Illinois River Outfitters Fishing

02/23/2026

If water levels and the weather cooperates, we will start renting equipment and running shuttles in March!

The 2026 floating season will be starting soon!

We hope to start floating in March, with reservations only. Water levels and conditions will need to be ideal for preseason floating. The water will need to be 5.5 feet or lower on the Chewey gauge and the combined air and water temperatures will need to be at least 130 degrees. You can call anytime for updated river conditions..

We will be open for the season, full time, Friday May 1st.
918-822-3528 https://www.illinoisriveroutfitters.com

01/11/2025

11/09/2024

We will be renting our cabins and RV sites this Fall-Spring, for anyone wanting to plan a fishing trip.

I’ll also be doing a few guided trips February through the beginning of May if anyone is interested in learning to target big smallmouth in the river.

Here are a few pictures of some big smallmouth caught this year.

08/03/2023

We have cabins and RV hookups now available. We will be renting to fishermen Fall-Spring!

04/01/2023

Biggest walleye I’ve ever caught out of the river! 25” and 6 lb 4 oz.

03/17/2023

A couple river giants from yesterday evening!

02/28/2023

I caught the biggest smallmouth I’ve ever seen yesterday! 7lb 10oz

02/23/2023

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02/21/2023

Had such an EPIC day on the river! 20+ miles floated and no shortage of giant smallmouth!
Had 104 inches and 25 pounds on my best 5 for the day including a 6.4 lb giant!

02/14/2023

There are no words to describe the feeling of pulling a smallmouth that is over 7 lbs, out of the river, from a kayak.