The 2009 Illinois fall trout fishing season opens on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 37 ponds and lakes throughout the state, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller announced today.
“Our catchable trout program is very popular and the fall season opener is always a big day for Illinois anglers,” Miller said. “Trout fishing is also a fun activity for children and taking the kids fishing is a great way for families to spend time together.”
More than 70,000 trout are stocked by IDNR at the locations listed below just prior to the opening of the fall trout season.
Anglers are reminded that no trout may be taken from any of the stocked sites from Oct. 1 until the fall trout season opens on Oct. 17 at 5am.
To take trout legally beginning Oct. 17, 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.
Anglers are reminded to check the opening time of their favorite trout fishing location if they plan to go fishing on opening day.
While regulations allow trout season to open at 5 a.m. on Oct. 17, not all locations are open that early.
For more information on fall trout season and other Illinois fishing opportunities, please visit the Web site at 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.
Fishing licenses and trout stamps can also be purchased by using a credit card through DNR Direct online via the IDNR web site at http://dnr.state.il.us or by calling DNR Direct toll-free at 1-888-6PERMIT (1-888-673-7648).
For more information about site regulations, anglers should contact individual sites that will be stocked with catchable-size trout.
The 37 locations are:
- Adams County: Siloam Springs State Park, 217-894-6205
- Bond County: Greenville Old City Lake (Patriot’s Park Lake), 618-664-2330
- Bureau County: Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, 815-454-2328
- Christian County: Manners Park Pond in Taylorville, 217-824-3110
- Coles County: Campus Pond at Eastern Illinois University, 217-345-2420
- Cook County: Axehead Lake – Cook County Forest Preserve District, 847-294-4134
- Cook County: Belleau Lake – Cook County Forest Preserve District, 847-294-4134
- Crawford County: Crawford County Conservation Area Pond, 618-563-4405
- Douglas County: Villa Grove West Lake, 217-443-0529
- Jefferson County: Mount Vernon Game Farm Pond, 618-547-3610
- Johnson County: Ferne Clyffe State Park, 618-995-2411
- Kankakee County: Bird Park Quarry in Kankakee, 815-939-1311
- Kendall County: Big Lake at Silver Springs State Park, 630-553-6297
- Lake County: Banana Lake – Lake County Forest Preserve, 815-675-2319
- Lake County: Sand Lake at Illinois Beach State Park, 847-662-4828
- Macon County: Rock Springs Pond – Macon County Conservation District, 217-423-7708
- Macoupin County: Beaver Dam Lake, 217-854-8020
- Madison County: Highland Old City Lake, 618-651-1386
- Marion County: Boston Pond at Stephen A. Forbes Park, 618-547-3381
- Massac County: Fairgrounds Pond at Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis, 618-524-4712
- McDonough County: Argyle Lake at Argyle Lake State Park, 309-776-3422
- Randolph County: Randolph County State Fish and Wildlife Area Lake, 618-826-2706
- Randolph County: Derby Lake at Sparta World Shooting and Recreational Complex, 618-295-2700
- Rock Island County: Prospect Park Pond in Moline, 815-454-2759
- St. Clair County: Frank Holten State Park Lake, 618-874-7920
- St. Clair County: Jones Park Lake in East St. Louis, 618-847-7920
- St. Clair County: Willow Lake at Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area, 618-785-2555
- Saline County: Jones Lake Trout Pond at Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area, 618-276-4405
- Sangamon County: IDOT Lake in Springfield, 309-543-3316
- Sangamon County: Washington Park Pond in Springfield, 309-543-3316
- Shelby County: Forest Park Lagoon in Shelbyville, 217-345-2420
- Tazewell County: Mineral Springs Park Lagoon in Pekin, 309-968-7568
- Vermilion County: Clear Lake at Kickapoo State Park, 217-442-4915
- Wabash County: Beall Woods Lake at Beall Woods State Park, 618-298-2442
- Warren County: Citizen’s Lake in Monmouth, 309-344-2617
- Wayne County: Sam Dale Trout Pond at Sam Dale Lake Conservation Area, 618-835-2292
- Whiteside County: Coleta Trout Pond just west of Coleta, 815-454-2759
Doyle says he used to sing the high part, but now he hires young guys to do those parts!!
I live in China. I was walking around the other day and I counted 24 children. Out of the 24 kids, only three were girls! That is a sex ratio of 8 boys to 1 girl! I once taught a class of 33 students where only 3 were girls! Now I know the official rate is 5 boys to 4 girls, but this is ridiculous. Who will all these beloved sons marry?
I am aware that China has a one child policy, has a traditonal preference for sons as a replacement for a lack of a social security plan, and is backwards and undeveloped, but aborting females for males is beyond cruel. Estimates say that there will be a surplus of 60 million males in ten years.
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Chinese parents can have another child if they have a girl, but not if they have a boy. Chinese, however, often ignore the law, abort the girl, and have two sons. I am also told that China will import women from Russia, Thailand, Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines to make up for the lack of wives in China. However, these countries do not have an extra 60 million women and India, Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam, South Korea, and Taiwan also have a severe shortage of women. An imbalanced sex ratio is a serious problem and could lead social instability and even war.
If you ever go to China, count the first 20 kids you see yourself. I bet you won’t find the sex ratio is better than two boys to one girl. If you are concerned about this problem, try to raise awareness by discussing the worldwide war on baby girls with others and ask them if they want to live in a world where everyone has an unmarried son.