Fishing near South Shore, Illinois

South Shore is one of the Cook County towns of Illinois. The population runs to roughly 51,451. Closest first: Lake Calumet a shade over 5.8 miles, Gun Club Ponds a shade over 6.3 miles to the south, Wolf Lake a shade over 6.9 miles, Lake George a shade over 7.5 miles to the south-east, Flatfoot Lake a shade over 7.8 miles then Lake Marion a shade over 8.0 miles to the south-west. Wolf Lake sits low and warms quickly, so it comes on early in the year. In milder years the surface stays open. Treat any of it with suspicion. There is little flow anywhere on this list. Anything that breaks the bottom is worth a cast. The first on the list, Lake Calumet, measures about 424 acres. Lake Calumet has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Break-up on local water lands around mid March. For South Shore anglers, Lake Calumet is the default rather than the choice....