City of Crystal Lake, IL: Fishing

[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Crystal Lake 9-7-2010 by Ord. No. 6606.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Boats and boating — See Ch. 181.

Fines — See Ch. 248.

Parks and recreation — See Ch. 383.

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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 258, Fishing, which consisted of: Art. I, Vulcan Lake, adopted 2-15-2000 by Ord. No. 5248 (Art. V, Ch. 3, Section T, of the 1993 Code), as amended; and Art. II, Size Limits, adopted 3-1-2005 by Ord. No. 5910.

Article I Three Oaks Recreation Area

§ 258-1 Shore area.

Fishing from the shore is allowed only in designated areas.

§ 258-2 Beach area.

Fishing is not permitted in the beach area.

§ 258-3 Permitted times.

Fishing shall only be allowed during the times the Three Oaks Recreation Area is open to the public.

§ 258-4 Live bait.

No person shall bring live bait into the Three Oaks Recreation Area or release any live bait into the Three Oaks Recreation Area lakes.

§ 258-5 Trapping of baitfish and other organisms.

The catching of baitfish, shellfish, frogs or other aquatic organisms is prohibited.

§ 258-6 Removal of fish with certain devices 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."

§ 258-7 Penalty.

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.

§ 258-8 Enforcement.

All fines pursuant to this article may be enforced in accordance with Chapter 1, Article II General Penalty, § 1-7B.

Article II Size Limits on Crystal Lake

§ 258-9 Limits imposed.

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	Limitations
All fish	3 poles and line fishing
Channel catfish	6 fish daily creel limit
Largemouth or smallmouth bass	18 inches minimum length 1 fish daily creel limit
Walleye pike	18 inches minimum length 2 fish daily creel limit
Northern pike	24 inches minimum length 2 fish daily creel limit
Muskellunge	48 inches minimum length 1 fish daily creel limit
Bluegill or redear sunfish	15 fish in total daily limit
Crappie, white or black	15 fish in total daily limit
Yellow perch	15 fish in total daily limit

§ 258-10 Daily catch limits.

The daily catch limit includes all fish species (either singly or in the aggregate) caught within each of the following fish groupings:

Largemouth or smallmouth bass.

Walleye.

Bluegill or redear sunfish.

Channel catfish.

Crappie.

Yellow perch.