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Fishing in Illinois

Top Fishing Spots in Illinois

• 1 Lake Kadijah, Illinois
• 2 Maynard Lake (US, IL)
• 3 South Pond (IL)
• 4 South Branch Chicago River
• 5 Calumet River
• 6 Chicago River
• 7 Turtlehead Lake
• 8 North Branch Chicago River
• 9 Lake Sedgewick
• 10 Silver Lake (US, IL)

Fishing Spots in Illinois 292

• Allison Lake (IL)
• Alton-Woodriver Sportsmens Reservoir
• Apple Canyon Lake
• Argyle Lake (IL)
• Arrowhead Country Club Lake
• Arrowhead Lake (IL)
• Baker's Lake
• Baldwin Lake (IL)
• Bangs Lake (IL)
• Barrington Road Pond
• Barth Pond
• Beck Lake (IL)
• Belleau Lake (IL)
• Beverly Lake (IL)
• Big Bear Lake (IL)
• Big Lake (US, IL)
• Bluff Lake (IL)
• Bode Lake
• Braidwood Power Plant Cooling Pond
• Brian Lake
• Brock Lake (IL)
• Browns Lake (IL)
• Bruce Lake (US, IL)
• Buck Lake (US, IL)

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Illinois Fishing Map

Most Popular Fish Species in Illinois 79

• Alligator Gar
• American Eel
• Bigmouth Buffalo
• Black Buffalo
• Black Bullhead
• Black Crappie
• Blackstripe Topminnow
• Blue Catfish
• Bluegill
• Bowfin
• Brook Trout
• Brown Bullhead
• Brown Trout
• Burbot
• Chain Pickerel
• Channel Catfish
• Chinook Salmon
• Coho Salmon
• Common Carp
• Common shiner
• Creek Chub
• Creek Chubsucker
• Flathead Catfish
• Freshwater Drum
• Gizzard Shad
• Golden rainbow trout
• Golden redhorse
• Golden Shiner
• Goldfish
• Grass Carp
• Green Sunfish
• Greengill sunfish
• Koi carp
• Lake sturgeon
• Lake Trout
• Lake-run brown trout
• Largemouth Bass
• Longear Sunfish
• Longnose Gar
• Mirror carp
• Muskellunge
• Northern Pike
• Northern snakehead
• Orangespotted Sunfish
• Paddlefish
• Pumpkinseed
• Rainbow Trout
• Redear Sunfish
• River Carpsucker
• River redhorse
• Rock Bass
• Round goby
• Sauger
• Saugeye
• Shorthead Redhorse
• Shortnose Gar
• Shovelnose Sturgeon
• Silver carp
• Silver Redhorse
• Smallmouth Bass
• Smallmouth Buffalo
• Spotted Bass
• Spotted Gar
• Steelhead
• Striped Bass
• Striped shiner
• Tiger Muskellunge
• Walleye
• Warmouth
• White Bass
• White Catfish
• White Crappie
• White Perch
• White Sucker
• Whiterock Bass
• Wiper
• Yellow Bass
• Yellow Bullhead
• Yellow Perch