Fish Tales Photo Contest: Hidden Lakes Trout Farm
Event information
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Time: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Fee: Free!
Age: All ages.
Contact: 815-722-4121
Photo by Anthony Schalk
Event details
This ongoing event will be held from Tuesday, July 1, to Sunday, Aug. 31. Preserve hours are 6 a.m. to sunset.
Tell your personal fish tale by competing in the Fish Tales Photo Contest. It doesn’t take the biggest fish to win, just the luckiest. Register your catch with a photo submission. Photo submission stations are posted along the shoreline for the duration of the contest. Rules and contest details are posted at submission stations. If you have questions, you can ask staff at the concessions window.
Every submission is a chance to brag and win a $50 Forest Preserve gift card. Winners will be drawn at random from all submissions in four categories: catfish, bass, panfish and staff pick.
Event requirements
No registration required.
The Forest Preserve encourages catch and release.
The concessions buildings, shorelines and walkways are accessible. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online no later than 48 hours before the program.