Fishing near Rock Island, Illinois

You will find Rock Island in Rock Island County, Illinois. About 38,620 people live here. Short trips first: Sylvan Slough (0.4 miles), Moline Pool (2.7 miles) to the east, Carp Lake (3.7 miles), Shooks Pond (4.2 miles) to the south, Northeast Lake (5.2 miles), Greenwood Slough (7.9 miles) to the south-east and Coaltown Slough (8.1 miles). Sylvan Slough pushes bait down after rain, and fish sit waiting for it. Some years give ice and some give none. Check it yourself rather than trusting a report. Still, moving and tidal water all sit nearby. Wading opens water that the bank never reaches. Sylvan Slough is the one with a mapped slipway. Water round here typically opens up around mid March. Fish documented across Rock Island County include channel catfish, goldfish and common carp. For a first trip out of Rock Island, Sylvan Slough is the obvious one to try....