Section 810.10  Sale of Fish and Fishing Seasons

a)         No fish or parts thereof (including eggs) taken by sport fishing methods (including snagging) may be bought, sold or bartered.

b)         Lake Michigan – The sport fishing season for rainbow smelt shall be from March 1 to April 30.

c)         It is unlawful to fish within 250 yards of an occupied duck or goose blind on Department-owned or -managed sites during the migratory waterfowl season.

d)         Lake Michigan, Calumet River, and the Chicago River including its North Branch, South Branch, and the North Shore Channel – the sport fishing harvest for yellow perch shall not be permitted from July 1 through July 31 annually.

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 4607, effective March 1, 2004)