Fishing at Loch Lomond, Lake County, Illinois

• Overview

  You will find Loch Lomond in Lake County, Illinois. The setting is rolling bush. Roughly 75 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 1.7 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Mundelein is the closest town at 1.2 miles. Elgin is the closest city, 22 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Loch Lomond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Across Lake County, recorded fish include bluegill, common carp, green sunfish, pumpkinseed and largemouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Loch Lomond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 72°F and January near 20°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. The water is typically free of ice between late March and mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Loch Lomond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Saint Marys Lake is 1 mile distant. Ask locally about Loch Lomond if anything is unclear.