Fishing by Illinois County
Fishing in all 102 Illinois counties: lakes, rivers, ramps, IDNR stocking, digest rules, tackle shops and loaner rods.
Photo of Ohio River: Gary Todd, CC0 1.0
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- Adams County
- Alexander County
B
- Bond County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Bureau County
C
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Champaign County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Coles County
- Cook County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
D
- DeKalb County
- DeWitt County
- Douglas County
- DuPage County
E
- Edgar County
- Edwards County
- Effingham County
F
- Fayette County
- Ford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
G
- Gallatin County
- Greene County
- Grundy County
H
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
I
- Iroquois County
J
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Jersey County
- Jo Daviess County
- Johnson County
K
- Kane County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- Knox County
L
- LaSalle County
- Lake County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
M
- Macon County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Mason County
- Massac County
- McDonough County
- McHenry County
- McLean County
- Menard County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Moultrie County
O
- Ogle County
P
- Peoria County
- Perry County
- Piatt County
- Pike County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
R
- Randolph County
- Richland County
- Rock Island County
S
- Saline County
- Sangamon County
- Schuyler County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- St. Clair County
- Stark County
- Stephenson County
T
- Tazewell County
U
- Union County
V
- Vermilion County
W
- Wabash County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Whiteside County
- Will County
- Williamson County
- Winnebago County
- Woodford County
Land of Lincoln water photographed for Fishing by Illinois County
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0
Land of Lincoln counties list, reader questions
Is there a page for each of the 102 Illinois counties?
Yes, from Jo Daviess County in the northwest corner to Alexander County at the southern tip.
Where do the ramps on a county page come from?
The IDNR IFishIllinois ramp map of October 2025, plus IDNR asset records for sites the map leaves out.
Is IDNR stocking shown by county?
IDNR prints no county in its stocking table, so a county page lists rows for the lakes and rivers inside it.
Which digest rules appear on a county page?
Site-specific entries the 2026 digest prints for waters in that county.
Do the pages give the county seat and population?
Yes, with 2020 Census counts for the seat and the whole county.
Is an IDNR region named?
Only the grouping the IDNR fishing map prints on the county’s own tackle loaner sites; other counties print none.
Why is a county name plain text?
Its page is queued for release; the name turns into a link on the day it goes live.
Can I borrow a rod in my county?
County pages list IDNR tackle loaner sites inside the county, usually public libraries and park offices.
Moving on from the Illinois counties list
- Illinois waters from A to Zlakes, ponds, river pools, counties, towns and fish together
- Illinois licenses and limitsIDNR fees, stamps and the 13 statewide digest rows
- Site-specific watersall 441 digest entries that change a statewide rule
- Lake Michigan rules and stampssalmon stamp, perch closure and the 21-inch bass rule
- Boundary riversMississippi, Ohio and Wabash reciprocity
- Free Fishing Daysfour June days with no license or stamp
- Illinois record fishhook and line plus bow and arrow
- IDNR stocking tablesix years of hatchery rows by water
- Catchable trout programspring and fall openers and the Inland Trout Stamp
- Gauges and pool readingsUSGS live, Corps and NOAA dated
- Lake MichiganChicago and Lake County harbors, lagoons and launches
- Boat rampsIDNR map launches with a page
- Fishing piersIDNR asset-inventory piers
- Tackle loaner sitesfree rods at libraries and park offices
- Bait and tackle shopsstores and marinas in three groupings
- Guides and chartersLake Michigan charters and inland guides
- TournamentsBFL, B.A.S.S. Nation and IHSA dates and winners
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