Fishing near Oak Forest, Illinois

Oak Forest is one of the Cook County towns of Illinois. Anglers here have a choice of directions to go in. Near end of the list first: Turtlehead Lake a shade over 4.2 miles, Hambone Lake a shade over 4.2 miles to the north-west with Lake Arrowhead a shade over 4.2 miles. Turtlehead Lake rewards a slow walk along the bank rather than a long cast into nothing. Nearly every water here is still. Margins hold more than the middle ever will. Whether a lid forms depends on the year. Some winters give nothing at all in the way of a lid. Closest is Turtlehead Lake at around 12 acres of water. There is a car park at Turtlehead Lake, according to mapping. The thaw usually comes near mid March. Across Cook County, recorded fish include common carp, bluegill, green sunfish and gizzard shad. Turtlehead Lake is the closest thing Oak Forest has to a home water....