Hidden Lakes Trout Farm — Attraction in Bolingbrook

Edit 9/12/22 mechanical issue resolved, benches installed and working on building bait shop. One lake is completely dried up but the others have been restored. Not many fish to be caught in our experience but a beautiful place.

This historic landmark is in dire need of help. Benches and buildings removed but there are concrete slabs poured, hopefully to replace seating but we Heard from several people vandals broke the filter/water pipe and there aren't funds to repair. Now the ponds are just evaporating, fish that are left are in slowly disappearing water. One pond is just mud. This place was beautiful and needs to be restored asap. Losing this gem would be sad for humans and...

Great place to be don't get me wrong, but the ranger came around last year and said we had to buy a pass from them to fish there, so we said ok thinking maybe they will actually stock this lake, came back a few weeks later, everybody was there, didn't see anyone catch anything, great place to walk around and see nature or ride the bike though, just not a good place to fish, there are far better free areas all...

I have been fishing here probably 6 times and have never gotten anything big enough to eat, and many times not even a fish. It is ridiculous that they charge you 15 dollars even if you don't catch anything. They also do a terrible job taking care of the ponds. It is almost impossible to fish because of how overgrown it is. Almost every cast I was reeling in weed. I would...