Shabbona Lake Youth Fishing League

Shabbona Lake Youth Fishing League The Shabbona Lake Youth Fishing League is a free, open-to-the-public league for children and teens ages 3-17.

Happy Spring!🎣We are so excited to announce our 2026 season schedule! Keep following our page for further details on how...
04/16/2026

Happy Spring!🎣
We are so excited to announce our 2026 season schedule! Keep following our page for further details on how you can join us this July. As always, our league is FREE and open to children and teens ages 3-17 and their families.

"I'm dreaming of a.....summer of fishing!" 😂 Even though the weather outside is frightful, we are looking forward to the...
01/26/2026

"I'm dreaming of a.....summer of fishing!" 😂 Even though the weather outside is frightful, we are looking forward to the next season of the Shabbona Lake Youth Fishing League.

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 7th! Our 2026 league will run on Tuesdays in July 2026. 🎣

Thank you for an amazing 2025 season! We had such a great time fishing with all of you. If you were unable to attend our...
07/30/2025

Thank you for an amazing 2025 season! We had such a great time fishing with all of you. If you were unable to attend our awards night, take a look at our final scores! If your team won 1st or 2nd place, or you won a Team Top Scorer award and would like to pick-up your trophy, please send us a message to arrange a pick-up.

Thank you once again to our sponsors: Thrivent Financial, Heartland Cable Broadband, and Tausch Construction. See you in 2026!

We are so excited for our awards night cookout!! Come join us for dinner, awards, and cake!
07/29/2025

We are so excited for our awards night cookout!! Come join us for dinner, awards, and cake!

Today is the day! 🎉 Join us from 6-8pm at the Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve at 4490 Preserve Road in Shabbona for our A...
07/29/2025

Today is the day! 🎉 Join us from 6-8pm at the Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve at 4490 Preserve Road in Shabbona for our Awards Night Cookout!

We will provide hot dogs, chips, and cake. Please bring your own family-friendly drinks for your family. See you soon! 🎣 *Update: please also bring lawn chairs for your family or a blanket to sit on! Thanks!!

Thanks for another great night of fishing! If you caught anything and didn’t report it on your score sheet, please send ...
07/23/2025

Thanks for another great night of fishing! If you caught anything and didn’t report it on your score sheet, please send us a message no later than 10pm tonight for your catches to be counted. Our trophy order needs to be sent tonight for our awards night next week. See you then!

Things are heating up out here at the bait shop! *Disclaimer: fish was caught by a parent and doesn’t count for points, ...
07/23/2025

Things are heating up out here at the bait shop!

*Disclaimer: fish was caught by a parent and doesn’t count for points, but made for a great photo!!*

Do you see a name you recognize?! We need your help! These are the t-shirts of years past that have been left in our pos...
07/22/2025

Do you see a name you recognize?! We need your help! These are the t-shirts of years past that have been left in our possession for too long. If they are yours, please message us so you can claim them and pick them up before the winter.

*If these are not picked up by December 1st, we will be recycling them.

Just a reminder that we will meet from 6-8pm tonight (Tuesday) at the Bait Shop! This is our final night of team fishing...
07/22/2025

Just a reminder that we will meet from 6-8pm tonight (Tuesday) at the Bait Shop! This is our final night of team fishing. Next week is our awards night cookout at Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve. See you soon!! 🎣

We can't believe we are nearing the last fishing week of our league! Summer always goes way too quickly. Just a reminder...
07/20/2025

We can't believe we are nearing the last fishing week of our league! Summer always goes way too quickly. Just a reminder that on Tuesday, July 22nd, we will be meeting at the Bait Shop for our last week of team fishing. On Tuesday, July 29th, we will be meeting at the Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve for our Awards Night Cookout. More details on that will be shared on Tuesday. :)

Take a look at our highlights from last week at the dam! See you again on Tuesday!

We had a great (and very hot!) night at the dam yesterday!! If you left early to beat the heat, please message us and le...
07/17/2025

We had a great (and very hot!) night at the dam yesterday!! If you left early to beat the heat, please message us and let us know what you caught so we can update our scores and post our highlights tomorrow morning. 😊

Address

Shabbona Lake State Park
Shabbona, IL
60550

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

Telephone

(815) 517-8048

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