Fishing near Near North Side, Illinois

Set in Cook County, Near North Side is an Illinois town. Roughly 85,711 live in the town itself. In the order you would reach them: South Pond within 1.2 miles to the north, North Pond within 1.9 miles, Schiller Pond within 11 miles to the west then Peterson Lake within 14 miles. On Peterson Lake the inflow end colours first after rain and fishes for it. The freeze is occasional rather than yearly. A mild week can undo a month of cold. Still water accounts for most of what is listed. The shady bank fishes long after the sunny one dies. South Pond, the closest, runs to roughly 5 acres. There is a launch at South Pond, so a boat is an option there. Expect the lakes here to open about mid March. Across Cook County, recorded fish include common carp, bluegill and green sunfish. Natural basins dominate the list within reach. South Pond is the closest thing Near North Side has to a home water....