The Fox Chain O’Lakes area is the great destination for ice fishing by Chicago-area anglers and ice fishing should begin finally in the next couple days. But public access is the great challenge on the Chain.
Here are details on some options:
Musky Tales (Channel Lake), $5 parking includes trailers, open 24 hours, live bait, Time 2 Bite bar/restuarant open
Lily Bug Acres (channel between Bluff and Spring lakes), $5 parking, bait shop, might have shuttle service later in season with a boat sleigh
The Boatyard (Lake Marie), $10 per vehicle, open 24x7, dropbox or pay by card on vending machines, Live Bait vending, hot pizza machine 24x7
Hermann’s Rest-A-While (Nielsen’s Channel), $5 parking, food, drink, wax worms
Turtle Beach Marina (Channel), $10 parking, car or trailer
Jack & Lydia’s Resort (Deep Lake, one of the last to freeze), $5 parking
Choppers Bar and Grill (Channel), $5 parking, taken off bill if you patronize.
Sandbar Bar & Grille (Marie), $10 or patronize.
Oak Park Lounge (Pistakee Bay), $5 ($10 with trailer), park in top or middle lots.
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