The Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted the details today of the fall trout season, set to open Oct. 16; the early catch-and-release release will open at a few sites on Oct. 2.
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Lake being stocked with trout
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be stocking trout at Morgan Lake in Nichols Park for two weeks of catch-and-release fishing only starting Saturday.
The spring trout season opens to catch-and-harvest fishing April 3 with a daily catch limit of five trout.
All anglers must have a valid fishing license and an Inland Trout Stamp. Newsletter Signup
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Illinois spring trout fishing season opens April 3
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FREEPORT The 2021 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open April 3.
An early opportunity at select trout sites, the spring catch-and-release fishing season, will open March 20. No trout may be kept during the catch and release fishing period, but anglers can keep trout after the opening of the regular season beginning April 3.
The Illinois Catchable Trout Program is funded 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 spring season.