Best Fishing Spots in the greater Bridgeport area

Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 13 beaches and bays in this area.

Thirty-first Street Beach - 3.59795990226km , Twelfth Street Beach - 4.47035358362km , Forty-Ninth Street Beach - 6.39832521348km , Fortyninth Street Beach - 6.63337042207km , Ohio Street Beach - 6.69123255235km , Oak Street Beach - 7.25888100331km , Fifty-Seventh Street Beach - 7.9227653928km , Fiftyninth Street Beach - 8.19617473446km , North Avenue Beach - 8.50895538412km , Jackson Park Beach - 9.11319447457km , Fullerton Beach - 9.64970663738km , Lincoln Park Beach (historical) - 9.92605189843km , Sixty-seventh Street Beach - 9.99517187346km

Harbours and Marinas can often times be productive fishing spots for land based fishing as their sheltered environment attracts a wide variety of bait fish. Similar to river mouths, harbour entrances are also great places to fish as lots of fish will move in and out with the rising and falling tides. There are 3 main harbours in this area.

AAA Marina Incorporated - 6.97348113388km, Fiftyninth Street Marina - 8.21996329062km, Lincoln Park Boat Club - 9.32210085955km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Bridgeport. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

South Fork South Branch Chicago River - 1.28724964918km , South Branch Chicago River - 1.28724964918km , Bubbly Creek (historical) - 1.69008984853km , Cortez Basin - 2.26840528344km , West Arm of the South Fork (historical) - 2.29875604886km , Thirty-first Street Beach - 3.59795990226km , Burnham Park Harbor - 3.98926259575km , Northerly Island - 4.32185396361km , Twelfth Street Beach - 4.47035358362km , Southerly Breakwater - 4.68985108009km , Chicago River - 5.24961963228km , North Branch Chicago River - 5.24961963228km , Chicago Harbor - 5.62994503064km , Easterly Breakwater - 5.69694637851km , Ogden Slip - 6.22350989308km , Forty-Ninth Street Beach - 6.39832521348km , Fortyninth Street Beach - 6.63337042207km , Ohio Street Beach - 6.69123255235km , AAA Marina Incorporated - 6.97348113388km , Oak Street Beach - 7.25888100331km , Outer Harbor - 7.41231071536km , Shore Arm Breakwater - 7.53464280588km , Outer Breakwater - 7.81250092157km , Fifty-Seventh Street Beach - 7.9227653928km , Columbia Basin - 7.93070146573km , West Lagoon - 8.14900331312km , Fiftyninth Street Beach - 8.19617473446km , Fiftyninth Street Marina - 8.21996329062km , East Lagoon - 8.2445406631km , Wooded Island - 8.3330206573km , North Avenue Beach - 8.50895538412km , South Pond - 8.66987596109km , Jackson Park Beach - 9.11319447457km , Simmons Island - 9.17153212689km , South Lagoon - 9.18550234474km , Lincoln Park Boat Club - 9.32210085955km , Fullerton Beach - 9.64970663738km , North Pond - 9.83492937588km , Lincoln Park Beach (historical) - 9.92605189843km , Sixty-seventh Street Beach - 9.99517187346km