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Businesses listed below are displayed in detail on the "Illinois Charter Page "

Burnham Harbor

Brush & Roll Charters	Capt. Joel Reiser
Captain Al's Charter Boat Fleet	Capt. Al Skalecke
Chicago Dive Charters	Capt. Hank Fiene
Jim's Bouy Charters	Capt. James Krawchu
Salmon Seeker Charters	Capt. Eddie Landmichl

Diversey Harbor

Angler Charters	Capt. Gintas Ancevicius
Capt. Randy's Charter Service	Capt. Randy Schmidt
Full Circle Charters	Capt. Dave Fors
Kingfisherman Charters Inc.	Capt. Jamie Kost
Leprechaun Charter Service	Capt. Bill Kelly
S.S. Charters	Capt. Tom Serbin
Tracei Ann Charters	Capt. Lon Washsning

DuSable Harbor

Montrose Harbor

Angler Charters	Capt. Gintas Ancevicius
Endorfins Charters	Capt. John Oberman
Confusion Charters	Capt. Robert Poteshman

Manistee, MI

Rainmaker Charters

Capt. Rich Pegau

 

McKinley Marina - WI

Silver King Charters

Capt. Kurt Pokrandt

North Point Marina

Howie Fly Charters	Capt. Howard Halsne
Montauk IV Charters	Capt. Steven May
Passtime Charters	Capt. Jeff Fain
Renegade Charters	Capt. Rich Boren
Salmon Caddy Charters	Capt. Jim Miller

Reef Point Marina - WI

Silver King Charters

Capt. Kurt Pokrandt

Waukegan

Bon-Shell Charter Service	Capt. Ron Mihevc
Freedom Charters	Capt. James Engel
TMA Charters	Capt. Les Wood
Confusion Charters	Capt. Robert Poteshman
Stellar Sportfishing Charters	Capt. Rich Tanner

Winthrop Harbor

Always Fishing Charters	Capt. Robert G. Rossa
A Morning Affair Charters	Capt.KenLaBelle
Anastacia Marie Sportfishing	Capt. Jeff Griffin
Charter Boat Confusion	Capt. Robert Poteshman
Duckbill Charters	Capt. Bill Meier
Fish Trap Charters	Capt. Wayne Young
Kinn's Sport Fishing	Capt Bret Cook
Tigger II Charters	Captain Tigger Ihlenfeldt
Rainmaker Charters	Capt. Rich Pegau

Bass Hawks,  19031 Cedar Ave, Country Club Hill, IL  60477

Calumet Harbor Sport Fishermen,  c/o Jim  Williams, 790 Lexington Ct. New Lenox, IL  60451
[email protected]

ChicagolandFishing.com, c/o Ed Diem, 63 Douglas Ave, Suite 305, Elgin, IL. 60120

www.chicagolandfishing.com      [email protected] 

Chicagoland Fishing Has no Boundries, 157 Hillcrest Ave, Wood Dale, IL. Ph 773-481-0000

www.cfhnb.org       [email protected] 

Central Illinois Muskies Inc, c/o Mike Steffa, 1126 N. Coronado, Peoria, IL  61604, Ph 309-637-6058
[email protected]

Chicagoland Bank Anglers, 555 W. Madison, Ste. 4211, Chicago, IL  60661, Ph 312-266-8270
http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/trails/3590   [email protected]

Chicagoland Bass Club - Bassin' Bandits, c/o Ed Bohn 5240 W. 120th St, Alsip, IL 60803,

Ph 708-597-8698  http://bassinbandits.ilbassfed.com      [email protected]

Chicagoland Muskie Hunters, 1002 Grove Dr., Mt. Prospect, IL  60056, Ph 847-255-4740
http://people.ce.mediaone.net./rgraves/index.html       [email protected]

Chicagoland Muskie Hunters, 1002 Grove Dr., Mt. Prospect, IL  60056, Ph 847-255-4740
http://chicagoland.muskiesinc.org      [email protected]

Chi-Town Bassmasters, Phone: 773-296-4734
http://www.chitownbassmasters.homestead.com   [email protected]

Des Plaines Lunker Busters, 2 N 050 Edgewood Ave, Lombard, IL  60148

Evanston Boat Ramp Assoc, P.O. Box 696, Evanston, IL  60204
[email protected]

Fishin' Buddies,  Bob  Long Jr, 9946 S. Halsted St, Chicago, IL  60628

Flatlanders Muskies Inc, 15955 Cannell Rd, Rockford, IL  61072

Fox River Valley Muskies, Inc,  Philip Gutmann Pres, 4200 Greenfield Ln. Lake in the Hills, IL  60102, Ph 847-669-8286,  www.frvmuskie.com        [email protected]

Fox Valley Area Anglers, P.O.Box 3217, St. Charler, IL 60174

http://foxvalleyareaanglers.com         [email protected] 

Illinois B.A.S.S. Federation, Stan Leach-President, 217-632-3110

www.ilbassfed.com      [email protected]

Ill Smallmouth Alliance, Paul Tobeck, 105 W. Jones St, Milford, IL  60953
http://www.illinoissmallmouthalliance.com    [email protected]

Illinois Steelheaders, c/o Wayne Johnson, 2785 Montclare Ct, Aurora IL 60504-5286  Ph: 708-449-8080 
[email protected]

Illini Muskie Alliance, John  Weirich, 1002 Grove Dr, Mt. Prospect, IL  60056, Ph 847-361-9003  
[email protected]

Migratory Waterfowl Hunters, Scott Bryant, 618-465-9881, [email protected] , www.mwhi.org

Mississippi Valley Muskies Inc, 5301 11th Ave. C, Moline, IL  61265, Ph 309-762-5417
[email protected]

North Point Charter Boat Assoc, P.O. Box 164, Winthrop Harbor, IL  60096-0164, Ph 800-247-6727
http://www.salmonoid.com/npcba  [email protected]

Quad County Hawg Hunters, P.O. Box 185, Plano, IL  60545, Ph 630-553-5475
http://www.fpws.com/qchh        [email protected]

Riverside Fishing Club, 4427 S. Clinton, Stickney, IL  60402

Salmon Sport Fishing Club, 6N271 Rosedale Ave, Roselle, IL  60172, Ph 630-834-4337
[email protected]  or [email protected]

Salmon Unlimited, Inc, 4548 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL  60646
[email protected]

Shawnee Muskie Hunters, P.O. Box 231, Murphysburo, IL  62966
[email protected]

South of the Border Muskies, Inc, P.O. Box 773, Antioch, IL  60002

South Side Muskie Hawks, 5211 S. Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL  60638, Ph 773-581-8650
http://members.tripod.com/~ssmh         [email protected]

Spring Valley Walleye Club, 210 E. St. Paul, Spring Valley IL 61362, Ph 815-663-6141
http://www.spring-valley-walleye.org    [email protected]

Trollers Unlimited, 12816 83rd Ct, Palos Park, IL  60464, Ph 708-448-6447
[email protected]

Villa Park Sportsman's Club  www.great-lakes.org/vpsc    [email protected]

Walleyes Unlimited, USA, P.O. Box 8817, Waukegon IL 60079

www.walleyesunlimitedusa.org     [email protected]

Waukegan Charter Boat Assoc., P.O. Box 946. Waukegan, IL  60079, Ph 847-244-3474
http://www.big-fish.com

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• Chicago Sun Times Outdoors  The Outdoors reports section of the Chicago Sun Times

• Chicago Tribune Report  Fishing information for the Greater Chicago area as published in the Chicago Tribun

• ChicagolandFishing.com

• Ice Fishing Message Board from Angler's On-Line

• Illinois Fishing Report from Chicago Steelhead Site.

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The Steelhead Site, 1001 West Washington Blvd., Suite 3G, Chicago, IL. 60607. Ph312-243-5255 Fax 312-243-5257   [email protected]

Listed below are over 300  launch areas, some ramps are public, some private, many  have a launch fee.  Some areas have multiple ramp sites. 

Illinois Boat Launches

• Northwest Section

• Northeast Section

• East Central Section

• West Central Section

• South Section

Northwest Section

Illinois River, Hennepin

Illinois River, Henry

Illinois River, Lacon

Illinois River, Marshall State F/W area

Illinois River, Senachwine Lake

Illinois River, Senachwine Pumping Station

Illinois River, Wightman Lake

Lake Carlton, Morrison State Park

Mautino State F/W Area, East St, Sheffield

Mississippi Palisades State Park, Route 84, Savanna

Mississippi River, Albany

Mississippi River, Andalusia

Mississippi River, Big River State Forest

Mississippi River, Blanding

Mississippi River, Blanchard Island

Mississippi River, Cordova

Mississippi River, Fulton

Mississippi River, Gears Ferry

Mississippi River, Goose Pond

Mississippi River, Hampton

Mississippi River, Keithsburg

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 14

Mississippi River, Moline

Mississippi River, Pool 16

Mississippi River, Port Byron

Mississippi River, Riverview Access Area

Mississippi River, Rock Island

Mississippi River, Savanah Nat'l Wildlife Refuge

Rock Cut State Park, Harlem Rd, Loves Park

Rock River, Byron

Rock River, Castle Rock State Park

Rock River, Dixon

Rock River, Geneseo

Rock River, Lyndon

Rock River, Oregon

Rock River, Prophetstown

Rock River, Rockford North

Rock River, Rockford Central

Rock River, Rockford South

Rock River, Rock Island

Rock River, Sterling

Shabbona Lake State Park, Shabona

Snakeden Hollow State F/W Area, Victoria

Spring Lake State F/W Area, South Park Rd, Manito

Starved Rock State Park, Utica

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Northeast Section

Alsip ,127^th & Cicero

Bang Lake, Wauconda

Big Bend Lake, Des Plaines

Busse Lake, Ned Brown Forest Preserve

Chain O’Lakes State Park

Channahon State Park, Channahon

Chicago Lakefront, Burnham Park Harbor

Chicago Lakefront, Diversey Harbor

Chicago Lakefront, Jackson Park

Chicago Lakefront, Rainbow Park

Chicago Lakefront, South Chicago

Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake

Dresden Cooling Lake

Du Page River, Naperville

Gages Lake, Gages Lake

Fox River, Algonquin

Fox River, Aurora

Fox River, Batavia

Fox River, Elgin

Fox River, Fox River Grove

Fox River, Geneva

Fox River, Island Lake

Fox River, Ottawa

Fox River, Oswego

Fox River, Valley View

Fox River, Yorkville

Heidecke Lake State F/W Area, Jugtown Rd, Morris

Illinois River, Marseilles

Illinois River, Morris

Illinois River, Peru

Illinois River, South Ottawa

Illinois River, Spring Valley

Illinois River, Starved Rock State Park

Illinois River, Utica

Iroquois River, Aroma 

Iroquois River, Sugar Island

Kankakee River, Ahern

Kankakee River, Aroma Park

Kankakee River, Des Plaines Conservation Area

Kankakee River, Illiana Heights

Kankakee River, Kankakee

Kankakee River, Kankakee River State Park

Kankakee River, Momence West

Kankakee River, Momence East

LaSalle Fish/Wildlife Area

Silver Springs State Park, Fox Rd, Yorkville

Waukegan, Lake Michigan

William G. Stratton State Park, Ottawa St, Morris

William W. Powers Conservation Area, 12949 S. Ave. "O", Chicago

Winthrop Harbor, Lake Michigan

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East Central Section

Bloomington Lake, Hudson

Clinton Lake, Clinton

Decatur Lake, Decatur

Eagle Creek State Park, Findlay

Evergreen Lake, Hudson

Homer Lake State Conservation Area

Iroquois River,  L'Erable

Iroquois River, Watseka

Kickapoo State Park, Oakwood

Moraine View State Park, Le Roy

Mingo Lake, Danville

Oakland Lake, Oakland

Sangamon River, Mahomet

Sangchris Lake State Park

Shelbyville State F/W Area, Bethany

Shelbyville State F/W Area, East Nelson

Twin Lakes, Paris

Vermilion Lake, Danville

Vermillion River, Pontiac

Walnut Point State Park, County Road 370N, Oakland

Weldon Springs State Park

Wolf Creek State Park, Windsor

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West Central Section

Argyle Lake State Park, Colchester

Augusta lake, Augusta

Banner Marsh Wildlife Area

Canton Lake, Canton

Carthage Lake, Carthage

Chautauqua Lake, Liverpool

Chautauqua Lake, Buzzville

Citizens Lake, Monmouth

Eureka Lake, Eureka

Gladstone Lake, Gladstone

Jim Edgar Panther Creek State F/W Area, Chandlerville

Illinois River, Argyle Lake State Park

Illinois River, Banner Marsh F/W Area

Illinois River, Beardstown

Illinois River, Bedford

Illinois River, Browning

Illinois River, Chatton Island

Illinois River, Chillicothe

Illinois River, Coughlin

Illinois River, Detweiller Park, Peoria

Illinois River, East Peoria

Illinois River, Florence

Illinois River, Hamilton

Illinois River, Havana

Illinois River, Kingston Mines

Illinois River, Lock & Dam 19

Illinois River, Lock & Dam 20

Illinois River, Marshall State F/W Area

Illinois River, Naples

Illinois River, Pekin

Illinois River, Peoria Lake, Peoria

Illinois River, Peoria Lock/Dam

Illinois River, Tuscarora

Illinois River, Warsaw

Illinois River, Woodford County Conservation Area

Jacksonville Lake, Jacksonville

Mississippi River, Batchtown Wildlife Mgmt Area

Mississippi River, Dallas City

Mississippi River, Delabar State Park

Mississippi River, Gilbert Island Wildlife Area

Mississippi River, Hamilton

Mississippi River, East Hannibal, Pool 22

Mississippi River, Louisianna, MO

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 18

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 19

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 20

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 21

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 22

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 24

Mississippi River, Calhoun Cty Conservation Area

Mississippi River, Mark Twain Nat'l Wildlife Area

Mississippi River, Nauvoo

Mississippi River, Niota

Mississippi River, Oquawka

Mississippi River, Oquawka Island

Mississippi River, Quincy Bay State F/W Area

Mississippi River, Quincy North

Mississippi River, Quincy Central

Mississippi River, Quincy South

Mississippi River, Red's Landing

Mississippi River, Shokokon

Mississippi River, Warsaw

Mt. Sterling Lake, Mt. Sterling

Pittsfield Lake, Pittsfield

Powerton Lake Wildlife Area. Peoria

Rice Lake State F/W Area

Schuy Rush Lake, Rushville

Siloam Springs State Park, Clayton

Spring Lake, Macomb

Springfield Lake, Springfield

St. David Strip Mines

Storey Lake, Galesburg

Waverly Lake, Franklin

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South Section

Altamont Reservoir, Altamont

Anna State Pond, Anna

Beal Woods State Park

Beaver Dam State Park, Macuopin

Big Muddy River, Grand Tower

Big Muddy River, Murphysboro

Bunker Hill Reservoir, Bunker Hill

Carbondale Resveroir, Carbondale

Carlinville Lake, Carlinville

Carlyle Lake, Carlyle

Cave-in-Rock State Park, New State Park Rd, Cave-In-Rock

Cedar Lake, Carbondale

Centralia Lake, Centralia

Charleston Lake, Charleston

Coffeen Lake State F/W Area, Coffeen

Crab Orchard Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Carterville

Devil's Kitchen Lake, Carbondale

Dongola Reservoir, Dongola

Du Quoin Lake, Du Quoin

Dutchman Lake, Buncombe

East Fork Lake, Olney

Ferne Clyffe State Park

Forest of the Wabash, Wabash R.

Ft. Massac State Park, Metropolis

Fox Ridge State Park

Fuller Lake Management Area

Glenn Shoals Lake, Schram City

Glendale Lake, Dixon Springs State Park

Governor Bond Lake, Greenville

Grassy Lake, Ware

Greenville Lake, Greenville

Hamilton County Conservation Area

Herrin Reservoir, Herrin

Highland Silver Lake, Highland

Hillsboro Lake, Hillsboro

Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, Miller City

Illinois River, Kampsville

Illinois River, Pearl

Illinois River, Spankey

Illinois River, Pere Marquette State Park

Kaskaskia River, Fayetteville

Kaskaskia River, New Athens

Kaskaskia River State F/W Area, Conservation Rd, Baldwin

Kincaid Lake, Murphysboro

Kincaid Lake State F/W area

Lake of Egypt, Marion

Lake Murphysboro State Park, Cinder Hill Dr, Murphysboro

Lincoln Trail State Park

Little Grassy Lake, Carbondale

Little Wabash River, New Haven

Lost Creek, Greenup

Lou Yaeger Lake, Litchfield

Mattoon Lake, Neoga

McLeansboro Lake, McLeansboro

Mermet Lake Conservation Area, Metropolis

Mississippi River, Alton

Mississippi River, Batchtown

Mississippi River, Calhoun Pt. Wildlife Mgmt. Area

Mississippi River, Chester

Mississippi River, Lockhaven

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 25

Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 27

Mississippi River, Oldenburg

Mississippi River, Pike County

Mississippi River, Thebes

Mississippi River, Venice

Mount Olive Lake, Mount Olive

Moses Lake, Benton

Nelle Lake, St. Elmo

Neumans Lake, Marshall

New Gillespie Lake, Gillespie

Newton Lake F/W Area

Norris City Reservoir, Norris City

Ohio River, Brookport

Ohio River, Cairo

Ohio River, Cave-in-Rock

Ohio River, Elizabethtown

Ohio River, Golconda

Ohio River, Joppa

Ohio River, Metropolis

Ohio River, Mound City

Ohio River, Old Shawneetown

Ohio River, Olmstead

Ohio River, Rosiclare

Old Mount Olive Reservoir, Mount Olive

Olney Lake, Olney

Otter Lake, Girard

Pana Lake, Pana

Paradise Lake, Paradise

Pinckneyville Reservoir, Pinckneyville

Pyramid State Park, Pinckneyville

Raccoon Creek Reservoir, Centralia

Ramsey Lake State park

Randolph State F/W Area, S. Lakeside Dr, Chester

Red Hills State Park, Sumner

Rend Lake, Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park

Salem Reservoir, Salem

Saline River, Equality

Saline County Conservation Area, Equality

Sam Dale Lake Conservation Area

Sam Parr State F/W Area

Sara Lake, Effingham

Shelbyville Lake, Shelbyville

Staunton Reservoir, Staunton

Stephen A. Forbes State Park, Omega Rd, Kinmundy

Union County Conservation Area, Reynoldsville

Vandalia Lake, Vandalia

Vernon Lake, Olney

Wabash River, Browns Pond

Wabash River, Grand Rapids

Wabash River, Grayville 

Wabash River, Hutsonville

Wabash River, St. Francisville

Wabash River, Vincennes, IN

Walton Lake, Litchfield

Washington County Conservation Area

West Franklin City Lake, Thompsonville

West Franklin Reservoir, Thompsonville

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