Fishing from the shore is allowed only in designated areas.
Fishing is not permitted in the beach area.
Fishing shall only be allowed during the times the Three Oaks
Recreation Area is open to the public.
No person shall bring live bait into the Three Oaks Recreation
Area or release any live bait into the Three Oaks Recreation Area
lakes.
The catching of baitfish, shellfish, frogs or other aquatic
organisms is prohibited.
No person shall remove any fish from the Three Oaks Recreation
Area by means of seines, nets or other devices as defined in 515 ILCS
5/1-50, 1998, known as the "Fish and Aquatic Life Code."
Unless authorized by the City Manager or his/her designated representatives, any person having in his or her possession fish removed from Three Oaks Recreation Area shall be fined as set forth in Chapter
248 Fines, for each such fish found to be in his or her possession.
All fines pursuant to this article may be enforced in accordance with Chapter
1, Article
II General Penalty, §
1-7B.
Size limits shall be placed on aquatic life within the body
of water commonly known as "Crystal Lake." All fish, channel catfish,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye pike, northern pike, muskellunge,
bluegill, redear sunfish, crappie, white or black, and yellow perch,
when taken or in the possession of a person after having been taken
from the water of Crystal Lake, shall be as follows:
Species
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Limitations
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All fish
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3 poles and line fishing
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Channel catfish
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6 fish daily creel limit
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Largemouth or smallmouth bass
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18 inches minimum length
1 fish daily creel limit
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Walleye pike
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18 inches minimum length
2 fish daily creel limit
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Northern pike
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24 inches minimum length
2 fish daily creel limit
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Muskellunge
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48 inches minimum length
1 fish daily creel limit
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Bluegill or redear sunfish
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15 fish in total daily limit
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Crappie, white or black
|
15 fish in total daily limit
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Yellow perch
|
15 fish in total daily limit
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The daily catch limit includes all fish species (either singly
or in the aggregate) caught within each of the following fish groupings:
A. Largemouth or smallmouth bass.
C. Bluegill or redear sunfish.