Fishing near Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst is a DuPage County town, on the Illinois side. The town sits far enough out that the banks stay quiet midweek. Near end of the list first: Riverbend Pond 1.7 miles, Stonewort Pond 1.7 miles to the north-west, Mays Lakes 5.0 miles, Sunfish Pond 6.3 miles to the west plus Schiller Pond 6.5 miles. Sunfish Pond is the one to try when the water elsewhere is coloured. Still water accounts for most of what is listed. Cast to cover rather than to open water. Ice comes and goes from one winter to the next. Plan the winter round open water instead. Riverbend Pond, the closest, runs to roughly 5 acres. Riverbend Pond is the easiest to reach with a car. Expect the lakes here to open about mid March. Open records for DuPage County list bluegill, green sunfish and common carp. Anyone based in Elmhurst can reach every one of these in a morning....