IDNR District Fisheries Biologists by County

If you are unable to reach your District Biologist by phone, please submit a Contact Us email. Make sure to give us your contact information, including your county of residence, and your question or reason for contact.

Adams
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219		 Alexander
Nick Abell
(618)967-0952		 Bond
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217		 Boone
Brennan Caputo
(630)360-4181		 Brown
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219
Bureau
David Wyffels
(630)360-4185		 Calhoun
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219		 Carroll
Brennan Caputo
(630)360-4181		 Cass
Tad Locher
(217)720-0235		 Champaign
Mike Garthaus
(217)784-4730
Christian
Tad Locher
(217)720-0235		 Clark
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420		 Clay
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732		 Clinton
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217		 Coles
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420
Cook
North of I290:
Andy Plauck
(815)675-2386 ext 214
South of I290:
Seth Love
(630)553-6680 		Crawford
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732		 Cumberland
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420		 DeKalb
David Wyffels
(630)360-4185		 DeWitt
Mike Garthaus
(217)784-4730
Douglas
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420		 DuPage
Andy Plauck
(815)675-2386 ext 214
 Edgar
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420		 Edwards
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732		 Effingham
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732
Fayette
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732		 Ford
Mike Garthaus
(217)784-4730		 Franklin
Luke Nelson
(618)985-1112 ext.807		 Fulton
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143		 Gallatin
Luke Nelson
(618)985-1112 ext.807
Greene
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219		 Grundy
Seth Love
(630)553-6680		 Hamilton
Nick Abell
(618)967-0952		 Hancock
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219		 Hardin
Luke Nelson
(618)985-1112 ext.807
Henderson
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143		 Henry
David Wyffels
(630)360-4185		 Iroquois
Mike Garthaus
(217)784-4730		 Jackson
Shawn Hirst
(618)559-5009		 Jasper
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732
Jefferson
Luke Nelson
(618)985-1112 ext.807		 Jersey
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219		 JoDaviess
Brennan Caputo
(630)360-4181		 Johnson
Luke Nelson
(618)985-1112 ext.807		 Kane
Andy Plauck
(815)675-2386 ext. 214
Kankakee
Seth Love
(630)553-6680		 Kendall
Seth Love
(630)553-6680		 Knox
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143		 Lake
Andy Plauck
(815)675-2386 ext. 214		 LaSalle
David Wyffels
(630)360-4185
Lawrence
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732		 Lee
David Wyffels
(630)360-4185		 Livingston
Mike Garthaus
(217)784-4730		 Logan
Tad Locher
(217)720-0235		 Macon
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420
Macoupin
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217		 Madison
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217		 Marion
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732		 Marshall
Blake Bushman
(309)435-1010		 Mason
Tad Locher
(217)720-0235
Massac
Luke Nelson
(618)985-1112 ext.807		 McDonough
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143		 McHenry
Andy Plauck
(815)675-2386 ext 214
 McLean
Mike Garthaus
(217)784-4730		 Menard
Tad Locher
(217)720-0235
Mercer
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143		 Monroe
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217		 Montgomery
Tad Locher
(217)720-0235		 Morgan
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219		 Moultrie
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420
Ogle
Brennan Caputo
(630)360-4181		 Peoria
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143		 Perry
Nick Abell
(618)967-0952		 Piatt
Mike Garthaus
(217)784-4730		 Pike
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219
Pope
Luke Nelson
(618)985-1112 ext.807		 Pulaski
Nick Abell
(618)967-0952		 Putnam
Blake Bushman
(309)435-1010		 Randolph
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217		 Richland
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732
Rock Island
David Wyffels
(630)360-4185		 Saline
Shawn Hirst (618)559-5009		 Sangamon
Tad Locher
(217)720-0235		 Schuyler
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219		 Scott
Blake Ruebush
(217)622-7219
Shelby
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420		 St. Clair
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217		 Stark
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143		 Stephenson
Brennan Caputo
(630)360-4181		 Tazewell
Blake Bushman
(309)435-1010
Union
Nick Abell
(618)967-0952		 Vermilion
Mike Garthaus
(217)784-4730		 Wabash
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732		 Warren
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143		 Washington
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217
Wayne
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732		 White
Shawn Hirst (618)559-5009		 Whiteside
David Wyffels
(630)360-4185		 Will
Seth Love
(630)553-6680		 Williamson
Luke Nelson
(618)985-1112 ext.807
Winnebago
Brennan Caputo
(630)360-4181		 Woodford
Blake Bushman
(309)435-1010		 Shelbyville Lake Complex
Jim Garavaglia
(217)345-2420		 Carlyle Lake Complex
Eric Ratcliff
(618)931-4217
 Rend Lake Complex
Shawn Hirst
(618)559-5009
Ohio-Wabash Rivers
David Glover
(618)200-0214 		Mississippi River
Pool 24–Open River
Butch Atwood
(618) 594-3627		 Mississippi River
Pools 18–22
Matt O’Hara
(309)543-3316 x229		 Mississippi River
Pools 12–17
Rebekah Anderson
(630)538-5624
 Illinois River
Nerissa McClelland
(309)543-3316 ext. 226
Lake Michigan
Vic Santucci
(847)294-4134		 Lake Michigan
Dan Makauskas
(847)294-4134		 Lake Michigan
Rebecca Redman
(847)294-4134		 NW Illinois Rivers
Rob Hilsabeck
(309)446-9143
 NE Illinois Rivers
Tristan Widloe
(630)360-4184
NE Illinois Rivers
Tristan Widloe
(630) 360-4184		 East Central Illinois Rivers
Trent Thomas
(217)784-4730 x230		 West Central Illinois Rivers
Ben Lubinski
(618)462-0362		 SW Illinois Rivers
Ben Lubinski
(618)462-0362
 SE Illinois Rivers
Boone LaHood
(618)393-6732

COMMERCIAL FISHING (All Waters)
Sara Tripp (618)444-3078