Greg N Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Hi Everyone, First post so please bare with me. I currently live in Naperville but am moving to Yorkville soon and I'm excited to fish the Fox. I'm thinking about getting in to wading but was wondering the legality of walking out in a river. For example, the west branch of the dupage river (the portion that goes through downtown Naperville), is it legal to wade this river? I have seen fish but have trouble finding a good shore location to fish from and was considering wet wading. Thanks for the tips and apologize if this question has been asked before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ferguson Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Currently, wading is not allowed on Naperville Park District property. I don't know how strictly they enforce this rule though. You are also supposed to have permission to access the river on private property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Kral Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Hey Greg, their are lots of places to wade the west branch, but I wouldn't do it downtown. Otherwise, lots of guys on this page wade it from winfield to way south of Naperville. Plenty of forest preserves to access it. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg N Posted July 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Thanks for the info. when walking down the riverwalk i see lots of carp but not much SMB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikea Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 It absolutely grinds me that yuppyville is even allowed to enforce this rule, it's a freakn joke!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ferguson Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Naperville used the DuPage County Forest Preserve regulations as a basis for their rules. The ISA was instrumental in getting DuPage County to remove their restriction. It is now OK to wade on DuPage County Forest Preserve sections of the DuPage River. We've got to revisit the Naperville Park District and see if we can get them to change their regulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Antikauskas Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Good information. I had no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Kral Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Pardon my french, forget those smb if you dont see them, hook one of those carp on your rod if you want a real bend! Legally of course. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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