Fishing At

Des Plaines River

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135 Catches

Des Plaines River is located in Illinois. Download FishAngler to find the best places to fish at Des Plaines River. Get local fishing reports with detailed catch information, weather conditions, top baits and more.

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41.752317, -87.891339

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Recent Catches At Des Plaines River

Marco Moreno

7 weeks ago

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Cook County, Illinois

Species Smallmouth bass

Gear 1

8 likes

Maxwell W

2025-08-29

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Cook County, Illinois

Biggest one yet

Species Channel catfish

Weight 16 lb 6 oz

26 likes • 3 comments

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Cloz Sanchez

2025-06-04

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Cook County, Illinois

Species Largemouth black bass

8 likes

Nathaly Gal

2024-11-02

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Cook County, Illinois

Species Smallmouth bass

Gear 1

17 likes • 4 comments

Marco Moreno

2024-09-20

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Cook County, Illinois

Species Smallmouth bass

Gear 1

12 likes

Rosario Sanchez

2024-09-09

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Cook County, Illinois

Labor day's captures. I had a great multispecie day. Caught many smallmouth and largemouth dinks, all around 1 lb. And a cat on a swimbait was a bonus, haha.

Species Channel catfish

Weight 3 lb 11 oz

Gear 2

15 likes

Alexander Szczech

2024-08-30

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DuPage County, Illinois

Caught some creek chubs for bait and snatched this guy after 20 minutes of sitting🎉😄

Species Northern pike

8 likes • 1 comment

Johnny Nuñez

2024-08-28

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Cook County, Illinois

Species Smallmouth bass

13 likes • 2 comments

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Most Caught Fish Species At Des Plaines River

Largemouth black bass

Smallmouth bass

Channel catfish

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