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Sauger — Ohio 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 — Wabash River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) for sauger. On the Wabash River sauger have no statewide minimum size limit; the combined walleye and sauger daily harvest limit is 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) · License required
Smallmouth Bass — Braidwood Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Clinton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Coffeen Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth 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 smallmouth 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, of which no more than three may be smallmouth bass; 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 except catch-and-release only from April 1 through June 15 · Daily limit: 6 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined; no more than three may be smallmouth) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length. · License required
Smallmouth Bass — Heidecke Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Illinois River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Kinkaid Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Lake Decatur
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Lake Michigan (Illinois Waters)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Lake Shelbyville
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Lake Springfield
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — LaSalle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 5 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Ohio River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Powerton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 1 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Rend Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Sangchris Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (largemouth and smallmouth bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Smallmouth Bass — Wabash River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined) for smallmouth 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
Striped Bass — Lake Shelbyville
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 2 for striped bass. 32-inch minimum total length. On Lake Shelbyville striped bass must be at least 32 inches in total length, with a daily harvest limit of 2. 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: 2 · Size limit: 32-inch minimum total length. · License required
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 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
Walleye — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) for walleye. 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
Walleye — Fox Chain O'Lakes
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 4 (walleye and sauger combined; no more than one 24 inches or longer) for walleye. 14-inch minimum total length; walleye 18 to 24 inches must be immediately released (protected slot). On the Fox Chain O'Lakes walleye must be at least 14 inches, walleye 18 to 24 inches must be released, and the combined walleye and sauger daily harvest limit is 4, of which no more than one may be 24 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: 4 (walleye and sauger combined; no more than one 24 inches or longer) · Size limit: 14-inch minimum total length; walleye 18 to 24 inches must be immediately released (protected slot). · License required
Walleye — Heidecke Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (walleye and sauger combined) for walleye. 16-inch minimum total length. On Heidecke Lake walleye and sauger must be at least 16 inches in total length, with a combined 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 (walleye and sauger combined) · Size limit: 16-inch minimum total length. · License required
Walleye — Lake Shelbyville
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) for walleye. 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
Walleye — 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 walleye. 15-inch minimum total length; walleye 20 to 27 inches must be immediately released (protected slot). On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa, walleye must be at least 15 inches, walleye 20 to 27 inches must be released, and 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.
Season: Open all year · Daily limit: 6 (walleye and sauger combined; no more than one 27 inches or longer) · Size limit: 15-inch minimum total length; walleye 20 to 27 inches must be immediately released (protected slot). · License required
Walleye — Powerton Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 3 (walleye and sauger combined) for walleye. 18-inch minimum total length. On Powerton Lake walleye must be at least 18 inches in total length, 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 (walleye and sauger combined) · Size limit: 18-inch minimum total length. · License required
Walleye — Wabash River
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 6 (walleye, sauger and saugeye combined) for walleye. On the Wabash River walleye have no statewide minimum size limit; the combined walleye and sauger daily harvest limit is 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) · License required
White 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 white 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
White 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 white 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
White 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 white 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
White 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 white 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
White Bass — Illinois River
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 white 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
White Bass — Lake Decatur
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 white 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
White Bass — Lake Shelbyville
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 white 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
White Bass — Lake Springfield
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 white 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
White 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 white 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
White Bass — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 (striped, white, yellow and hybrid striped bass combined) for white bass. On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa the combined daily harvest limit for striped, white, yellow and hybrid striped bass is 25; the statewide 3-fish limit on fish 17 inches or longer does not apply here. 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 (striped, white, yellow and hybrid striped bass combined) · License required
White 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 white 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
White 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 white 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
White Bass — Sangchris 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 white 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
White Crappie — Carlyle Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 15 (black and white crappie combined) for white 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
White Crappie — Coffeen Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (black and white crappie combined) for white 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
White Crappie — Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — no daily limit for white 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
White 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 white 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
White Crappie — Lake Decatur
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (black and white crappie combined) for white 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
White Crappie — Lake Shelbyville
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 15 (black and white crappie combined) for white 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
White Crappie — Lake Springfield
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 10 (black and white crappie combined) for white 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
White Crappie — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 (black and white crappie combined) for white 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
White 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 white 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
White 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 white 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
Yellow Bass — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 (striped, white, yellow and hybrid striped bass combined) for yellow bass. On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa the combined daily harvest limit for striped, white, yellow and hybrid striped bass is 25; the statewide 3-fish limit on fish 17 inches or longer does not apply here. 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 (striped, white, yellow and hybrid striped bass combined) · License required
Yellow Perch — Lake Michigan (Illinois Waters)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 15 (Lake Michigan, Calumet River and Chicago River waters combined) for yellow perch. In the combined waters of Lake Michigan, the Calumet River and the Chicago River (including its North Branch, South Branch and the North Shore Channel) the yellow perch daily harvest limit is 15, and perch harvest is closed from May 1 through 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 except closed May 1 through June 15 · Daily limit: 15 (Lake Michigan, Calumet River and Chicago River waters combined) · License required
Yellow Perch — Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border)
Illinois, United States
Illinois limits — daily limit 25 for yellow perch. On the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa yellow perch 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.