Fishing near Brookfield, Illinois

Brookfield belongs to Cook County, Illinois. The place runs to some 18,944 residents. On the doorstep and beyond: Lake Ida on 3.7 miles away, Ruth Lake on 5.4 miles away to the south-west, Golfview Lake on 5.5 miles away, Schustek Pond on 5.5 miles away to the south-west then Boomerang Slough on 6.8 miles away. If the wind is up, Ruth Lake gives a sheltered corner on one side or the other. The bulk of it holds no flow at all. Read the weed line before anything else. Whether a lid forms depends on the year. Some winters give nothing at all in the way of a lid. The nearest of them, Lake Ida, covers about 9 acres. Lake Ida has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Break-up on local water lands around mid March. County records name common carp, bluegill and green sunfish among the fish present. For a first trip out of Brookfield, Lake Ida is the obvious one to try....