Best Fishing Spots in the greater Brighton Park 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 11 beaches and bays in this area.

Thirty-first Street Beach - 8.02074436717km , Twelfth Street Beach - 9.15006702247km , Forty-Ninth Street Beach - 9.57423214087km , Fortyninth Street Beach - 9.742694625km , Fifty-Seventh Street Beach - 10.48704413979km , Fiftyninth Street Beach - 10.68243737449km , Ohio Street Beach - 10.90386009134km , Oak Street Beach - 11.16088089241km , Jackson Park Beach - 11.39290073367km , Sixty-seventh Street Beach - 12.11386087176km , North Avenue Beach - 12.19680846312km

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 4 main harbours in this area.

Portage Creek - 8.96789939436km, AAA Marina Incorporated - 9.82093101723km, Fiftyninth Street Marina - 10.62356419748km, Lincoln Park Boat Club - 12.74868079984km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Brighton Park. 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.

Cortez Basin - 3.06170219619km , West Arm of the South Fork (historical) - 3.07212275344km , Bubbly Creek (historical) - 3.58650654278km , South Fork South Branch Chicago River - 3.96292763181km , South Branch Chicago River - 3.96292763181km , Thirty-first Street Beach - 8.02074436717km , Burnham Park Harbor - 8.67575449336km , Portage Creek - 8.96789939436km , North Branch Chicago River - 9.00066582628km , Chicago River - 9.00066582628km , Northerly Island - 9.00852783162km , Prescotts Island - 9.13704391192km , Twelfth Street Beach - 9.15006702247km , Southerly Breakwater - 9.25766712216km , Forty-Ninth Street Beach - 9.57423214087km , Fortyninth Street Beach - 9.742694625km , AAA Marina Incorporated - 9.82093101723km , Chicago Harbor - 10.03972605708km , Easterly Breakwater - 10.13716622201km , Columbia Basin - 10.33240646751km , West Lagoon - 10.35404213777km , Lyons Dam - 10.39046238877km , Ogden Slip - 10.41577563455km , Fifty-Seventh Street Beach - 10.48704413979km , East Lagoon - 10.52499567593km , Wooded Island - 10.52803418557km , Fiftyninth Street Marina - 10.62356419748km , Fiftyninth Street Beach - 10.68243737449km , Ohio Street Beach - 10.90386009134km , Oak Street Beach - 11.16088089241km , Jackson Park Beach - 11.39290073367km , Shore Arm Breakwater - 11.61727292519km , Outer Harbor - 11.65161826275km , Sixty-seventh Street Beach - 12.11386087176km , Outer Breakwater - 12.13231030856km , South Pond - 12.13827961863km , North Avenue Beach - 12.19680846312km , South Lagoon - 12.65229543219km , Simmons Island - 12.66693345742km , Lincoln Park Boat Club - 12.74868079984km