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Illinois Site-Specific Fishing Regulations

Q: How many Illinois waters have site-specific rules?

441 entries in the 2026 digest, with 1,542 rule lines between them.

Q: Do site-specific rules replace the statewide limits?

Yes, on the water area listed; the digest says the extent of the water area, not the county, sets the coverage.

Q: What do the numbers in brackets mean?

They point to the 13 code definitions printed in the digest, such as code 1 for the two-pole, two-hook limit.

Q: Are the rules posted at the lake?

The digest says site-specific rules are posted at boat launches and site offices where they apply.

Q: Why is a water name not linked?

It has no page on this site yet, or its page waits in the release queue.

Q: Can I take endangered or threatened fish?

No. The digest says state endangered and threatened species may not be taken for any purpose.

All 441 waters the 2026 digest lists with their own bag, length, pole or gear rules, A to Z.

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How it works

Illinois waters with rules of their own

SITE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS are listed by water area affected. The coverage of the regulation is dictated by the extent of the water area(s) listed and not by the county. In some cases, regulations for a given water area or site may extend beyond the counties listed. The listed counties refer to the location of the dam or outfall for impoundments or mouths of small streams. Since large rivers or streams usually flow through many counties, the term “Multiple” is used rather than listing all counties where the large stream or river flows. If a water area is not listed, or if a specific species is not listed, then statewide regulations apply. Check the bulletin boards at the specific site for any emergency changes to regulations.

441waters listed

1,542rule lines

220with a page here

96counties

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y

Site-specific regulations as printed in the 2026 Illinois Fishing Information digest (IDNR), read November 4, 2026.

Owners

Who manages the Illinois waters with site-specific entries

State of Illinois77 waters

Cook County Forest Preserve District16 waters

Chicago Park District15 waters

U.S. Forest Service10 waters

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers8 waters

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4 waters

Champaign County Forest Preserve District4 waters

Will County Forest Preserve District4 waters

City of Bloomington3 waters

Boone County Conservation District3 waters

Site-specific regulations as printed in the 2026 Illinois Fishing Information digest (IDNR), read November 4, 2026.

A to Z

Every site-specific entry in the 2026 Illinois digest

A

Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Aledo City Lake	Mercer	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Altamont New City Reservoir	Effingham	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fulton	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Andover Lake	Henry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Anna City Lake	Union	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 8 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Apple River	Jo Daviess	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Smallmouth Bass: Catch and Release Fishing Only (9); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Argyle Lake	McDonough	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Hybrid Walleye: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fis
Arrowhead Heights Lake	Adams	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Arrowhead Lake	Williamson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 fish less than 12 inches; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ashland New Reservoir	Morgan	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ashland Old Reservoir	Morgan	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Auburn Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Axehead Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

B

Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Bakers Lake	LaSalle	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Baldwin Lake	Randolph	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Banner Marsh Lakes & Ponds	Peoria, Fulton	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport fishermen may harvest carp, buffalo, suckers and gar by bow and arrow or bow and arrow devices, gigs or spears from May 1 through August 31. All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit;
Batchtown State Fish and Wildlife Area	Calhoun	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Baumann Park Lake	Winnebago	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Beall Woods Lake	Wabash	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8) NOTE: EXPLANATIONS FOR NUMBERS CONTAINED IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOUND ON PAGE 12
Beaver Dam Lake	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Beck Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Belk Park Pond	Madison	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Belleau Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Belvidere Ponds	Boone	Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Bevier Park Lagoon	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Bird Park Quarry	Kankakee	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Blandinsville North and South Lakes	McDonough	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches
Bloomington Park District Lakes	McLean	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Blue Pond	Boone	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Bonfield Ponds	Kankakee	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches
Borah Lake	Richland	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Bourbonnais Park District Ponds	Kankakee	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Bowen Lake	Tazewell	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Boyd-Wesley Park Pond	McLean	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Braidwood Lake	Will	None: Recreational Use Restrictions Braidwood Lake is closed to all fishing and boat traffic, except for legal waterfowl hunters, from 10 days prior to duck season through the day before duck season and is closed to all fishing during waterfowl season commencing with regular duck season through the close of the Canada goose and regular duck season (13). Fishing tournaments prohibited from July 1 through August 31 (both dates inclusive); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Strip
Breese Jaycee Park Pond	Clinton	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Brock Lake	Tazewell	Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches
Buckner City Reservoir	Franklin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Buffalo Prairie Pheasant Habitat Area Lakes & Ponds	Knox	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: Protected Slot Length Limit with 1 Fish greater than or equal to 36 inches and less than 42 inches or 1 Fish greater than or equal to 48 inches; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Lim
Bullfrog Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Bunker Hill Lake	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area, All Lakes and Ponds	Jackson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (all use other than waterfowl hunting prohibited from November 1 through February 28/29; except fishing is permitted in designated areas at Island Lake and Long Lake from one half hour before sunrise to 2 p.m.); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with n
Burrell Woods Park Pond	White	Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Busse Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

C

Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Cache River State Natural Area	Pulaski, Johnson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12). No fishing in Nature Preserves – Section 8 Woods, Heron Pond, Little Black Slough; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). No seines
Calhoun Point State Wildlife Management Area	Calhoun	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Calumet River	Cook	Yellow Perch: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit (6); Closed May 1 through June 15
Campbell Pond State Wildlife Management Area	Jackson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Campus Lake – Southern Illinois University	Jackson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Campus Pond – Eastern Illinois University	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Canton Lake	Fulton	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Blue or Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit
Carbondale City Reservoir	Jackson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Carlinville Lake #1	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Carlinville Lake #2	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Carlyle Lake	Clinton, Bond, Fayette	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 inch Minimum Length Limit; 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Carlyle Lake Tailwaters	Clinton	None: All Fish Sport fishermen may not use a minnow seine, cast net or shad scoop for bait collecting between U.S. Route 50 and the Carlyle Lake dam and spillway
Carthage Lake	Hancock	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Casey Park Pond	Clark	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 fish greater than or equal to 8 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Cedar Lake & Little Cedar Lake	Jackson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 5 Fish less than 14 inches; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Centennial Park Pond	Whiteside	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Centralia Foundation Park Catfish Pond	Marion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Centralia Lake	Marion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Cermack Quarry	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Champaign Park District Lakes	Champaign	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout (Kaufman Lake): Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Charleston Lower Channel Lake	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2) (5)
Charleston Side Channel Lake	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 20 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish less than 10 inches and 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Charlie Brown Lake & Pond	Clay	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Charter Oak North – Peoria Park District Lake	Peoria	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Charter Oak South – Peoria Park District Pond	Peoria	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Chautauqua Lake North & South Pools	Mason	None: Recreational Use Restrictions Lake Chautauqua North and South Pools will be closed to boat fishing from October 6 through January 31. Bank fishing will be allowed in selected areas only. Ice fishing will be allowed following the February 1 reopening; Largemouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Chicago River	Cook	Yellow Perch: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit (6); Closed May 1 through June 15
Chillicothe Park District Ponds	Peoria	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Christopher Old City Lake	Franklin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Citizen’s Lake	Warren	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 5 Fish less than 12 inches; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Clear Lake	Vermilion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 15 inches; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Clinton Lake	DeWitt	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2). Sport fishermen shall be allowed to use trotlines, jugs, and bank poles in the portions of the lake that lie north of the Route 54 Railroad Bridge and northeast of the Route 48 Bridge. All jugs must be attended at all times (3). Sport fishermen may take carp, carpsuckers and buffalo by bow and arrow, bow and arrow devices, gigs and spears on the entire lake, but not within 150 feet of any boat ramp, dock, beach or other developed recreation areas; Blue or Channel Catfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 16 inch Minimum Leng
Coal Miner’s Park Pond	Bureau	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Coffeen Lake	Montgomery	All Fish: All jugs must be attended at all times (3); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches NOTE: EXPLANATIONS FOR NUMBERS CONTAINED IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOUND ON PAGE 12
Coffeen Upland Management Pond	Montgomery	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Coles County Airport Lake	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 2 Fish less than 14 inches
Columbus Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Commissioners Park Pond	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Conservation World Ponds	Sangamon	Recreational Use Restrictions: Fishing by special permit only for senior groups, children’s groups or group guests of the Director. Apply for permit by writing to: Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fisheries, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL 62702
Cook Co. Forest Preserve District Lakes	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Coulterville Reservoir	Randolph	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE-CRAB ORCHARD LAKE U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Williamson Recreational Use Restrictions West of Wolf Creek Road, fishing from boats is permitted all year. East of Wolf Creek Road, fishing from boats is permitted from March 1 through October 15. Fishing from the bank is permitted all year only at the Wolf Creek and Route 148 causeways; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Honker’s Pond	Williamson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Fishing is permitted year-round from sunrise to sunset only; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE-LITTLE GRASSY LAKE U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Williamson; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish gre
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Visitor’s Pond	Williamson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Fishing is permitted year-round from sunrise to sunset only; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE-ALL OTHER PONDS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Williamson; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit CRAWFORD COUNTY STATE FISH & WILDLIFE AREA PONDS Crawford County State Fish & Wi
Crull Impoundment Wildlife Management Area	Jersey	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Crystal Lake	Champaign	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge-All Ponds	Johnson, Pulaski, Union	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit CYPRESS CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE-CACHE RIVER U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Johnson/Pulaski/Union FROM RT. 37 TO RT. 51 IN ULLIN; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). No seines

D

Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Dawson Lake & Park Ponds	McLean	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport fishermen may take carp from boat by bow and arrow and bow and arrow devices, but not within 150 feet of any developed recreation areas; Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 20 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 8 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 15 inches; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more t
Decatur Park District Ponds	Macon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Defiance Lake	McHenry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Des Plaines River Basin	Cook	Channel Catfish: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Catch and Release Fishing Only (9); Northern Pike: 30 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Diamond Lake	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit
Dieterich Park Pond	Effingham	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Dolan Lake	Hamilton	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Dongola City Reservoir	Union	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit NOTE: EXPLANATIONS FOR NUMBERS CONTAINED IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOUND ON PAGE 12
Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area	Bureau	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12) DOUBLE “T” STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AREA State of Illinois • Fulton; Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (all use other than waterfowl hunting is prohibited from October 1 through the end of the central zone Canada goose season); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Blue or Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 21 inch Minimum L
Douglas Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT LAKES & PONDS Forest Preserve District of DuPage County • DuPage; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and
Dupage River – West Branch	DuPage	Large or Smallmouth Bass: Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Duquoin City Lake	Perry	Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Duquoin State Fair Grounds – All Lakes and Ponds	Perry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
East Fork Lake	Richland	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ed Madigan State Park Pond	Logan	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Eldon Hazlet State Park	Clinton	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Elliott Lake	DuPage	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Embarras River Bottoms State Natural Area	Lawrence	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5)
Emiquon Preserve – Thompson Lake	Fulton	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) Bluegill, Redear, Pumpkinseed, Green,; Orangespotted Sunfish, or Hybrid Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Evergreen Lake	McLean	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit (10); Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Fairgrounds Pond – Fort Massac State Park	Massac	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Fairview Park – Dreamland Pond	Macon	Recreational Use Restrictions: Only youth under 16 years of age permitted to fish, or persons participating in a Decatur Park District or Illinois Department of Natural Resources sponsored fishing program; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ferne Clyffe Lake	Johnson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Flatfoot Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Fletcher Park Pond	Macon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Foli Park Pond	Kendall	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Forbes Lake	Marion	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: No Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 8 inches
Forbes State Recreation Area Ponds	Marion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout (Boston Pond): Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Forest Park Lagoon	Shelby	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Four Lakes	Winnebago	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Fox Chain O’Lakes	Lake, McHenry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) on State Park property bordering the Fox River and Grass Lake. All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Flathead Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit of which no more than 3 can be Smallmouth Bass; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit (10); Smallmouth Bass: All Fish must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15; Walleye, Sau
Fox Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area	Richland, Wayne	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5)
Fox Ridge State Park	Coles	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Hunting or Refuge Area
Fox River		Flathead Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches; Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches; All Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15
Fox River	McHenry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1)
Fox River Marina	Lake	None: Recreational Use Restrictions Bank Fishing Only (in areas designated by Lake County Forest Preserve District); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Bullfrogs may not be taken by hand, gig, pitchfork, spear, landing net or hook and line
Fox Valley Park District Lakes & Ponds	Kane, DuPage	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Frank Holten Lakes	St. Clair	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Franklin Creek	Lee	Recreational Use Restrictions: Closed to all activities except hunting during the 1st, 2nd, and Special CWD deer firearm seasons; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1)
Franklin Creek Mill Pond	Lee	Recreational Use Restrictions: Closed to all activities except hunting during the 1st, 2nd, and Special CWD deer firearm seasons; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Fuller Lake	Calhoun	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Fulton County Camping and Recreation Area Waters	Fulton	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Gages Lake	Lake	Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Garfield Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Germantown Lake	Clinton	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Giant City State Park Ponds	Jackson, Union	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Gillespie New City Lake	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Gillespie Old City Lake	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Glades	Jersey	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Gladstone Lake	Henderson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Blue or Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit
Glen O Jones State Lake	Saline	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 5 Fish less than 14 inches
Glen O Jones Trout Pond	Saline	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Glen Oak Lagoon	Peoria	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Glenn Shoals Lake	Montgomery	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Godar-Diamond/Hurricane Island Wildlife Management Area	Calhoun	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Gompers Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Gordon F. Moore Park Lake	Madison	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Governor Bond Lake	Bond	All Fish: All jugs must be attended at all times (3); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Grayslake Park District	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Green Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Greenfield City Lake	Greene	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 5 Fish less than 12 inches

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Hanover Lake	Jo Daviess	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Harrisburg New City Reservoir	Saline	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Heidecke Lake	Grundy	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (13); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 3 Fish greater than or equal to 17 inches; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Bl
Helmbold Slough	Calhoun	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Henderson Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area	Henderson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Hennepin Canal – Mainline & Feeder		All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Jug fishing is permitted from sunset to sunrise and carp and buffalo may be taken by bow and arrow devices from May 1 through September 30; All jugs must have owner’s/ user’s name and complete address affixed; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Hennepin-Hopper Lakes	Putnam	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Heritage Quarries	Cook	Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Herrin Lake #1	Williamson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Herschel Lake (Formerly Tilton City Lake)	Vermilion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Heyworth Centennial Lake	McLean	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Hidden Springs State Forest Ponds	Shelby	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Hieland Lakes	Kankakee	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches
Highland Old City Lake	Madison	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Hillsboro Old City Lake	Montgomery	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Homer Guthrie Pond/Illini Pond	Clinton	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Homer Lake	Champaign	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Hormel Pond	Bureau	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Horseshoe Lake – Alexander County	Alexander	Recreational Use Restrictions: Only trolling motors in refuge from October 15 through March 1; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5)
Horseshoe Lake – Madison County	Madison	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). Trotlines must be set within 300 feet from shore; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Horsetail Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Horton Lake	Hancock	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Humbolt Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Hurricane Pond	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Illinois & Michigan Canal	Grundy, LaSalle, Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Illinois Beach State Park Ponds	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Illinois Department of Transportation Lake	Sangamon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Illinois River		Large or Smallmouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Illinois River – Pool 26	Calhoun	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Illinois River – Starved Rock Pool	LaSalle	Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Indian Boundary South Pond	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Iroquois & Kankakee Rivers and Their Tributaries		Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches
Island Pond	Boone	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Jackson Park Lagoon/Columbia Basin	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Jericho Lake	Kane	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit JIM EDGAR/PANTHER CREEK STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AREA – ALL LAKES AND PONDS Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area • Cass (EXCEPT SEE DRAKE LAKE AND GRIDLEY ROAD LAKE); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harv
Johnson-Sauk Trail Lake & Pond	Henry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Jones Park Lake	St. Clair	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Jubilee College State Park Pond	Peoria	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes and Ponds	Kane	Bluegill: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 3 Fish less than 14 inches; Northern Pike: 24 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Smallmouth Bass: Catch and Release Fishing Only (9); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Kankakee & Iroquois Rivers and Their Tributaries		Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches
Kankakee River		Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area – Doza Creek	St. Clair	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Kent Creek	Winnebago	Trout: Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Kickapoo State Park Lakes & Ponds	Vermilion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 15 inches
Kincaid City Lake	Christian	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
King Park Lagoon	Pike	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Kinkaid Lake	Jackson	All Fish: All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit (10); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Kinmundy City Lake	Marion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Kinmundy Reservoir	Marion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit KISHWAUKEE RIVER AND SOUTH BRANCH OF KISHWAUKEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES State of Illinois • Multiple; Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Lake Atwood	McHenry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Lake Bloomington	McLean	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 3 Fish greater than or equal to 17 inches; Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Lake Carlton	Whiteside	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Carlton Silt Basin	Whiteside	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 8 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Lake Chaminwood	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake County Forest Preserve District Lakes	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Decatur	Macon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2). Bullfrogs may not be taken by spear. Carp, buffalo, suckers and carpsuckers may be taken by means of pitchfork and gigs (no bow and arrow devices); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Depue Fish and Wildlife Area	Bureau	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Lake Eureka	Woodford	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake George	Rock Island	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Jacksonville	Morgan	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Carp, buffalo, suckers and carpsuckers may be taken by means of pitchfork and gigs (no bow and arrow devices); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Lake Ka-Ho (Lakes 1, 2, and 3)	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Kakusha	LaSalle	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Le-Aqua-Na	Stephenson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Le-Aqua-Na Kids Only Fishing Pond	Stephenson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Only youth under 16 years of age permitted to fish; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill, Redear, or Hybrid Sunfish: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Loami	Sangamon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Lake Lou Yaeger	Montgomery	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Mattoon	Coles, Cumberland, Shelby	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Lake Mendota	LaSalle	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Lake Michigan (Illinois Portion)	Lake, Cook	All Fish: All devices used for sport fishing on Lake Michigan must be attended at all times; Lake Trout: 2 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Lake Whitefish or Round Whitefish: 12 Fish Daily Harvest Limit, singly or in the aggregate; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 21 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout and Salmon: 10 inch Minimum Length Limit; 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit, singly or in the aggregate, except for Lake Trout; Yellow Perch: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit (6); Closed May 1 through June 15
Lake Milliken	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Lake Mingo & Kennekuk Cove Park Ponds	Vermilion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport fishermen may take carp from boat by bow and arrow and bow and arrow devices, but not within 150 feet of any developed recreation areas; Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 20 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 8 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 15 inches; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Murphysboro	Jackson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Nellie	Fayette	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake of the Woods & Elk’s Pond	Champaign	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: No Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 7 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Lake Owen	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Paradise	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 20 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 3 Fish greater than or equal to 8 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Lake Sara	Effingham	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and less than 18 inches; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Shelbyville	Moultrie, Shelby	None: PARTS OF THE LAKE SHELBYVILLE STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AREA, EXCEPT SEE PROJECT PONDS) Recreational Use Restrictions During the regular waterfowl season, no bank or boat fishing shall be permitted on the Kaskaskia River from the Strickland Boat Access north to the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge from one half hour before sunrise to 1 p.m.; All Fish: All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit (10); Striped Bass: 32 inch Minimum Length Limit; 2 Fish Daily
Lake Shelbyville Project Ponds	Moultrie, Shelby	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches and 5 Fish less than 10 inches
Lake Shermerville	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Sinnissippi	Whiteside	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Lake Springfield	Sangamon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Storey	Knox	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Blue or Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Strini	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Lake Sule	Ogle	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 36 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Taylorville	Christian	Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Lake Vermilion	Vermilion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport fishermen may harvest carp, carpsuckers, buffalo, gar, bowfin, and suckers by pitchfork, gigs, bow and arrow or bow and arrow devices north of Boiling Springs Road, but not within 300 feet around wetland boardwalk. Trotline and jug fishing allowed north of Boiling Springs Road; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Victoria	Winnebago	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lake Williamsville	Sangamon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lakewood Park	Tazewell	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lasalle Cooling Lake	LaSalle	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl refuge or hunting area; site regulations apply; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 3 Fish greater than or equal to 17 inches
Lasalle Rotary Park Lake	LaSalle	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Leifheit Lake	Kendall	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Levings Lake	Winnebago	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lincoln Log Cabin Pond	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Lincoln Park North Lagoon	Cook	Recreational Use Restrictions: Closed to Fishing
Lincoln Park South Lagoon	Cook	Recreational Use Restrictions: Closed to Fishing
Lincoln Trail Lake	Clark	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 9 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit LIONS LAKE City of Dwight• Livingston; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fis
Litchfield City Lake	Montgomery	Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 15 inches; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Little Casters Pond	Boone	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Mackinaw Ponds 1 & 2	Tazewell	Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Macon County Conservation District Ponds	Macon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1)
Maple Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Marine Heritage Lake	Madison	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Marissa City Lake	St. Clair	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Marquette Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Marshall County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Marshall	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit MARSHALL COUNTY STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AREA – SPARLAND UNIT Marshall County State Fish and Wildlife Area • Marshall; Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Mascoutah Reservoir	St. Clair	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Matthiessen Lake	LaSalle	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area	Bureau	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport fishermen may harvest carp, buffalo, suckers and gar by bow and arrow or bow and arrow devices, gigs or spears from May 1 through August 31; Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Mauvaise Terre/Morgan Lake	Morgan	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is Permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is Permitted (9)
Mazonia Lakes & Ponds	Grundy, Kankakee, Will	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Mccullom Lake	McHenry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Mckinley Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Mcleansboro City Lakes	Hamilton	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Mechanicsburg Park Pond	Sangamon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Meredosia Lake – Cass County Portion Only	Cass	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12). All boat traffic is prohibited from operating on meandered waters (except non motorized boats may be used to assist in the retrieval of waterfowl shot from private land) from the period from one week before waterfowl season opens until the season closes; hunting and/or any other activity is prohibited during the period from one week before waterfowl season opens until the season closes.
Mermet State Lake	Massac	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Middle Fork Forest Preserve Ponds	Champaign	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit MIDDLE FORK OF THE VERMILION RIVER Kickapoo State Recreation Area & Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area • Vermilion; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1)
Mill Creek Lake	Clark	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 4 Fish less than 15 inches; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 2 Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches
Mill Race Ponds	Boone	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Miller Park Lake	McLean	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Mineral Springs Park Lagoon	Tazewell	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Mississippi River (Between IL & IA)		None: Recreational Use Restrictions Spring Lake in Carroll County is closed to fishing during the 7 days prior to the regular duck season and during the regular duck and Canada goose season except in areas posted as open to fishing. All Fish While Trolling, sport fisherman must not use more than 2 poles and each pole must not have more than 2 hooks or lures; Bluegill or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit, singly or in aggregate; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Northern Pike: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Paddlefish: 33 inch (Eye t
Mississippi River (Between IL & MO)		All Nongame Species Combined 100 Total Fish: Daily Harvest Limit (Excludes endangered and threatened species and the following game species: Crappie, Channel/Blue/Flathead Catfish, Rock Bass, Warmouth, White/Yellow/Striped/Hybrid Striped Bass, Trout, Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Chain/Grass Pickerel, Walleye, Sauger, Paddlefish); Recreational Use Restrictions: Boating prohibited on refuge area (Ellis Bay) immediately upstream of Melvin Price Lock and Dam 26 overflow dike from October 15-April 15; Blue or Channel Catfish: 20 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Flat
Mississippi River Pools 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24		Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Mississippi River Pools 25 and 26		Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Monee Reservoir	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Monster Lake	Kankakee	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and less than 24 inches; 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 24 inches; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Montrose Lake	Cumberland	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 20 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 3 Fish greater than or equal to 8 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Morgan Lake/Mauvaise Terre	Morgan	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) MT. OLIVE CITY LAKES (OLD and NEW) City of Mt. Olive • Macoupin; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Mt. Pulaski Park District Lake	Logan	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Mt. Sterling Lake	Brown	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches
Mt. Vernon City Park Lake	Jefferson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Mt. Vernon Game Farm Pond	Jefferson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Mundelein Park District Ponds	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Nashville City Reservoir	Washington	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Newton Lake	Jasper	None: Recreational Use Restrictions The cold water (East) arm of Newton Lake shall be closed daily from one half hour before sunrise until 1:00 p.m. to all fishing and boat traffic except for legal waterfowl hunters during waterfowl season commencing with regular duck season through the close of the Canada goose and regular duck season. Lake closed to fishing during First and Second Firearm Deer Seasons. Fishing tournaments prohibited from June 1 through August 31 (both dates inclusive); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 F
Norris City Reservoir	White	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Oakland City Lake	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Oblong Lake	Crawford	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ohio River (Between IL & KY)		Alligator Gar: Catch and Release Fishing Only (9); Blue or Flathead Catfish: 13 inch Minimum Length Limit; No Daily Harvest Limit for Fish greater than or equal to 13 inches and less than 35 inches; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit for Fish greater than or equal to 35 inches; Channel Catfish: 13 inch Minimum Length Limit; No Daily Harvest Limit for Fish greater than or equal to 13 inches and less than 28 inches; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit; Northern Pike: 24 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harv
Ohio River – Smithland Pool Tributary Streams		Large or Smallmouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Olson Lake	Winnebago	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Omaha City Reservoir	Gallatin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Omaha Township Reservoir	Gallatin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Opeka Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, or Hybrid Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Otter Lake	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit (10); Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 3 Fish greater than or equal to 17 inches

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Palmisano Pond/Stearns Park Quarry	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Palmyra – Modesto Water Commission Lake	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Pana Lake	Shelby, Christian	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit
Paris East & West Lakes	Edgar	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Patriot’s Park Lake	Bond	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Peabody River King, Pit #3 Lakes and Ponds	St. Clair	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Pecatonica River and Tributaries	Winnebago, Stephenson	Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Perry Farm Pond	Kankakee	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Piasa	Madison, Jersey	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
Pierce Lake	Winnebago	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4). Sport fishermen may take carp, buffalo, suckers and gar by bow and arrow or bow and arrow devices, gigs or spears during May and June; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit (10); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Pinckneyville City Lake	Perry	Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Pine Creek	Ogle	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Pine Lake	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Piscasaw Creek	McHenry	Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Pittsfield Lake	Pike	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Pittsfield Lake Ball Park Pond	Pike	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Pocahontas Park Ponds	Bond	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ponderosa Lake	Kankakee	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Powerton Lake	Tazewell	None: Recreational Use Restrictions Powerton Lake shall be closed to boat traffic except for legal waterfowl hunters from one week prior to regular waterfowl season to February 15, and closed to all unauthorized entry during regular Canada goose and duck season.; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Blue, Channel, or Flathead Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 35 inches; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more tha
Prospect Park Pond	Rock Island	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Pyramid State Park Lakes & Ponds	Perry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Pyramid State Recreation Area	Perry	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (all use other than waterfowl hunting prohibited from November 1 through February 28/29) ; except fishing is permitted in designated areas at Blue Wing Lake, Green Wing Lake, Goldeneye Lake, and Mallard Lake from one half hour before sunrise to 2 p.m.); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit; White,

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Raccoon Lake	Marion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Ramsey Lake	Fayette	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ramsey Lake State Recreational Area Ponds	Fayette	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Randolph County Lake	Randolph	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Red Hills Lake	Lawrence	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit NOTE: EXPLANATIONS FOR NUMBERS CONTAINED IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOUND ON PAGE 12
Redwing Slough/Deer Lake	Lake	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Red’s Landing Wildlife Management Area	Calhoun	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11) (Access to walk-in area closed 7 days prior to duck season)
Rend Lake	Franklin, Jefferson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: All jugs must be attended at all times (3); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Striped, White, Yellow, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 20 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 3 Fish greater than or equal to 17 inches; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Rend Lake Project Ponds	Franklin, Jefferson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Rend Lake Tailwaters	Franklin	None: All Fish Sport fishermen may not use a minnow seine, cast net, or shad scoop for bait collecting
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fulton	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12) All Fish Sport fishermen may harvest carp, buffalo, suckers and gar by bow and arrow or bow and arrow devices, gigs or spears from May 1 through August 31; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Ridge Lake	Coles	None: Recreational Use Restrictions Bank fishing is prohibited. Boat fishing is permitted May 1 through August 31 during the hours of 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. See site for additional regulations and exact opening and closing dates; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Riis Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Riprap Landing	Calhoun	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)
River Bend Forest Preserve Lakes	Champaign	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 15 inches; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit NOTE: EXPLANATIONS FOR NUMBERS CONTAINED IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOUND ON PAGE 12
Riverside Park Lagoon	Rock Island	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Rochester Park Pond	Sangamon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Rock Creek	Kankakee	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Rock Cut Kids Fishing Pond	Winnebago	Recreational Use Restrictions: Only youth under 16 years of age permitted to fish; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill, Redear, or Hybrid Sunfish: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Rock River	Rock Island	Walleye: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches; Walleye or Sauger: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Walleye greater than or equal to 27 inches
Rock River		Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Rock Springs Bike Trail Pond	Macon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Rock Springs Cattail Pond	Macon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Roodhouse Park Lake	Greene	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ross Lake	Bureau	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Route 154 Day Use Pond	Randolph	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Route 6 Quarries (East and West)	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Sag Quarry East	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Sahara Woods State Recreation Area	Saline	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Salem Reservoir	Marion	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Sam Dale Lake	Wayne	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit
Sam Dale Trout Pond	Wayne	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Sam Parr Lake	Jasper	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Sand Pond	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area	Mason, Cass, Schuyler, Menard	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12). Walk-in only access for fishing from the bank is permitted after 1:00 pm during duck season; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit NOTE: EXPLANATIONS FOR NUMBERS CONTAINED IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOUND ON PAGE 12
Sangchris Lake	Christian, Sangamon	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (13). Bank fishing along the dam shall be permitted. Fishing shall be prohibited in the east and west arms of the lake during the period from 10 days prior to the duck season through the end of the duck season. Fishing shall be prohibited in the west arm of the lake and the east arm of the lake south of the power lines during that portion of the Canada goose season that follows the duck season.; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport fishermen may take carp, buffalo, suckers and gar by bow and arrow devices, gigs or spe
Schiller Pond	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Schuy-Rush Lake	Schuyler	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Sesser City Lake	Franklin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Shabbona Lake	DeKalb	Recreational Use Restrictions: No sport fishing below dam to fence; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4). Sport fishermen may take carp, buffalo, suckers and gar by bow and arrow or bow and arrow devices, gigs or spears, except when closed under site regulations and posted on site; Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit;
Shawnee National Forest – Bay Creek Lake #5 and #8	Pope	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – Dutchman Lake	Johnson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – Lake Glendale	Pope	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – Lakes and Ponds Less Than 10 Acres		All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – Little Cache #1	Johnson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – One Horse Gap Lake	Pope	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – Pounds Hollow Lake	Gallatin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – Tecumseh Lake	Hardin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – Turkey Bayou	Jackson	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Shawnee National Forest – Whoopie Cat Lake	Hardin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Sherman Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Silliman Lake (Formerly Chenoa City Lake)	McLean	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Siloam Springs Family Fishing Pond	Adams	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Siloam Springs Lake	Adams	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Sport fishermen may take carp, buffalo, suckers and gar by bow and arrow or bow and arrow devices, gigs or spears during May and June; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Siloam Springs State Park – Buckhorn Unit Waters	Brown	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 8 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Silver Lake	Madison	Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Silver Springs State Park Lakes and Ponds	Kendall	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7) Spring Closed Season (8)
Skokie Lagoons	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit SNAKEDEN HOLLOW STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AREA – MCMASTER LAKE & OTHER SITE WATERS State of Illinois • Knox; Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (all use other than waterf
Southwind Park Pond	Sangamon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Sparta New City Reservoir (North)	Randolph	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Sparta Old City Reservoir (South)	Randolph	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit SPARTA “T” LAKE City of Sparta • Randolph; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 8 inch Minimum Length Limit; 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Sparta World Shooting and Recreational Complex Lakes	Randolph	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout (Derby Lake): Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Sportsmans Club Pond	Macon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Spring Grove Hatchery Park Ponds	McHenry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Spring Lake	McDonough	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Blue or Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Spring Lakes (North and South)	Tazewell	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 42 inch Minimum Length Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 10 Fish greater than or equal to 10 inches
Spring Pond	Ogle	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
St. Anne Village Pond	Kankakee	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Largemouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit
Starved Rock State Park	LaSalle	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12)
Staunton City Lake	Macoupin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Sterling Lake	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). All live bait greater than 8 inches must be rigged with a quick set rig (4); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Pure Muskellunge: 48 inch Minimum Length Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Storm Lake	DeKalb	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Stump Lake Wildlife Management Area	Jersey	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (11)

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Tampier Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Taylorville Park District Pond	Christian	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Ten Mile Creek Lakes	Hamilton, Jefferson	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (Areas designated as waterfowl rest areas are closed to all access during the Canada goose season only); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Three Oaks North Lake	McHenry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Three Oaks South Lake	McHenry	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1). Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Toledo Reservoir	Cumberland	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches
Tower Lake/St. Elmo South Lake	Fayette	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Towne Center Pond	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Tri-Township Park Pond	Madison	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit NOTE: EXPLANATIONS FOR NUMBERS CONTAINED IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOUND ON PAGE 12
Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area	Randolph	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Turner Lake	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Turtle Lake/East Lake Renwick	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Tuscola City Lake	Douglas	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area – All Lakes and Ponds	Union	Recreational Use Restrictions: All fishing and boat traffic prohibited from October 15 through the last day of February; All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5)

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Valley Lake	Lake	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Valmeyer Lake	Monroe	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Van Horn Woods Pond	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)
Vandalia Lake	Fayette	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Vermont Lake	McDonough	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Flathead Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish >28 inches and 2 Fish <28 inches; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Vernor Lake	Richland	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Villa Grove East Lake	Douglas	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Villa Grove West Lake	Douglas	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7)

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Wabash River (Between IL & IN)		Blue or Flathead Catfish: 13 inch Minimum Length Limit; No Daily Harvest Limit for Fish greater than or equal to 13 inches and less than 35 inches; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit for Fish greater than or equal to 35 inches; Channel Catfish: 13 inch Minimum Length Limit; No Daily Harvest Limit for Fish greater than or equal to 13 inches and less than 28 inches; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
Waddams Creek	Stephenson	Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)
Walnut Point Lake	Douglas	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 20 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 8 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 15 inches
Walton Park Lake	Montgomery	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Wampum Lake	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (2); Bluegill, Redear, or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Washington County Lake	Washington	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 2 Fish less than 14 inches; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Washington Park Lagoon	Cook	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 4 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Washington Park Pond	Sangamon	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Watseka City Ponds	Iroquois	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Waverly Lake	Morgan	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Weinberg-King Ponds	Schuyler	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Weldon Springs Lake	DeWitt	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 7 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8); Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches
West Frankfort New City Lake	Franklin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
West Frankfort Old City Lake	Franklin	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
West Salem Reservoir	Edwards	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit
Whalon Lake	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Walleye, Sauger, or Hybrid Walleye: 16 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
White Hall City Lake	Greene	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1) (5); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Wilderness Pond	Coles	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
William W. Powers State Recreation Area	Cook	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8)
Willow Lake	St. Clair	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Wolf Lake	Cook	Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch Minimum Length Limit; 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Fall Closed Season (7), Spring Closed Season (8) WOODFORD STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AREA – FISHING DITCH Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area • Woodford; Recreational Use Restrictions: Waterfowl Refuge or Hunting Area (12); All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Large or Smallmouth Bass: 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Woodlawn Pond	Will	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Woods Lake	Moultrie	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Bluegill or Redear Sunfish: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 5 Fish greater than or equal to 8 inches; Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 2 Fish less than 14 inches; Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: Catch and Release Fishing Only (9); White, Black, or Hybrid Crappie: 15 Fish Daily Harvest Limi
Wyman Lake	Moultrie	All Fish: 2 Pole and Line Fishing Only (1); Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Trout: Spring Closed Season (8)

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Water as printed	County	Rules as printed
Yellow Creek	Stephenson	Trout: Spring Closed Season (8) NOTE: EXPLANATIONS FOR NUMBERS CONTAINED IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOUND ON PAGE 12

Site-specific regulations as printed in the 2026 Illinois Fishing Information digest (IDNR), read November 4, 2026.

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