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 Baumann Lake in Cherry Valley, Weldon Springs Lake in DeWitt
County, Casey Park Pond in Casey, and Belk Lake in Wood River
have been added for the first time for spring stockings.
The Illinois Catchable Trout Program is funded by those who use
the program through the sale of Inland Trout Stamps. The IDNR
stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout each year in bodies of
water where trout fishing is permitted during the spring season
and an additional 80,000 trout for the fall season.
No trout may be taken from any of the stocked sites from March
15 until the spring trout season opens at 5 a.m. on April 6.
Anyone attempting to take (harvest) trout before the legal
harvest season opening will be issued citations.
All anglers must have a fishing license and an Inland Trout
Stamp, unless they are under the age of 16, blind or disabled,
or are an Illinois resident on leave from active duty in the
Armed Forces. The daily catch limit for each angler is five
trout.
For more information on trout seasons and other Illinois fishing
opportunities, check the website at
www.ifishillinois. org.
Illinois fishing licenses and Inland Trout Stamps
are available at DNR Direct license and permit locations,
including many bait shops, sporting goods stores and other
retail outlets.
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For a location near you, check the IDNR website at
this link:
http://dnr.illinois.gov/DNR Direct Monitor/VendorListing.aspx
Fishing licenses and trout stamps can also be
purchased by using a credit card through DNR Direct online via the
IDNR website at
www.dnr.illinois.gov , or by calling DNR Direct toll-free at
1-888-6PERMIT (1-888-673-7648).
For more information about all site regulations, anglers should
contact individual sites that will be stocked with catchable-size
trout. Not all sites open at 5 a.m. on opening day. Anglers are
reminded to check the opening time of their favorite sites prior to
the opening date.
The 58 locations that will be open for spring trout
season are listed below:
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2019 Illinois Spring Trout Locations
North --- Boone County --- Mill Race Ponds,
Belvidere
North --- Bureau County --- Hennepin Canal Parkway
North --- Cook County --- Wolf Lake at William W. Powers
State Recreation Area, Chicago
North --- Cook County --- Green Lake in Calumet City, Cook
County Forest Preserve District
North --- Cook County --- Axehead Lake, Cook County Forest
Preserve District
North --- Cook County --- Belleau Lake, Cook County Forest
Preserve District
North --- Cook County --- Sag Quarry East, Cook County Forest
Preserve District
North --- Cook County --- Horsetail Lake, Cook County Forest
Preserve District
North --- DuPage County --- Silver Lake, DuPage County Forest
Preserve District
North --- DuPage County --- Pickerel Lake, DuPage County Forest
Preserve District
North --- DuPage County--- Grove Lake, DuPage County Forest
Preserve District
North --- Jo Daviess County --- Apple River, Apple River State
Park
North --- Kankakee County --- Bird Park Quarry, Kankakee
North --- Kankakee County --- Rock Creek, Kankakee River State
Park
North --- Kendall County --- Big Lake, Silver Springs State
Fish and Wildlife Area
North --- Lake County --- Banana Lake, Lake County Forest
Preserve District
North --- Lake County --- Sand Lake, Illinois Beach State Park
North --- LaSalle County --- Illinois and Michigan Canal Lock
14, LaSalle
North --- LaSalle County --- Lake Mendota, Village of Mendota
North --- McHenry County --- Lake Atwood, McHenry County
Conservation District
North --- McHenry County --- Piscasaw Creek, McHenry
County Conservation District
North --- Ogle County --- Pine Creek, White Pines Forest State
Park
North --- Rock Island County--- Prospect Park, Moline
North --- Stephenson --- Waddams Creek, Lake Le-Aqua-Na State
Recreation Area
North --- Stephenson --- Yellow Creek in Krape Park, Freeport
North --- Whiteside County --- Centennial Park Pond, Rock
Falls
North --- Will County --- Lake Milliken, Des Plaines State Fish
and Wildlife Area
North --- Winnebago County --- Four Lakes, Winnebago
County Forest Preserve District
North --- Winnebago County --- Baumann Lake, Cherry Valley (New
site for Spring 2019)
Central --- Adams County --- Siloam Springs
State Park Lake
Central --- Cass County --- Gridley Lake, Jim Edgar Panther
Creek SFWA
Central --- Champaign County --- Lake of the Woods,
Champaign Co. Forest Preserve Dist.
Central --- Christian County --- Manners Park Pond, Taylorville
Park District
Central --- Clark County --- Casey Park Pond, Casey (New site
for 2019)
Central --- Coles County --- Eastern Illinois University Campus
Pond, Charleston
Central -- DeWitt County --Weldon Springs Lake, Weldon
Springs State Park (New for Spring 2019)
Central --- Hancock County --- Horton Lake, Nauvoo State Park
Central --- Macon County --- Sportsman’s Club Pond,
Macon County Conservation District
Central --- McLean County --- Miller Park Lake, Bloomington
Central --- Morgan County --- Morgan Lake at Nichols Park,
Jacksonville
Central --- Moultrie County --- Wyman Lake, Sullivan
Central --- Pike County --- King Park Pond, Pittsfield
Central --- Sangamon County --- Southwind Park, Springfield
Central --- Sangamon County --- IDOT Lake, Springfield
Central --- Sangamon County --- Washington Park Pond,
Springfield
Central --- Shelby County --- Forest Park Lagoon, Shelbyville
Central --- Vermilion County --- Clear Lake, Kickapoo State
Recreation Area
South --- Jefferson County --- Mount Vernon Game
Farm Pond
South --- Johnson County --- Ferne Clyffe State Park Lake
South --- Madison County --- Belk Park Pond, Wood River
(New site for Spring 2019)
South --- Marion County --- Boston Pond, Stephen A. Forbes
State Recreation Area
South --- Massac County --- Fairgrounds Pond, Fort Massac State
Park
South --- Randolph County --- Derby Lake, Sparta (World
Shooting and Recreational Complex)
South --- St. Clair County --- Frank Holten State Park Main
Lake
South --- St. Clair County --- Jones Park Lake, East St. Louis
South --- St. Clair County --- Willow Lake at Peabody
River King State Fish and Wildlife Area
South --- Wabash County --- Beall Woods Lake, Beall Woods State
Park
South --- Wayne County --- Sam Dale Trout Pond, Sam Dale
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