Fishing near Orland Park, Illinois

The Cook County town of Orland Park sits in Illinois. Around 58,619 people are based here. Running from near to far: McGinnis Slough lies 1.0 miles beyond to the north-west, Papoose Lake lies 2.4 miles beyond, Turtlehead Lake lies 2.7 miles beyond to the east then Horsetail Lake lies 2.9 miles beyond. On Tampier Slough the old creek line under the surface is the feature to find. Winter is a coin toss on these. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. There is little flow anywhere on this list. Look for the line where sand gives way to silt. The first on the list, McGinnis Slough, measures about 227 acres. Parking is recorded at McGinnis Slough. Ice generally clears near mid March in an average year. Open records for Cook County list common carp, bluegill, green sunfish and gizzard shad. For Orland Park anglers, McGinnis Slough is the default rather than the choice....