2024 Sport Shows and Events
August 2024
- August 3 Senator John F. Curran & Representative Nicole La Ha's Fishing Derby
Tampier Lake West, 13179 Will Cook Road, Orland Park, IL
9:00AM – 12:00 PMCome join Senator John F. Curran & Representative Nicole La Ha for a fun kid's fishing derby at Tampier Lake West (enter off Will Cook Road). There will be free prizes for biggest fish, most fish and sportsman award. Be sure to be there at 9:00AM when the Illinois Conservation Police will be presenting boat/canoe tips and giving a fishing safety presentation. The first 50 kids will recieve a free rod/reel combo. Participants include the Future Anglers Foundation, the Illinois Conservation Police, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
- August 8 – 18 Illinois State Fair
Conservation World, Springfield, Illinois
Come visit the IDNR at the Illinois State Fair. The Division of Fisheries is on-hand daily, providing fishing clinics and demonstrations throughout the day. We will also have the live fish display, Touch a Fish for kids of all ages, a kid's pond fishing and the fishing clinics. In addition, IDNR Fisheries Biologists are available to answer questions about private pond management and the fish population in your favorite lakes and rivers.