Fishing Belleau Lake in Cook County, Illinois

• Overview

  Belleau Lake is one of the Cook County listings for Illinois. The bank is 620 feet above sea level. Small at around 12 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Des Plaines sits 0.7 miles from the bank. Beyond it, Park Ridge at 2.2 miles and Rosemont at 2.8 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Belleau Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Cook County names common carp, bluegill and green sunfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Belleau Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 74°F, while January sits near 22°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid March. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Belleau Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. Anglers are recorded at Belleau Lake, roughly half a mile off. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Somewhere to sit and eat is half a mile out. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Shagbark Lake is 0.6 miles off. Nothing on Belleau Lake should be assumed from this page alone.