Fishing near Streamwood, Illinois

Streamwood is a Cook County town in Illinois. The nearest bank is a drive rather than a walk. Here is the order: Bode Lakes the better part of 1.2 miles, Volkening Lake the better part of 3.9 miles to the east, Lake of the Coves the better part of 4.1 miles, Penny Road Pond the better part of 5.2 miles to the north followed by Muskrat Pond the better part of 5.5 miles. Standing timber shows on Volkening Lake when the level falls, and it holds fish. Some winters cap these and some do not. Check it yourself rather than trusting a report. Almost all of it is lake rather than river. Bank height changes how much of the water you can reach. Expect the lakes here to open about late March. Fish documented across Cook County include common carp, bluegill, green sunfish and gizzard shad. Cook County anglers treat Bode Lakes as the everyday option....