Fishing near Schaumburg, Illinois

Schaumburg, Illinois, sits in Cook County. The road out is short whichever way you go. The run goes: Volkening Lake 1.0 miles to the west, Kingsport Lake 1.6 miles, Turner Pond 3.0 miles to the south, Busse Lake 3.8 miles with Lake Cosman 4.0 miles to the south-east. The bank at Turner Pond steepens fast, so mind your footing after rain. A cold snap may close them briefly. Check it yourself rather than trusting a report. Nearly every water here is still. The mouth of any feeder is worth an hour. Volkening Lake, the closest, runs to roughly 9 acres. There is a launch at Volkening Lake, so a boat is an option there. Expect the lakes here to open about late March. Fish documented across Cook County include common carp, bluegill, green sunfish, gizzard shad and goldfish. A few of them are club water rather than open bank. The run from Schaumburg to Volkening Lake is the shortest of them all....