Lake Hinsdale Fishing in DuPage County, Illinois

• Overview

  Lake Hinsdale falls in DuPage County, part of Illinois. The water sits 741 feet up. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest town is Willowbrook, 0.7 miles away. Naperville sits 11 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Hinsdale

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. DuPage County records list bluegill, green sunfish, common carp, white sucker and largemouth bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lake Hinsdale responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 74°F in July and bottoms out near 22°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Break-up comes around mid March, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near mid March, and forms again about mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Lake Hinsdale the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. There are toilets half a mile off. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Ruth Lake sits 1 mile off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lake Hinsdale may have changed since it was mapped.