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(information provided by Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
Crappie
(best baits-minnows, jigs, spinners) |
Water Area |
Location |
Best times to Fish |
Weight (LBS.) |
Areas To Fish |
Mazonia SF & WA -576 acre |
Grundy/Kankakee Cos, 2 mi W of Braceville |
Spring, Fall, ice |
1/2 lb |
brusch, shoreline weeds, fish attractors |
Flathead Catfish
(best baits- Artificial lures/crank baits, other baits such as minnows, sunfish, shad, and crayfish) |
Water Area |
Location |
Best times to Fish |
Weight (LBS.) |
Areas To Fish |
Kankakee River |
Will County |
June-Oct |
10-20 |
Wilmington downstream to the Des Plaines C.A. |
Freshwater Drum
(best baits- small jigs, minnows, worms, night crawlers) |
Water Area |
Location |
Best times to Fish |
Weight (LBS.) |
Areas To Fish |
Hidden Lakes Historic Trout Farm |
Trout Farm Rd, Bolingbrook |
April-Sept |
11b. |
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Fox River |
Kane, Kendall, and LaSalle Co. |
April- Oct |
½ to 3 |
Algonquin to Ottawa, all areas |
Kankakee River- 59 miles |
Will & Kankakee Cos.,Des Plaines Cons, Kankakee S.P |
April- Sept |
1-1/2 |
Wilmington Dam downstream to Des Plaines C.S's river launch access |
Heidecke Lake 1,955 acres |
Grundy Co., 1 mi S & 6 mi E of Morris |
April- Sept |
1 |
Shoreline, open water, near bridges |
Largemouth Bass
(best baits- plastic worms, jigs, spinners, crank baits, minnows, crayfish, worms) |
Water Area |
Location |
Best times to Fish |
Weight (LBS.) |
Areas To Fish |
Braidwood Lake |
Will County near Braidwood |
Spring & Fall |
1-4 |
Points, current breaks |
Mazonia FWA Lakes and Ponds |
Grundy, Kankakee, near Braidwood |
Spring& Fall |
1-4 |
Best Lakes: # 3, #7, #8, #9, monster, Ponderosa and remote ponds |
Channel Catfish
(best baits- cut bait, shrimp, small shad or minnows, chicken livers, night crawlers) |
Water Area |
Location |
Best times to Fish |
Weight (LBS.) |
Areas To Fish |
Braidwood Lake |
Will County near Braidwood |
April- Oct |
1 |
Entire Lake, especially current breaks |
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