Fishing piers in Illinois

We list 58 fishing piers in 29 towns across Illinois. They include piers, fishing docks and shore access sites, so you can fish without a boat.

Benton 7

Fishing Attractor (Downtown 2) · Rend Lake
Fishing Attractor (Downtown 3) · Rend Lake
Fishing Attractor (Downtown) · Rend Lake
Fishing Attractor (East 2) · Rend Lake
Fishing Attractor (East) · Rend Lake
Fishing Attractor (Northwest) · Rend Lake
Fishing Attractor (Southeast) · Rend Lake

Ina 6

Sesser 6

Fish Attractor (North 2) · Rend Lake
Fish Attractor (North) · Rend Lake
Fish Attractor (South 2) · Sandusky Creek
Fish Attractor (South 3) · Sandusky Creek
Fish Attractor (South 4) · Rend Lake
Fish Attractor (South) · Sandusky Creek

Chicago 4

101 Street Pier
Canal Origins Fishing Area · South Fork South Branch Chicago River
Gompers Park - Fishing Area · Gompers Lagoon
Park No. 571 Fishing Area · South Branch Chicago River

Des Plaines 4

Axehead Lake (South 2) · Axehead Lake
Axehead Lake (South) · Axehead Lake
Belleau Lake · Belleau Lake
Chippewa Woods · Axehead Lake

Elk Grove Village 4

Busse Forest Main Dam Accessible Fishing Area · Busse Lake - Main Pool
Busse Forest-West Accessible Fishing Area · Busse Lake - Main Pool
Busse Lake - Main Pool · Busse Lake
Busse Lake Beisner Road Access Accessible Fishing Area · Busse Lake

Hoffman Estates 2

Beverly Lake · Beverly Lake
Penny Road Pond · Penny Road Pond

Lindenhurst 2

Raven Glen North Fishing Pier · Timber Lake
Raven Glen South Fishing Pier · Timber Lake

Springfield 2

Dividing Dam Park & Fishing Area · Horse Creek
Hazel Dell Fishing Area · Lake Springfield

Willow Springs 2

Maple Lake Boating Center Accessible Fishing Area · Maple Lake
Maple Lake East Fishing Pier · Maple Lake

Byron 1

Handicap Fishing Pier · Rock River

Chatham 1

Glasser Bridge Park and Fishing Area · Lake Springfield

Genoa 1

Fishing Allowed here · Kishwaukee River South Branch

Gurnee 1

Lake Carina Fishing Pier · Lake Carina

Harwood Heights 1

Schiller Woods · Schiller Pond

Kirkland 1

Fishing Allowed · Kishwaukee River South Branch

Libertyville 1

Independence Grove Fishing Pier · The Lake at Independence Grove

Normal 1

White Oak Fishing Pier · White Oak Park Lake

Palos Park 1

Saganashkee Slough-East Accessible Fishing Area · Saganashkee Slough

Peoria 1

West Willow Lake · West Willow Lake

Plano 1

Foli Park Fishing Pier · Big Rock Creek

Pontiac 1

Fishing Deck · Mikey Hoffman Pond

River Forest 1

Thatcher Pond · Thatcher Pond

Rochester 1

Center Park Harbor · Center Park Harbor

Round Lake 1

Nippersink Fishing Pier · North Lake

Schaumburg 1

Busse Lake - North Pool · Busse Lake

Warrenville 1

Front Pond · Front Pond

Wheeling 1

Potawatomi Pond · Potawatomi Pond

Winnetka 1

Tower Road Accessible Fishing Area · Skokie River

Illustration: anglers on a long wooden public fishing pier over the ocean at sunrise — Illustration, not a photo of a specific place in Illinois

Fishing piers by city in Illinois

Fishing piers in Illinois: questions and answers

Where are the fishing piers in Illinois?

We list 58 fishing piers in Illinois, most of them around Benton (7), Ina (6), Sesser (6) and Chicago (4).

Which lakes and rivers have fishing piers in Illinois?

Among others Rend Lake, Axehead Lake, Busse Lake, Sandusky Creek and Lake Springfield.

Do you need a fishing license on a pier in Illinois?

Plan on needing one: Illinois generally treats pier fishing like fishing from shore.

Other states

Guide: Fishing from a pier: what to know · All boat ramps in Illinois