Fishing license

Question
What is the age in Illinois do you purchase fishing license.

Answer
From the Illinois DNR website...
SPORT FISHING LICENSES
updated 5/2006
**Anglers under 16 years of age, and persons declared legally disabled (Secretary of State issued Disabled I.D. card showing a Class 2 or 2A disability or Disabled Veterans holding a Veteran's I.D. showing at least a 10% service related disability) or blind, may fish without a license. Owners or tenants (if they reside on the land) may fish in waters on or flowing over their lands without a license. This exemption does not apply to club and organizational lakes or lake developments.

Persons on active duty in the Armed Forces are considered residents. A person on active duty in the armed forces, who entered the service from Illinois and is an Illinois resident, may fish without a license while on leave. Reference the 2006 Information and Regulations.

You can find links to all State Departments of Fish and Wildlife on www.Fishing.FGHP.com  which is a State By State list of links for Wildlife Resources and for commercial entities engaged in support of Fishing and the fishing industry.