State of Illinois Illinois Department of Natural Resources illinois DepaRtment of natuRal ResouRces offices Jo Daviess Stephenson Winnebago Boone Mc Henry Lake Carroll Ogle De Kalb Kane Cook Region ii Du Page Whiteside Lee 2050 West Stearns Rd. Kendall Will Bartlett, IL 60103 La Salle Henry Bureau REGION REGION (847) 608-3100 Rock Island Grundy Region i Mercer II Stark I Putnam Kankakee Knox 2317 E. Lincolnway Warren Livingston Marshall Peoria Iroquois Sterling, IL 61081 Woodford Henderson McLean (815) 625-2968 Fulton Tazewell Hancock Mc Donough Ford Vermilion Mason Champaign Region iii Logan Schuyler De Witt Adams Piatt REGION 1556 State Route 54 Menard Brown Cass Macon III Clinton, IL 61727-9360 Sangamon Morgan Douglas Edgar (217) 935-6860 Pike Scott Moultrie Christian Coles Shelby Greene Macoupin Calhoun Clark REGION Montgomery Cumberland Jersey Fayette Effingham IV Jasper Crawford Madison Bond Region iV Clay Richland Lawrence Marion 4521 Alton Commerce Pkwy. Clinton St. Clair Wayne Alton, IL 62002 Edwards Wabash Washington Jefferson REGION Region V (618) 462-1181 Monroe White 11731 Hgwy. 37 Randolph Perry V Franklin Hamilton Benton, IL 62812 Jackson Saline Gallatin Williamson (618) 435-8138 Union Johnson Pope Hardin Alexander Pulaski Massac FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: springfield offices chicago office t.i.p. Department of natural Department of natural target illinois poachers Resources Resources Report Violations to: One Natural Resources Way James R. thompson center 1-877-2DNRLAW Springfield, IL 62702-1271 Suite 4-300 (236-7529) 100 West Randolph St. 24 hrs./day 7 days/week Division of Fisheries Chicago, IL 60601 (217) 782-6424 (312) 814-2070 Division of Law Enforcement telecommunications Device (217) 782-6431 for the Deaf and Hearing impaired (ttY) License Replacement (217) 782-9175 (217) 782-2965 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2011 illinois fisHing infoRmation effective april 1, 2011 through march 31, 2012 ILLINOIS DNR OFFICES & PHONE NUMBERS . Inside Front Cover SPORT FISHING LICENSE INFORMATION . 2 SUMMARY OF FISHING REGULATIONS Administrative Rules. 2 Aquatic Life. 2 Bait Fishing. 2 Bluegill as Bait . 2 Cleaning Fish on Waters . 2 Commercial Fish. 2 Commercial Licenses . 2 Crayfish. 3 Daily Creel and Size Limits . 3 Daily Fee Fishing Area . 4 Dip Nets . 4 Endangered and Threatened Species . 4 Fish Preserves . 4 Fishing Guides . 4 Free Fishing Days . 4 Free Group Fishing Permits . 4 Frogs. 4 Ice Fishing . 4 Illegal Devices. 4 Minnows . 4 Mussels. 4 Pollution . 4 Property . 4 Sale of Aquatic Life. 4 Salmon Stamp . 5 Seasons . 5 Smelt. 5 Snagging. 5 Spearing/Bow and Arrow Fishing . 5 Sport Fish . 5 Sport Fishing License . 5 Stocking . 5 Tagged Fish . 5 Tournaments/Tournament Fishing Permit. 6 Trolling . 6 Trot and Trolley Lines . 6 Turtles . 6 Unattended.