Fishing equipment for loan - contacts

These are tackle loaner locations and contact listings in Wisconsin arranged by county. To locate the site nearest you or where you plan to fish, scroll down the page to find a county that suits you.

Please return the loaner equipment in the condition you would like it to be when you borrow it.

Available equipment

All tackle loaner sites have the essential gear to get you started panfishing. The following table shows additional equipment available at some locations. Ask site contacts about specifics. Bait is not provided at any sites.

Tackle loaner sites by county

Brown County

DNR Northeast Regional Headquarters - FF, IF, FP
Kayla Sasse
2984 Shawano Ave
Green Bay WI 54307
920-360-2361

Buffalo County

Merrick State Park - FF, IF
Justin Wershofen
S2965 State Road 35
Fountain City, WI 54629
608-534-6409

Burnett County

Crex Meadows Wildlife Area Visitor Center
Lauren Finch
102 E. Crex Avenue
Grantsburg WI 54840
715-463-2896

Calumet County

High Cliff State Park - FP, VM
Nathan Jacques
N7630 State Park Rd
Sherwood WI 54169
920-989-1106

Chippewa County

Brunet Island State Park - IF
Zach Thon
23125 255th St
Cornell WI 54732
715-239-6888

Lake Wissota State Park
Nathan Fries
18127 County Highway O
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
715-382-4574

Dane County

DNR – Fitchburg Service Center
Kim Chroninger
3911 Fish Hatchery Rd
Fitchburg, WI 53711
608-575-3615
Note: One week's notice is required to allow field staff time to prepare gear for you.

DNR - Darwin Road Facility in Madison - Not open to the public
Theresa Stabo
608-577-6332
Note: Only fly rods at this site. No other loaner gear is available here.
Contact Theresa Stabo for the address when you call to arrange to pick up the gear. 

Warner Park Community Recreation Center
Carie Abarca
1625 Northport Drive
Madison WI 53704
608-245-3669

Lake Kegonsa State Park
Jim Abbott
2405 Door Creek Rd
Stoughton WI 53589
608-873-9695

Door County

Peninsula State Park - VM
Jennifer Birkholz 
9462 Shore Rd
Fish Creek WI 54212

920-868-1941 (Jennifer)
 

Potawatomi State Park - VM
Morgan Pelnar
3470 County Highway PD
Sturgeon Bay WI 54235
920-746-2895
Mobile: 920-365-6327

Whitefish Dunes State Park - VM
Sarah Stepanik
3275 Clark Lake Rd
Sturgeon Bay WI 54235
920-823-2400

Douglas County

DNR Service Center - FF, VM
Paul Piszczek
1701 N 4th St
Superior WI 54880
715-392-7990

Eau Claire County

DNR West Central Regional Headquarters - FP, VM
Matt Simonson or
Joseph Gerbyshak
1300 Clairemont Ave
Eau Claire WI 54702
715-839-3733 (Matt)
715-461-0191 (Joseph)

Florence County

DNR Service Center/UW-Extension Office - IF, VM
Greg Matzke or
Tierany Rugg
5631 Forestry Dr
Florence WI 54121
715-528-4400, ext. 122 (Greg)
715-528-4480, ext. 5 (Tierany)

Fond du Lac County

Kettle Moraine State Forest, Northern Unit - FF, IF, FP, VM
Kenneth Costa
N1765 County Road G
Campbellsport WI 53010
920-533-8322 (Ice Age Visitor Center)

Grant County

Wyalusing State Park
Chuck Horn or
Rick DeWitte
13081 State Park Lane
Bagley WI 53801-9737
608-822-5145 (Chuck)
608-725-5555 (Rick)
Note: Due to staffing shortages at Wyalusing, fishing gear is unavailable for drop-in visitor use. Group leaders or teachers wanting to use the equipment for organized outings must make prior arrangements with our partners, the Grant County Outdoor Sports Alliance (GCOSA).
We are grateful to the GCOSA for their help.

Iowa County

Governor Dodge State Park - VM
Matt Seguin
4175 HWY 23 N
Dodgeville WI 53533
608-935-2315

Jackson County

DNR Service Center - FF, IF, VM
Howie Schmidt
910 State Highway 54 East
Black River Falls, WI 54615
715-928-1111

Juneau County

Buckhorn State Park - FF, IF, FP, VM
Heather Wolf
W8450 Buckhorn Park Ave
Necedah WI 54646
608-565-2789

Kenosha County

Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Fisheries Unit - FF, IF
Emily Cole or
James Luecht or
Bart Tucker
26313 Burlington Rd
Kansasville WI 53139
262-878-5613

La Crosse County

DNR Service Center - FP, VM
Evan Sniadajewski
3550 Mormon Coulee Rd
La Crosse WI 54601
608-785-9988

Langlade County

DNR Service Center - FF, VM
Dave Seibel or
Taylor Curran
223 E. Steinfest Rd
Antigo WI 54409
715-623-4190, ext.3112 (Dave)
715-623-4190, ext.3116 (Taylor)

Lincoln County

Council Grounds State Park - FF, IF
Sarah Gilbert
N1895 Council Grounds Dr Merrill WI 54452
715-536-8773
Mobile: 715-351-9035

Manitowoc County

Point Beach State Forest
Erin Dembski
9400 County Highway O
Two Rivers WI 54241
920-746-2890

Marathon County

DNR Service Center
Timothy Parks 
5301 Rib Mountain Dr
Wausau WI 54401

Marinette County

DNR Service Center - FF, FP
Cory Wienandt
101 N. Ogden Rd
Peshtigo WI 54157
715-582-5007

Milwaukee County

Urban Ecology Center-Washington Park - VM
Terry Evans
1859 N. 40th St 
Milwaukee WI 53208
414-344-5460
 

Oneida County

DNR Service Center - IF, FP
Chad Leanna
107 Sutliff Ave
Rhinelander WI 54501
715-365-8931

DNR Service Center - Musky Gear Specialty
Tim Tobias
8770 County Hwy J
Woodruff, WI 54568
715-356-5211, ext. 231

Ozaukee County

Harrington Beach State Park - VM
Andi Schultz or
Available Staff
531 Highway D
Belgium WI 53004
262-285-3015

Polk County

Interstate State Park - FF, FP, VM
Matthew Densow 
State Highway 35
St. Croix Falls WI 54024
715-483-3747 (Matthew)
Mobile: 715-431-0724
 

Price County

DNR Service Center - FP
Kendal Patrie
875 South 4th Ave
Park Falls, WI 54552
715-492-5466

St. Croix County

DNR Service Center - FP, IF
Kasey Yallaly
890 Spruce St
Baldwin WI 54002
715-977-7354

Willow River State Park - IF
Aaron Mason
1034 County Hwy A
Hudson WI 54016
715-386-5931

Sauk County

Devil's Lake State Park - IF, VM
Sue Johansen-Mayoleth
S5975 Park Rd
Baraboo WI 53913
608-356-8301 ext. 140

Mirror Lake State Park - IF, VM
Becky Green
E10320 Fern Dell Rd
Baraboo WI 53913
608-254-2333

Sawyer County

DNR Service Center - FF, IF
Scott Braden
10220 North State Highway 27 South
Hayward WI 54843
715-634-7428 ext.3508

Sheboygan County

Kohler-Andrae State Park - VM
Molly McKay
1020 Beach Park Ln
Sheboygan WI 53081
920-627-4190

Trempealeau County

Perrot State Park - IF, VM
Justin Wershofen
W 26247 Sullivan Rd
Trempealeau WI 54661
608-534-6409

Vernon County

Wildcat Mountain State Park - VM
Andy Haffele or
Christina Lake
E13660 State Highway 33
Ontario WI 54651
608-337-4775

Vilas County

Northern Highland American Legion State Forest - VM
Crystal Lake Visitor Center

Chanice Pitzke
3237 Crystal Lake Road
Boulder Junction, WI 54512
715-892-0697

Walworth County

Big Foot Beach State Park
Sarah Wolski
1452 S Wells Street
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
262-248-2528

Washburn County

DNR Service Center - FP
Kent Bass
Highway 70 W
810 W. Maple St
Spooner WI 54801
715-635-4079

Washington County

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Pike Lake Unit - VM
Justin Blindert
3544 Kettle Moraine Rd
Hartford WI 53027
262-224-9884

Waukesha County

Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit - VM
Olivia Boeck or
Amanda Kutka

S91W39091 State Highway 59
Eagle WI 53119
262-470-7540 (Olivia)
262-594-6200 (Amanda)
Note: In summer, gear is available daily at the Ottawa Lake Campground. Please pick up a paper map at the entrance station and follow it and the brown park signs to the campground.

Waupaca County

Hartman Creek State Park - VM
Jarrod Kehring
N2480 Hartman Creek Rd
Waupaca WI 54981
715-258-0494

Waushara County

DNR Service Center - FF, IF
Scott Bunde

427 E. Tower Ave
Wautoma WI 54982
920-787-5683

Winnebago County

DNR Service Center - FF, FP, - VM
Jason Kohls
635 E. County Rd Y, Suite 700
Oshkosh WI 54901
920-420-9943

Wood County

DNR Service Center- FF, IF
Jennifer Bergman
473 Griffith Ave
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
715-421-7852