Skokie Lagoons

Cook - Illinois


  • 41 catches

  • 579 followers

  • 17 spots

The Skokie Lagoons are a nature preserve, containing 7 interconnected lagoons, that are rated #2 for Cook County Forest Preserve fishing. The lagoons were created as flood control on the Skokie River, and were completed by 1942. Maximum depths of these ...

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Skokie Lagoons Fishing Reports

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  1. Maxin Tomy
    - Skokie Lagoons

    15 in. Channel Catfish

  2. Maxin Tomy
    - Skokie Lagoons

    Bluegill

  3. Jeff Fischer
    - Skokie Lagoons

    Details: 3 lb. 4 oz. 22 in. Walleye with a Lindy Rig bottom bouncer with Leech

    Nice 22in Walleye caught while trolling

    1. Mark Malara 0
      I have to try this place too
  4. Steve de Alcala
    - Skokie Lagoons

    1.87 lb on very first cast...that’s never happened to me... was using brand new, white River2Sea Bully WA Il frog

    1 lb. 9 oz. Largemouth Bass with a river2sea bully wa 2

    1. T Faerber 0
      Nice catch - is there any good fishing there by land or only in boat?
    2. Lou Araujo 0
      Glad to see you are getting the hang of that frog, Steve.
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  5. Steve de Alcala
    - Skokie Lagoons

    Caught this 2.29lb and a 1.93lb in the weeds w a white frog—my first catches ever on a frog...but missed 3 more that hit it hard but no hookup (have to figure that ...more out)

    2 lb. 3 oz. Largemouth Bass with a frog

    1. Maxin Tomy 0
      i live in Skokie please tell me some good spot to fish near Skokie
  6. Steve de Alcala
    - Skokie Lagoons

    Only one for the morning but caught in thick cover off the bank

    1 lb. 5 oz. Largemouth Bass with a senko

  7. Steve de Alcala
    - Skokie Lagoons

    3 lb. 2 oz. Largemouth Bass with a green/red senko

  8. Steve de Alcala
    - Skokie Lagoons

    3.35lbs

    3 lb. 4 oz. Largemouth Bass with a purple jig

  9. Steve de Alcala
    - Skokie Lagoons

    3 lb. Largemouth Bass with a crank

  10. Steve de Alcala
    - Skokie Lagoons

    Caught 4 in early morning...all near shore, near structure on 5” purple senko on a Texas rig

    2 lb. 3 oz. Largemouth Bass with a purple worm on Texas Rig

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