Just in case some places have fishable ice soon, here is the posting of the updated ice-fishing regulations for area public sites.
There are relatively few tweaks this season, mostly at Lake County Forest Preserves and Mazonia State Fishing and Wildlife Area.
As always, if you have adds or tweaks to suggest, contact me by email at BowmanOutside@gmail.com or contact me on Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or Instagram (@BowmanOutside).
Here goes:
NEARBY PUBLIC SITE ICE FISHING REGULATIONS
Ice fish at your own risk. Hours are generally sunrise to sunset, unless noted otherwise. Ice fishing is not permitted at the Chicago lagoons, FPD of Kendall County, FPD of Will County and Kankakee River Valley FPD.
FP COOK COUNTY: Ice-fishing lakes are Arrowhead, Axehead, Beck, Belleau, Big Bend, Bode South only, Bullfrog, Busse main and south, Flatfoot, Green, Horsetail, Ida, Maple, Papoose, Powderhorn, Saganashkee Slough, Sag Quarry, Tampier, Turtlehead and Wampum.
FPD DuPAGE: Permitted most sites. No ice fishing at Spring Creek Reservoir. Late-night fishing allowed at Deep Quarry, must be out of preserve by 11 p.m.
FPD KANE: Permitted only at Lake Patterson (Hampshire South FP), Oakhurst FP, two ponds within Paul Wolff Campground, and Grunwald Farms FP.
LAKE FP: When conditions allow, ice fishing permitted 6:30 a.m. to sunset at Hastings Lake, Banana Lake, Independence Grove south bay and Lake Carina; 6:30 a.m. to one hour after sunset at Sterling Lake.
MAZONIA SFWA: Monster Lake at Mazonia South is open year-round, ice fishing or open water. Fishing, ice or open water, opens on Dec. 26 at both the North and South units.
McHENRY CCD: Ice fishing at The Hollows (West Lake only).
SILVER SPRINGS SFWA: As a general winter rule, enter through the east entrance.
WOLF LAKE: When conditions allow.
