Whats a Good Place to Fish at Tomahawk Pond?
The Forest Preserves manages over 40 waterbodies for recreational sport fishing.
On this page:
- Fishing Regulations
- Line-fishing Lakes
- Attainable Fishing Areas
- Stocking Reports
- Boating
- Fishing Guide
- Ice Line-fishing
- Fish Consumption Advisory
- Angling Events
Bound 2022 Trout Season
Bound inland trout fishing season opens at sunrise on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Axehead Lake, Belleau Lake, Sag Quarry East, Horsetail Lake and Green Lake.
Trout fishing is closed from March 15 through April two at sunrise. In addition, these trout lakes are closed to all fishing from March 28 through April ii. The lake closings allow the trout to disperse throughout the lakes prior to trout season opening.
Fishing Regulations
The Forest Preserves works with the Illinois Department of Natural Resource to provide quality hook-and-line angling.All state laws and regulations apply to Forest Preserves waters, with some additional restrictions:
- Bow and arrow fishing for crude fish is not permitted in the preserves.
- All waters within the Forest Preserves are designated fish preserves and each fisherman is limited to 2 lines with no more than ii hooks per line and no trolley lines.
A valid Illinois Line-fishing License is required, except for individuals under 16 years of age or people with a disability. In addition, anyone required to have a valid State angling license must accept a valid Illinois Inland Trout Stamp when fishing for trout inside on designated trout lakes.
Additionally:
- Minnow seine use is non immune, except for bait collecting on the Des Plaines River.
- Ice fishing is permitted only on designated waterbodies on afish at your own run a risk ground.
- Don't dump fish from habitation or other waterbodies. Information technology is illegal to release any fish, including minnows and goldfish, in any Woods Preserves' waters, except in the waters from which they were taken.
- Don't litter. It is illegal to abandon, deposit or throw any wire, can, canteen, glass, newspaper, trash, rubbish, cardboard boxes, wood cartons, trees, parts of trees, brush, or other insoluble textile, including animal or vegetable fabric, into the waters of Cook County, or in whatever identify on the banks of waters in the County, where it shall exist liable to be done by storms, floods or other causes.
- Don't enter the water. It is illegal to enter the water for any reason, including wading or swimming, unless authorized past administrative order of the General Superintendent.
- Follow all boating regulations when fishing on the water.
Daily Size & Creel Limits
These size and creel limits use to all Forest Preserves fishing waterbodies. Please note: non all species are found in all waterbodies.
| Species | Size limit | Creel limit |
|---|---|---|
| Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass | 14 in. | 6/solar day |
| Walleye | 18 in. | 6/24-hour interval |
| Northern Freeway | 24 in. | iii/day |
| Muskellunge | 42 in. | 1/day |
| Channel Catfish | none | 6/day |
| Bluegill/Sunfish | none | xv/solar day |
| Black/White Crappie | none | 15/day |
| Rainbow Trout | none | 5/mean solar day |
Special Wood Preserves regulations regarding size, creel limit and/or closings may be imposed on designated waterbodies. These special regulations are used to help manage waterbodies and better fish populations and will be posted at the impacted waterbodies. We enquire the angling public to respect and obey these boosted regulations.
Trout Angling
Leap 2022 Trout Flavour
Spring inland trout angling season opens at sunrise on Sabbatum, April ii, 2022 at Axehead Lake, Belleau Lake, Sag Quarry East, Horsetail Lake and Light-green Lake.
Trout fishing is closed from March xv through April 2 at sunrise. In improver, these trout lakes are closed to all fishing from March 28 through April 2. The lake closings allow the trout to disperse throughout the lakes prior to trout season opening.
Rainbow trout are stocked in the spring and fall at Axehead Lake, Belleau Lake, Horsetail Lake, Green Lake and Sag Quarry – E.
Busse Reservoir North Pool is stocked only in the fall.
Trout fishing is closed from March fifteen to the first Saturday in April and from October 1 to the tertiary Sat in October. A valid Illinois Line-fishing License with an Inland Trout Stamp is required to fish the Forest Preserves' trout lakes.
Fishing Lakes
The Forest Preserves manages over twoscore waterbodies for recreational sport line-fishing. Waterbodies listed in alphabetical order.
Arrowhead Lake
Arrowhead Lake is a thirteen-acre body of water with a maximum depth of 12.half dozen feet. Iii bump-outs are located off the parking lot that allows fishermen to access deeper water. Designated water ice fishing lake.
- Angling Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Axehead Lake
This 17-acre lake with a maximum depth of 29.ix feet. Four bump-outs off the parking lots allow access to deeper water. Designated ice fishing lake.
- Line-fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Axehead Lake
Southward River Road, south of W Touhy Ave
(near Des Plaines)
Chippewa Forest
(office of Axehead Lake)
S River Rd, due south of Due west Touhy Ave
(nearly Des Plaines)
Barrington Road Pond
This small, ii-acre pond has a maximum depth of 7.2 feet.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Beck Lake
This 37-acre torso of water with a depth of eighteen.v anxiety has an isle in the middle of it. The isle is a wild animals expanse and access is prohibited. Features a trailered boat launch for canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats and boats with electric trolling motors. Designated water ice line-fishing lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Beck Lake
East River Rd & Central Road
(nigh Des Plaines)
Belleau Lake
This small, 12-acre lake is one of the deepest lakes in the Forest Preserves, with a maximum depth of 31.six feet. Designated ice angling lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Belly Deep Slough
This 17-acre slough is aptly named, with a maximum depth of simply 3.four feet.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Beverly Lake
Beverly Lake is a 16-acre ocean with a maximum depth of 7.2 feet.
- Line-fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Beverly Lake
(office of Spring Lake)
W Higgins Rd/Rte 72, west of Beverly Rd
(almost Barrington)
Large Bend Lake
This 27-acre body of water has a depth of 27.8 feet; however, because information technology is continued to the Des Plaines River by a spillway, water level tin can fluctuate dramatically during flood events. Features a trailered gunkhole launch for canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats and boats with electrical trolling motors. Designated ice fishing lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Bode Lake
Bode Lake Due north is a six-acre lake with a maximum debt of 13.4 feet at the northward stop; the larger and deeper Bode Lake S is ten acres with a depth of 20.7 feet. Ice fishing is permitted on the south lake; however, due to arrival from Poplar Creek no ice fishing is permitted on the due north lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey: North (PDF) | South (PDF)
Bode Lake
(part of Arthur Fifty. Janura Preserve)
E Bode Rd, eastward of Bartlett Rd
Bullfrog Lake
This xvi-acre lake has a maximum depth of 9.9 feet. Two crash-land-outs are located on the eastern shoreline. Fishing inside the campground (forth the southwestern shoreline) is restricted to registered campers only.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Camp Bullfrog Lake
9600 Wolf Rd
312-636-9785
*Kayak rental with accessible landing available for registered campers just.
Busse Reservoir
At 457 acres, Busse Reservoir is one of the largest fishing and canoeing waters in Cook Canton. 6 angling walls are available at portions of the over xx miles of shoreline, including 3 accessible fishing areas. Boat rentals, allurement and other angling supplies are available at the Boating Center. Ice line-fishing is allowed everywhere except the North Pool (due north of Higgins Rd).
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey: Main (PDF) | N (PDF) | South (PDF)
Busse Lake Boating Center
Due east Higgins Rd/Rte 72, east of I-290/Hwy 53
(near Elk Grove Village)
224-415-6554
*Gunkhole rentals, bait and other line-fishing supplies available. Features ii trailered gunkhole launches for canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats and boats with electric trolling motors. It also features an accessible canoe landing for canoes and kayaks.
Busse Forest-South
Eastward Higgins Rd/Rte 72, westward of Due north Arlington Heights Rd
(near Elk Grove Hamlet)
Busse Forest-West
Eastward Higgins Rd/Rte 72, east of I-290/Hwy 53
(near Elk Grove Hamlet)
*Features attainable fishing area. No water ice fishing allowed at this location.
Cermak Quarry
Don't allow its minor size (simply iii acres) fool yous, this one-time quarry drops down to xviii.3 anxiety.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Deer Grove Lake
Deer Grove
N Quentin Rd, north of Due west Dundee Rd
(nigh Palatine)
Flatfoot Lake
Flatfoot Lake at Beaubien Forest is a 19-acre former strip mine with a maximum depth of xv.4 feet. Features an accessible line-fishing area on the barrier gratuitous fishing pier. Designated ice angling lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Green Lake
This v-acre lake is the deepest lake in the Forest Preserves with a maximum depth of 38.one feet. Designated ice angling lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Horsetail Lake
Horsetail Lake is 12 acres and has a maximum depth of xix anxiety most the east end. Designated water ice angling lake.
- Angling Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Ida Lake
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Joe's Pond
Joe's Pond is a vi-acre pond with a maximum depth of ix.vi feet.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Joe's Pond
S Willow Springs Rd/Flavin Rd, north of 107th St
(virtually Willow Springs)
Maple Lake
Constructed in the 1920s, this 60-acre lake drops down to xx.four feet in the northwest corner. A line-fishing pier is located on the e side of the lake, and 4 bump-outs are located in the southwest corner. Gunkhole rentals, allurement and other fishing supplies are bachelor at the Canoeing Middle. Private boats prohibited. Designated ice line-fishing lake.
- Line-fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Maple Lake Boating Center
Wolf Rd, south of 95th St
(near Willow Springs)
708-506-0227
*Boat rentals, bait and other angling supplies available. Individual boats are prohibited on Maple Lake. Features accessible fishing surface area.
McGinty Slough
This waterbody is 38 acres with a depth of 8.ii anxiety. This lake is walk-in access only, via the Dark-brown Unpaved Loop on the Sag Valley Trail Organization.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Midlothian Reservoir
Known to locals every bit "Twin Lakes." The east pond is xvi acres with a depth of 10.seven feet and the larger w pond is 19 acres with a depth of 8.nine feet. These ponds were constructed as a storm water retention pond during flood events, so water depth can fluctuate dramatically.
- Line-fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
O'Malley Ponds
O'Malley Ponds consist of iii ponds with a full of 21 acres. A 4th swimming is located to the west, simply is located on individual holding.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Papoose Lake
This 18-acre lake has a maximum depth of 9.three anxiety. 2 bump-outs near the parking lot allowing access to deeper water. Designated ice fishing lake.
- Line-fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Papoose Lake
McCarthy Rd, w of Southward La Grange Rd
(near Palos Park)
Penny Road Pond
This small, seven-acre pond has a maximum depth of 4.half-dozen feet and is continued to Spring Creek.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Pogie Lake
A xiv-acre lake.
- Population Survey (PDF)
Potawatomi Pond
A iv-acre pond.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Powderhorn Lake
This 48-acre lake has a maximum depth of 17.four feet and is connected to a large marsh on the n end. This marsh has been designated a wild fauna refuge and a Nature Preserve by the State of Illinois—no line-fishing is permitted in this area. Features a trailered boat launch for canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats and boats with electric trolling motors. Designated ice fishing lake.
- Angling Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Rolling Knolls Swimming
This small, 1.8-acre pond has a maximum depth of 7.5 feet and is occasionally influenced past Poplar Creek.
- Population Survey (PDF)
Saganashkee Slough
This big, 377-acre lake is just 6.3 feet deep at the west end and features a barrier free fishing wall at the east finish. Features a trailered boat launch for canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats and boats with electric trolling motors. Designated ice fishing lake. Canoe & kayak rental available.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Sag Quarries
These lakes are erstwhile limestone quarries. The west lake is 14 acres with a maximum depth of 10.iii feet. The eastward lake is 17 acres and has a maximum depth of 17.i anxiety Designated water ice fishing lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey: East (PDF) | West (PDF)
Sauk Lake
Sauk Lake is a 29-acre lake with a maximum depth of just over iv feet. Information technology was created as an impoundment of Thorn Creek in 1923 when a dam was installed at 26th Street. Due to heavy erosion and sedimentation from Thorn Creek, the game fish population is quite sparse, made up mostly mutual carp and bullhead. Smaller numbers of largemouth bass, bluegill and greenish sunfish are as well present.
- Line-fishing Map (PDF)
Schiller Pond
This pocket-size, 6-acre pond has a maximum depth of vi.3 feet. Seven bump-outs are located around the swimming to improve admission to deeper h2o.
- Angling Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Skokie Lagoons
Skokie Lagoons is a system of seven lagoons connected by channels on the Skokie River. The total acreage for the entire lagoon system is 242 acres. The maximum depth of fourteen.9 feet is located in Lagoon #2; however, pockets of 10 anxiety or more tin be found in most of the other lagoons. Features an accessible trailered boat launch for canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats and boats with electrical trolling motors. Canoe and kayak rental available.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey: Lagoons #1-2 (PDF) | Lagoons #3-half dozen (PDF)
Tower Route
(part of Skokie Lagoons)
Belfry Rd, w of Forestway Dr
(almost Winnetka)
847-414-5883
*Canoe and kayak rental available.
Tower Road Boat Launch
(part of Skokie Lagoons)
Tower Rd, west of Forestway Dr
(near Winnetka)
*Features an accessible trailered boat launch for canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats and boats with electrical trolling motors. Features accessible fishing area.
Wood Style Grove
(part of Skokie Lagoons)
Woods Fashion Dr, south of Dundee Rd
(near Glencoe)
Erickson Woods
(part of Skokie Lagoons)
Willow Rd, e of I-94/Edens Expy
(near Winnetka)
Tampier Lake
Tampier Lake has 131 acres of fishable water, with a maximum depth of nine.4 anxiety. Watercraft are not permitted north of 131st St. and line-fishing is prohibited north of the power lines. Features a trailered boat launch for canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats and boats with electrical trolling motors. Boat rentals, bait and other line-fishing supplies are available at the Boating Center. Designated ice line-fishing lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Thatcher Pond
This i.5-acre pond, next to the Trailside Museum of Natural History parking lot, is an quondam oxbow of the Des Plaines River and is decumbent to flooding. Its fish population is heavily influenced by the river.
- Population Survey (PDF)
Tryner'southward Pond
This surface area is made upwardly of several ponds continued by small channels and totals 12 acres. The northern pond is the deepest with a maximum depth of thirteen.1 feet. Walk-in access simply.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Tuma Lake
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Turtlehead Lake
This 18-acre site includes Turtlehead Lake, Turtlehead Pond and W Pond. Turtlehead Lake is the deepest at 14.half-dozen feet, Turtlehead Swimming is xi.5 anxiety deep and West Swimming is four.3 feet deep. Designated water ice fishing lake.
- Angling Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Wampum Lake
Wampum Lake is 35 acres and has a maximum depth of 14.1 feet. Nine bump-outs are located on the southern and western shorelines assuasive ameliorate access to deep water. Designated water ice fishing lake.
- Fishing Map (PDF)
- Population Survey (PDF)
Wampum Lake
Thornton-Lansing Rd, due west of IL-394
(nigh Thornton)
Accessible Fishing Areas
Accessible fishing areas include accessible parking, a paved path to the shoreline, a hard surface along the shoreline, and railings along portions, or all, of the hard-surfaced shoreline. Some areas accept admission to attainable bathrooms for all or part of the year.
- Distance to accessible parking: 390 ft
- Altitude to attainable portable bathroom: 296 ft
- Distance to accessible parking: 189 ft
- Altitude to accessible indoor bathroom: 314 ft
- Altitude to attainable parking: 620 ft
- Distance to attainable indoor bathroom: 580 ft
- Distance to attainable parking: 410 ft
- Distance to attainable indoor bathroom: 580 ft
- Distance to accessible parking: 463 ft
- Distance to attainable indoor bath: 380 ft
- Distance to accessible parking: 110 ft
- Currently no accessible bathroom
- Distance to attainable parking: 20 ft
- Currently no accessible bathroom
- Altitude to attainable parking: 30 ft
- Currently no accessible bathroom
Stocking Reports
The Forest Preserves, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, stocks a number of lakes with sport fish on an annual ground. Twice a year, once in the spring and one time in the autumn, rainbow trout are stocked.
- 2021 Stocking Report (PDF)
- 2020 Stocking Written report (PDF)
- 2019 Stocking Report (PDF)
- 2018 Stocking Report (PDF)
- 2017 Stocking Report (PDF)
- 2016 Stocking Report (PDF)
- 2015 Stocking Report (PDF)
- 2014 Stocking Report (PDF)
- 2013 Stocking Written report (PDF)
- 2012 Stocking Study (PDF)
Boating
- List of Boating Lakes
- List of Accessible Canoe Landings and Boat Launches
- List of Boat Rental Locations (some locations take bait and other line-fishing supplies)
- Boating Regulations
Fishing Guide
The Forest Preserves fishing guide lists all fishing and boating regulations, locations, maps and other fishing and boating data.
Printed fishing guides are available at the Wood Preserves General Headquarters in River Forest, IL and all six Nature Centers.
Ice Fishing
Ice angling is permitted only on designated waterbodies on a fish at your own run a risk footing:
- Water ice atmospheric condition are not monitored by the Forest Preserves.
- Ice fishermen should cheque water ice thickness before going out on any frozen torso of water.
- A minimum of iv inches of solid ice over the entire waterbody is recommended before individuals attempt ice line-fishing.
Designated Ice Line-fishing Waterbodies
- Arrowhead Lake
- Axehead Lake
- Beck Lake
- Belleau Lake
- Big Bend Lake
- Bode Lake (S merely)
- Bullfrog Lake
- Busse Reservoir (Principal Puddle & South Pool merely)
- Flatfoot Lake
- Green Lake
- Horsetail Lake
- Ida Lake
- Maple Lake
- Papoose Lake
- Powderhorn Lake
- Saganashkee Slough
- Sag Quarries
- Tampier Lake
- Turtlehead Lake
- Wampum Lake
Fish Consumption Advisory
Please see the Illinois Department of Natural Resource website for more information.
Fishing Events
Source: https://fpdcc.com/things-to-do/fishing/
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