FALL TROUT SEASON OPENS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH IN ILLINOIS. 

TROUT FISHING WILL BE AVAILABLE THAT DAY AT MORE THAN 50 LAKES, PONDS AND STREAMS SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPOKESPERSON RACHEL TORBERT.

CATCH AND RELEASE BEGINS ON THE THIRD AT SOME LOCATIONS, WITH THE FULL SEASON OPENING ON THE 17TH AT MORE THAN 50 PONDS, LAKES AND STREAMS AROUND THE STATE SAYS TORBERT.

A LIST OF TROUT FISHING SITES THAT HAVE BEEN STOCKED BY D-N-R AND INFORMATION ABOUT LICENSES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: I FISH ILLINOIS DOT ORG.