Illinois Fishing Reports

Anglers have logged 600 public fishing trips across 140 waters in Illinois, catching 3,823 fish between them. The most productive months are December and January.

Most Caught Fish

By total fish logged

Largemouth Bass 1,829

Smallmouth Bass 473

Crappie 390

Catfish - Channel 204

Bluegill 170

Striped Bass 166

Top Patterns

Baits and lures by fish caught

Slider Grub 443

Red Eye Shad 1/4 336

Nightcrawler 216

Redeye Shad 1/2 oz 192

Zoom Mini Swimbait 3" 180

Zoom Shimmy Stick 136

Fish Per Trip By Month

Average fish caught per logged trip

15.4

Jan

12.5

Feb

3.3

Mar

5.0

Apr

5.6

May

6.8

Jun

5.5

Jul

8.5

Aug

6.1

Sep

7.5

Oct

6.4

Nov

17.5

Dec

Most Productive Waters

Trips taken, and fish logged

Water	Trips	Fish
The Quarry	104	640
Lake Charleston	59	537
Newton Lake	18	334
The Bridge	13	262
Airport Pond	38	206
Clinton lake	4	195
Devil's Kitchen	4	120
Uncle Sonnys	10	102
Evergreen	16	81
Lake Michigan	8	81

All Illinois Waters (140)

Sort: Trips | Last fished | Name

The Quarry (104) — last fished Sep 4th, 2014
Lake Charleston (59) — last fished Sep 24th, 2012
Airport Pond (38) — last fished May 4th, 2014
Newton Lake (18) — last fished Jul 6th, 2014
Evergreen (16) — last fished Jul 4th, 2012
Husky Pond (16) — last fished May 7th, 2013
Little Grassy (15) — last fished Apr 12th, 2009
Kishwaukee River (14) — last fished Aug 20th, 2015
The Bridge (13) — last fished Jun 22nd, 2014
Vistor Pond (13) — last fished Sep 7th, 2008
Ridge Lake (11) — last fished Jul 19th, 2012
Uncle Sonnys (10) — last fished Jun 29th, 2014
Hollows (9) — last fished Aug 31st, 2015
Kankakee State Park (9) — last fished Jun 1st, 2014
Monee Reservoir (9) — last fished Jul 1st, 2014
Rock Creek (9) — last fished Jul 8th, 2012
Lake Michigan (8) — last fished Jun 19th, 2014
Burnham harbour (7) — last fished Apr 30th, 2013
Embarar River (7) — last fished Jul 6th, 2014
Horsky'es pond (6) — last fished Mar 26th, 2009
Lake Bloomington (6) — last fished Jun 10th, 2012
Little Grassy Lake (6) — last fished Apr 19th, 2011
Bulldozer (5) — last fished May 8th, 2013
K3 (5) — last fished Jun 22nd, 2013
Laporte (5) — last fished Sep 28th, 2013
Ridge Pond (5) — last fished Nov 2nd, 2011
Vulcan Lake (5) — last fished Sep 23rd, 2012
Clinton lake (4) — last fished Apr 19th, 2014
Denmark (4) — last fished Oct 18th, 2010
Des Plains River (4) — last fished Sep 21st, 2013
Devil's Kitchen (4) — last fished Nov 12th, 2010
Devils Kitchen (4) — last fished Jan 1st, 2009
Dynasty (4) — last fished May 1st, 2013
Fox River (4) — last fished Oct 1st, 2014
Greenfield (4) — last fished Apr 12th, 2015
Lake Carlyle (4) — last fished Sep 7th, 2012
The preserve (4) — last fished Jun 20th, 2013
80th Ave Saulk (3) — last fished Sep 14th, 2012
Braidwood Lake (3) — last fished Mar 13th, 2012
Cedar Lake (3) — last fished Mar 20th, 2011
Chicago River: Canal Origins Park (3) — last fished Mar 18th, 2010
Kincaid (3) — last fished Mar 6th, 2009
Lake Mattoon (3) — last fished Apr 24th, 2011
Mississippi River (3) — last fished May 10th, 2009
Waterfall Geln (3) — last fished Oct 23rd, 2011
138th (2) — last fished Sep 15th, 2013
Belmont Harbor (2) — last fished Jun 27th, 2014
Campus Pond (2) — last fished Oct 19th, 2011
Carlyle Lake (2) — last fished Sep 2nd, 2013
Fox Chain (2) — last fished May 18th, 2013
Illinois River (2) — last fished Nov 23rd, 2011
Jaycee Pond (2) — last fished Jun 9th, 2015
Kankakee Desplaines Area (2) — last fished May 25th, 2014
Mokena Pond (2) — last fished Sep 28th, 2012
Sears Pond (2) — last fished Aug 24th, 2013
Shelbyville (2) — last fished Mar 26th, 2012
Twin Lakes (2) — last fished Apr 22nd, 2012
West Loon Lake (2) — last fished Jun 28th, 2009
153 & Wolf Rd (1) — last fished Jul 3rd, 2012
3 Oaks (1) — last fished Sep 29th, 2014
Apple River (1) — last fished Sep 17th, 2014
Aptakisic (1) — last fished Mar 30th, 2013
Baldwin Lake (1) — last fished Nov 19th, 2010
Bass Lake (1) — last fished Apr 23rd, 2011
Baumann (1) — last fished Mar 23rd, 2012
Beaver Pond (1) — last fished Oct 23rd, 2010
Billys pond (1) — last fished Mar 20th, 2012
Bird park quarry (1) — last fished Jun 2nd, 2011
Burnham Harbor (1) — last fished May 28th, 2014
Candlewick (1) — last fished Dec 13th, 2009
Carlyle (1) — last fished Nov 6th, 2010
Chicago River: Ping Tom Park (1) — last fished Feb 6th, 2010
Chris's pond (1) — last fished Jun 28th, 2014
Clinton (1) — last fished May 20th, 2012
Coffeen Lake (1) — last fished Mar 4th, 2011
Conservation club (1) — last fished Mar 10th, 2012
Crab Orchard (1) — last fished Jun 15th, 2008
Crab Orchard MArinia (1) — last fished Jun 5th, 2008
Dawson (1) — last fished Apr 29th, 2012
Desplaines river (1) — last fished Nov 12th, 2012
Dufield Pond (1) — last fished Aug 1st, 2008
Dupage Priver (1) — last fished May 20th, 2012
Evergreen Lake (1) — last fished May 3rd, 2009
Felpro (1) — last fished Apr 14th, 2015
Fish Hatchery Park (1) — last fished May 21st, 2014
Fox River (St. Charles) (1) — last fished Mar 19th, 2012
Heather Ridge (1) — last fished May 20th, 2008
Heideckie (1) — last fished Sep 21st, 2012
Home (1) — last fished Apr 19th, 2009
Home Pond (1) — last fished Jul 13th, 2007
Horseshoe Lake (1) — last fished Apr 2nd, 2011
Horsreshoe Lake (1) — last fished Oct 13th, 2008
IL River (1) — last fished Mar 3rd, 2012
Jackson park harbor (1) — last fished May 1st, 2013
Kankakee Dam (1) — last fished Mar 29th, 2013
Kankakee River (1) — last fished Oct 7th, 2007
Kankakee Warner Bridge (1) — last fished Jul 15th, 2012
Kankakee-Washington Bridge (1) — last fished Mar 14th, 2012
Kaskaskia River (1) — last fished Sep 27th, 2008
Kensington Pointe Pond (1) — last fished Jun 29th, 2009
Kilbuck Creek (1) — last fished Jan 29th, 2020
Kishwaukee CV (1) — last fished Apr 1st, 2012
Kishwaukee River - DeKalb (1) — last fished Jun 16th, 2009
Kishwaukee River, Deer Run F.P. (1) — last fished Oct 1st, 2013
Kishwaukee Rogers (1) — last fished Apr 1st, 2012
Kruger Pond (1) — last fished Mar 18th, 2012
Lake Holiday (1) — last fished Sep 18th, 2010
Lake Katherine (1) — last fished Aug 1st, 2012
Lake Patterson (1) — last fished May 11th, 2013
Lake Shelbyville (1) — last fished Oct 14th, 2011
Lake Summerset (1) — last fished Oct 10th, 2013
Lida (1) — last fished Mar 16th, 2012
Lyons Marsh (1) — last fished May 7th, 2014
Missouri River (1) — last fished Jun 3rd, 2009
My lake (1) — last fished May 3rd, 2018
Nick Pond (1) — last fished Mar 18th, 2012
OCC (1) — last fished Apr 26th, 2013
Orland Old Police Pond (1) — last fished May 9th, 2012
Pond 41 (1) — last fished Jul 15th, 2008
Prince Pond (1) — last fished Oct 18th, 2015
Pryramid State Park (1) — last fished Sep 18th, 2010
Reelfoot Lake (1) — last fished May 5th, 2011
Ridge (1) — last fished Sep 10th, 2012
Rock River (1) — last fished Mar 25th, 2012
Round Meadow Lake (1) — last fished Jul 25th, 2012
Schuy-Rush (1) — last fished Oct 25th, 2008
Sportsmans Club (1) — last fished Mar 25th, 2009
Spring Lake (1) — last fished May 12th, 2013
ST.Francis & 80th ave (1) — last fished May 5th, 2013
Stickney Run (1) — last fished Apr 13th, 2015
Tampier Lake (1) — last fished Mar 30th, 2013
Turtlehead (1) — last fished Apr 21st, 2011
Utility Pond (1) — last fished Mar 10th, 2012
Vermillion River (1) — last fished Aug 23rd, 2015
VH - Gym (1) — last fished May 4th, 2013
VH - Stone Fence (1) — last fished Apr 27th, 2013
Wal-mart Pond (1) — last fished Oct 25th, 2011
Wampum Lake (1) — last fished Jan 24th, 2008
Washington County Consv. Area (1) — last fished Nov 9th, 2010
Wolf Lake IL South (1) — last fished May 3rd, 2009