Southern Illinois Bait Shops
Every Southern Illinois bait counter with its phone number, county by county.
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19 counties give the Southern Illinois page 43 listings (26 bait and tackle shops, 11 marinas and 6 sporting goods stores). No town outnumbers Fairview Heights, which has 3. For the trip, these counties carry 289 ramps, 144 lake pages and 42 free loaner sites. Stores in Calhoun County, Christian County, Clay County, Effingham County, Johnson County, Monroe County and Williamson County land on this page by proximity, since no loaner site there carries a grouping.
Southern Illinois tackle stores under each county
Bond County
- Highland Lure & Bait Companybait and tackle shop, Keyesport, (618) 749-5715
Calhoun County
- Allan Joseph Marinemarina, Golden Eagle, (618) 883-2848
- Winneberg Marinamarina, Golden Eagle, (618) 883-2800
Christian County
- Catfish Connectionbait and tackle shop, Pana, (217) 562-2623
- Pana Bait Cobait and tackle shop, Pana, (217) 562-5025
Clay County
- Hotshots Bowfishingbait and tackle shop, Clay City, (618) 676-4336
Clinton County
- Boulder Access Marinamarina, Shattuc, (618) 226-3223
- Carlyle Lake Marine Centerbait and tackle shop, Carlyle, (618) 594-3050
- Tradewinds Marinamarina, Keyesport, (618) 749-5649
Effingham County
- J & J Marinamarina, Effingham, (217) 342-6344
- Red Fox Landingmarina, Effingham, (217) 868-2791
Franklin County
- G & S Bait and Tacklebait and tackle shop, Benton, (618) 439-7077
- Rend Lake Fishing Guidesbait and tackle shop, Benton, (618) 472-4763
Jackson County
- Dick's Sporting Goods Carbondalesporting goods store, Carbondale, (618) 549-7581
- Frank's Real Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Gorham, (618) 763-4217
Jefferson County
- Rend Lake Sporting Goodsbait and tackle shop, Mount Vernon, (618) 242-2191
Jersey County
- Bear Hollow Outfitters Incbait and tackle shop, Grafton, (618) 786-2114
- Cassen's Live Baitbait and tackle shop, Grafton, (618) 786-3614
Johnson County
- Egyptian Hills Marina Incmarina, Creal Springs, (618) 996-3449
Macoupin County
- K Z Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Bunker Hill, (618) 585-3783
Madison County
- Alton Marinamarina, Alton, (618) 462-9860
- Bluff City Outdoorsbait and tackle shop, Alton, (618) 465-6175
- Dick's Sporting Goods Edwardsvillesporting goods store, Edwardsville, (618) 659-5130
- Gersty's Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Troy, (618) 518-7764
- Jerry's Tackle and Gunsbait and tackle shop, Highland, (618) 654-3235
- Lakeside Marina Incmarina, Edwardsville, (618) 656-1717
- Mallorys Sports Supplysporting goods store, Wood River, (618) 259-4236
- Old Man River Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Bethalto, (618) 717-0028
- Ron's Bait & Tackle, 3321 State Route 111bait and tackle shop, Granite City, (618) 931-2501
Monroe County
- Dan & Neats Live Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Waterloo, (618) 939-1544
Montgomery County
- Docksidemarina, Raymond, (217) 229-3790
- Lake Glenn Shoals Marina Landingmarina, Hillsboro, (217) 532-6534
St. Clair County
- Academy Sports + Outdoors O Fallonsporting goods store, O Fallon, (618) 628-7960
- Dick's Sporting Goods Fairview Heights, 6575 North Illinois Streetsporting goods store, Fairview Heights, (618) 213-3134
- Dick's Sporting Goods Fairview Heights, 81 Ludwig Drsporting goods store, Fairview Heights, (618) 213-3014
- Fairview Sports & Hardwarebait and tackle shop, Fairview Heights, (618) 398-4780
- Obie's Tackle Cobait and tackle shop, Belleville, (618) 234-5638
- Old Whiskers Bait Cobait and tackle shop, O Fallon, (618) 632-1667
- Ron's Bait & Tackle, 4050 Bunkum Rdbait and tackle shop, East Saint Louis, (618) 271-9907
Washington County
- Simonton Bait Storebait and tackle shop, Nashville, (618) 327-9311
Wayne County
- Barnard's Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Fairfield, (618) 842-9642
Williamson County
- Dunn's Sporting Goodsbait and tackle shop, Marion, (618) 997-3626
- Just Add Water Bait Tackle & Morebait and tackle shop, Marion, (618) 964-1944
Lakes a Southern Illinois angler can reach with fresh minnows
- Carlyle Lake24,580 acres, Bond County
- Rend Lake18,900 acres, Franklin County
- Crab Orchard Lake6,965 acres, Williamson County
- Kinkaid Lake2,750 acres, Jackson County
- Lake of Egypt2,400 acres, Johnson County
- Sangchris Lake2,321 acres, Christian County
- Horseshoe Lake (Madison County)2,107 acres, Madison County
- Baldwin Lake2,018 acres, Randolph County
- Horseshoe Lake (Alexander)1,890 acres, Alexander County
- Cedar Lake (Jackson)1,750 acres, Jackson County
Prairie water pictured beside Southern Illinois Bait Shops
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Stopping at a Southern Illinois bait store? Read this first
How many listings fill the Southern Illinois bait page?
43 stores sit on it.
Which counties feed the Southern Illinois shop list?
Bond County, Calhoun County, Christian County, Clay County, Clinton County, Effingham County, Franklin County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Jersey County, Johnson County, Macoupin County, Madison County, Monroe County, Montgomery County and St. Clair County and more (19 counties).
In the Southern Illinois grouping, which county has the most stores?
Madison County leads with 9.
Which town in Southern Illinois would give the widest choice of bait?
No town outnumbers Fairview Heights, which has 3.
How many marinas sit within the Southern Illinois listings?
It includes 11 marinas.
What puts a county inside Southern Illinois here?
Each county takes the grouping its IDNR tackle loaner sites carry, or the nearest such county’s when it has none.
Are the Southern Illinois phone numbers current?
From November 2026; a quick call settles the hours.
How do I switch from the Southern Illinois list to another?
Use the statewide Illinois bait shop page for the other two.