Fishing near Blue Island, Illinois

Blue Island is one of the Cook County towns of Illinois. Roughly 23,652 live in the town itself. The run goes: Lake Marion roughly 4.0 miles, Lake Victory roughly 4.3 miles to the south-east with Lake Cottage Grove roughly 4.3 miles. If the wind is up, Lake Victory gives a sheltered corner on one side or the other. Ice comes and goes from one winter to the next. Edges go first and the middle never sets hard. Flat water is the rule round here. Work slowly along an edge instead of casting about. Nearest is Lake Marion, roughly 2 acres of surface. Parking is recorded at Lake Marion. Ice generally clears near mid March in an average year. Fish documented across Cook County include common carp, bluegill, green sunfish, gizzard shad and goldfish. The water round the town is mostly natural, not held. For Blue Island anglers, Lake Marion is the default rather than the choice....