Fishing
Fishing Fun For All – FREE
All anglers-amateur to expert-enjoy fishing on the Fox River.
State fishing licensing and regulations apply in all park district waterways: click here
- Boy Scout Island
- Five Islands Park
- Mt. St. Mary Park
- Pottawatomie Park
- Riverside/Buie Park
- Delnor Woods Park Pond
- Dunham Pond*
- Ferson Creek Park
- East Side Sports Complex Pond*
- River Bend Community Park Pond*
- Taly Park
Fishing is not permitted along the shorelines of Norris Woods Nature Preserve and Ferson Creek Fen Nature Preserve. These areas are protected by law to preserve the natural conditions of flora and fauna.
*These ponds are annually stocked with largemouth bass, red ear sunfish, bluegill, channel catfish, albino channel catfish and 5+ pounds of fathead minnows for food.