| Date &
Location | Event | Time |
June 1 – Aug. 31 Chicago Park District Lagoons and Lakefront | Bill Cullerton/Zebco Youth Fishing Derby 2008 | Open to the public;Open times
and dates |
June 1 – September 30 Chicago Park District Lagoons,
Lakefront, Chicago River and Wolf Lake | The Richard J. Daley Memorial Fishing Tournament 2008 | Open
to the public;Open times and dates |
June 7 – Saturday,Chicago
River at N. Columbus & E. Wacker Drive | Mayor Daley’s 3rd Annual “Spring
Carp” Fishing Derby | Open to the public; Registration 8 – 9:00 am on site. Derby 9 – Noon |
| June 21 - Saturday, Northerly Island in Burnham Harbor and Montrose Harbor | 4th
Annual Mayor Daley’s Northerly Island Perch Fishing Derby | Registration 4:30 – 5:00 am on site. Derby 5
– 9:00 am |
June 23 – 27 Monday – Friday, Chicago River
@ N. Columbus & E. Wacker Drive | Mayor Daley’s 3rd Annual Chicago
River Fishing Festival | 10 am to 4 pm daily – open to public – no fishing license required. |
July 7 – 11 Monday – Friday, Chicago River @ N. Columbus & E. Wacker
Drive | Mayor Daley’s 3rd Annual Chicago River Fishing Festival | 10 am
to 4 pm daily – open to public – no license required. |
August 2
– Saturday@ Monroe Harbor between Monroe St. and the Planetarium | Mayor
Daley’s 4th Rockin’ Mr. Rock Bass Tournament | 5 – 8am – open to public
- |
August 11 - 15- Monday – Friday Chicago River @ N. Columbus
& E. Wacker Drive | Mayor Daley’s 3rd Annual Chicago River Fishing Festival | 10
am to 4 pm daily – open to public – no license required. |
| September
14 or 21 – Sunday - Northerly Island Visitor’s Center | 5th Annual
Mayor Daley’s Salmon Classic (date dependent on Bears schedule) | Registration 5 –
6 pm at site. Derby 6 – 10 pm |
| October 18 – Saturday, Northerly
Island Visitor’s Center, east side of Burnham Harbor | 2008 Fishing Awards Ceremonies – “Richard J.
Daley,” and “State Record Rock Bass” | 8 – 9 am |