Fishing near Crest Hill, Illinois

Crest Hill is one of the Will County towns of Illinois. Roughly 21,153 live in the town itself. What sits closest: Lake Renwick a touch under 5.7 miles to the north-west, Lake Plainfield a touch under 6.3 miles, Lake Strini a touch under 6.3 miles to the north and Legion Lake a touch under 6.8 miles. Lake Renwick fishes short: get the depth right and the distance takes care of itself. The freeze is occasional rather than yearly. A mild week can undo a month of cold. You get real variety inside a short radius. The first drop-off out from the margin is where to start. Nearest is Lake Renwick, roughly 172 acres of surface. Lake Renwick is the easiest to reach with a car. Expect the lakes here to open about mid March. County records name common carp, green sunfish, threadfin shad, bluegill and goldfish among the fish present. Lake Renwick is the closest thing Crest Hill has to a home water....