Fishing near Palos Hills, Illinois

Palos Hills is a Cook County town, on the Illinois side. Getting to a bank from here is a matter of minutes, not hours. Near end of the list first: Belly Deep Slough roughly 1.9 miles to the north-west, Red Wing Slough roughly 2.2 miles, Cranberry Slough roughly 2.3 miles to the north-west then Hidden Pond Slough roughly 2.4 miles. Cranberry Slough rewards a slow walk along the bank rather than a long cast into nothing. Still water accounts for most of what is listed. Work slowly along an edge instead of casting about. The freeze is occasional rather than yearly. A hard week rarely lasts long enough to matter. Closest is Belly Deep Slough at around 14 acres of water. Belly Deep Slough has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Water round here typically opens up around mid March. For a first trip out of Palos Hills, Belly Deep Slough is the obvious one to try....