Fishing lakes in Illinois

Illinois has 446 lakes recorded in the USGS National Hydrography Dataset, covering a combined 58278 km². The largest is Lake Michigan at 57857.42 km². Anglers can find Crappie, Yellow Perch, Blue Catfish across these waters.

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Top fish species in Illinois

Crappie56 lakes
Yellow Perch56 lakes
Blue Catfish56 lakes
Flathead Catfish56 lakes
Northern Pike56 lakes
Smallmouth Bass56 lakes
Largemouth Bass56 lakes
Channel Catfish56 lakes
Bluegill / Sunfish56 lakes
White Bass56 lakes
Walleye56 lakes
Common Carp56 lakes

Top 300 largest lakes

Lake Michigan
57857.42 km² · 44.008, -86.756
Upper Peoria Lake
62.57 km² · 40.814, -89.524
Lake Shelbyville
41.42 km² · 39.506, -88.694
Senachwine Lake
22.05 km² · 41.189, -89.356
Lake Clinton
18.56 km² · 40.161, -88.817
Lake Decatur
11.75 km² · 39.847, -88.899
Spring Lake
11.59 km² · 42.050, -90.136
Braidwood Power Plant Cooling Pond
10.28 km² · 41.221, -88.222
Nippersink Lake
10.09 km² · 42.411, -88.157
Lake of Egypt
8.62 km² · 37.595, -88.919
LaSalle County Nuclear Station Cooling Pond
8.00 km² · 41.255, -88.637
Heidecke Lake
7.74 km² · 41.369, -88.340
Brushy Pond
7.70 km² · 37.087, -89.078
Babb Slough
7.22 km² · 40.966, -89.436
Lake Odesa
7.06 km² · 41.187, -91.091
Pistakee Lake
7.06 km² · 42.386, -88.199
Grass Lake
6.40 km² · 42.443, -88.162
Goose Lake
4.51 km² · 41.054, -89.414
Dresden Cooling Lake
4.48 km² · 41.354, -88.243
Town Lake
3.87 km² · 42.092, -90.180
West Hickory Lake
3.74 km² · 42.138, -90.181
Lake Mattoon
3.67 km² · 39.356, -88.469
Evergreen Lake
3.55 km² · 40.638, -89.036
Billsbach Lake
3.53 km² · 41.082, -89.366
J C Murphey Lake
3.05 km² · 40.980, -87.503
Elizabeth Lake
3.01 km² · 42.507, -88.271
Wonder Lake
2.82 km² · 42.386, -88.353
Lake Carroll
2.45 km² · 42.180, -89.874
Lake Marie
2.41 km² · 42.467, -88.134
Lake Bloomington
2.40 km² · 40.644, -88.927
Lake Calumet
2.40 km² · 41.678, -87.588
Sawmill Lake
2.25 km² · 41.121, -89.326
Spoon Lake
2.21 km² · 40.963, -90.131
Depue Lake
2.15 km² · 41.315, -89.315
Hartwick Lake
2.05 km² · 42.419, -91.379
Wightman Lake
1.99 km² · 41.012, -89.434
Camp Lake
1.88 km² · 42.521, -88.144
Meadow Lake
1.85 km² · 40.960, -89.457
Upper Brown Lake
1.79 km² · 42.153, -90.256
Wolf Lake
1.79 km² · 41.673, -87.518
South Pool
1.72 km² · 42.026, -88.013
Apple Canyon Lake
1.61 km² · 42.430, -90.165
Long Lake
1.56 km² · 42.376, -88.127
Channel Lake
1.48 km² · 42.484, -88.140
Saganashkee Slough
1.45 km² · 41.694, -87.891
Lake Charleston
1.36 km² · 39.467, -88.146
Shabbona Lake
1.26 km² · 41.746, -88.860
Lake Holiday
1.25 km² · 41.618, -88.672
Bangs Lake
1.23 km² · 42.266, -88.133
Skokie Lagoons
1.22 km² · 42.126, -87.776
Cedar Lake
1.21 km² · 42.422, -88.090
Fourth Lake
1.20 km² · 42.392, -88.033
Vulcan Lakes
1.12 km² · 42.216, -88.305
Orland Lake
1.11 km² · 41.641, -87.866
Lake Summerset
1.10 km² · 42.452, -89.396
Sabula Lakes
1.05 km² · 42.066, -90.181
Marion Reservoir
0.99 km² · 37.676, -88.960
McCullom Lake
0.98 km² · 42.361, -88.291
Turner Lake
0.97 km² · 41.314, -89.259
Round Lake
0.96 km² · 42.364, -88.078
Lake Zurich
0.94 km² · 42.198, -88.103
Crystal Lake
0.93 km² · 42.235, -88.356
Little Swan Lake
0.92 km² · 40.667, -90.539
Spring Lake
0.91 km² · 41.302, -89.347
Deep Lake
0.91 km² · 42.423, -88.067
Lake Wildwood
0.85 km² · 41.070, -89.281
Slocum Lake
0.85 km² · 42.260, -88.189
Galena Lake
0.84 km² · 42.406, -90.340
New City Lake
0.83 km² · 37.903, -88.793
Redwing Slough Lake
0.82 km² · 42.477, -88.051
Petite Lake
0.79 km² · 42.432, -88.129
Geode Lake
0.78 km² · 40.820, -91.388
Millman Lake
0.78 km² · 40.733, -91.078
East Loon Lake
0.76 km² · 42.455, -88.074
Wiese Slough
0.75 km² · 41.553, -91.135
Crystal Lake
0.75 km² · 40.828, -91.063
Benet Lake
0.74 km² · 42.503, -88.070
Candlewick Lake
0.74 km² · 42.354, -88.868
Lake Paradise
0.70 km² · 39.419, -88.434
Swan Lake
0.68 km² · 41.163, -89.314
Lake Renwick
0.68 km² · 41.601, -88.190
Loon Lake
0.67 km² · 42.453, -88.085
Lake Catherine
0.66 km² · 42.486, -88.128
Split Rock Lake
0.66 km² · 41.330, -89.063
West Frankfort Reservoir
0.64 km² · 37.889, -88.810
Harrisburg Reservoir
0.64 km² · 37.846, -88.587
Dawson Lake
0.63 km² · 40.409, -88.722
Third Lake
0.62 km² · 42.370, -88.015
Griswold Lake
0.62 km² · 42.289, -88.218
Diamond Lake
0.62 km² · 42.250, -88.008
Pierce Lake
0.61 km² · 42.348, -88.979
Snakeden Hollow Lake
0.61 km² · 41.011, -90.078
Lake George
0.61 km² · 41.428, -90.828
Coleman Lake
0.60 km² · 41.290, -89.333
Lake Bracken
0.58 km² · 40.862, -90.357
Gages Lake
0.57 km² · 42.350, -87.997
Countryside Lake
0.57 km² · 42.253, -88.045
Crooked Lake
0.56 km² · 42.423, -88.052
Lake Pana
0.55 km² · 39.372, -89.022
Lake Rawson
0.54 km² · 41.295, -89.375
Frentress Lake
0.54 km² · 42.464, -90.610
Baker Lake
0.50 km² · 42.142, -88.122
Goose Lake
0.49 km² · 41.968, -90.402
Tampier Lake
0.49 km² · 41.649, -87.901
Iowa Slough Lake
0.49 km² · 41.071, -90.976
Frye Lake
0.48 km² · 41.302, -90.491
Horseshoe Lake
0.47 km² · 42.168, -90.212
Wolf Lake
0.47 km² · 41.666, -87.528
Flat Lake
0.46 km² · 42.191, -90.346
Duck Lake
0.46 km² · 42.379, -88.156
Lake Storey
0.45 km² · 40.987, -90.399
Lake Thunderbird
0.43 km² · 41.207, -89.447
Saint Marys Lake
0.43 km² · 42.281, -87.991
Quaker Mill Pond
0.42 km² · 42.515, -91.475
Green Bayou
0.42 km² · 40.656, -91.207
Huse Lake
0.41 km² · 41.322, -89.101
Dutchman Lake
0.41 km² · 37.491, -88.921
Highland Lake
0.41 km² · 42.361, -88.062
Bluff Lake
0.41 km² · 42.454, -88.130
Powder Horn Lake
0.41 km² · 41.644, -87.530
Sand Lake
0.41 km² · 42.411, -88.041
Wooster Lake
0.39 km² · 42.365, -88.149
Lily Lake
0.39 km² · 42.329, -88.207
Fish Lake
0.39 km² · 42.336, -88.156
Sunfish Lake
0.38 km² · 41.108, -91.085
Lake Plainfield
0.36 km² · 41.617, -88.187
Shadow Lake
0.36 km² · 41.545, -90.176
Antioch Lake
0.36 km² · 42.468, -88.099
Sterling Lake
0.35 km² · 42.475, -87.940
Fox Pond
0.35 km² · 41.211, -91.100
Cross Lake
0.35 km² · 42.497, -88.087
Nelson Lake
0.35 km² · 41.834, -88.379
Lake Barrington
0.34 km² · 42.218, -88.147
Miltmore Lake
0.34 km² · 42.397, -88.042
Hires Lake
0.34 km² · 42.422, -90.539
Carthage Lake
0.34 km² · 40.798, -91.072
Druce Lake
0.34 km² · 42.368, -88.005
Minear Lake
0.33 km² · 42.292, -87.945
Lake Glendale
0.33 km² · 37.412, -88.660
Whalon Lake
0.33 km² · 41.716, -88.093
Island Lake
0.33 km² · 42.278, -88.198
Grays Lake
0.32 km² · 42.342, -88.048
Round Lake
0.32 km² · 40.725, -91.131
Western Pond
0.31 km² · 42.192, -90.360
Tippy Lake
0.30 km² · 42.421, -90.547
Loch Lomond
0.30 km² · 42.280, -88.010
Brandenburg Lake
0.30 km² · 42.365, -88.183
Victoria Lake
0.30 km² · 42.477, -89.035
Hastings Lake
0.30 km² · 42.426, -88.039
Lake Carlton
0.29 km² · 41.845, -89.966
Vienna Correctional Center Lake
0.29 km² · 37.412, -88.767
Lost Lake
0.29 km² · 41.914, -89.362
Lake Pana
0.29 km² · 39.382, -89.030
Lake Sule
0.28 km² · 41.909, -89.027
Goose Pond
0.28 km² · 42.506, -88.370
Bonnie Lake
0.28 km² · 42.195, -90.367
Waterford Lake
0.27 km² · 42.427, -88.026
Dunns Lake
0.27 km² · 42.425, -88.189
Jackson Lake
0.27 km² · 42.197, -90.346
Tower Lake
0.27 km² · 42.231, -88.154
Defiance Lake
0.27 km² · 42.318, -88.227
Sawmill Lake
0.27 km² · 42.171, -90.273
Wold Lake
0.26 km² · 42.332, -88.370
Allard Lake
0.26 km² · 37.103, -88.590
Hawley Lake
0.26 km² · 42.135, -88.157
Honey Lake
0.26 km² · 42.201, -88.130
Clear Pond
0.25 km² · 37.112, -89.085
Hickory Ridge Lake
0.25 km² · 41.267, -89.348
Voltz Lake
0.25 km² · 42.507, -88.084
Sugar Creek Lake
0.25 km² · 37.394, -88.686
Turner Lake
0.24 km² · 37.175, -89.041
Densmore Lake
0.24 km² · 42.164, -90.285
Johnston City Lake
0.24 km² · 37.800, -88.864
Deer Lake
0.24 km² · 42.483, -88.035
Horseshoe Lake
0.24 km² · 41.381, -91.410
Lake Killarney
0.24 km² · 42.239, -88.258
Sullivan Lake
0.23 km² · 42.342, -88.190
Maple Lake
0.23 km² · 41.714, -87.890
Johnson Lake
0.23 km² · 41.325, -89.885
Paragon Lake
0.22 km² · 39.372, -89.093
Lake in the Hills
0.22 km² · 42.183, -88.322
I-280 Lake
0.22 km² · 41.522, -90.678
Silver Lake
0.22 km² · 41.833, -88.174
Cone Lake
0.22 km² · 41.387, -91.324
Tampier Slough
0.21 km² · 41.656, -87.907
Longjohn Slough
0.21 km² · 41.712, -87.878
Leisure Lake
0.21 km² · 42.233, -90.777
Rock Lake
0.21 km² · 42.502, -88.116
Herrin Lake
0.21 km² · 37.632, -89.015
Lake Law
0.21 km² · 41.836, -88.226
Elmwood Farms Lake
0.21 km² · 42.451, -88.002
Rice Lake
0.21 km² · 40.953, -90.324
Mitchell Lake
0.21 km² · 37.154, -89.044
Herrin Reservoir
0.20 km² · 37.763, -89.032
Redhead Lake
0.20 km² · 42.373, -88.181
Tall Tree Lake
0.20 km² · 37.477, -88.938
Fish Lake
0.20 km² · 42.172, -90.301
Turtle Pond
0.19 km² · 40.679, -88.295
Keene Lake
0.19 km² · 42.133, -88.148
Midland Employee Lake
0.18 km² · 40.729, -90.049
Lake Le-Aqua-Na
0.18 km² · 42.421, -89.833
Lake Lancelot
0.18 km² · 40.631, -89.748
Thompsonville Lake
0.18 km² · 37.949, -88.747
Silver Lake
0.18 km² · 42.245, -88.248
White Lake
0.17 km² · 42.454, -88.042
Clear Lake
0.17 km² · 37.067, -89.092
Lake Warren
0.17 km² · 40.999, -90.640
Turner Lake
0.17 km² · 42.449, -88.191
Marion Country Club Lake
0.17 km² · 37.643, -88.945
Zeigler Reservoir
0.17 km² · 37.927, -89.036
Crabtree Lake
0.17 km² · 42.113, -88.167
Lake Camelot
0.17 km² · 40.636, -89.756
Silver Lake
0.17 km² · 42.473, -88.075
Beattys Pond
0.17 km² · 41.329, -91.079
Monee Reservoir
0.17 km² · 41.391, -87.761
Warnstaff Lake
0.17 km² · 41.154, -91.151
Vienna City Lake
0.17 km² · 37.454, -88.842
Goose Lake
0.16 km² · 41.357, -88.282
Lake Arispie
0.16 km² · 41.304, -89.416
Beaver Lake
0.16 km² · 37.936, -89.020
Spitznogle Lake
0.16 km² · 41.128, -91.101
Forest Lake
0.16 km² · 42.213, -88.054
Hartman Pond
0.16 km² · 40.713, -91.130
Wares Lake
0.16 km² · 41.892, -90.143
Pond 17
0.16 km² · 37.719, -89.016
Lake Charles
0.16 km² · 42.258, -87.965
Lake Louise
0.16 km² · 42.160, -88.111
Slough Lake
0.15 km² · 42.404, -88.046
Lake Manteno
0.15 km² · 41.262, -87.831
Loon Lake
0.15 km² · 37.104, -88.581
Bowles Slough
0.15 km² · 41.464, -90.422
Shelby Lake
0.15 km² · 37.190, -89.024
Lake Opeka
0.15 km² · 42.013, -87.897
Metropolis Lake
0.15 km² · 37.148, -88.766
Peat Lake
0.15 km² · 42.498, -88.159
Sweet Lake
0.15 km² · 37.829, -88.908
Windsor Lake
0.15 km² · 42.329, -89.031
Beck Lake
0.15 km² · 42.074, -87.872
Cambon Lake
0.15 km² · 37.902, -89.004
Cagle Pond
0.15 km² · 37.321, -88.747
Fresh Water Lake
0.15 km² · 37.802, -88.874
Orchard City Lake
0.14 km² · 40.804, -91.079
Wampum Lake
0.14 km² · 41.574, -87.590
Big Lake
0.14 km² · 41.384, -91.393
Cheek Slough
0.14 km² · 42.192, -90.233
Wood Lake
0.14 km² · 39.528, -88.616
Little Cache Number 1 Reservoir
0.14 km² · 37.502, -88.873
Davis Lake
0.13 km² · 42.262, -88.087
Spring Lake
0.13 km² · 42.445, -88.127
Bowens Lake
0.13 km² · 42.083, -90.145
Golfview Lake
0.13 km² · 41.785, -87.943
Liberty Lake
0.13 km² · 42.284, -87.940
Sylvan Lake
0.13 km² · 42.243, -88.047
Lake Erie
0.13 km² · 41.671, -90.069
Lake Calhoun
0.13 km² · 41.107, -90.017
Timber Lake
0.13 km² · 42.240, -88.126
Lake Cottage Grove
0.13 km² · 41.639, -87.601
Hawk Lake
0.13 km² · 41.276, -88.204
Huntley Lake
0.13 km² · 42.456, -88.025
Grassy Lake
0.13 km² · 42.206, -88.148
Lake Windsor
0.13 km² · 41.012, -90.139
Pearl Lake
0.13 km² · 42.481, -89.026
Lake Linden
0.12 km² · 42.421, -88.030
Green Oaks Lake
0.12 km² · 40.978, -90.092
Fish Lake
0.12 km² · 37.051, -89.093
Lake Sheree
0.12 km² · 42.227, -88.121
Eureka Lake
0.12 km² · 40.705, -89.281
Muskrat Lake
0.12 km² · 41.207, -91.201
Spring Lake
0.12 km² · 40.189, -88.437
Teal Lake
0.12 km² · 37.653, -88.969
Karl Lake
0.12 km² · 41.312, -90.497
Crystal Lake
0.12 km² · 41.816, -90.579
Fresh Water Lake
0.12 km² · 40.744, -89.899
Hilyn Lake
0.12 km² · 37.885, -89.092
Crawford Lake
0.12 km² · 37.190, -88.879
Lake of the Woods
0.12 km² · 40.200, -88.379
Roscum Pond
0.12 km² · 40.720, -91.125
Colvin Lake
0.12 km² · 37.209, -88.989
Dead Stick Pond
0.11 km² · 41.670, -87.574
Patterson Lake
0.11 km² · 40.731, -91.140
Sauk Trail Lake
0.11 km² · 41.487, -87.655
Leake Lake
0.11 km² · 41.716, -89.251
Hawthorn Lake
0.11 km² · 42.139, -88.149
Weldon Springs Lake
0.11 km² · 40.121, -88.923
Lake Campton
0.11 km² · 41.953, -88.416
Spring Lake
0.11 km² · 42.148, -88.213
Upper Y Lake
0.11 km² · 42.119, -90.175
Woodhaven Lake
0.11 km² · 41.655, -89.306
Lake Number 5
0.11 km² · 37.825, -88.892
Negro Slough
0.11 km² · 41.384, -88.344
Gladstone Lake
0.11 km² · 40.854, -90.979
Magee Lake
0.11 km² · 40.711, -91.122
Levings Lake
0.11 km² · 42.260, -89.133
Misquakee Lake
0.11 km² · 42.078, -90.137
Lake Wilderness
0.11 km² · 40.788, -91.431
Milliken Lake
0.11 km² · 41.336, -88.181
Lake Kadijah
0.10 km² · 41.964, -88.043
Goose Lake
0.10 km² · 41.682, -88.015
Big Bend Lake
0.10 km² · 42.051, -87.877
Citizens Lake
0.10 km² · 40.906, -90.665