Fishing near Alsip, Illinois

In Illinois, Alsip falls inside Cook County. You can fish a different water each weekend from here. Closest first: 3.0 miles away is Lake Marion to the north-east, 3.0 miles away is Lake Arrowhead, 3.9 miles away is Turtlehead Lake to the south-west then 6.4 miles away is Belly Deep Slough. Belly Deep Slough holds its weed late, so keep a rig that comes through it clean. Almost all of it is lake rather than river. Fish tight rather than far on all of these. Cold spells can close them, though not every year. Some winters give nothing at all in the way of a lid. At 2 acres, Lake Marion is the closest water to town. There is a car park at Lake Marion, according to mapping. Break-up on local water lands around mid March. Fish documented across Cook County include common carp, bluegill, green sunfish and gizzard shad. Anyone based in Alsip can reach every one of these in a morning....