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Channel Catfish Regulations in Illinois 2026

Illinois Channel Catfish regulations: 356 current rules. Sourced from DNR.

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Rules (356)

Illinois statewideOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Angling Only
No Harvest Or Size Limits Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. May be taken by pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, spear or gig.
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Aledo City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Andover Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Anglers Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Anna City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Argyle Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Arrowhead Heights Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Arrowhead Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ashland New Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ashland Old Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Auburn Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Bakers Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Banana Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Banner Marsh Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Baumann Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Beall Woods Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Beaver Dam Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Beck Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Belk Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Bevier Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Blandinsville North And South Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Blue Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Blue Wing Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Bonfield Ponds
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Borah Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Bowen Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Boyd-Wesley Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Breese Jaycee Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Brock Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Buckner City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Buffalo Lake North
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Buffalo Lake South
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Buffalo Pond Northwest
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Buffalo Wetland
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Bunker Hill Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Burning Star State Fish And Wildlife Area, All Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Burrell Woods Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Busse Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Busse Lake Spillway
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Campus Lake – Southern Illinois University
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Campus Pond – Eastern Illinois University
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Captain, Denmark, Galum, And East Conant Areas
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Carlinville Lake #1
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Carlinville Lake #2
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Carthage Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Casey Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Catfish Cove Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Centralia Foundation Park Catfish Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Centralia Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Cermack Quarry
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Charleston Side Channel Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Charlie Brown Lake & Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Charter Oak North – Peoria Park District Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Charter Oak South – Peoria Park District Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Chillicothe Park District Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Christopher Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Citizen’s Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Clear Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Clements Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Coal Miner’s Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Coffeen Lake
Daily bag
3 fish
3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
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Coffeen Upland Management Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Coles County Airport Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Columbus Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Commissioners Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Coulterville Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Honker’s Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Little Grassy Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Restricted Use Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Visitor’s Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Crystal Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge-All Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Cypress Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Dawson Lake & Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Decatur Park District Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Defiance Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Des Plaines River Basin
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Min size
15"
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Diamond Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Dieterich Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Dolan Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Dongola City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Douglas Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Dupage County Forest Preserve District Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Min size
12"
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Duquoin City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Duquoin State Fair Grounds – All Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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East Fork Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ed Madigan State Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Elliott Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Emerald Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Emiquon Preserve – Thompson Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Fairview Park – Dreamland Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Ferne Clyffe Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Flatfoot Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Fletcher Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Foli Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Forbes Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Forbes State Recreation Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Forest Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Four Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Fox Ridge State Park
Daily bag
6 fish
6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
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Fox Valley Park District Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Frank Holten Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Fulton County Camping And Recreation Area Waters
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Garfield Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Germantown Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Giant City State Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Gillespie New City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Gillespie Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Glen O Jones State Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Glen Oak Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Glenn Shoals Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Goldeneye Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Gompers Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Gordon F. Moore Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Grayslake And Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Green Heron Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Green Wing Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Greenfield City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Hanover Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Harrisburg New City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Heidecke Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Hennepin-Hopper Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Heritage Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Herrin Lake #1
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Herschel Lake (Formerly Tilton City Lake)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Heyworth Centennial Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Hidden Springs State Forest Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Hieland Lakes
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Highland Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Hillsboro Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Holiday Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Homer Guthrie Pond/Illini Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Homer Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Hormel Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Horton Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Humbolt Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Hurricane Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Illinois & Michigan Canal
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Illinois Beach State Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Illinois Department Of Transportation Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ina N. Borrow Pit
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Indian Boundary South Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Island Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Jackie Branch Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Jackson Park Lagoon/Columbia Basin
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Jericho Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – All Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Drake Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Gridley Road Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Johnson-Sauk Trail Lake & Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Jones Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Jubilee College State Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Kapers Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Kaufman Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Kickapoo State Park Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Kincaid City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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King Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Kinmundy City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Kinmundy Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Atwood
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Bloomington
Daily bag
3 fish
3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
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Lake Carlton
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Chaminwood
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Lake Co. Forest Preserve District Lakes
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Lake Eureka
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake George
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Jacksonville
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Ka-Ho
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Kakusha
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Le-Aqua-Na
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Le-Aqua-Na Kids Only Fishing Pond
Daily bag
1 fish/day
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Lake Loami
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Lou Yaeger
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Mattoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Mendota
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Milliken
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Mingo & Kennekuk Cove Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Murphysboro
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Nellie
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Of The Woods & Elk’s Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Owen
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Paradise
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Shelbyville
Daily bag
6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
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Lake Shelbyville Project Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Shermerville
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Lake Strini
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Sule
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Victoria
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lake Williamsville
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lakewood Park
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Leifheit Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Levings Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lincoln Log Cabin Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Lincoln Trail Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Little Casters Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mallard Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Maple Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Marine Heritage Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Marissa City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Marquette Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Mascoutah Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Matthiessen Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mattis Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Mautino State Fish And Wildlife Area
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mazonia Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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McCullom Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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McKinley Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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McLeansboro City Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mechanicsburg Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Mermet State Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mill Creek Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mill Race Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Miller Park Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Mineral Springs Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Monee Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Monster Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Montrose Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mt. Olive City Lakes (Old And New)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mt. Pulaski Park District Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Mt. Sterling Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mt. Vernon City Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Mundelein Park District Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Municipal Center Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Nashville City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Norris City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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North Marcum Campground Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Oakland City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Oblong Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ohio River (Between Il & Ky)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
13"
for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
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Olson Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Omaha City Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Omaha Township Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Otter Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Palmyra – Modesto Water Commission Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Pana Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Paris East & West Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Patriot’s Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Peabody River King, Pit #3 Lakes And Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Perry Farm Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Pierce Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Pine Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Pittsfield Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Pittsfield Lake Ball Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Pocahontas Park Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ponderosa Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Porter Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Pyramid State Park Lakes & Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Raccoon Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ramsey Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ramsey Lake State Recreational Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Randolph County Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Red Hills Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ridge Lake
Min size
14"
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Riis Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Riverside Park Lagoon
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Rochester Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Rock Cut Kids Fishing Pond
Daily bag
1 fish/day
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Rock Springs Bike Trail Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Rock Springs Cattail Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Roodhouse Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ross Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Route 154 Day Use Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Route 6 Quarries (East And West)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Sahara Woods State Recreation Area
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Salem Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Salt Creek Downstream To Arlington Heights Road
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sam Dale Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sam Dale Trout Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sam Parr Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sand Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Schiller Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Schuy-Rush Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sesser City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shabbona Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shadow Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Bay Creek Lake #5 And #8
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Dutchman Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Lake Glendale
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Lakes And Ponds Less Than 10 Acres
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Little Cache #1
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – One Horse Gap Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Pounds Hollow Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Tecumseh Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Turkey Bayou
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Shawnee National Forest – Whoopie Cat Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sherman Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Silliman Lake (Formerly Chenoa City Lake)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Siloam Springs Family Fishing Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Siloam Springs Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Siloam Springs State Park – Buckhorn Unit Waters
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Silver Springs State Fish And Wildlife Area - Big Lake And Area Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Skokie Lagoons
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Skokie Lagoons Spillway
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Skokie River Downstream To Willow Road
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Snakeden Hollow State Fish And Wildlife Area – McMaster Lake & Other Site Waters
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sparta “T” Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sparta New City Reservoir (North)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sparta Old City Reservoir (South)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sparta World Shooting And Recreational Complex Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sportsmans Club Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Spring Lakes (North And South)
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Spring State Lake
Daily bag
6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
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St. Anne Village Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Staunton City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sterling Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Storm Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Sunset Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Tampier Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Ten Mile Creek Lakes
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Tipton Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Toledo Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Tower Lake/St. Elmo South Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Tri-Township Park Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Turkey Bluffs State Fish And Wildlife Area
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Turner Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Turtle Lake/East Lake Renwick
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Tuscola City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Valley Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Valmeyer Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Van Horn Woods Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Vandalia Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Vermont Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Vernor Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Villa Grove East Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Villa Grove West Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Wabash River
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
13"
for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
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Walnut Point Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Walton Park Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Washington County Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Washington Park Lagoon
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Washington Park Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Waverly Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Weinberg-King Ponds
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Weldon Springs Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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West Frankfort New City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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West Frankfort Old City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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West Salem Reservoir
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Whalon Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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White Hall City Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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White Oaks Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Wilderness Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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William W. Powers State Recreation Area
Daily bag
6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
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Willow Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Willow Pond
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Wolf Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Wood River
Daily bag
6 fish
6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
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Woodlawn Pond
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Woods Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Wyman Lake
Daily bag
6 fish/day
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Other Illinois fish regulations

Other regulated species in Illinois with current rule pages — same DNR source, same verification cadence.

Also known as

Channel Catfish is also called Catfish. Anglers in different regions use different names for the same fish, and the rules on this page apply to all of them in Illinois.

Frequently asked questions

When is Channel Catfish season in Illinois?

Channel Catfish season in Illinois is set by DNR. Some zones may have specific open windows; see the rule table above.

What is the size limit for Channel Catfish in Illinois?

Minimum size for Channel Catfish in Illinois is 15 inches in Des Plaines River Basin, per DNR. Slot limits or maximum sizes may apply in some zones.

What is the daily bag limit for Channel Catfish in Illinois?

Daily bag limit for Channel Catfish in Illinois is 6 fish/day in Aledo City Lake, per DNR.

Official sources cited

Reference only. Regulations change frequently, often mid-season. Always verify with DNR before keeping a catch.

← All Illinois fishing regulations