LivewellFish consumption advisories
Illinois
Illinois publishes advisories for 121 waters, covering 432 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Chlordane, Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs, PFAS, PFOS
Statewide advisory
These apply across Illinois, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- All Other Species Women who may become pregnant & children under 15 For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide methylmercury default
Waters with advisories in Illinois
121 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 77
- Anna State Pond Union
- Arrowhead Lake Cook
- Bangs Lake Lake
- Big Lake Silver Springs Kendall
- Busse Lake Cook
- Calumet Harbor Cook
- Campus Lake (Southern Illinois University) Jackson
- Cedar Lake Jackson
- Centralia Lake Marion
- Chaminwood Lake Will
- Citizens Lake Warren
- Crab Orchard Lake Williamson
- Crystal Lake Champaign
- Deep Lake Lake
- Devil's Kitchen Lake Williamson
- Dongola Lake Union
- Duck Creek Lake Fulton
- Dutchman Lake Johnson
- East Fork Lake Richland
- Evergreen Lake McLean
- Fox Chain-O-Lakes Lake
- Gillespie Lakes (Old and New) Macoupin
- Greenville Old City Lake Bond
- Heidecke Lake Grundy
- Herrin Lake #1 Williamson
- Highland-Silver Lake Madison
- Horseshoe Lake Madison
- Jackson Harbor Cook
- Jackson Park Lagoon Cook
- Johnson Sauk Trail Lake Henry
- Kickapoo State Park Vermilion
- Kinkaid Lake Jackson
- Lake Bracken Knox
- Lake Calumet Cook
- Lake Carlton Whiteside
- Lake Decatur Macon
- Lake Depue Bureau
- Lake Fork Creek Douglas
- Lake in the Hills McHenry
- Lake Jacksonville Morgan
- Lake McMaster Knox
- Lake Michigan Cook
- Lake Nellie Fayette
- Lake of Egypt Johnson
- Lake of the Woods Champaign
- Lake Renwick East Will
- Lake Sara Effingham
- Lake Taylorville Christian
- Lake Zurich Lake
- Lincoln Trail Lake Clark
- Little Grassy Lake Williamson
- Marquette Park Lagoon Cook
- McKinley Park Lagoon Cook
- Mill Creek Lake Clark
- Mount Olive New City Lake Macoupin
- Nashville City Lake Washington
- North Point Marina Lake
- Pana Lake Shelby
- Pinckneyville City Lake Perry
- Ponderosa Lake Kankakee
- Powderhorn Lake Cook
- Pyramid State Park Perry
- Ramsey Lake Fayette
- Randolph County Lake Randolph
- Red Hills Lake Lawrence
- Sam Parr Lake Jasper
- Schuy-Rush Lake Schuyler
- Siloam Springs Lake Adams
- Silver Lake McHenry
- Sterling Lake Lake
- Sycamore Lake DeKalb
- Thompson Lake Fulton
- Waukegan North Harbor Lake
- Waukegan South Harbor Lake
- Waverly Lake Morgan
- White Hall City Lake Greene
- Wolf Lake and Indian Creek Cook
Reservoirs 4
- Carbondale City Reservoir Jackson
- Marion City Reservoir Williamson
- Midlothian Reservoir Cook
- Monee Reservoir Will
Rivers 40
- Big Muddy River and Tributaries, including Beaucoup Creek and Little Muddy River Franklin
- Big Rock Creek Kane
- Bureau Creek Bureau
- Cache River Basin Alexander
- Calumet River System Cook
- Casey Fork Creek Jefferson
- Cedar Creek Warren
- Chicago River Cook
- Crab Orchard Creek Jackson
- Des Plaines River Cook
- DuPage River DuPage
- East Branch of the DuPage River DuPage
- Elkhorn Creek Carroll
- Embarras River Coles
- Fox River Kane
- Franklin Creek Lee
- Galena River Jo Daviess
- Henderson Creek Henderson
- Illinois River Brown
- Kankakee River Kankakee
- Kickapoo Creek Peoria
- Kishwaukee River Boone
- Kishwaukee River South Branch DeKalb
- Kyte River Ogle
- Little Wabash River and Tributaries Clay
- Lusk Creek Pope
- Mary's River Jackson
- Mazon River Grundy
- Mississippi River Adams
- Nippersink Creek McHenry
- Ohio River Alexander
- Rock River Henry
- Rock Run Rookery Will
- Saganashkee Slough Cook
- Salt Creek Cook
- Sangamon River Cass
- Spoon River Fulton
- Spring Creek Sangamon
- Vermilion River Champaign
- Wabash River Clark
Illinois statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 14" min | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | 14" min | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Muskellunge | 36" min | 1 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Northern Pike | 24" min | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 25 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Illinois — Illinois DNR