Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area

​Fishing

Fishing is a popular use of Ten Mile Creek SFWA. Access to the strip pit lakes is provided by five concrete boat ramps and additional gravel boat ramps and parking areas. The lakes contain populations of largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish. The site-specific regulations for fishing at the site include a two-pole limit. Check the IDNR Fishing Information Guide for fishing limits. In addition, a 10-horsepower motor limit is in effect for boating. Fisheries management includes population surveys and control measures, control of aquatic vegetation, and fish stocking. The small ponds of the Dahlgren and Goshen Trail Units are stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, redear, and channel catfish.

​Accessibility at Ten Mile Creek

• Parking - The park has concrete parking lots at the site office, firearm range, and boat ramps with accessible parking spots adjacent to the sidewalks.
• The park office is at ground level and has lever handles on the door.
• Fishing - There are five accessible boat docks that can be used for fishing at Ten Mile Creek. Two (Chain Pond and "L" Pond) are located in the Eads Unit 1/4 mile and 3/4 mile, respectively, south of Saddleclub Road on North Program Road on the right. The wooden-decked docks are less than 100' from the parking area. A third dock is located 1/2 mile west of the east end of Saddleclub Road on the north side. Turn north at the entrance, and the ramp will be just over the hill on the right. Two additional docks are located in the Belle Rive Unit. The "Football Pond" is north of IL Rt. 142 on County Rd. 2300E (1/4 mile), then turn right on E. Davis Rd. (County Rd. 700N), and go 1/4 mi to the entrance on the left. There are concrete parking areas with ramps directly connected to the wooden-decked docks.