Section 830.10  Waters Open to Commercial Harvest of Fish

a)         Mississippi River and connected public (wholly accessible by boat) backwaters, including that portion of the Kaskaskia River below the navigation lock and dam, except Quincy Bay, Quincy Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Spring Lake in the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge and Mark Twain U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge Waters (except by special permit).

b)         Illinois River and connected public (wholly accessible by boat) backwaters from Route 89 highway bridge downstream, except for:

1)         U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge waters;

2)         Donnelly/Depue Fish and Wildlife Area;

3)         Rice Lake Complex, including all of Big Lake;

4)         Meredosia Lake in Cass and Morgan Counties during the central zone duck season; and

5)         Clear Lake in Mason County 7 days prior to and during the central zone duck season.

c)         Wabash River.

d)         Embarras River, except from Route 130 in Coles County upstream to Route 16 including Lake Charleston.

e)         Sangamon River, downstream of Belt Route 48 southwest of Decatur to mouth in Cass County.

f)          Kaskaskia River south of Route U.S. 50 Bridge to mouth in Randolph County.

g)         Little Wabash River.

h)         Big Muddy River south of State Route 14 highway bridge in Franklin County to mouth in Jackson County.

i)          Skillet Fork.

j)          Cache River from Route 51 downstream to the Mississippi River via Cache Diversion Channel but not including that portion of the Cache River between the Cache Diversion Channel Levee and the Ohio River.

k)         Saline River in Gallatin and Saline Counties.

l)          Ohio River.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 13187, effective August 30, 2007)