Illinois spring trout season opens April 6 at 58 locations statewide

By Muddy River Sports | March 15, 2024
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. An additional 80,000 trout will be stocked for the fall trout season, which begins in October. | Photo courtesy of pexels.com

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The 2024 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 6, at 58 ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state. An early opportunity at select trout sites — the spring catch-and-release fishing season — will open March 23. No trout may be kept during the catch-and-release period, but anglers can keep…

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