According to DNR’s report on the lake, Des Plaines “has a nice largemouth bass population because it’s a backwater of the Des Plaines River. Backwaters are magnets for many fish species that benefit from slower river flows … bass, bluegill, black crappie, northern pike and bowfin.”
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