Tournaments -- DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER

Below are the public and private tournaments being held on DES PLAINES RIVER.

Public: "Open to Public: Yes"

These tournaments are open to the public. If you're interested in participating in a tournament that is open to the public, please send us the ID# of the tournament you're interested in, and we will send you the contact information.

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Public: "Open to Public: No"

These tournaments are private. We list them here so that you're aware there may be a tournament on your favorite waterbody, however they are not open to the public and we do not give out the contact information for these tournaments.

Multiple day tournaments are listed with *end date.

2026 – 2027 Approved or Pending Tournaments
Start Date	ID	Open to Public?	Approval Status	Ramp Location	Bank/Boat Hook/Bow	Max Boats	Species	Youth?
November-14	29751	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
November-21	29750	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
March-13	31376	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
March-27	31393	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
April-10	31402	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass	No
April-17	31425	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass	No
April-18	31422	Yes	Pending	Des Plaines SFWA	boat hook	45	Largemouth Bass	Yes
April-18	31859	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass	No
April-24	31433	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass	No
April-25	31575	No	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass	Yes
May-01	31489	Yes	Pending	Des Plaines SFWA	boat hook	80	Largemouth Bass	Yes
May-02	31511	Yes	Pending	Des Plaines SFWA	boat hook	80	Largemouth Bass	Yes
May-02	31566	No	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass	No
May-16	31860	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass	No
May-30	31377	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass	No
June-06	31854	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass	No
June-26	31987	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
June-27	31400	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
June-27	31577	Yes	Pending	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
June-27	31616	Yes	Pending	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
July-11	31413	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
July-18	31855	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
August-01	31426	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
August-08	31436	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
August-15	31856	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
August-29	31591	Yes	Pending	Des Plaines SFWA	boat hook	60	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	Yes
September-05	31444	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
September-12	31857	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
September-26	31443	Yes	Pending	Des Plaines SFWA	boat hook	45	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	Yes
September-26	31452	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
October-10	31858	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	50	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
October-16	31447	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
October-17	31465	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
October-17	31545	No	Pending	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	Yes
October-24	32032	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	25	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
October-30	31457	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
November-06	31469	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
November-13	31482	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No
November-20	31491	Yes	Approved	Big Basin	boat hook	30	Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass	No

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