9/19/2006	ultimatefishingsite.net	Fishing on the Fox River has been good. Lots of 2 pound smallies on rattle traps at the dams.
5/10/2006	Jeremy Wood	Give me a call Dink Chirello if you are near Chicagoland and want to go fish . . .
5/10/2006	Jeremy Wood	From Utah. Live in Naperville, IL. Dying to wet a fly, and catch some trout. Where to go? (630)-338-2816
3/30/2006	Dink Chirello	I am seeking a fly fishing buddy for the summer. If you know a good spot lets go. I am used to Utah waters. I heard Wisconsin has some good spots too.
3/27/2006	colin	im 16 years old im a guy i love fishing fly fishing is especaly near my heart i would love to find a place in southern IL to fly fish for trout if anyone could help me i would appreceate it i
1/2/2006	Chelsie	I am in high school and I chose fly fishing for my senior project. I would like to learn as much about it as I can. I am looking for a place to go fly fishing in southern Illinois if possible. If you have any tips for me, I would greatly appreciate it.
12/21/2005	Steve	Illinois Fly Fishers Let me know what you think about this web page dedicated to Illinois fly fishing: www.totalflyfishing.com/index.php/destinations/IL Thanks Steve
12/11/2005	FishMaster	For more info on Rockford IL chat with people that fish in the area... http://www.onlinerockford.com/
8/31/2005	Terri Treacy	Sierra Club is a sponsor of Kids Activities at the Southern Illinois Hunting & Fishing Days Celebration (http://sihfd.org) Sept 24 & 25, 2005. We are looking for volunteers to show kids how to cast a fly rod. This event is attended by 25,000 people, with a major emphasis on introducing children to all hunting and fishing sports. Let me know if there is anyone out there that would like to spend a weekend in beautiful Southern Illinois and a few hours helping out at the Kids Fly Fishing area.
7/10/2005	Xoombeenie	Am new to fly fishing. Looking for help on how to catch trout in dark water of the Fox. Tried the Fox river south of Buffalo Campground (Algonquin). I always see Carp jumping there when I bottom fish. Got a fly rod and waders and learned to cast. Spent the day throwing flies trying to catch top feeding Carp with no luck. Anybody got any suggestions for how to grab these jumpers in that dark water?
6/3/2005	Logan	I fished the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River in DeKalb, IL today behind Hopkins Park along Sycamore Road (Route 23). I must have caught nearly 50 or more fish!! I was wading in knee to mid-thigh deep water and casting along the bank under trees and along rocks. I mostly caught Rock Bass that were on average 8 inches long with some running larger. I only took in a few Smallmouth Bass of decent size. Olive colored Wooley Buggers and Black Poppers were my successful choices today! The water quality was good and the fish were not spooky at all. My English, Black Lab waded with me the whole time, which usually bothers the fish and frustrates me, not this time.
6/1/2005	Logan	I got bored with the stubborn Smallies at Somonauk Creek, so I went a few miles east to Little Rock Creek which is also along IL Route 34 located between the small towns of Sandwich, IL and Plano, IL. Again, parked the truck by the bridge and waded south from that point about 350 yards. This stream proved to be a lot better! The water quality is much better and water visibility is good! Many more Smallies here. About every other cast you can anticipate catching a small Creek Chub, especially at the bottom of the riffles. They are every where in this stream.
6/1/2005	Logan	Today I fished Somonauk Creek along IL Route 34 between the small towns of Somonauk, IL and Sandwich, IL. Somonauk Creek feeds Lake Holiday. There are a fair amount of decent size smallmouth bass holding in the pools. The water quality is a bit murky, but okay to spot fish. Parked the truck by the bridge just off the highway, and put in the water just below the BNSF Railroad bridge.
5/4/2005	Logan	The Kishwaukee River south of Rockford, IL has been good for Smallies. I typically wade and fish with a flyrod. May need to use a slip shot or weighted fly to get deep enough.
5/4/2005	Logan	Johna, Thank you for finding and providing the link for the waters that were stocked with trout this year!
5/4/2005	Logan	Has anyone fished the Apple Canyon River lately?
4/25/2005	johna	Here is a link to the Illinois DNR website that lists trout stocking sites in ~30 counties statewide. http://dnr.state.il.us/pubaffairs/2005/March/fish.htm
4/2/2005	Dean	Looking for a place in Illinois to trout fish, I am in Saint Louis. anything close???
3/15/2004	Mike	new to fly fishing. Can someone let me know where to fish in central Illinois.
7/4/2003	Joe	I am new to the area, from FL. I fly fish but have no clue how to fresh water fish. I live near the joliet area and wish to recieve some info regarding flying in the area.
4/25/2003	Silas Wiater	First off I am new to the state of Illinois and secondly I am new to the sport of fly fishing. I live up in the rockford area and would like to see if anyone knows of some good beginer spots either in Northern Illinois around rockford or even southern Wisconsin. Thanks Silas Wiater
3/21/2003	Rod Sandow	I have just recently began to fly fish again after a long time. I was glad to find such an interesting web stie to catch me up on things.
12/4/2002	Tim Schulz	I want to say that this is a great web site! The information that is provided is useful, easy to find, and the links are accurate and up to date. Thank you for this service to fisherman, especially those of us trapped in Illinois!
7/23/2002	Paul Nornholm	We may not have trout fishing except for put and take.but if you want a nice free stone stream to fish try Apple River Canyon State Park up west of Rockford.The stream is used for put and take trout fishing in the spring and ther is acarry over because the water stays cold enough to support trout.The stream is also a good smallmouth stream.