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Black Crappie — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 15 (black and white crappie combined) for black crappie. 10-inch minimum total length. On Carlyle Lake the crappie limit is 15 fish (black and white crappie combined) with a 10-inch minimum length limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 15 (black and white crappie combined) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Black Crappie — Clinton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for black crappie. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for white, black or hybrid crappie; many individual waters set their own crappie limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Black Crappie — Coffeen Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (black and white crappie combined) for black crappie. 10-inch minimum total length. On Coffeen Lake the crappie limit is 10 fish (black and white crappie combined) with a 10-inch minimum length limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (black and white crappie combined) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Black Crappie — Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for black crappie. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for white, black or hybrid crappie; many individual waters set their own crappie limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Black Crappie — Fox Chain O'Lakes
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for black crappie. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for white, black or hybrid crappie; many individual waters set their own crappie limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Black Crappie — Heidecke Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 15 (black and white crappie combined) for black crappie. On Heidecke Lake the crappie limit is 15 fish (black and white crappie combined). Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 15 (black and white crappie combined) · License required
Black Crappie — Kinkaid Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 15 (black and white crappie combined; no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer) for black crappie. On Kinkaid Lake the crappie limit is 15 fish (black and white crappie combined), of which no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 15 (black and white crappie combined; no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer) · License required
Black Crappie — Lake Decatur
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (black and white crappie combined) for black crappie. 10-inch minimum total length. On Lake Decatur the crappie limit is 10 fish (black and white crappie combined) with a 10-inch minimum length limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (black and white crappie combined) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Black Crappie — Lake Shelbyville
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 15 (black and white crappie combined) for black crappie. On Lake Shelbyville the crappie limit is 15 fish (black and white crappie combined). Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 15 (black and white crappie combined) · License required
Black Crappie — Lake Springfield
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (black and white crappie combined) for black crappie. 10-inch minimum total length. On Lake Springfield the crappie limit is 10 fish (black and white crappie combined) with a 10-inch minimum length limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (black and white crappie combined) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Black Crappie — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 (black and white crappie combined) for black crappie. On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa the crappie limit is 25 fish (black and white crappie combined). Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 25 (black and white crappie combined) · License required
Black Crappie — Rend Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 (black and white crappie combined; no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer) for black crappie. On Rend Lake the crappie limit is 25 fish (black and white crappie combined), of which no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 25 (black and white crappie combined; no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer) · License required
Black Crappie — Sangchris Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 (black and white crappie combined; no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer) for black crappie. On Sangchris Lake the crappie limit is 25 fish (black and white crappie combined), of which no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 25 (black and white crappie combined; no more than ten may be 10 inches or longer) · License required
Blue Catfish — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for blue catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Blue Catfish — Clinton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (blue and channel catfish combined) for blue catfish. On Clinton Lake the combined daily harvest limit for blue and channel catfish is 10. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (blue and channel catfish combined) · License required
Blue Catfish — Ohio River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (only one fish 35 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 35 inches) for blue catfish. 13-inch minimum total length. Blue and flathead catfish must be at least 13 inches in total length; there is no daily harvest limit on fish from 13 inches up to 35 inches, and only 1 fish 35 inches or longer may be kept per day. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 (only one fish 35 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 35 inches) · Size limit: 13-inch minimum total length. · License required
Blue Catfish — Powerton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (blue, channel and flathead catfish combined; no more than one 35 inches or longer) for blue catfish. On Powerton Lake the combined daily harvest limit for blue, channel and flathead catfish is 6, of which no more than one may be 35 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (blue, channel and flathead catfish combined; no more than one 35 inches or longer) · License required
Blue Catfish — Wabash River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (only one fish 35 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 35 inches) for blue catfish. 13-inch minimum total length. Blue and flathead catfish must be at least 13 inches in total length; there is no daily harvest limit on fish from 13 inches up to 35 inches, and only 1 fish 35 inches or longer may be kept per day. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 (only one fish 35 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 35 inches) · Size limit: 13-inch minimum total length. · License required
Bluegill — Braidwood Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Clinton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Coffeen Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Fox Chain O'Lakes
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Kinkaid Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Lake Decatur
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Lake Springfield
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 (bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish combined) for bluegill. On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa the combined daily harvest limit for bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish is 25. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 25 (bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish combined) · License required
Bluegill — Rend Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Bluegill — Sangchris Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for bluegill. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Brown Trout — Lake Michigan (Illinois Waters)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 5 (all trout and salmon combined) for brown trout. 10-inch minimum total length. On the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan the combined daily harvest limit for trout and salmon is 5, with a 10-inch minimum length limit; lake trout are counted under their own separate limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (all trout and salmon combined) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Channel Catfish — Braidwood Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Clinton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (blue and channel catfish combined) for channel catfish. On Clinton Lake the combined daily harvest limit for blue and channel catfish is 10. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (blue and channel catfish combined) · License required
Channel Catfish — Coffeen Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Heidecke Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 for channel catfish. On Heidecke Lake channel catfish have a daily harvest limit of 6. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 · License required
Channel Catfish — Illinois River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Kinkaid Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Lake Decatur
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Lake Springfield
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — LaSalle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Ohio River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (only one fish 28 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 28 inches) for channel catfish. 13-inch minimum total length. Channel catfish must be at least 13 inches in total length; there is no daily harvest limit on fish from 13 inches up to 28 inches, and only 1 fish 28 inches or longer may be kept per day. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 (only one fish 28 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 28 inches) · Size limit: 13-inch minimum total length. · License required
Channel Catfish — Powerton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (blue, channel and flathead catfish combined; no more than one 35 inches or longer) for channel catfish. On Powerton Lake the combined daily harvest limit for blue, channel and flathead catfish is 6, of which no more than one may be 35 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (blue, channel and flathead catfish combined; no more than one 35 inches or longer) · License required
Channel Catfish — Rend Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Sangchris Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for channel catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Channel Catfish — Wabash River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (only one fish 28 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 28 inches) for channel catfish. 13-inch minimum total length. Channel catfish must be at least 13 inches in total length; there is no daily harvest limit on fish from 13 inches up to 28 inches, and only 1 fish 28 inches or longer may be kept per day. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 (only one fish 28 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 28 inches) · Size limit: 13-inch minimum total length. · License required
Chinook Salmon — Lake Michigan (Illinois Waters)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 5 (all trout and salmon combined) for chinook salmon. 10-inch minimum total length. On the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan the combined daily harvest limit for trout and salmon is 5, with a 10-inch minimum length limit; lake trout are counted under their own separate limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (all trout and salmon combined) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Coho Salmon — Lake Michigan (Illinois Waters)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 5 (all trout and salmon combined) for coho salmon. 10-inch minimum total length. On the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan the combined daily harvest limit for trout and salmon is 5, with a 10-inch minimum length limit; lake trout are counted under their own separate limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (all trout and salmon combined) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Flathead Catfish — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for flathead catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Flathead Catfish — Fox Chain O'Lakes
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (no more than one 28 inches or longer) for flathead catfish. On the Fox Chain O'Lakes the flathead catfish daily harvest limit is 3, of which no more than one may be 28 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (no more than one 28 inches or longer) · License required
Flathead Catfish — Illinois River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for flathead catfish. Channel catfish have no statewide daily harvest or size limit; many individual waters, and the large border rivers, set their own catfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Flathead Catfish — Ohio River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (only one fish 35 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 35 inches) for flathead catfish. 13-inch minimum total length. Blue and flathead catfish must be at least 13 inches in total length; there is no daily harvest limit on fish from 13 inches up to 35 inches, and only 1 fish 35 inches or longer may be kept per day. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 (only one fish 35 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 35 inches) · Size limit: 13-inch minimum total length. · License required
Flathead Catfish — Powerton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (blue, channel and flathead catfish combined; no more than one 35 inches or longer) for flathead catfish. On Powerton Lake the combined daily harvest limit for blue, channel and flathead catfish is 6, of which no more than one may be 35 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (blue, channel and flathead catfish combined; no more than one 35 inches or longer) · License required
Flathead Catfish — Wabash River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (only one fish 35 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 35 inches) for flathead catfish. 13-inch minimum total length. Blue and flathead catfish must be at least 13 inches in total length; there is no daily harvest limit on fish from 13 inches up to 35 inches, and only 1 fish 35 inches or longer may be kept per day. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 (only one fish 35 inches or longer; no daily limit on fish 13 to 35 inches) · Size limit: 13-inch minimum total length. · License required
Freshwater Drum — Illinois River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for freshwater drum. Freshwater drum have no statewide harvest or size limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Hybrid Striped Bass — Braidwood Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) for hybrid striped bass. On Braidwood Lake the combined daily harvest limit for striped, white and hybrid striped bass is 10, of which no more than three may be 17 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) · License required
Hybrid Striped Bass — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (17 inches or longer; striped, white, yellow and hybrid striped bass combined; no limit on fish under 17 inches) for hybrid striped bass. There are no daily harvest or minimum size limits for striped bass, white bass, yellow bass and their hybrids less than 17 inches in total length. For fish 17 inches or longer the daily harvest limit is 3, singly or in the aggregate, except on the Mississippi River (30 fish on the Illinois-Missouri stretch and 25 fish on the Illinois-Iowa stretch). Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (17 inches or longer; striped, white, yellow and hybrid striped bass combined; no limit on fish under 17 inches) · Size limit: No minimum length limit on fish under 17 inches. · License required
Hybrid Striped Bass — Clinton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) for hybrid striped bass. On Clinton Lake the combined daily harvest limit for striped, white and hybrid striped bass is 10, of which no more than three may be 17 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) · License required
Hybrid Striped Bass — Heidecke Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) for hybrid striped bass. On Heidecke Lake the combined daily harvest limit for striped, white and hybrid striped bass is 10, of which no more than three may be 17 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) · License required
Hybrid Striped Bass — LaSalle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) for hybrid striped bass. On LaSalle Lake the combined daily harvest limit for striped, white and hybrid striped bass is 10, of which no more than three may be 17 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) · License required
Hybrid Striped Bass — Powerton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) for hybrid striped bass. On Powerton Lake the combined daily harvest limit for striped, white and hybrid striped bass is 10, of which no more than three may be 17 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 10 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) · License required
Hybrid Striped Bass — Rend Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 20 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) for hybrid striped bass. On Rend Lake the combined daily harvest limit for striped, white and hybrid striped bass is 20, of which no more than three may be 17 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 20 (striped, white and hybrid striped bass combined; no more than three may be 17 inches or longer) · License required
Lake Trout — Lake Michigan (Illinois Waters)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit Set annually by the IDNR (separate from the 5-fish trout and salmon limit) for lake trout. 10-inch minimum total length. On Lake Michigan lake trout carry a separate daily harvest limit that the IDNR sets each season under the Lake Michigan salmonid management program; confirm the current lake trout limit and open dates with the IDNR before you fish. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: Set annually by the IDNR (separate from the 5-fish trout and salmon limit) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Braidwood Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 15-inch minimum total length. On Braidwood Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 15 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 3 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 15-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum total length. On Carlyle Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 14 inches in total length. Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Clinton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 16-inch minimum total length. On Clinton Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 16 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 3 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 16-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Coffeen Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 15-inch minimum total length. On Coffeen Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 15 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 3 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 15-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 16-inch minimum total length. On Crab Orchard Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 16 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 3 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 16-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Fox Chain O'Lakes
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined; no more than three may be smallmouth) for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum total length. On the Fox Chain O'Lakes, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 14 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 6 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together), of which no more than three may be smallmouth bass. Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined; no more than three may be smallmouth) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Heidecke Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 15-inch minimum total length. On Heidecke Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 15 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 3 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 15-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Illinois River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for largemouth bass. 12-inch minimum total length. On the Illinois River, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 12 inches in total length. Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) · Size limit: 12-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Kinkaid Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 16-inch minimum total length. On Kinkaid Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 16 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 3 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 16-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Decatur
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum total length. On Lake Decatur, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 14 inches in total length. Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Shelbyville
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum total length. On Lake Shelbyville, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 14 inches in total length. Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Springfield
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for largemouth bass. 15-inch minimum total length. On Lake Springfield, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 15 inches in total length. Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) · Size limit: 15-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — LaSalle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 18-inch minimum total length. On LaSalle Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 18 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 1 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 18-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 5 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum total length. On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 14 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 5 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Ohio River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for largemouth bass. 12-inch minimum total length. On the Ohio River, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 12 inches in total length. Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) · Size limit: 12-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Powerton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 18-inch minimum total length. On Powerton Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 18 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 1 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 18-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Rend Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum total length. On Rend Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 14 inches in total length. Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Sangchris Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for largemouth bass. 15-inch minimum total length. On Sangchris Lake, largemouth and smallmouth bass must be at least 15 inches in total length, with a combined daily harvest limit of 3 fish (largemouth and smallmouth counted together). Statewide, black bass are limited to 6 daily (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) with no minimum length; this water carries a stricter site-specific rule. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) · Size limit: 15-inch minimum total length. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Wabash River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for largemouth bass. The statewide daily harvest limit for black bass is 6 — largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, singly or in the aggregate — with no statewide minimum length limit. In streams and rivers (except the mainstems of the Mississippi, Ohio and Wabash rivers) no more than 3 of the daily limit may be smallmouth bass, and in rivers and their tributaries statewide (except the Mississippi, Ohio, Wabash and Illinois rivers and the Calumet-system waters) all smallmouth bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) · Size limit: No minimum length limit. · License required
Muskellunge — Fox Chain O'Lakes
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 for muskellunge. 48-inch minimum total length. On the Fox Chain O'Lakes pure muskellunge must be at least 48 inches in total length, with a daily harvest limit of 1. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 48-inch minimum total length. · License required
Muskellunge — Heidecke Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 for muskellunge. 48-inch minimum total length. On Heidecke Lake pure muskellunge must be at least 48 inches in total length, with a daily harvest limit of 1. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 48-inch minimum total length. · License required
Muskellunge — Kinkaid Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 for muskellunge. 48-inch minimum total length. On Kinkaid Lake pure muskellunge must be at least 48 inches in total length, with a daily harvest limit of 1. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 48-inch minimum total length. · License required
Muskellunge — Lake Shelbyville
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 for muskellunge. 48-inch minimum total length. On Lake Shelbyville pure muskellunge must be at least 48 inches in total length, with a daily harvest limit of 1. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 48-inch minimum total length. · License required
Northern Pike — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 5 for northern pike. On the Mississippi River northern pike have no minimum size limit and a daily harvest limit of 5. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 · License required
Northern Pike — Ohio River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 for northern pike. 24-inch minimum total length. All northern pike must be at least 24 inches in total length (no size limit on the Mississippi River), with a daily harvest limit of 3. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 3 · Size limit: 24-inch minimum total length. · License required
Pumpkinseed — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 (bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish combined) for pumpkinseed. On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa the combined daily harvest limit for bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish is 25. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 25 (bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish combined) · License required
Rainbow Trout — Lake Michigan (Illinois Waters)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 5 (all trout and salmon combined) for rainbow trout. 10-inch minimum total length. On the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan the combined daily harvest limit for trout and salmon is 5, with a 10-inch minimum length limit; lake trout are counted under their own separate limit. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 5 (all trout and salmon combined) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum total length. · License required
Redear Sunfish — Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for redear sunfish. There is no statewide harvest or size limit for bluegill, redear sunfish and other sunfish; many individual waters set their own sunfish limits. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No size limit. · License required
Redear Sunfish — Ohio River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 20 for redear sunfish. On the Ohio River redear sunfish have a daily harvest limit of 20. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 20 · License required
Rock Bass — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 for rock bass. On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa rock bass have a daily harvest limit of 25. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 25 · License required
Rock Bass — Ohio River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 15 for rock bass. On the Ohio River rock bass have a daily harvest limit of 15. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 15 · License required
Sauger — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) for sauger. 14-inch minimum total length. All walleye, sauger and their hybrid (saugeye) must be at least 14 inches in total length — except on the Mississippi and Wabash rivers, where there is no statewide size limit — with a combined daily harvest limit of 6. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Sauger — Illinois River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) for sauger. 14-inch minimum total length. All walleye, sauger and their hybrid (saugeye) must be at least 14 inches in total length — except on the Mississippi and Wabash rivers, where there is no statewide size limit — with a combined daily harvest limit of 6. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Sauger — Lake Shelbyville
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) for sauger. 14-inch minimum total length. All walleye, sauger and their hybrid (saugeye) must be at least 14 inches in total length — except on the Mississippi and Wabash rivers, where there is no statewide size limit — with a combined daily harvest limit of 6. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Sauger — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (walleye and sauger combined; no more than one 27 inches or longer) for sauger. On the Mississippi River sauger have no minimum size limit; the combined walleye and sauger daily harvest limit is 6, of which no more than one may be 27 inches or longer. Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources — statewide Daily Harvest and Size Limits (17 Ill. Adm. Code 810.35) and the Site Specific Sportfishing Regulations of the Illinois Fishing Information digest (ifishillinois.org / eregulations.com/illinois/fishing). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document; many additional waters carry their own special regulations. Confirm current regulations with the IDNR before you fish.