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