Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 830 - COMMERCIAL FISHING AND MUSSELING IN CERTAIN WATERS OF THE STATE
Section 830.10 - Waters Open to Commercial Harvest of Fish
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
The following Illinois waters are open to commercial harvest of fish:
a) Mississippi River and connected public (wholly accessible by boat) backwaters, including that portion of the Kaskaskia River below the navigation lock and dam, except:
b) Illinois River and connected public (wholly accessible by boat) backwaters from Route 89 highway bridge downstream, except for:
c) Wabash River.
d) Embarras River, except from Route 130 in Coles County upstream to the Harrison Street Bridge, including Lake Charleston.
e) Sangamon River, downstream of Belt Route 48 southwest of Decatur to mouth in Cass County.
f) Kaskaskia River south of Route U.S. 50 Bridge to mouth in Randolph County.
g) Little Wabash River.
h) Big Muddy River south of State Route 14 highway bridge in Franklin County to mouth in Jackson County.
i) Skillet Fork.
j) Cache River from Route 51 downstream to the Mississippi River via Cache Diversion Channel but not including that portion of the Cache River between the Cache Diversion Channel Levee and the Ohio River.
k) Saline River in Gallatin and Saline Counties.
l) Ohio River, except for:
m) South Fork of the Sangamon River from State Highway 48 bridge downstream to the Sangamon River in Christian and Sangamon Counties.