Carp taken from here have been in the 25-pound class, and up. Auburn Park 406 W. Winneconna Pkwy. Auburn Park Lagoon, on South Fielding and Winneconna Parkway, has pulled many young South Side anglers with their families to its shore for bluegill and other small panfish. Gompers Park 4222 W. Foster Ave. Gompers Park Lagoon on Pulaski Road and Foster Avenue on the Far North Side was quite large earlier in its life, but has been reduced over time.
Most anglers try for bluegill and other small panfish.
The lagoon is not very deep and suffers a winter kill when ice gets too thick in the middle of winter. N. Stockton Dr. Lincoln Park Lagoon South on Stockton Drive is attached to Lake Michigan through a channel for boats entering Diversey Harbor. Anglers throughout the year try their luck for perch, crappie, largemouth bass, carp, rock bass and bluegill, with a few northern pike and salmon in the fall. Most anglers snag salmon in the lagoon in the fall, when the fish are not interested in feeding, but spawning. This is one of the few places where snagging is allowed by the Chicago Park District and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.