Fishing near Bartlett, Illinois

Bartlett sits on the Cook County side of Illinois. The population runs to roughly 41,545. Set out by distance: Bode Lakes after 3.4 miles, Muskrat Pond after 3.4 miles to the south, Heritage Lake after 4.3 miles, Turner Pond after 5.5 miles to the east plus Maple Lake after 6.1 miles. Take a plummet to Heritage Lake, because the depth changes without warning. What you get here is lake fishing. Overhanging trees hold fish through the middle of the day. The freeze is occasional rather than yearly. Edges go first and the middle never sets hard. The thaw usually comes near late March. County records name common carp, bluegill, green sunfish, gizzard shad and goldfish among the fish present. Some are open bank, others are held privately. Where a water sits on a boundary, both sets of rules can apply. The far end of this list is a proper drive from Bartlett....