Lake Kadijah, Illinois: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake Kadijah is one of the DuPage County listings for Illinois. The country here is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 26 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. On our DuPage County list it sits near the top for size. Medinah is the closest town at 1.2 miles. Elgin sits 13 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lake Kadijah

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for DuPage County list bluegill, green sunfish, common carp, white sucker and largemouth bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lake Kadijah gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 74°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid March. The lid tends to go about mid March and return around mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Lake Kadijah.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Maple Lake, 1.7 miles out. Check the position at Lake Kadijah before loading the car.