believe that any store, small or large that caters to their customers the way Lee’s does, deserves praises. Being open at 5 AM makes Lee’s a great Place weather you are fishing locally or going to the river!
Note, it was miss-​categorized as a pet shop but i fixed that. Pet owners, you can still find better live food at Lee’s than Pet Stores, so keep coming here!

Glad to find this place, very knowledgeable and fully stocked with everything I needed!

Great place to pick up some fat healthy mealworms to feed my toad. I’m sure it’s also great for someone looking for fishing supplies as well since they have other bait and lots of tackle to choose from.