Anglers are advised to check with individual sites for specific openings as some sites may not be open to the public at 5 a.m. No trout may be taken at any of the 35 catchable trout program areas from Oct. 1 until the program's legal opening on Oct. 17. During that time, the Department will stock more than 71,000 rainbow trout at the stocking sites. To legally take trout from any of the catchable trout fishing areas, anglers must have a fishing license and an inland trout stamp, unless they are under 16 years of age, blind or disabled, or Illinois residents on leave from the Armed Forces.
Anglers are limited to taking five rainbow trout per day.
Fishing licenses and inland trout stamps are available at sporting goods stores and other vendors located near the catchable trout fishing sites, at the regional offices or the Department's Springfield and Chicago offices.