Fishing near Evanston, Illinois

Find Evanston in Illinois, inside Cook County. No water sits inside the town line, so every trip means a short drive. Taken from the centre outwards: North Pond reached in 8.3 miles to the south, Park Lake reached in 8.6 miles, Forest Lake reached in 8.8 miles to the west, South Pond reached in 9.1 miles followed by Axehead Lake reached in 9.3 miles to the west. At South Pond the shallow end warms first, which matters in early spring. Standing water is the local rule. Depth change matters more than ground covered. It caps in a hard winter only. A hard week rarely lasts long enough to matter. Closest is North Pond at around 9 acres of water. Boats go in at North Pond, going by the mapping. On climate averages, local water clears around late March. Cook County records cover common carp, bluegill and green sunfish. If you only have a morning, take North Pond and leave the rest....