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Illinois waters and fishing guides
20 waters with live USGS conditions, 1 angler recognition program.
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Waters
| Water | Discharge | Percentile | Temp | 24h | Guides | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple RiverILAPPLE RIVER NEAR HANOVER, IL | 102 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Big Muddy RiverILBIG MUDDY RIVER BELOW REND LAKE NR BENTON, IL | 44 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Cache RiverILCACHE RIVER AT FORMAN, IL | 1 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Channel LakeILCHANNEL LAKE NEAR ANTIOCH, IL | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Embarras RiverILEMBARRAS RIVER AT STE. MARIE, IL | 54 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Fox LakeILFOX LAKE NEAR LAKE VILLA, IL | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Fox RiverILFOX RIVER AT MONTGOMERY, IL | 1,520 cfs | 77th | n/a | ↓ falling | 1 | none yet |
| Illinois River (Illinois)ILILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY, IL | 15,400 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Iroquois RiverILIROQUOIS RIVER AT IROQUOIS, IL | 126 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Kankakee RiverILKANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL | 1,610 cfs | 77th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Kaskaskia RiverILKASKASKIA RIVER NEAR VENEDY STATION, IL | 172 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Kishwaukee RiverILKISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR PERRYVILLE, IL | 811 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Little Wabash RiverILLITTLE WABASH RIVER AT CARMI, IL | 76 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Mackinaw RiverILMACKINAW RIVER NEAR GREEN VALLEY, IL | 104 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Macoupin CreekILMACOUPIN CREEK NEAR KANE, IL | 15 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Pecatonica RiverILPECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPORT, IL | 1,180 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Rock RiverILROCK RIVER AT ROCKTON, IL | 4,960 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Spring BrookILSPRING BROOK AT 87TH STREET NEAR NAPERVILLE, IL | 2 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Vermilion RiverILVERMILION RIVER NEAR DANVILLE, IL | 170 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Wabash RiverILWABASH RIVER AT MT. CARMEL, IL | 9,570 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
Guides in Illinois
All guides →Angler recognition programs
Details →- Illinois Fishing Awards (Grand Slam, Master Angler, Big Fish, C&R, Junior)IL · IDNR / ifishillinois
Licence requirements
Fishing licences for Illinois are issued by Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Our Illinois fishing licence requirements page lists 19 licence types and 2 specialty stamps and permits, with current fees and the official portal.