Fishing near Wheeling, Illinois

Wheeling sits on the Cook County side of Illinois. Water this close makes an evening session realistic. Counting outwards from town: White Pine Ditch Reservoir a touch under 1.4 miles, Lake Potawatomi a touch under 1.4 miles to the east, Lake Shermerville a touch under 2.4 miles with Citation Lake a touch under 3.6 miles to the south-east. Standing timber shows on Lake Shermerville when the level falls, and it holds fish. What you get here is lake fishing. Shade and light shape the day more than the month does. A cold snap may close them briefly. Some winters give nothing at all in the way of a lid. White Pine Ditch Reservoir is the near option, about 3 acres in size. White Pine Ditch Reservoir has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Break-up on local water lands around late March. For Wheeling anglers, White Pine Ditch Reservoir is the default rather than the choice....