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Stream Smallmouth Bass Regulation

Biologist display a smallmouth bass collected from the Glover River      

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 Size limits on fish:

(1)  All smallmouth bass between nine (9) and twelve (12) inches in total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being taken from Baron Fork Creek, Flint Creek, Illinois River upstream from the Baron Fork Creek confluence, Lee Creek, and Little Lee Creek.  Possession of smallmouth bass between nine (9) and twelve (12) inches at these streams is prohibited.

(2) All smallmouth bass less than twelve (12) inches in total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being taken from Glover River from the forks of the Glover River downstream to the confluence with the Little River.  Possession of smallmouth bass less than twelve (12) inches in total length at this stream is prohibited.                           

Bag limits on fish:

In Baron Fork Creek, Flint Creek, Illinois River upstream from the Baron Fork Creek confluence, Lee Creek, and Little Lee Creek where the aggregate limit of six may not include more that one (1) smallmouth bass twelve (12) inches or longer, and in the Glover River from the forks of the Glover River downstream to the confluence with the Little River where the aggregate limit of six may not include more than three (3) smallmouth bass.