<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3MUToT_0vm8iRd000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3MUToT_0vm8iRd000" width="640" height="477" >SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 Illinois fall trout season will open Saturday, Oct. 19 at 60 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state.Madison County has two locations:Belk Park Pond, Wood River.Highland Old City Lake.St. Clair has three locations where trout fishing can be done:Frank Holten State Park Main Lake.Jones Park Lake, East St. Louis.Willow Lake at Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area.Macoupin County had one location:Beaver Dam Lake, Beaver Dam Lake State ParkThe early catch-and-release season is scheduled to open Oct. 5 this year. No trout may be taken from any of the stocked sites until the regular fall season opens at 5 a.m. Oct. 19. The daily catch limit is five trout.All anglers, including those who participate in the early catch-and-release season, must have an Illinois fishing license and inland trout stamp, which are available at IDNR license and permit locations, including many bait shops, sporting goods stores, and other retail outlets. Check the IDNR website for locations. Fishing licenses and trout stamps can be purchased online with a credit card.For 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 open date.The fall trout season offers opportunities for families to get outdoors and enjoy fishing. Online resources are available for taking kids fishing.IDNR reinstated its catchable trout program in 1994, funded in part by those who use the program through the sale of inland trout stamps. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout each year in bodies of water where trout fishing is permitted during the fall season. An additional 80,000 trout are stocked for the spring season, which begins each April. For more information on trout seasons and other Illinois fishing opportunities, visit https://www.ifishillinois.org.The 60 locations scheduled to be open for the 2024 fall trout season are below.Other 2024 Illinois fall trout locations(** Denotes sites open for catch-and-release early fall season fishing)Northern IllinoisBureau CountyHennepin Canal ParkwayCook CountyAxehead Lake, Cook County Forest Preserve DistrictBelleau Lake, Cook County Forest Preserve DistrictBusse Woods North Lake, Cook County Forest Preserve DistrictGreen Lake in Calumet City, Cook County Forest Preserve DistrictHorsetail Lake, Cook County Forest Preserve DistrictSag Quarry East, Cook County Forest Preserve DistrictWolf Lake at William W. Powers State Recreation Area, ChicagoDuPage CountyGrove Lake, DuPage County Forest Preserve DistrictPickerel Lake, DuPage County Forest Preserve DistrictSilver Lake, DuPage County Forest Preserve DistrictJo Daviess CountyApple River, Apple River Canyon State Park **Kankakee CountyBird Park Quarry, KankakeeRock Creek, Kankakee River State Park **Big Lake, Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife AreaLake CountySand Lake, Illinois Beach State ParkLaSalle CountyIllinois and Michigan Canal Lock 14, LaSalleMcHenry CountySpring Grove Hatchery Pond, Spring GroveOgle CountyPine Creek, White Pines Forest State Park **Rock Island CountyProspect Park Lake, MolineWarrenCitizens Lake, MonmouthWhiteside CountyCentennial Park Pond, Rock Falls, Coloma Park DistrictWill CountyLake Strini, RomeovilleVan Horn Woods, PlainfieldWinnebago CountyArticle continues after sponsor messageBaumann Lake, Cherry ValleyCentral IllinoisAdams CountySiloam Springs State Park Lake **Cass CountyGridley Lake, Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area **Champaign CountyKaufman Lake, Champaign Park DistrictChristian CountyManners Park Pond, Taylorville Park DistrictClark CountyCasey Park Pond, CaseyColes CountyEastern Illinois University Campus Pond, CharlestonDe Witt CountyWeldon Springs, Weldon Springs State ParkDouglas CountyVilla Grove West LakeHancock CountyHorton Lake, Nauvoo State Park **Macon CountyRock Springs Pond, Macon County Conservation DistrictMcDonough CountyArgyle Lake, Argyle Lake State ParkMorgan CountyMorgan Lake at Nichols Park, Jacksonville **Sangamon CountyIllinois Department of Transportation Lake, Springfield **Southwind Park, SpringfieldWashington Park Pond, SpringfieldShelby CountyForest Park Lagoon, ShelbyvilleTazewell CountyMineral Springs Park Lagoon, PekinVermilion CountyClear Lake, Kickapoo State Recreation AreaSouthern IllinoisBond CountyPatriot’s Park Lake (Greenville Old City Lake)Crawford CountyCrawford County Conservation Area PondJefferson CountyMount Vernon Game Farm PondJohnson CountyFerne Clyffe State Park LakeMarion CountyBoston Pond, Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation AreaMassac CountyFairgrounds Pond, Fort Massac State ParkRandolph CountyDerby Lake, World Shooting and Recreational Complex, SpartaRandolph County State Fish and Wildlife Area LakeSaline CountyJones Lake Trout Pond, Saline County State Fish and Wildlife AreaWabash CountyBeall Woods Lake, Beall Woods State ParkWayne CountySam Dale Conservation Area Trout Pond</div></body>

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SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 Illinois fall trout season will open Saturday, Oct. 19 at 60 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. Belk Park Pond, Wood River. St. Clair has three locations where trout fishing can be done:. Frank Holten State Park Main Lake. Jones Park Lake, East St....