Fishing near Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Find Elk Grove Village in Illinois, inside Cook County. The blue on the map begins a little way out of town. Here is the order: Lake Cosman roughly 2.2 miles to the west, Busse Lake roughly 2.5 miles, Lake Opeka roughly 3.9 miles to the east then Shagbark Lake roughly 5.1 miles. Shagbark Lake has the kind of soft bottom that keeps weed thick into autumn. Flat, standing water makes up the choice. Weed gaps are better than weed edges on a bright day. Whether they freeze depends on the winter. Even in a cold year it comes and goes. The first on the list, Lake Cosman, measures about 23 acres. Lake Cosman is the one with a mapped slipway. On climate averages, local water clears around mid March. Across Cook County, recorded fish include common carp, bluegill, green sunfish and gizzard shad. If you only have a morning, take Lake Cosman and leave the rest....