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1 Table of Contents Guide to Fishing in The Forest Preserves

Guide to Fishing in the Forest Preserves 3 of Cook County

Rules & Regulations, Illegal Actions 3–4 This guide lists and waters open to public fishing Over 2,000 acres of fishing water, in over 40 areas, in the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Fishing at are now available. The District conducts an ongoing Boating 5 lakes not listed in this book is prohibited. Individual program of management, stocking, shoreline maps show the location and depths of each , improvement, nuisance aquatic vegetation control, and Countywide Map of Fishing Lakes 6–7 and list principal fish species. other projects to enhance fishing enjoyment. Individual Index & Location of Designated Fishing Lakes 8 lakes may be closed at times for stocking, or other Accessible fishing areas are located at Busse management activities. –Main Pool, Busse Reservoir–South Pool, Lake Maps 9–58 Flatfoot Lake, Maple Lake, Saganashkee Slough, Management focuses on providing the best possible Fishing Guide Table 32–33 Skokie Lagoons, Tampier Lake, and Pogie Lake. shoreline fishing, while offering boating on designated See individual lake maps for more details. lakes. Limited nuisance vegetation control improves Used 59 aesthetic values and makes shoreline fishing easier. As part of the mission to preserve and protect natural Other management activities include periodic sampling Common Fishes of Cook County 60–61 lands for the education, pleasure and recreation to determine populations, reproduction and growth, of the public, the FPCC provides a variety of fishing and species relationships, and stocking. You, the Fish Consumption Advisory & V.H.S. 62 opportunities for families and individual of all ages angler, can help by obeying size and limits, and Aquatic Nuisance Species 63 and abilities. Some fishing waters are natural, some other regulations that contribute to good fishing for all. have been created by damming streams, and others Please pick up all bait containers and other litter, and Asian Carp 64 were dug during highway construction. Sale of fishing remember that discarded line and hooks are a serious licenses and federal taxes on fishing equipment have hazard to wildlife and other people. Contact Information 65 provided funding for District fishing programs.

REGULATIONS

The District works with the Illinois Department A valid Illinois hook and line fishing license of Natural Resources to provide quality fishing. is required except for persons under age 16, All state laws and rules apply to District waters, disabled, or blind. A State Inland Trout Stamp with some additional restrictions: bow and is required with each license, when fishing for arrow fishing is not permitted in District trout in Forest Preserves’ trout lakes. Fishing preserves, and all forest preserve waters and boating regulations are subject to change. are designated fish preserves,each is limited to two lines with no more than two hooks per line, and no trolley lines. This includes Check fpdcc.com for current rules and . regulations. The Forest Preserves of Cook County would like to acknowledge and thank the following agencies for their help in the creation, design and content of this publication: Cook County Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Bureau of Technology, and the Cook County Department of Public Affairs and Communications, Office of the President, Cook County Board.

2 3 Size and creel limits pertaining to District Waters: Boating GENERAL REGULATIONS: Permitted on designated or state of residence and must display registration in SPECIES LIMIT PER DAY MINIMUM LENGTH water bodies: non-gasoline powered watercraft of either accordance with the regulations and laws of the State traditional construction, or multi-chambered inflatables of Illinois or the state of residence. All watercraft must Largemouth & 6 14 Inches with a factory installed floor and hull identification carry the appropriate personal floatation devices for number, including sailboats, rowboats, canoes and that watercraft as dictated by Federal and state laws. Walleye 6 18 Inches kayaks. Radio controlled boats, and floatplanes on ILLEGAL FLOATATION DEVICES: It is illegal to use or Channel Catfish 6 No Minimum designated lakes only. bring into or upon any of the waters under the exclusive MOTORBOATS RESTRICTED: No person shall, at any control of the Board of Commissioners; any watercraft 3 24 Inches time, bring any gasoline or other fuel powered boat or floatation devices other than those listed under White, Black, Hybrid 15 No Minimum or outboards into or upon any waters under exclusive the General Regulations above. Prohibited floatation control of the Board of Commissioners. Electric or devices include but are not limited to inner-tubes, , Redear, Pumpkinseed Sunfish 15 No Minimum battery powered motors shall not be used fly-fishing float-tubes or pontoons, sail-surf boards, Muskellunge 1 42 Inches in or upon waters except at such place or places as and stand-up paddle boards, towables or inflatable may be provided or designated for such purpose by pool toys, lounges or rafts. Trout 5 No Minimum administrative order of the General Superintendent BOATING WATERS: No private watercraft is allowed of the Forest Preserve District. on District waters, except as listed below. No private TROUT FISHING is closed from March 15 to the first ICE FISHING is permitted on designated District All such watercraft must be registered and titled watercraft is permitted on District waters overnight. Saturday in April, and from October 1 to the third Saturday lakes on a FISH AT YOUR OWN RISK basis. Ice with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in October. conditions are not monitored by the District. A Boating regulations are subject to change. Check fpdcc.com/boating for current rules and regulations. minimum of 4 inches of solid ice over the entire lake is recommended for safety. Two-pole limit. Acceptable Watercraft Illegal Actions OUTBOARD MOTORS ALLOWED ELECTRIC MOTORS ONLY : All watercrafts. (Gas motors must be removed from watercraft) It is unlawful to release any fish, including minnows animal or vegetable material, into the waters or on the One ramp: Plank Road Meadow, Ogden Avenue and Beck Lake: Canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats; and goldfish, in any Forest Preserves of Cook County ice of any waters of Cook County, or in any place on the First Avenue, Lyons. Central & River Rd, Des Plaines waters, except in the waters from which they were banks of waters in the County, where it shall be liable Carry-in launch ramps: Allison Woods, Prospect taken. It is illegal to abandon, deposit or throw Big Bend Lake: Canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats; to be washed into the waters by storms, floods or other Heights; Stony Ford, Lyons; Columbia Woods, Willow any wire, can, bottle, glass, paper, trash, rubbish, East River Rd, south of Golf Rd, Des Plaines causes.Tournament fishing is prohibited. The use of a Springs; Lemont Landing, Lemont; Irving Park Road cardboard boxes, wood cartons, trees, parts of minnow seine is not allowed, except for bait collecting Canoe Landing, Schiller Park; Maywood Grove, Busse Lake: Canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats trees, brush or other insoluble material, including in the Des Plaines River. Maywood; Dam #2, Mt. Prospect; Northwest Woods, permitted in Main Lake & South Pool, ramps in both. Boat It is unlawful to enter the water for any reason, including wading or swimming, unless authorized by administrative Des Plaines rental at Main Lake. Higgins Rd & I-290, Elk Grove Village order of the general superintendent. Salt Creek: Maple Lake: Boat rental, no private boats; Wolf Rd. Carry-in launch ramps: Bemis Woods North, & 95th St, Willow Springs Accessibility Westchester; 26th Street Woods West, LaGrange Park Powderhorn Lake: Canoes, kayaks, rowboats, River: sailboats; Brainard Ave. east of Burnham Ave, Chicago Please see page 32 to learn more accessibility options. Carry-in launch ramp: Linne Woods, Morton Grove Saganashkee Slough: Canoes, kayaks, rowboats; Little Calumet River: All watercraft. canoe/kayak rental; boat launch at west parking lot, Two ramps: Little Calumet Boat Launch north 107th Street, between Archer Ave. & Willow Springs Road of Jackson St. east of Ashland, Riverdale; Beaubien Skokie Lagoons: Canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats; Woods Boat Launch south of 130th St, west of Bishop canoe/kayak rental; between Dundee & Willow Roads, Ford Expressway, Chicago. east of the Edens Expressway Carry-in launch ramp: Kickapoo Woods, Riverdale Tampier Lake: Canoes, kayaks, rowboats; boat rental; 131st Street, west of Wolf Road

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6 5 1 ARROWHEAD LAKE Palos Heights; 135th St, east of Harlem Ave 9 ail 4 ved Tr 11 10 Pa 9 3 8 Park Ridge; Touhy Ave., east of River Rd. and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) 2 2 AXEHEAD LAKE 10 7 1 3 BARRINGTON RD POND Hoffman Estates; Barrington Rd, south of Higgins Rd 11

4 BECK LAKE Des Plaines; Central Rd, between River Rd and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) 12 11.3 5 BELLEAU LAKE Park Ridge; Busse Highway, west of the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) 13 6 BELLY DEEP SLOUGH Palos Hills; LaGrange Rd (U.S. Route 45), 1/2 mile south of 95th St 14 8 9 10 7 BEVERLY LAKE Hoffman Estates; Higgins Rd, west of Beverly Rd 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Des Plaines; East River Rd, south of Golf Rd 8 BIG BEND LAKE 16 9.7 10.5 10 11 9 BODE LAKES Hoffman Estates; Bode Rd, 1 mile west of Barrington Rd 17–1 8 10.3 10 BULLFROG LAKE Willow Springs; Wolf Rd, south of 95th St 19 11 BUSSE RESERVOIR Elk Grove Village; Higgins Rd, east of RT-53/I-290 20–25

11.5 12 CERMAK QUARRY Lyons; Ogden Av, ½ mile west of Harlem Ave 26 11 13 DEER GROVE LAKE Palatine; Quentin Rd, north of Dundee Rd (in Deer Grove Preserve West) * 14 FLATFOOT ; entrance from eastbound I-94, south of 130th St. (in Beaubien Woods) 27 15 GREEN LAKE Calumet City; north of 159th St, east of Torrence Ave 28

16 HORSETAIL LAKE Palos Park; Willow Springs Rd. (104th Ave.), north of McCarthy Rd 29 12 17 IDA LAKE Countryside; LaGrange Rd. (U.S. 45), north of 67th St 30 18 JOE’S POND Willow Springs; Willow Springs Rd (104th Ave.), 1 mile south of 95th St 31 19 MAPLE LAKE Willow Springs; Wolf Rd. and 95th St 34 12.6 20 MCGINTY SLOUGH Lemont; north of 131st St, west of Will-Cook Rd 35 11 12

21 MIDLOTHIAN RESERVOIR Oak Forest; 167th St., west of Cicero Ave 36 12.6 10.7 22 O’MALLEY PONDS Sauk Village; Sauk Trail Rd., west of Burnham Ave 37 23 PAPOOSE LAKE Palos Park; McCarthy Rd. (123rd St.), west of LaGrange Rd (U.S. 45) 38

24 PENNY ROAD POND Barrington Hills; Penny Rd., west of Old Sutton Rd 39 11 25 POGIE LAKE Oak Forest, 159th St. east of Cicero Avenue, in the Oak Forest Heritage Preserves * 26 POTAWATOMI POND Wheeling; Dundee Rd., east of Milwaukee Ave 40 27 POWDERHORN LAKE Chicago; Brainard Ave., east of Burnham Ave 41 10 ng t ki ee 28 ROLLING KNOLLS POND Elgin; Rohrssen Rd. south of Route 58 * 9 ar St P t 8 1s 13 29 SAG QUARRIES EAST/WEST Lemont; Route-83 and Archer Ave., at 111th St 42–43 7 1 o 2 T 6 3 30 SAGANASHKEE SLOUGH Palos Hills; Willow Springs Rd. (104th Ave.) and 107th St 44–45 5 4 31 SAUK LAKE Chicago Heights; north of Sauk Trail Rd., west of Euclid Ave., and south of 26th St 46 32 SCHILLER POND Schiller Park; Irving Park Rd., west of Cumberland Ave 47 33 SKOKIE LAGOONS Glencoe/Winnetka; Forestway Dr. b/w Willow & Dundee Rds, E of Edens Exp. (I-94) 48–52 Arrowhead Lake Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. 34 TAMPIER LAKE Palos Park; 131st St. between Wolf & Will-Cook Roads 54–55 5 ft. Index Contour 35 THATCHER POND River Forest; Chicago Ave, west of Thatcher Ave * 1 ft. Intermediate Contour 36 TRYNER’S POND Tinley Park; Central Ave, south of 175th St 53 Depression Contour Spot Depth (ft.) 37 TUMA LAKE Willow Springs; Willow Springs Rd. (104th Av), between 95th St and 107th St 56 Shoreline elevation = 627.3 feet 38 TURTLEHEAD LAKE/PONDS Palos Heights; Harlem Ave., south of 135th St 57 Lake size = 13 acres 0 75 150 225 39 WAMPUM LAKE Thornton; Thornton-Lansing Rd., 1½ mile west of Torrence Ave 58 Feet 1:1,800 * No Contour Map

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10 Axehead Lake 5 Barrington Road Pond Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. 7 Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. 7.2 5 ft. Index Contour 6 5 ft. Index Contour 1 ft. Intermediate Contour Spring and Fall Inland Trout Program - 5 1 ft. Intermediate Contour Opens 1st Saturday in April and 3rd Saturday in October 4

Depression Contour 3 Depression Contour Spot Depth (ft.) 2 Spot Depth (ft.) 1 Shoreline elevation = 624.7 feet Shoreline elevation = 781.4 feet Lake size = 17 acres Lake size = 2 acres 0 75 150 225 Parking 0 25 50 75 100 125 Feet Feet 1:1,800 1:1,200

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15 30 18.2 14.3 15 5 10 Belleau Lake Beck Lake 5 Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. 8.5 Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. 5 ft. Index Contour 5 ft. Index Contour Boat Ramp 25 1 ft. Intermediate Contour Spring and Fall Inland Trout Program - 1 ft. Intermediate Contour Opens 1st Saturday in April and 3rd Saturday in October Depression Contour Depression Contour

Spot Depth (ft.) 20 Spot Depth (ft.) To Parking and Shoreline elevation = 634.3 feet 15 Shoreline elevation = 625.8 feet Lake size = 37 acres Parking To Central Road Busse Highway 10 Lake size = 12 acres 0 100 200 300 5 0 75 150 225 Feet Feet 1:2,500 - 1:2,000

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Shoreline elevation = 624.3 feet Lake size = 27 acres 0 75 150 225 300 Feet 1:2,400

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4 10 11 4.3 12 13 Parking 3 16 15 14 2 19.1 1 Busse South Pool Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. 5 ft. Index Contour ad o R 1 ft. Intermediate Contour ld Accessibility features for this water body e Depression Contour fi include accessible parking, a paved surface r e Spot Depth (ft.) t pathway to the shoreline, a hard surface along s e i Shoreline elevation = 687.7 feet the shoreline, and railings along portions, or all B

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5 Cermak Quarry Flatfoot Lake Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. Little Calumet River 5 ft. Index Contour 5 ft. Index Contour PavedTrail 1 ft. Intermediate Contour 1 ft. Intermediate Contour Accessibility features for this water body Depression Contour Depression Contour include accessible parking, an (asphalt) Spot Depth (ft.) Spot Depth (ft.) paved surface pathway to the shoreline, and Shoreline elevation = 584.7 feet Shoreline elevation = 599.5 feet a (wooden) pier with (metal) railings, off of Lake size = 19 acres Lake size = 3 acres Fall Inland Trout Program Opens 3rd the shoreline. 0 25 50 75 100 Saturday in October 0 75 150 225 300 375 Feet Feet 1:800 Parking 1:3,400

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30 31 Forest Preserves Fishing Areas Acres Shoreline in Feet Maximum Depth Wheelchair Accessible Sailboats Canoes/Kayaks Rowboats Private Inflatables Approved Boat Rental Electric Motors Launch Ramp Ice Fishing Model Boats RC Muskellunge Northern Pike Bass Yellow Bluegill Sunfish Bullhead Channel Catfish Carp Walleye Trout Rainbow Crappie Constructed Year Arrowhead Lake 13 3600 13 x x x x x x x 1983 Axehead Lake 17 3400 30 x x x x x x x x x 1958 Barrington Road Pond 2 2200 8 x x x E. J. Beck Lake 37 6000 19 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 1958 Belleau Lake 12 3800 32 x x x x x x x x x 1958 Belly Deep Slough 17 4000 4 x x x x x x 1930's Beverly Lake 16 3500 8 x x x Big Bend Lake 27 5600 28 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 1958 Bode Lakes 16 7100 21 x x x x x x x x x 1959 Bullfrog Lake 16 4200 10 x x x x x x 1958 Busse Reservoir Main 325 51000 12 x x x x x x x x x xxxxxxxxxxx x 1978 Busse Reservoir North 17 5100 15 x x x x x x x 1978 Busse Reservoir South 115 17700 20 x x x x x x x x xxxxxxxxxxx x 1978 Cermak Quarry 3 1500 19 x x x x x x x 1920's Deer Grove Lake 10 4000 5 x x x x x 1934 Des Plaines River 32 mi. 8 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Flatfoot Lake 19 5800 15 x x x x x x x x x x 1958 Green Lake 5 2400 38 x x x x x x x x 1925 Horsetail Lake 12 2800 18 x x x x x x x x x x 1930's Ida Lake 9 2500 12 x x x x x x x x 1964 Joe's Pond 6 2300 10 x x x x x x x x 1950 Maple Lake 60 7400 20 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 1920's McGinty Slough 38 8300 9 x x Midlothian Reservoir 35 8600 11 x x x x x x x x x 1974 O'Malley Ponds 21 9400 17 x x x x x x x Papoose Lake 18 3000 10 x x x x x x x 1958 Penny Road Pond 7 4000 5 x x x x x x 1963 Pogie Lake 14 3700 7 x x x Potawatomi Pond 4 1600 9 x x x x x 1959 Powderhorn Lake 48 7000 18 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 1958 Rolling Knolls Pond 2 1600 8 x x x x Sag Quarry East 17 4300 18 x x x x x x x x x 1900's Sag Quarry West 14 4900 11 x x x x x x x x 1900's Saganashkee Slough 377 21000 7 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 1940's Sauk Lake 29 8600 5 x x x 1930 Schiller Pond 6 2800 7 x x x x x x x x 1960 Skokie Lagoons 242 58800 15 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 1930's Tampier Lake 131 21000 10 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 1964 Thatcher Pond 1.25 1100 6 x x x x x x Tryner's Pond 12 4900 13 x x x x x 1968 Tuma Lake 5 2500 11 x x x 2009 Turtlehead Lake (and Ponds) 18 6400 15 x x x x x x 1957 Wampum Lake 35 4800 14 x x x x x x x x x x 1958 Entry into any Forest Preserves lake, pond, stream, river or slough is prohibited, except in permitted watercraft on designated waters.

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40 41 Spring and Fall inland Trout Program Opens 1st Saturday in April and 3rd Saturday in October

42 43 Subject to Seasonal Closing for all Watercraft Accessibility features for this water body to Protect Migratory Waterfowl include accessible parking, a paved surface pathway to the shoreline, a hard surface along the shoreline, and railings along portions, or all of the hard surfaced shoreline.

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Dam Saganashkee Slough 111th Street, Route 83 Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. 5 ft. Index Contour 1 ft. Intermediate Contour Depression Contour Spot Depth (ft.) Shoreline elevation = 594.1 feet Lake size = 377 acres 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 Feet 1:7,000

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48 49 Chicago Botanic Garden No Fishing 11.4 11.3 X 5 X Accessibility features for this water body Dundee Road 10 include accessible parking, a paved surface 10 5 pathway to the shoreline, a hard surface along 11.4 X the shoreline, and railings along portions, or all 5.5 of the hard surfaced shoreline. 5 5.4 5 Lagoon No. 6 4.8 Dam 6.5 X 5 5.2 Lagoon No. 5 Lagoon No. 7 5.4 4.9 X 5 10.5 5.1 5 10 5 5 10 4.6X 10.9 X X 8.1

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10.5 5 5 Dam 10 5.2 X 5 X 5 8.2 5 10 Skokie Lagoons - 4.6 10.9 Tower Road Skokie Lagoons - North 8.1 Parking 5 Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. Central 5 Water depth contour interval: 1 ft. 5 ft. Index Contour Skokie Road X 5 ft. Index Contour 1 ft. Intermediate Contour 5.9 7.2 D X 7.6 Intermediate Contour Depression Contour X6.5 Parking Depression Contour Spot Depth (ft.) 5 Lagoon No. 3 7 X Spot Depth (ft.) Shoreline elevation Lagoon 6 = 621.7 feet X Shoreline elevation Lagoon 7 = 621.8 feet 5 5.6 ShorelineX elevation Lagoons 4 - 5 = 620.3 feet Skokie Lagoons 1 - 7 total size =242 acres X Skokie7.2 Lagoons 1-7 total size = 242 acres 0 250 500 750 1,000 5.2 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Boat Ramp and Feet 1:7,200 5 Fishing Wall 5 1:7,200

50 51 5 5.2 8.2 5 Lagoon No. 4 Tower Road Accessibility features for this water body include accessible parking, a paved surface Parking 5 pathway to the shoreline, a hard surface along 5 the shoreline, and railings along portions, or all 1 32 4 5 6 7 of the hard surfaced shoreline. 8 5.9 7.2 7.6 9.8 6.5 9 Lagoon No. 3 Wildlife Refuge 10 7 5.6 No Fishing 7.2 11

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River Lake size = 12 acres Shoreline elevation Lagoons 3 = 620.3 feet Skokie Lagoons 1-7 total size = 242 acres 0 75 150 225 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Feet 1:1,700 1:7,200

52 53 5 4 3 2 1 No Watercraft allowed North of 131st Street and No Fishing 3 12 allowed North of Power Lines 4 5.4 5 Parking

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56 57 5 10 Fishing Line Can

14 14.1 Harm or Kill Wildlife Thousands of birds and mammals are maimed or killed yearly by the improper use and disposal of fishing line.

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58 59 Common Fishes of Cook County Fish images courtesy of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

60 61 Illinois Advisory on Fish Consumption AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES The Forest Preserves of Cook County works closely with For a full list of advisories and additional information Help Protect Your Fishing! the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois about Fish Advisories in Illinois visit the Illinois Help Protect Your Fishing! Environmental Protection Agency, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources website at: ManyMany, aquatic aquatic nuisance nuisance species species (ANS), such (ANS), as zebra inThese Illinois. non-nativeThese non-native species species can negatively negatively Many aquatic nuisance species (ANS), These non-native species can negatively Department of Public Health to monitor the level of ifishillinois.org/regulations/consumption.html suchmussels as and zebra Asian mussels carp, have invadedand Asian lakes andcarp, rivers impactimpact fishing fishing and otherand types other of typeswater recreation. of water such as zebra mussels and Asian carp, impact fishing and other types of water contaminate such as methyl mercury, chlordane and PCB’s. have invaded lakes and rivers in Illinois. recreation. have invaded lakes and rivers in Illinois. recreation. Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) is a disease been spreading throughout the . In order to of fish that is caused by a virus that was previously slow the spread of VHS, the Illinois Department of Natural unidentified in the Midwest. While it does not affect Resources (IDNR) has implemented new and immediate humans, VHS can kill large numbers of fish and has rules that affect both anglers and boaters.

THE NEW REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTED BY THE IDNR INCLUDE: • Eliminate natural water from all equipment when • Do not remove live VHS-susceptible species from any leaving a body of water. waters. Anglers may catch and keep VHS susceptible Effective January 1, 2013, the Effective January 1, 2013, the species, but may not transport those fish live from the Illinois Boat Registration and Safety • Empty and drain all bait buckets, livewells, baitwells, waters where caught. IllinoisEffective Boat RegistrationJanuary 1, 2013, and Safety the Act Illinois has been Boat amended Registration to prevent and bilges, etc. or any other compartment capable of Act has been amended to prevent holding natural water when leaving a body of water. • Use of wild-trapped fishes from within the state theSafety spread Act has of invasivebeen amended aquatic theto prevent spread the of spread invasive of invasive aquatic as bait will be restricted to the waters where legally plants and animals by boats, plantsaquatic and plants animals and animals by boats, by captured. trailers and vehicles. It is now trailersboats, and trailers vehicles. and vehicles. It is now It illegalis now toillegal enter to enter OR orleave leave a a While VHS is not known to be a threat to human health, Visit the Illinois Department of Natural Resources illegal to enter OR leave a waterbodywaterbody with with aquatic aquatic plants plants and anglers are advised to wash their hands after handling website at the IDNR website at dnr.illinois.gov waterbody with aquatic plants and animalsand animals attached attached to your to boat your or fish and to thoroughly cook any fish they plan to eat. animalsboat or attached trailer. Travel to your on Illinois boat or trailer. Travel on Illinois highways trailer.highways Travel with on Illinoisaquatic highwaysplants with or aquatic animals plantsattached or is animalsalso with aquatic plants or animals attachedprohibited. is also Always prohibited. remove, Always attached is also prohibited. Always Remdrain,ove, Dandrai ndry, and to complyDry to comply with Remove, Drtheain ,new and law.Dry to comply with the new law! with the new law!

For More Information…

On ANS: contact Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant at On recognizing and identifying Asian carp: On ANS: contact Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant at On recognizing and identifying Asian carp: (217) 333-6444 or visit www.iiseagrant.org www.iiseagrant.org/speciesinfo/asiancarpwatch.pdf (217) 333-6444 or visit www.iiseagrant.org www.iiseagrant.org/speciesinfo/asiancarpwatch.pdf On catching, cleaning, and cooking Asian carp: On recognizing and identifying Hydrilla: On catching, cleaning, and cooking Asian carp: On recognizing and identifying Hydrilla: www.iiseagrant.org/asiancarp/ www.iiseagrant.org/speciesinfo/hydrillawatch.pdf www.iiseagrant.org/asiancarp/ www.iiseagrant.org/speciesinfo/hydrillawatch.pdf

52 52 62 63 AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES Bighead and Silver Carp WATCH Bighead and silver carp (Asian carp) are invasive fish spreading within the and Great Lakes regions causing harm to humans, native fish and wildlife.AQUATIC Both NUISANCE species have SPECIES low-set eyes and a large, upturned mouth, and may grow to be more than 60 lbs. and 4 ft. Bighead and Silver Carp WATCH Bighead and silver carp (Asian carp) are invasive fish spreading within the Mississippi River and Great Lakes regions causing harm to humans, native fish and wildlife. Both species have low-set eyes and a large, upturned mouth, and may grow to be more than 60 lbs. and 4 ft. 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educe Established one hundred years ago, the Forest Preserves of Cook County is one of the oldest forest preserve systems in the nation, maintaining nearly 70,000 acres of open land for the education, pleasure and recreation of the public. We strive to protect and restore the county’s diverse ecosystems, so all our unique native plants and animals can live and thrive. Each year, millions of people use these lands and facilities to enjoy or study nature, bicycle, hike, fish, cross-country ski, picnic, golf, canoe or simply relax in a large preserve that leaves urban life behind.

The Forest Preserves of Cook County, General Headquarters | 536 N Harlem, River Forest, IL 60305 | 800.870.3666