What is the best fishing lake near Rockford?

Geneva Lake in Walworth County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Rockford, with a water quality grade of A (34.4 miles away).

How many lakes are near Rockford for fishing?

30 lakes within driving distance of Rockford match the fishing filters used on this page.

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Rockford

Illinois

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Rockford, Illinois, ranked by water quality and fishing-specific filters. Filtered for documented fish species (3+) and public access. Ranked by water quality and species diversity.

Rockford sits in a lake-rich part of the upper Midwest: 30 graded lakes within reach, average grade C. Geneva Lake (A) leads the cluster.

Filtered for fishing, the nearby-lake list narrows further. fishing-specific signals — fish species, public access, depth profile, motor-boat congestion — interact with the LakeGrade rubric in different ways depending on the use case.

#	Lake	County	Grade	Distance	Clarity	Depth
1	Geneva Lake	Walworth	A	34.4 mi	20.2 ft	135 ft
2	Geneva Lake	Walworth	A	34.5 mi	20.7 ft	135 ft
3	Geneva Lake Site B	Walworth	A	38.6 mi	24.1 ft	135 ft
4	Turtle Lake	Walworth	A	37.9 mi	11 ft	30 ft
5	Middle Lake	Walworth	A	43.8 mi	10 ft	40 ft
6	Green Lake	Walworth	A	44.2 mi	11 ft	57 ft
7	Powers Lake	Kenosha	A	44.8 mi	10 ft	33 ft
8	Powers Lake	Kenosha	A	44.9 mi	10.2 ft	33 ft
9	Pleasant Lake	Walworth	A	45.1 mi	12 ft	29 ft
10	Lilly Lake	Kenosha	A	49.3 mi	13.5 ft	22 ft
11	Delavan Lake	Walworth	B	34.9 mi	-	52 ft
12	Mill Lake	Walworth	B	43.4 mi	7.5 ft	40 ft
13	Delavan Lake	Walworth	B	32.2 mi	9.1 ft	52 ft
14	Delavan Lake	Walworth	B	34.9 mi	9.3 ft	52 ft
15	Lake Mary	Kenosha	B	46.1 mi	6.4 ft	33 ft
16	Peters Lake	Walworth	B	47.6 mi	5.6 ft	8 ft
17	Delavan Lake	Walworth	C	33.3 mi	10 ft	52 ft
18	Delavan Lake	Walworth	C	33.6 mi	8 ft	52 ft
19	Whitewater Lake	Walworth	C	39.3 mi	4 ft	35 ft
20	Blue Spring Lake	Jefferson	C	47.9 mi	6.2 ft	27 ft
21	Pickerel Lake	Walworth	C	50 mi	8.5 ft	31 ft
22	Lake Kegonsa	Dane	C	48.5 mi	3.7 ft	32 ft
23	Clear Lake	Rock	D	37 mi	2.8 ft	12 ft
24	Rice Lake	Walworth	D	40.2 mi	1.7 ft	10 ft
25	North Lake	Walworth	D	40.4 mi	3.5 ft	11 ft
26	Lake Wandawega	Walworth	D	42.3 mi	6 ft	8 ft
27	Leota Lake	Rock	D	37.2 mi	1.5 ft	15 ft
28	Comus Lake	Walworth	F	34.5 mi	1.5 ft	6 ft
29	Outlet To Lake Geneva	Walworth	F	39.2 mi	-	135 ft
30	Lake Koshkonong	Jefferson	F	40.4 mi	1.7 ft	7 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.