Venue Information and Reports

 

 

Overview

 

The following section is designed to providing the bank angler with general information, as well as fishing reports and ratings, pertinent to a number of popular urban venues located in the Greater Chicagoland area. For greater convenience, venues are classified as either being ‘north’ or ‘south’. The dividing line separating these two regions is defined as the I-88 / I-290 corridor. Additionally....

 

Clicking on the pencil logo will open a full report on the respective venue. Driving directions are also included.
 

Clicking on the dish logo will open a satellite image of the respective venue. All satellite image of courtesy of Terraserver
 

Clicking on the map logo will open a depth and/or topographical map of the respective venue. Most depth maps may be enlarged, to give a larger scale diagram, by holding the cursor over the respective map and clicking the 'expand' icon. Depth amps courtesy of Chicago Paddling / Fishing

 

Venue ratings are categorized according to a 1 to 5 ‘angler fish’ scale (no pun intended!), with 1 angler fish being poor and 5 angler fish being classified as excellent. The table below provides a more complete description:

 

Rating

Description

(Excellent)

An excellent ‘non-fail’ fishery containing abundant stocks of obliging fish, well-appointed facilities, easy bank side access and comfortable fishing.

(Good)

Well worth a visit, as the fishing is typically excellent or very good. However, some on-site creature comforts such as easy access, convenient parking and / or nearby restrooms may be less than adequate or absent.

(Average)

Typically a venue that ‘runs hot and cold’ – sometimes you easily catch a basket full, other times you have to work at it a little more. Facilities and access are typically adequate.

(Fair)

Typically either a ‘hard to fish’ or an over fished venue where the remaining underwater residents have become wary of anglers’ baits and lures. Fishing is hard, but folks still manage an occasional fish.

(Poor)

You were told there were fish inhabiting this miserable puddle, but no one seems to catch any!

NR

(???)

Not yet rated.

 

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North Chicagoland Venues and their Overall Ratings
(North of I –88/ I-290 corridor)

Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights, IL

Bear Lakes, Century Park, Vernon Hills, IL

Churchill Woods FP, Glen Ellyn, IL

Rating: Rating: Rating:

Cricket Creek FP, Addison, IL

Lake Gregory, Blackberry Farm, Aurora, IL

Lincoln Park Lagoon and Zoo Pond, Chicago, IL

    
Rating: Rating: (NR) Rating:

 

North Side Park, Wheaton, IL

Plum Grove Reservoir, Palatine, IL

Spring Creek Reservoir, Bloomingdale, IL
     
Rating: Rating: Rating:

 

Lake Volcaning, Schaumburg, IL

Cornerstone Lakes Park,
West Chicago, IL

 
 
Rating: Rating: (NR)

 

Click on either the picture of the venue or the hyperlink below it (where available) to be taken to the dedicated review page for that particular venue

 

South Chicagoland Venues and their Overall Ratings
(South of I –88/ I-290 corridor)

 

Barth Pond, Downers Grove, IL

Beaver Lake, Silver Springs State Park, Yorkville, IL

Braidwood Lake, Braidwood, IL
     
Rating: Rating: Rating:

Central Park, Oak Brook, IL

Fox Canal, Montgomery, IL

I & M Canal, Morris, IL

Rating: Rating: Rating:

Isle à la Cache canal, Romeoville, IL

Lily Cache Greenway, Bolingbrook, IL

Lake Milliken, Wilmington, IL
 
Rating: Rating: Rating:

Pilcher Park, Joliet, IL

Rock Run Preserve, Joliet, IL

Settlers Park, Plainfield, IL
Rating: Rating: Rating:

 

Click on either the picture of the venue or the hyperlink below it (where available) to be taken to the dedicated review page for that particular venue

 

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