Illinois Department
of Natural Resources
This page contains links to information on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources web sites. The information covers a wide variety of fishing-related subjects. There are additional links to IDNR pages on the Safety & Conservation page and the Games & Puzzles page.
Beginners guide to fishing:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/gofish/kids/Beginners%20Guide/kidsBegin.htm
Kids and family fishing information:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/gofish/kids.htm
General family fishing guide:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/gofish/kids/FamilyfishGuide.htm
Kids fishing hotspots in Illinois:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/gofish/kids/Kids%20&%20Family%20Fishing%20Areas/Kidshotspot.htm
Where to fish and what bait to use for specific fish species in Illinois:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/gofish/tips/fishingtips.htm
A list of Illinois fish families and species:
http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/fish/species.htm
Chart of fish species in Illinois:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/science/species/species.html
Anatomy chart of a fish:
http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/fish/anat.htm
Fishing knots commonly used:
http://dnr.state.il.us/fish/Knotgde.htm
Weekly Illinois fishing reports:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/reports/fishreportselect.html
2008 Illinois Fishing Information Booklet:
http://dnr.state.il.us/fish/digest/
Buying an Illinois Sport Fishing License:
http://www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/licenses.htm
Available Illinois Sport Fishing Awards:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/awards/open_award.htm
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/youth/news/story?page=b_youth_FunFish_JrBMM_0106
Illinois Urban Fishing Programs:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/programs/Urban/urban.html
Illinois and North American fish records:
http://www.ifishillinois.org/awards/record_fish.pdf
Vocabulary of fish terms:
http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/fish/vocab.htm
