Illinois Fall Trout Season Opens October 17

Illinois Fall Trout Season Opens October 17

Not sure about you, but here at Capitol Outdoors our favorite season is fall. There is so much to do, from leaf peeping to catching rainbow trout. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced October 17, 2015 as the fall opener as well as locations.   

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The 53 locations that will be open for Fall Trout Fishing Season are listed below:


2015 Illinois Fall Trout Locations
(* Denotes Sites Open for Catch-and-Release Fly Fishing-Only Early Season)

North
• Bureau County: Hennepin Canal Parkway
• Cook County: Axehead Lake, Cook County Forest Preserve District
• Cook County: Belleau Lake, Cook County Forest Preserve District
• Cook County: Busse Woods North, Cook County Forest Preserve District
• Cook County: Green Lake, Cook County Forest Preserve District
• Cook County: Wolf Lake, Wm. Powers Conservation Area
• DuPage County: Silver Lake, DuPage County Forest preserve District
• Jo Daviess County: Apple River, Apple River State Park *
• Kankakee County: Bird Park Quarry, Kankakee
• Kankakee County: Rock Creek, Kankakee River State Park *
• Kendall County: Big Lake at Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area
• Lake County: Banana Lake, Lake County Forest Preserve District
• Lake County: Sand Lake, Illinois Beach State Park
• LaSalle County: Illinois and Michigan Canal, Lock 14, La Salle-Peru
• McHenry County: Spring Grove Hatchery Pond
• Ogle County: Pine Creek, White Pines Forest State Park *
• Rock Island County: Prospect Park
• Warren County: Citizen’s Lake
• Whiteside County: Centennial Park Pond, Rock Falls
• Will County: Lake Strini
• Will County: Van Horn Woods

Central
• Adams County: Siloam Springs State Park Lake *
• Cass County: Gridley Lake at Jim Edgar Panther Creek SFWA *
• Christian County: Manners Park Pond, Taylorville Park District
• Coles County: Eastern Illinois University Campus Pond, Charleston
• Douglas County: Villa Grove West Lake
• Hancock County: Horton Lake, Nauvoo State Park *
• Macon County: Rock Springs Pond
• Macoupin County: Beaver Dam Lake
• McDonough County: Argyle Lake
• Morgan County: Morgan Lake, Nichols Park, Jacksonville *
• Sangamon County: IDOT Lake, Springfield *
• Sangamon County: Southwind Park Pond, Springfield
• Sangamon County: Washington Park Pond, Springfield
• Shelby County: Forest Park Lagoon, Shelbyville
• Tazewell County: Mineral Springs Park Lagoon
• Vermilion County: Clear Lake, Kickapoo State Recreation Area

South
• Bond County: Greenville Old City Lake
• Crawford County: Crawford County Conservation Area Pond #6
• Jefferson County: Mount Vernon Game Farm Pond
• Johnson County: Ferne Clyffe State Park Lake
• Madison County: Highland Old City Lake
• Marion County: Boston Pond, Stephen A. Forbes State Park
• Massac County: Fairgrounds Pond, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis
• Randolph County: Derby Lake, World Shooting and Recreational Complex, Sparta
• Randolph County: Randolph County Lake
• Saline County: Jones State Lake Pond
• St. Clair County: Frank Holten State Recreation Area main lake
• St. Clair County: Jones Park Lake, East St. Louis
• St. Clair County: Willow Lake, Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area *
• Wabash County: Beall Woods Lake, Beall Woods State Park
• Wayne County: Sam Dale State Fish and Wildlife Area Trout Pond
• Williamson County: Devil’s Kitchen Lake