Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE17. CONSERVATION |
PART810. SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE WATERS OF ILLINOIS |
§810.10. Sale of Fish and Fishing Seasons - Statewide
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a) No fish or parts thereof (including eggs) taken by sport fishing methods (including snagging) may be bought, sold or bartered.
b) Lake Michigan – The sport fishing season for rainbow smelt shall be from March 1 to April 30.
c) It is unlawful to fish within 250 yards of an occupied duck or goose blind on Department-owned or -managed sites during the migratory waterfowl season.
d) Lake Michigan, Calumet River, and the Chicago River including its North Branch, South Branch, and the North Shore Channel – the sport fishing harvest for yellow perch shall not be permitted from May 1 through June 15 annually.
(Source: Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 6517, effective April 27, 2015)