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Cook County … Arrowhead Lake (14 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
At the southeast corner of Harlem Avenue and 135th streets, Palos Heights
Maximum depth – 12 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Channel catfish


Cook County … Axehead Lake (17 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
On Touhy Avenue east of River Road & the Tri-State Tollway
Maximum depth – 31 feet
Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Perch, Bullhead
Trout are stocked each spring and fall


Cook County … E.J. Beck Lake (14 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Central Road, between River Road and the Tri-State Tollway, Des Plaines
Maximum depth – 22 feet
Ramp – Yes; sailboats, canoes, rowboats are permitted; Motor - Electric
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Northern pike, Perch, Walleye, Channel catfish, Bullhead


Cook County … Belleau Lake (12 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Busse Highway west of the Tri-State Tollway, Park Ridge
Maximum depth – 35 feet
Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Yellow Perch, Bullhead
Trout are stocked each spring and fall


Cook County … Belly Deep Slough (15 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
LaGrannge Road (US 45) 0.5 miles south of 95th Street, Palos Hill
Maximum depth – 8 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Carp, Bullhead


Cook County … Big Bend Lake (27 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
East River Road south of Golf Road, Des Plaines
Maximum depth – 29 feet
Ramp – Yes; Motor – Electric; Sailboats, canoes, and rowboats are permitted
Largemouth Bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Northern pike, Channel catfish, Carp, Bullhead


Cook County … Bode Lakes (20 acres between the 2 lakes)
Forest Preserve District of Cook CountyBode Road 1 mile west of Barrington Road, Streamwood
Maximum depth – 24 feet South Lake
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Northern pike, Carp, Bullhead


Cook County … Bullfrog Lake (16 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Wolf Road south of 95th Street, Willow Springs
Maximum depth – 11 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie


Cook County … Busse Lake (Main Pool 419 acres; South Pool 146 acres; North Pool 25 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Higgins Road east of Route 53 / I-290, Elk Grove
Maximum depth – 14 feet
Ramp – Yes; Motor – Electric; Boat rental; Sailboats, canoes, and rowboats are permitted on Main Pool and South Pool
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Northern pike, Walleye, Channel catfish, Bullhead


Cook County … Cermak Quarry (2 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Ogden Avenue 0.5 miles west of Harlem Avenue, Lyons
Maximum depth – 19 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Channel catfish


Cook County … Des Plaines River
All Watercraft Ramp –
> Plank Road Meadow, north of Ogden Avenue, east of 1st Avenue, Lyons


Cook County … Des Plaines River
Carry-in Launch Ramps –
> Allison Woods, west of Milwaukee Avenue, south of Willow Road, Prospect Heights
> Stony Ford, south of Joliet Road, west of Harlem Avenue, Lyons
> Columbia Woods, west of Willow Springs Road north of Willow Springs
> Lemont Landing, Stevens Street, Lemont


Cook County … Flatfoot Lake (15 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Entrance from southbound I-94 south of 130th Street, Chicago
Maximum depth – 17 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Channel catfish, Carp, Bullhead


Cook County … Horsetail Lake (11 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Willow Spring Road (104th Avenue) north of McCarthy Road, Palos Park
Maximum depth – 24 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Channel catfish


Cook County … Ida Lake (10 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Mannheim Road (US 45) north of 67th Street, Countryside
Maximum depth – 16 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Channel catfish


Cook County … Joe’s Pond (8 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Willow Springs Road (104th Avenue) 1 mile south of 95th Street, Willow Springs
Maximum depth – 11 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Channel catfish


Cook County … Maple Lake (60 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Wolf Road and 95th Street, Willow Springs
Maximum depth – 22 feet
Boat rental; Motor - Electric
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Northern pike, Perch, Channel catfish


Cook County … Midlothian Reservoir (25 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
167th Street at Cicero Avenue, Oak Forest
Maximum depth – 14 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Carp, Suckers


Cook County … Papoose Lake (18 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
McCarthy Road (123rd Street) west of Mannheim Road (US 45), Palos Park
Maximum depth – 10 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Bullhead


Cook County … Saganashkee Slough (325 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Willow Springs Road (104th Avenue) and 107th Street, Palos Hills
Maximum depth – 10 feet
Ramp – Yes; Motor – Electric; Canoes and rowboats are permitted
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Northern pike, Carp, Bullhead


Cook County … Sag Quarry East (12 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Route 83 and Archer Avenue at 111th Street, Lemont
Maximum depth – 18 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Channel catfish
Trout are stocked each spring


Cook County … Sag Quarry West (15 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Route 83 and Archer Avenue at 111th Street, Lemont
Maximum depth – 9 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Northern pike, Bullhead


Cook County … Schiller Pond (6 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Irving Park Road west of Cumberland Avenue, Schiller Park
Maximum depth – 8 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Channel catfish, Carp, Bullhead


Cook County … Skokie Lagoons (190 acres total)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Forest Way Drive between Willow Road and Dundee Road, east of Eden’s Express-Way
Seven inter-connected lagoons, Maximum depth – 16 feet
Ramp – Yes, located on Tower Road; Motor – Electric; Sailboats, canoes, and rowboats are permitted
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, Northern pike, Walleye, Channel catfish, Bullhead


Cook County ... Tampier Lake (160 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
131st Street between Wolf Road and Will-Cook Road
Maximum depth – 15 feet
Ramp – Yes; Motor – Electric; Canoes and rowboats are permitted
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Crappie, White bass, Northern pike, Walleye, Channel catfish, Bullhead


Cook County … Turtlehead Lake (12 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Harlem Avenue south of 135th Street, Palos Heights
Maximum depth – 17 feet
Sailboats are permitted
Largemouth bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Bullhead


Cook County … Wampum Lake (35 acres)
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Thornton-Lansing Road 1 mile east of Thornton
Maximum depth – 14 feet
Largemouth bass, Bluegill / Redear, Northern pike, Channel catfish, Bullhead

 

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