Fishing at Sunfish Pond, DuPage County, Illinois

• Overview

  Look for Sunfish Pond in the DuPage County part of Illinois. What surrounds it is lake country bush. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 0.9 miles from Glendale Heights. Bloomingdale is 2.4 miles and Glen Ellyn 3.4 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Sunfish Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for DuPage County include bluegill, green sunfish, common carp and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Sunfish Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 22°F to 74°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid March. Climate averages put the opening at about mid March and the closing near mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Sunfish Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. A picnic area is mapped about half a mile away. East Branch Forest Preserve takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Rush Lake sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Sunfish Pond locally before you travel.