Fox River Fishing Regulations 2026

3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches

Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches

Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

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.

Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches

Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches

Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches

either singly or in the aggregate with Sauger or their Hybrid (Saugeye), Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. All Walleye, Sauger, Or Their Hybrid (Saugeye) Taken Must Be 14˝ In Total Length Or Longer, Except In The Mississippi River, Wabash River, Or As Specified Under Site Specific Regulations.

All Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15 no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches

Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)

All Smallmouth Bass Must Be Immediately Released Between April 1 And June 15

All Fish must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15

Contain No More Than 3 Smallmouth Bass. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel

Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)

Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches

All Smallmouth Bass Must Be Immediately Released Between April 1 And June 15.

No Statewide Size Limit. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel And Navigable Portions Of The Grand Calumet River And Little Calumet River, all Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including Golconda Marina), And Wabash Rivers.

with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 3 Fish less than 14 inches Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches

Largemouth Bass 12 inch Minimum Length Limit

No Statewide Size Limit. either singly or in the aggregate with Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass, except as specified under site specific regulations

no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches

no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches

Flathead Catfish 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

no more than 1 Fish >28 inches and 2 Fish <28 inches

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.

Striped Bass 32 inch Minimum Length Limit; 2 Fish Daily Harvest Limit Striped Bass 32 inch Minimum Length Limit

25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit On Striped Bass, White Bass, Yellow Bass And Their Hybrids, Either Singly Or In The Aggregate

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.

Bank Fishing Only (in areas designated by Lake County Forest Preserve District)

From the De Pere Dam upstream, of any length may be kept and there is a continuous open season

of any length may be kept

of any length may be kept

of any length may be kept

of any length may be kept

may be over 24”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” one fish may be over 24” Walleye from 15” but less than 20” may be kept

may not be kept

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept

over 15” may be kept only one over 15” may be kept

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”

only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept

except one fish may be over 24”

one fish may be over 24 inches

except one fish may be over 24”

except one fish may be over 24”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

except one fish may be over 18”

one fish may be over 28 inches

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept, except fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept and only one fish over 18” may be kept only one fish over 18” may be kept fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept

except one fish may be over 24”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

one fish may be over 28 inches but less than 20 inches may be kept, except one fish may be over 28 inches from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 28”

may not be kept

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”

one fish over 24 inches

must be released must be released and only one may be over 24”

walleye from 16” to 24” must be released only one may be over 24”

may be over 24”

may not be kept

may be over 24”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

except one fish over 18” may be kept

walleye from 22”-28” may not be kept

may not be kept

except one fish may be over 24”

except one fish may be over 24”

one fish may be over 24 inches

must be released must be released and only one may be over 24”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”

except, one fish may be over 18”

may not be kept

one fish may be over 28 inches

of any length may be kept, except fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept and only one fish over 18” may be kept only one fish over 18” may be kept fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept

one fish may be over 28 inches

except one fish may be over 24”

except one fish may be over 24”

except one fish may be over 24”

second Saturday in June (June 13, 2026) first Sunday in March (March 7, 2027) may be kept and only one fish may be over 24” until department notification that the annual quota has been reached, and thereafter only catch-and-release fishing for walleye is allowed

only one over 15” may be kept

except one fish may be over 24”

one fish may be over 24” except one fish may be over 24”

except one fish may be over 24”

except one fish may be over 24”

may not be kept

except, one fish may be over 18”

may not be kept

only one fish can be over 14”

may not be kept

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”

except one fish may be over 24”

except one fish may be over 24”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

one fish may be over 24” walleye and sauger from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”

only one fish can be over 14”

one fish may be over 28 inches

of any length may be kept only one fish may be over 14”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”

walleye from 16” to 24” must be released only one may be over 24”

except walleye from 16” to 24” must be released, and only one may be over 24” must be released

may be over 24”

may not be kept

except one fish may be over 24”

one fish may be over 28 inches

2026 through March 7, 2027

may be over 24”

may be over 24”

may be kept

may be over 24”

one fish may be over 24 inches

may be over 24”

may not be kept

one fish may be over 28”

one fish may be over 28 inches except one fish may be over 28”

except one fish may be over 28”

one fish may be over 28 inches

except one fish may be over 28”

one fish may be over 28 inches

only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept

except one fish may be over 18”

except one fish may be over 24”

only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept

only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters

chainwide from 15” but less than 20” may be kept and only one fish may be over 24”

can be over 15”

only one over 15” may be kept

may not be kept

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”

one fish may be over 28 inches

may not be kept

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept

may not be kept

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept can be over 14”

only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters

in total only one over 27” may be kept walleye 20-27” must be released

in total only one walleye or sauger over 20” may be kept

only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

may be over 24”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”

of any length may be kept

one fish may be over 28 inches

may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”

fish from 22” to 28” may not be kept

except one fish may be over 24”

only one fish can be over 14”

except one fish may be over 24”

may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”