Fishing Guide 2019 by Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Fishing Guide

common fish of DuPage County Flathead Catfish

Black Bullhead

Rainbow Trout

Grass Carp

Smallmouth Bass Black Crappie

Green Sunfish

Walleye Bluegill

Largemouth Bass

Yellow Bullhead Channel Catfish

Muskie

Common Carp

Yellow Perch Northern Pike Graphics courtesy of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Fisheries.

GO FISH with the Access to Fishing loanable rod and reel program.

SAME-DAY LOANS Blackwell & Herrick Lake Call 630-933-7248 for details.

contents 4 Regulations

Loans are free and are limited to one rod and reel per person. A valid driver’s license is required for each individual or group rental.

5 Size and Creel Limits 6 Fish Stocking Report 7 More to Know

Accessibility The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is committed to making its facilities accessible to all visitors. Individuals with accessibility needs or concerns should contact the District’s ADA coordinator at 630-933-7683 or TTY 800-526-0857 at least 48 hours before their visit.

Keep or Release? Boating Health Advisories Aquatic Invaders DuPage County Rivers

10 Big Woods Poss Lake

11 Blackwell Silver Lake • Sand Pond White Pine Pond

13 Cricket Creek Green Lake • Stonewort Pond Riverbend Pond

15 Danada Rice Lake

16 East Branch Rush Lake • Sunfish Pond

17 Hawk Hollow Muskrat Pond

18 Herrick Lake

19 Hidden Lake Round Meadow Lake Eagle Lake

21 Mallard Lake Mallard Lake • Cloverdale Pond

22 Mayslake Trinity Lake • Mayslake

23 McDowell Grove Mud Lake

24 Meacham Grove Maple Lake

25 Pratt’s Wayne Woods Pickerel Lake • Catfish Pond Horsetail Pond • Harrier Lake

27 Songbird Slough Songbird Lake

28 Spring Creek Reservoir Spring Creek Reservoir

29 Timber Ridge Timber Lake

30 West Branch Bass Lake • Deep Quarry Lake

31 Wood Dale Grove Grove Lake

Herrick Lake • West Lagoon Forest Preserve District of DuPage County 3S580 Naperville Road, Wheaton, IL 60189 630-933-7200 • TTY 800-526-0857 dupageforest.org

The information in this guide is subject to change. dupageforest.org

regulations Unless posted, you can fish in all Forest Preserve District of DuPage County lakes and ponds and along both branches of the DuPage River, Salt Creek and any tributaries. Forest Preserve District rules are generally similar to Illinois’ but may be more restrictive to sustain certain species at certain locations. 1. If you’re 16 or older you must carry a valid Illinois fishing license in most cases. If you’re fishing for trout you must also carry a valid inland trout stamp. U.S. military personnel with “active” or “active duty” service IDs, U.S. veterans with qualifying disabilities, and Illinois residents with class 2O or 2A disability IDs do not need either. 2. Fishing hours are the same as regular forest preserve hours: one hour after sunrise to one hour after sunset. Night fishing is only allowed at Deep Quarry Lake at West Branch Forest Preserve and you must be out of the preserve by 11 p.m. 3. Fishing is not allowed in designated Illinois nature preserves. 4. You can fish from shorelines and piers unless posted. You can wade in rivers and streams but cannot wade in lakes or ponds. You also cannot swim or use inflatable rafts, foam noodles or similar flotation devices. (Certain multichambered inflatable watercraft with foot wells are allowed for boating on select lakes with a Forest Preserve District private boating permit, but please visit dupageforest.org or call Visitor Services weekdays at 630-933-7248 for details and locations.) 5. You cannot fish with more than two poles or tip-ups at one time, and you cannot have more than two hooks or lures attached to each. You must observe and attend to your poles and tip-ups at all times. 6. You cannot fish with nets, seines, traps, bows and arrows, spears, slingshots, pitchforks, or gigs. 7. You must release a fish if it is shorter than the required minimum length for that species or is within the species’ protected slot limit. You cannot possess more of a species per day than the species’ daily creel limit allows, and you must have your creel possessions clearly separated.

HOW TO MEASURE A FISH Place the fish on a flat board, close the mouth and compress the tail to get the maximum length. Then, measure from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail fin.

8. You cannot fillet a fish or remove its head or tail in a forest preserve if that species has a required minimum length or protected slot limit for waters in that preserve. 9. You cannot dump fish entrails or carcasses in any DuPage forest preserve waters. 10. You must release fish in the same waters in which you caught them. 11. You can use minnows, worms, insects, lures, stink bait, wet flies, blood bait or dough balls as bait but must dispose of all bait and bait water in the trash or on the ground far from shore. 12. You can use legally caught bluegill, redear sunfish, green sunfish, longear sunfish, pumpkinseeds, warmouths, and their hybrids for bait but only in the same waters in which you caught them. You cannot use a fish if it’s shorter than the required minimum length for the species or is within the species’ protected slot limit. You also cannot possess more of a species than its daily creel limit allows. If there is a required minimum length or protected slot limit, the fish cannot be cut up or dressed. 13. You cannot use amphibians, reptiles or crayfish as bait. 14. With the exception of the legally caught fish described in 12 above, you cannot collect bait in the forest preserves. 15. Although state regulations may allow it, in DuPage forest preserves you cannot fish for or collect crayfish, mussels, or any amphibians or reptiles, such as frogs and turtles. 16. You must remove all aquatic plants and animals from all equipment before moving the equipment away from any body of water. 17. You can ice fish on most forest preserve waters unless posted. Due to fluctuating water levels, you can never ice fish at Spring Creek Reservoir Forest Preserve. Holes must be less than 10 inches in diameter. You can only use portable shelters and must remove them when not in use. Forest Preserve District employees do not monitor ice; all ice-related activities are done at the user’s own risk. As a guideline, not a guarantee, a minimum of 4 inches is recommended. Ice may be safe in one spot yet very thin only a few feet away; river currents, underwater springs, animal activity or runoff from local roads can all create hard-to-detect areas of thin ice. You should carry ropes and floatation devices on the ice for emergencies. 18. If you catch a tagged fish and release it, please report the date, location, tag number, type of fish, length and weight to the Forest Preserve District’s Natural Resources department at 630-933-7200. If you keep the fish, mail the tag with the same information to Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Natural Resources, 3S580 Naperville Road, Wheaton, IL 60189.

size and creel limits Lakes and Ponds

Bass (largemouth)

Protected Slot Limit

Daily Creel Limit (per licensed angler)

14" – 18"

three under 14" and one over 18" (four total)

Min. Length

Daily Creel Limit (per licensed angler)

Bass (smallmouth)

catch and release only

Bass (yellow, white or hybrid)

under 17"

none

17"

three (any combination)

Bluegill

none

Catfish (channel or flathead)

12"

three (any combination)

Crappie (black or white)

none

15 (any combination)

Muskie

48"

one

Northern pike

24"

three

Rainbow trout

none

five

Walleye

16"

three

Yellow perch

five

Min. Length

Daily Creel Limit (per licensed angler)

12"

six (any combination)

Rivers

Bass (large- or smallmouth)

Smallmouth are catch-and-release year-round in the West Branch DuPage River between the canoe launch at Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve and Fawell Dam at McDowell Grove Forest Preserve. Catfish (channel or flathead)

none

Crappie

none

Northern pike

24"

three

Walleye

14"

six

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE With muskie and northern pike at Mallard Lake and large- and smallmouth bass at other locations — and each with different creel limits — it’s important to know how to identify these species. Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)

scales on upper part of cheek

Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)

48" minimum catchable length

14" – 18" protected slot

dark, vertical markings on light background

pointed paired fin

Northern Pike (Esox lucius)

pointed paired fin

pointed tail fin

scales on entire cheek

upper jaw extended beyond back edge of eye

catch and release only (lakes and ponds)

light, horizontal, round or oval-shaped spots on dark background

rounded paired fin

broad black stripe or line of broken splotches running along sides from head to tail

Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieui)

24" minimum catchable length

rounded paired fin

dorsal fin sections nearly separated

bright to olive green head and back, sides lighter green

rounded tail fin

upper jaw not extended beyond back edge of eye

dorsal fin sections separated by shallow notch brownish to bronze cast on back with shading to lighter hues on sides

light hues on sides with dark vertical bars

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fish stocking report Hidden Lake in Downers Grove

Sand Pond

LAKES As part of its fisheries-management program, the Forest Preserve District stocks select lakes with various species. The report below shows the species, quantities and stocking dates for each lake listed. Lakes are stocked by the District and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. For more information call 630-933-7668. Silver, Pickerel and Grove lakes are stocked every year in spring and fall with rainbow trout.

Channel Catfish* Smallmouth Bass Hybrid Bluegill Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass Largemouth bass Channel catfish

1200 10 800 120 77 50 175

09/13 11/13 10/15 04/16 10/18 03/19 04/19

Green Lake 450 250

5/13 4/17

50 500

10/14 10/16

Riverbend Pond Largemouth bass Bluegill Channel catfish

Bluegill

2" – 5"

Channel catfish

3" – 4"*

Crappie

4" – 6"

Hybrid bluegill

5" – 7"

Largemouth bass

5" – 7" over 6"*

Muskie

10" – 16"

Northern pike

10" – 16"

Perch

5" – 7"

Smallmouth bass

4" – 8"* 17" – 22"†

Walleye

6" – 10"

04/15 07/15 10/15 03/16 07/16 10/16 10/16 10/16 03/17 10/17 03/18 10/18 10/18 03/19

White Pine Pond Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass

190 95 46

Rice Lake Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass Fathead minnow Bluegill

1800 400 70 400 lbs. 1000

05/13 04/16 08/16 05/19 05/19

East Branch in Glendale Heights Rush Lake Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish Channel Catfish* Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass* Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish

Silver Lake 300 lbs. 240 3200 4500 240 3250 1500 600 3200 3250 5000 4988 1500 3250

5/12

375 500 4500 225 152 160

04/13 05/13 09/13 04/15 05/17 04/18

185 300

04/12 05/12

Sunfish Pond

Blackwell in Warrenville Fathead Minnow Channel Catfish Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Channel Catfish Rainbow Trout Yellow Perch Walleye Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Yellow Perch Rainbow Trout

200

Danada in Wheaton

6" – 10"

03/17 06/18 10/18

Hawk Hollow in Hanover Park Muskrat Pond Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish Golden Shiner Fathead Minnow

135 225 75 lbs. 90 lbs.

04/12 05/12 05/18 05/18

Herrick Lake in Wheaton Herrick Lake Hybrid Bluegill Fathead Minnow Bluegill Fathead Minnow Channel Catfish Bluegill Golden Shiner Northern Pike

400 100 lbs. 800 1600 160 lbs.

05/13 10/15 10/15 05/16 10/16

Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass* Fathead Minnow Bluegill Golden Shiners

750 150 300 lbs. 800 150 lbs.

05/13 01/15 05/16 10/16 04/17

Mallard Lake in Hanover Park Mallard Lake

Stonewort Pond

FISH LENGTHS

Channel Catfish Fathead Minnow Bluegill Redear Sunfish Fathead Minnow

Round Meadow Lake

Cricket Creek in Addison Channel catfish Largemouth bass

Eagle Lake

3000 150 lbs. 1500 300 lbs. 520 500 150 lbs. 100

10/15 10/15 10/15 05/16 07/16 10/16 04/17 10/18

Golden Shiner Muskie Walleye Yellow Perch Redear Sunfish Redear Sunfish Golden Shiner Fathead Minnow Muskie Walleye

400 lbs. 94 900 2250 240 4500 360 lbs. 900 lbs. 90 900

06/16 08/16 10/16 11/17 11/17 05/18 05/18 05/18 09/18 10/18

Cloverdale Pond Channel Catfish Bluegill

500 600

05/12 10/16

Mayslake in Oak Brook Gulf Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass

147 150 100

08/15 04/16 04/16

200 120 100 150

05/13 08/15 04/16 04/17

Mayslake Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish

McDowell Grove in Naperville Mud Lake Channel Catfish* Bluegill Largemouth Bass

6000 200 375

09/13 10/16 04/17

Meacham Grove in Bloomingdale Maple Lake Largemouth Bass* Channel Catfish Fathead Minnow Golden Shiner Channel Catfish Bluegill

188 900 200 lbs. 200 lbs. 935 1900

04/16 04/17 10/17 11/17 04/18 05/18

Pratt’s Wayne Woods in Wayne Catfish Pond Bluegill Redear Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Channel Catfish* Bluegill Fathead Minnow

3750 1000 150 750 900 540 140 lbs.

10/12 10/12 04/13 05/13 09/13 04/15 10/16

500 2000 44 110 2000 2000 2000 2000

10/16 03/17 06/17 10/17 10/17 03/18 10/18 03/19

Pickerel Lake Yellow Perch Rainbow Trout Largemouth Bass* Largemouth Bass* Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout

Horsetail Pond Northern Pike Channel Catfish* Bluegill Fathead Minnow Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass

450 900 565 75 lbs. 355 85

05/13 09/13 10/15 10/15 04/16 10/16

50 500 lbs. 500 500 lbs. 500 lbs. 750 2200 520 1200 520 lbs. 750 1050

04/15 10/15 10/15 05/16 09/16 10/16 11/16 11/17 11/17 11/17 10/18 10/18

Harrier Lake Smallmouth Bass† Fathead Minnow Yellow Perch Fathead Minnow Golden Shiner Walleye Smallmouth Bass* Yellow Perch Smallmouth Bass* Golden Shiner Walleye Smallmouth Bass*

Songbird Slough in Itasca 2000 50 60 150 lbs. 1000 400 139 15 lbs. 1000 20 200 lbs. 80 200 250 lbs. 2000

Spring Creek Reservoir Channel Catfish Fathead Minnow Largemouth Bass Bluegill Fathead minnow Bluegill

2400 250 lbs. 200 2000 500 lbs. 2000

05/11 04/15 04/15 04/15 05/19 05/19

Timber Ridge in West Chicago Timber Lake Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish

610 800

04/12 05/13

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West Branch in Bartlett Deep Quarry Lake Redear Sunfish Northern Pike Walleye Yellow Perch Redear Sunfish Fathead Minnow Channel Catfish Yellow Perch Walleye Northern Pike

4000 80 450 1000 4000 200 lbs. 770 1000 450 100

10/15 09/16 10/16 10/16 04/17 10/17 04/18 10/18 10/18 10/18

Bass Lake Channel Catfish Redear Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Redear Sunfish Redear Sunfish Redear Sunfish Golden Shiner

800 1000 450 100 2000 2000 2000 15 lbs.

05/12 10/12 04/13 11/14 04/15 10/15 05/18 05/18

Wood Dale Grove in Wood Dale Grove Lake

Songbird Lake Bluegill Northern Pike Largemouth Bass* Fathead Minnow Bluegill Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass* Golden Shiner Bluegill Largemouth Bass Golden Shiner Northern Pike Channel catfish Fathead minnow Bluegill

Spring Creek Reservoir in Bloomingdale

04/15 10/15 10/15 05/16 05/16 04/17 05/17 05/18 05/18 10/18 10/18 10/18 04/19 05/19 05/19

Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Fathead Minnow Bluegill Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Golden Shiner Rainbow Trout Golden Shiner Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout Fathead Minnow

500 1000 500 100 lbs. 500 1000 500 1000 500 100 lbs. 1000 160 lbs. 500 1000 260 lbs.

10/14 03/15 10/15 10/15 10/15 03/16 10/16 03/17 10/17 11/17 03/18 05/18 10/18 03/19 05/19

Buy fishing licenses and trout stamps at select retailers or at Forest Preserve District headquarters at 3S580 Naperville Road in Wheaton weekdays 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

WATERWAYS Stocked by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

West Branch DuPage River Smallmouth bass 27,000 Northern pike 700 at 6"– 8" Smallmouth bass 26,000 fingerlings Smallmouth bass 18,000 fingerlings Northern pike 700 at 6"– 8" Smallmouth bass 100 at 18"– 22" Northern pike 2,400 at 6"– 8"

8/96 7/96 7/97 8/97 8/97 5/12 7/12

East Branch DuPage River Smallmouth bass 480 breeders 8" – 15"

9/97

Salt Creek Smallmouth bass 15,000 fingerlings Smallmouth bass 26,000 fingerlings Smallmouth bass 115 breeders

8/96 7/97 11/12

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more to know KEEP OR RELEASE?

HEALTH ADVISORIES

A lot of research goes into setting creel limits. Fisheries ecologists survey individual lakes and rivers to get an idea of the types, sizes and numbers of game fish that live there. They then compare the data with previous studies and the habits of local anglers. If they determine there aren’t enough fish of certain sizes to allow anglers to keep everything they catch without harming the natural population, they may set creel limits with minimum lengths or protected slot limits to ensure anglers don’t overfish an area or take fish that are too small. But creel limits do more than prevent anglers from taking too many fish: They let anglers know how many fish they can take to help prevent overcrowding. It may sound as if it goes against the idea of “conservation,” but keeping the fish you catch (within legal limits, of course) can help natural fisheries. Too many fish in a body of water can mean less food and space to grow for all fish. Fisheries ecologists rely on anglers to help keep things in balance (and to take home some tasty meals to boot!)

Fish are a delicious, lean, low-calorie source of protein, but some may contain chemicals that could affect your health if you eat too many. To help you plan what fish to keep and how often and how many to eat, the state tests fish and provides advisories if necessary. For updates, call the Illinois Department of Public Health at 217-782-5830 or visit idph.state.il.us and type “fish advisory” in the search box.

BOATING You can rent canoes, kayaks and rowboats at Blackwell starting the first weekend in April or at Herrick Lake starting the first weekend in May. The rental buildings are open weekends through the end of September and daily Memorial Day through Labor Day. Both sell bait and accept cash or credit cards. If you have a valid Forest Preserve District permit you can use certain types of private watercraft on Silver Lake at Blackwell, Round Meadow Lake at Hidden Lake, Mallard Lake at Mallard Lake or Deep Quarry Lake at West Branch. You do not need a Forest Preserve District permit to boat on rivers. For permits, regulations and rental fees visit dupageforest.org or call Visitor Services weekdays 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 630-933-7248. 8

Waterway

Contaminant

Fish

Advisory

East Branch DuPage River

PCBs

carp (all sizes)

one meal per week

Salt Creek

PCBs

carp (under 24") carp (over 24")

one meal per month six meals per year

West Branch DuPage River

PCBs Mercury

carp (all sizes) smallmouth bass (over 15")

one meal per week one meal per week but one per month for children under 15 and women who are nursing or pregnant or may become pregnant

AQUATIC INVADERS Most plants and animals that call DuPage County lakes and rivers home have been growing and living in this area for centuries, but a few are more recent arrivals. Some were illegally dumped from ponds and aquariums. Some hitchhiked on boats or in bait buckets. All have spread into forest preserves and other natural areas, where they take food and space away from native species and create headaches for boaters and anglers alike. Once an aquatic invader arrives it can be impossible to evict, so the best way to fight these plants and animals is to make sure you don’t bring them into new waters in the first place. Visit dupageforest.org for additional information on these and other invaders. Zebra mussels multiply quickly, forming colonies that can filter all of the microscopic plants and animals out of an entire body of water. Round goby are aggressive and drive away native nongame fish. They have a voracious appetite and eat any and all fish eggs. Common carp look for food by grubbing up the bottom, uprooting plants and clouding the water, making it less-suitable for other fish.

USGS Archive, bugwood.org

Zebra mussel

Goldfish and koi multiply quickly, even in poor water conditions, and eat just about anything. Rusty crayfish bully native crayfish out of sheltered areas and eat large amounts of aquatic organisms. Curly leaf pondweed grows even under the ice and creates dense mats. Eurasian water milfoil creates dense mats that clog propellers, tangle fishing line and keep sunlight from reaching plants and animals below.

Rusty crayfish

Alison Fox, University of Florida, bugwood.org

Eurasian water milfoil

DU PAGE COUNTY RIVERS There are three main river systems in DuPage County: the West Branch DuPage River, the East Branch DuPage River and Salt Creek. All three contain large- and smallmouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill, green sunfish, crappie, yellow and black bullhead, carp, white sucker, and northern pike. Anglers can also fish for flathead catfish and pumpkinseed in both branches of the DuPage River and for walleye in Salt Creek. East Branch DuPage River

West Branch DuPage River

Churchill Woods

West Branch

St. Charles Road 0.25 mile west of Route 53 in Glen Ellyn. Moderate 75-yard walk on gravel trail.

Army Trail Road at Gerber Road in Bartlett. Moderate 125-yard walk west on gravel trail.

Hidden Lake

Blackwell

Route 53 0.5 mile south of Butterfield Road (Route 56) in Downers Grove. Moderate 50-yard walk.

Mack Road 0.25 mile east of Route 59 in West Chicago at end of parking lot.

Warrenville Grove

Salt Creek Cricket Creek Fullerton Avenue 0.25 mile east of Villa Avenue in Addison. Moderate 25-yard walk on gravel trail.

Fullersburg Woods Spring Avenue 1 mile north of York Road in Oak Brook. Moderate 25-yard walk.

Salt Creek Park Elizabeth Road at Addison Road in Wood Dale. Moderate 65-yard walk on gravel trail.

Batavia Road 1 mile south of Butterfield Road (Route 56) in Warrenville. Moderate 25-yard walk on paved trail.

McDowell Grove Raymond Road 1 mile south of Diehl Road in Naperville next to parking lot.

Pioneer Park Washington Avenue 0.25 mile north of Hobson Road in Naperville. Moderate 50-yard walk on turf trail.

NOTICE: Zebra Mussels May Live in These Waters Take Action to Prevent Their Spread

Go Fish Litter Hurts Each year Willowbrook Wildlife Center treats hundreds of wild animals injured by fishing tackle. Help lower these numbers by putting unwanted hooks, lures and bobbers in the trash. Take fishing line to a business that offers recycling, place it in a forest preserve monofilament recycling bin, or cut it into 6-inch pieces and place it in the garbage.

with the Access to Fishing loanable rod and reel program.

Same-Day Loans Blackwell & Herrick Lake Call 630-933-7248 for details. Loans are free and are limited to one rod and reel per person. A valid driver’s license is required for each individual or group rental.

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POSS LAKE | Acres: 9

big woods

Bilter Road near the Batavia Spur of the Illinois Prairie Path in Warrenville. No parking.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp

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SILVER LAKE | Acres: 60

blackwell

Butterfield Road (Route 56) 0.5 mile west of Winfield Road in Warrenville. Parking around lake. Moderate walk on gravel or turf trails.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel and flathead catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp, black bullhead, northern pike, walleye, perch, rainbow trout

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Family Campground

North Shelter 5 10 10

Rd.

25 25 24 24 West Division Maintenance Center

1155

2200

25 25 28 28

20 20

25 25 25 25

East Shelter

25 25 20 20 24 24

Tube & Snowshoe Rentals

35 35

5 10 10

10 10

25 25

12 12

15 15

10 10 5

Boat Boat Rental Rental

4 Hawthorne Grove

West Shelter 4 5

Mount Hoy Elevation 833ft

4 5 South Shelter 2 5

Sand Sand Pond Pond

Silver Silver Lake Lake

10 10

4 3

10 10

15 15 Urban Stream Research Center

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blackwell SAND POND | Acres: 4

WHITE PINE POND | Acres: 9

From first parking lot off Butterfield Road, 0.3-mile walk around White Pine Pond.

From first parking lot off Butterfield Road, moderate 50-yard walk west on gravel trail.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp, grass carp, redear sunfish

9 6 6 9 CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY

6 12 12

9 9

1155 9

1155

Sand Sand Pond Pond

9 12 12 9 9

2 4

1122 6 9 12 12 9 3

8 6

6 8

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1100

1144

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GREEN LAKE | Acres: 9

cricket creek

Fullerton Avenue 0.25 mile east of Villa Avenue. Moderate 50-yard walk on gravel trail south of Fullerton.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp, black bullhead

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cricket creek STONEWORT POND | Acres: 3

RIVERBEND POND | Acres: 5

Parking at model-boating area on Route 83 Frontage Road. Moderate 30-yard walk north. Frontage Road lot open March 1 – Nov. 30 only. Use Fullerton Avenue lot Dec. 1 – Feb. 28 and walk south.

Parking at model-boating area on Route 83 Frontage Road. Moderate 50-yard walk east. Frontage Road lot open March 1 – Nov. 30 only. Use Fullerton Avenue lot Dec. 1 – Feb. 28 and walk south.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie,

green sunfish, carp, black bullhead

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Stonewort Stonewort Pond Pond

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RICE LAKE | Acres: 36

danada

Parking at Danada Equestrian Center on Naperville Road 1 mile south of Butterfield Road (Route 56) in Wheaton. Moderate 0.7-mile walk on gravel trail northeast past stables.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp, brown bullhead

Butterfield Rd.

10 10 1133

1144

1100

1100 5

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15 15

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10 10 15 15

10 10 10 10

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east branch RUSH LAKE | Acres: 15

SUNFISH POND | Acres: 5

Glen Ellyn Road 0.25 mile south of Army Trail Road in Glendale Heights. Moderate 50-yard walk downhill on gravel trail.

From Glen Ellyn Road parking lot, turf trail south of Rush Lake to hilly 125-yard walk.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie,

green sunfish, carp, black bullhead

12 12 8 14 14 4

4 8

12 12 12 12

12 12

Rush Rush Lake Lake

12 12

12 12 12 12 12 12

8 4

Rd. Glen Ellyn

FISHING PROHIBITED IN OFF-LEASH DOG AREA

5 10 10 15 15

10 15 15 10

2 54 3 12 12

25 25

Sunfish Sunfish Pond Pond 10 15 15 10 5

Leased Area

20 20

MUSKRAT POND | Acres: 4

hawk hollow

Army Trail Road at Klein Road in Bartlett. No parking.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish

5 10 10

1155

20 20

25 25

Muskrat Pond

Klein Rd.

25 25 2200 15 15 10 10 5

Army Trail Rd.

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herrick lake HERRICK LAKE | Acres: 22

WEST LAGOON

Butterfield Road (Route 56) 0.25 mile east of Herrick Road in Wheaton. 25-yard walk on turf or gravel trail.

Herrick Road 0.25 mile south of Butterfield Road (Route 56). Short walk on turf trail north.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie,

green sunfish, carp, grass carp, black bullhead

Butterfie ld Rd. 56

Youth-Group Cabin

5 3

10 10 13 13 15 15

Boat Rentals

West Picnic Area 7 5

10 10 7

10 10

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10 10 13 13

Herrick Rd.

10 10 10 10

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10 10

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West Shelter 5

10 10

South Shelter

East Shelter

ROUND MEADOW LAKE | Acres: 15

hidden lake

Route 53 0.25 mile south of Butterfield Road (Route 56) in Downers Grove. Moderate walk on turf trail.

Fish largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp

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EAGLE LAKE | Acres: 10

hidden lake

12 From Route 53 parking lot, moderate 200-yard walk on gravel trail south over bridge.

Fish largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill, channel

catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp, black bullhead

Round Round Meadow Meadow Lake Lake

3 9

20+ 20 18 18

1122 1155

Eagle Eagle Lake Lake 1166+ 15 15 17+ 17

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1122

mallard lake MALLARD LAKE | Acres: 85

CLOVERDALE POND | Acres: 9

Schick Road 0.4 mile west of Gary Avenue in Hanover Park. Moderate 50-yard walk on gravel trail. Fishing not allowed on bridges.

From Schick Road parking lot, 0.6-mile walk on trail around Mallard Lake.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel and flathead catfish,

green sunfish, carp, black bullhead

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie,

crappie, green sunfish, carp, northern pike, walleye, muskie, perch

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12 8 12

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1100 5

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mayslake MAYSLAKE | Acres Owned by District: 3

GULF | Acres Owned by District: 8

St. Paschal’s Drive 0.5 mile south of 31st Street in Oak Brook. Moderate 150-yard walk on gravel and turf trail. Parking also at Mayslake Hall on 31st Street 0.4 mile west of Route 83.

From St. Paschal’s Drive parking lot, moderate 75-yard walk on gravel trail.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green

sunfish, carp, grass carp, black bullhead

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green

sunfish, carp, grass carp, black bullhead

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Portiuncula Chapel

First Folio Theatre 3 7 5

Mayslake Hall

Mayslake Mayslake Peabody Estate Peabody

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2 5 7

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PRIVATE PROPERTY NO FISHING

5 PRIVATE PROPERTY NO FISHING

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MUD LAKE | Acres: 22

mcdowell grove

Raymond Drive 0.5 mile south of Diehl Road in Naperville. Strenuous 1-mile walk on gravel trail north.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp, black bullhead

Diehl Rd.

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MAPLE LAKE | Acres: 32

meacham grove

Circle Avenue 0.25 mile north of Lake Street (Route 20) in Bloomingdale. Moderate to steep 100-yard walk on gravel trail and turf.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, carp

5 25 25 35 35 36 36

Circle Ave

30 30

10 10

Maple Maple Lake Lake

10 10

41 41

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pratt’s wayne woods PICKEREL LAKE | Acres: 22

CATFISH POND | Acres: 5

HORSETAIL POND | Acres: 3

Powis Road 1 mile north of Army Trail Road in Wayne. 25-yard walk on paved trail from central or back parking area.

From back of Powis Road parking lot, moderate 50-yard walk on gravel trail.

From back of Powis Road parking lot, moderate 150-yard walk on gravel trail.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill,

channel catfish, green sunfish, carp, grass carp, northern pike

channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, rainbow trout, carp, black bullhead, northern pike

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42 6 10 10 8

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Catfish Catfish Pond Pond

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10 10

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pratt’s wayne woods HARRIER LAKE | Acres: 20 Stearns Road 0.3 mile east of Powis Road. Moderate 50-yard walk.

Fish largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, black bullhead, walleye, perch

Stearns Rd.

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16 16

20 20

0 4

20 20

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SONGBIRD LAKE | Acres Open to Fishing: 15

songbird slough

Mill Road 2 miles north of Lake Street (Route 20) in Itasca. Moderate 50-yard walk on turf trail.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish,

Oak St.

crappie, green sunfish, carp, northern pike

Elm St.

3 1133 7

3 32 11 11 1155 17 17

3 1155 17 17

19 19 17 17 1155

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3 1155 7 11 11 13 13

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spring creek reservoir SPRING CREEK RESERVOIR | Acres: 17 Lake Street (Route 20) 0.25 mile east of Glen Ellyn Road in Bloomingdale. Steep 175-yard walk on paved trail. Due to fluctuating water levels, ice fishing is not permitted on Spring Creek Reservoir.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green

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sunfish, carp, black bullhead

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20 20 12 12

15 15

10 10 5

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Spring Creek Spring Reservoir Reservoir

TIMBER LAKE | Acres: 17

timber ridge

County Farm Road 0.7 mile south of North Avenue (Route 64) in West Chicago. Moderate 0.5-mile walk south of Kline Creek Farm parking lot on gravel trail.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie,

Klein Creek

green sunfish, carp, black bullhead

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west branch DEEP QUARRY LAKE | Acres: 40

BASS LAKE | Acres: 15

From Army Trail Road parking lot, moderate, steep 75-yard walk on gravel trail.

Army Trail Road at Gerber Road in Bartlett. Moderate 0.75-mile walk on gravel and turf trail.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel and flathead catfish,

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie,

crappie, green sunfish, carp, northern pike, walleye, perch

green sunfish, carp, grass carp, northern pike

10 10 25 20 20 25 30 30

5 20 20 10 10 15 15 5

40 40

15 15 10 10

30 30

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20 20 10 10

Bass Bass Lake Lake

20 20 15 + 15

Deep Deep Quarry Quarry Lake Lake

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10 10 20 20

10 10

20 20 20 16 20 25 16+ 25 30 30

20 15 20 15 + 20 20 15 + 15 40 40

45 45 45+ 45

20 20

10 5 10

30 30

West Branch

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GROVE LAKE | Acres: 9 Wood Dale Road 2 miles north of Lake Street (Route 20) in Wood Dale. 25-yard walk on gravel trail.

Fish largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, rainbow trout, carp, grass carp

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10 10

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DuPage County Forest Preserves

20M 10/19

Fishing Guide 2019

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