Fishing near Oak Lawn, Illinois

Oak Lawn is a Cook County town in Illinois. There are about 56,781 people here. In order of distance: Lake Marion near enough 2.2 miles to the east, Lake Arrowhead near enough 4.5 miles, Belly Deep Slough near enough 4.7 miles to the west then Hidden Pond Slough near enough 4.8 miles. If the wind is up, Suttonbush Slough gives a sheltered corner on one side or the other. The bulk of it holds no flow at all. Shade and light shape the day more than the month does. The freeze is occasional rather than yearly. Edges go first and the middle never sets hard. Closest is Lake Marion at around 2 acres of water. Lake Marion is the easiest to reach with a car. Break-up on local water lands around mid March. Cook County records cover common carp, bluegill, green sunfish and gizzard shad. If you only have a morning, take Lake Marion and leave the rest....