Fishing Equipment for Loan: Contacts

These are listings of contacts for loaner fishing equipment in the state of Wisconsin. To locate the contact nearest you, choose your region from the five below, or scroll down the page to see a list of which counties fall into each region.

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

Teach basic maintenance and respect for property when using this equipment. Each and every outing should end with students or group members learning how to untangle the line and remove bait before returning the gear. If something breaks, fix it if you can or tell the site contact so that it can be repaired or replaced and ready for the next person to use. Remember that the busy season for this equipment is also the busy time for our field fisheries biologists and park managers who double as site hosts. Thank you for your cooperation!

Here are instructions to fix a tangled reel [PDF, 3MB] .

Locations with fly fishing equipment are followed by FF.

Locations with ice fishing jig poles are followed by IF.

Locations with educational Fish Packs are followed by FP.

Locations that need help with maintenance, like re-spooling and general equipment clean-up are followed by VM.

• Northern Region
• Northeast Region
• South Central Region
• Southeast Region
• West Central Region

Region: Northern

Counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn

Douglas County

Pattison State Park - FP
Kerry Isensee
6294 S State Highway 35
Superior WI 54880
(715) 399-3111

Langlade County

DNR Service Center - FF, VM
Dave Seibel or Rick Halder
223 E. Steinfest Road
Antigo, WI 54409
(715) 623-4190, ext.3112 (Dave)
(715) 623-4190, ext.3117 (Rick)

Lincoln County

Council Grounds State Park - FF
Dawn Bishop
N1895 Council Grounds Drive
Merrill, WI 54452
(715) 536-8773

Oneida County

DNR Service Center - FP
Steve Timler
8770 Hwy. J
Woodruff, WI 54568
(715) 356-5211, ext.233

Polk County

Interstate State Park - FF, VM
Julie Fox
State Highway 35
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
(715) 483-3747

Price County

DNR Service Center - IF, FP
Greg Rublee
875 South 4th Avenue
Park Falls, WI 54552
(715) 762-1359

Sawyer County

DNR Service Center - FF
Russ Warwick
10220 North State Highway 27S
Hayward, WI 54843
(715) 634-9658 ext.3508

Vilas County

Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Kimberly Krawczyk
4125 Highway M
Boulder Junction, WI 54512
(715) 542-2075

Washburn County

DNR Service Center- FP
Kent Bass
Highway 70 W
810 W. Maple Street
Spooner, WI 54801
(715) 635-4079

Region: Northeast

Counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago

Brown County

DNR Northeast Regional Headquarters
Rod Lange - FF, FP
2984 Shawano Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54307
(920) 662-5480

Calumet County

High Cliff State Park - FP, VM
Ann Lindner
N7630 State Park Road
Sherwood, WI 54169
(920) 989-1106

Door County

Peninsula State Park - VM
Kathleen Harris
9462 Shore Road
Fish Creek, WI 54212
(920) 854-5976

Whitefish Dunes State Park - VM
Carolyn Rock
3275 Clark Lake Road
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(920) 823-2400

Potawatomi State Park - VM
Erin Brown
3470 County Highway PD
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(920) 746-2890

Fond du Lac County

Kettle Moraine State Forest, Northern Unit - FF, IF, FP, VM
Jackie Scharfenberg
N1765 Hwy. G
Campbellsport, WI 53010
(920) 533-8322

Manitowoc County

Point Beach State Forest
Guy Willman and Joan Wiese
9400 County Highway O
Two Rivers, WI 54241
(920) 794-7480

Marinette County

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

Waupaca County

Hartman Creek State Park - VM
Sue McElrone
N2480 Hartman Creek Road
Waupaca, WI 54981
(715) 258-2372

Waushara County

DNR Service Center - FF
Scott Bunde or Dave Algrem
427 E. Tower Avenue
Wautoma, WI 54982
(920) 787-4686, ext 3018 (Scott)
(920) 787-4686, ext 3028 (Dave)

Winnebago County

DNR Service Center
Kendall Kamke - FF, FP
635 E. County Rd Y, Suite 700
Oshkosh, WI 54901
(920) 424-7880

Region: South Central

Counties: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, LaFayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk

Dane County

Madison Central Office, 4th Floor - FF, VM

No other equipment at this location.
Theresa Stabo
101 South Webster Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 266-2272

DNR Service Center - FF, VM
Kurt Welke
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 273-5946

Green County

Browntown-Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area - FF, IF, VM
Steve Johnston
N3150 Highway 81
Monroe, WI 53566
(608) 527-2335

LaFayette County

Yellowstone State Park
Jason Fritz
8495 Lake Road
Blanchardville, WI 53516
(608) 523-4427

Iowa County

Governor Dodge State Park
Kathy Gruentzel
4175 State Highway 23 N.
Dodgeville, WI 53533
(608) 935-2315

Sauk County

Devils Lake State Park - VM
Sue Johansen
S5975 Park Road
Baraboo, WI 53913
(608) 356-8301 ext. 140

Mirror Lake State Park - VM
Paul Zajackowski
E10320 Fern Dell Road
Baraboo, WI 53913
(608) 254-2333

Region: Southeast

Counties: Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha

Kenosha County

Richard Bong State Recreation Area - FF, FP*, VM
Beth Goeppinger
26313 Burlington Road
Kansasville, WI 53139
(262) 878-5600
*Also have fly-tying vices

Milwaukee County

DNR Southeast Regional Headquarters* - IF, VM
*Pick & Return Site: Havenwoods State Forest
Matt Coffaro
6141 N. Hopkins Street
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 263-8614

Urban Ecology Center-Riverside Park - FF, VM
Chad Thomack
1500 East Park
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414) 964-8505

Urban Ecology Center-Washington Park - VM
Megan Helt-Baldwin
1859 N. 40th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 344-5460

Ozaukee County

Harrington Beach State Park - VM
Andrew Krueger
531 Highway D
Belgium, WI 53004
(262) 285-3015

Sheboygan County

DNR Service Center - FP, VM
Cheryl Roehre
1155 Pilgrim Rd.
Plymouth, WI 53073
(920) 892-8756

Waukesha County

DNR Service Center - VM
Matt Coffaro
141 NW Barstow Street
Waukesha, WI 53188
(414) 263-8614

Region: West Central

Counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Wood

Adams County

Roche-A-Cri State Park
Joe Stecker-Kochanski or
Heather Wolf
1767 Highway 13
Friendship, WI 53934
(608) 339-6881

Chippewa County

Brunet Island State Park
Mike Rivers
23125 255th Street
Cornell, WI 54732
(715) 239-6888

Lake Wissota State Park
Scott Erickson
18127 County Highway O
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(715) 382-4574

Crawford County

DNR Service Center - IF
Patrick Short
1502 E. Lessard Street
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
(608) 326-8818

Eau Claire County

DNR West Central Regional Headquarters - FP
Dean Johnson
1300 Clairemont Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54702
(715) 831-3267

Jackson County

DNR Service Center
Keith Weaver or Dave Schmidt - FF
910 State Highway 54 East
Black River Falls, WI 54615
(715) 284-1443 (Keith)
(715) 284-1402 (Dave)

Juneau County

Buckhorn State Park - FF, VM
Joe Stecker-Kochanski or
Heather Wolf
W8450 Buckhorn Park Ave.
Necedah, WI 54646
(608) 565-2789

La Crosse County

DNR Service Center - FP, VM
David Heath or Troy Clemment
3550 Mormon Coulee Rd.
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 785-9993 (Dave)
(608) 785-9988 (Troy)

Marathon County

DNR Service Center
Tom Meronek
5301 Rib Mountain Dr.
Wausau, WI 54401
(715) 359-7582

St. Croix County

DNR Service Center - FP
Marty Engel or Matt Andre
890 Spruce Street
Baldwin, WI 54002
(715) 684-2914 ext. 110 (Marty)
(715) 684-2914 ext. 136 (Matt)

Willow River State Park - IF
Jeff Bolte
1034 County Hwy A
Hudson, WI 54016
(715) 386-5931

Trempealeau County

Perrot State Park - VM
Lois Larson
W 26247 Sullivan Road
Trempealeau, WI 54661
(608) 534-6409

Vernon County

Wildcat Mountain State Park - VM
Lenore Schroeder
E13660 State Highway 33
Ontario, WI 54651
(608) 337-4775

Wood County

DNR Service Center
Dale Kufalk
473 Griffith Ave.
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
(715) 421-7824

Locations with fly fishing equipment are followed by FF.

Locations with ice fishing jig poles are followed by IF.

Locations with educational Fish Packs are followed by FP.

Theresa Stabo
Aquatic Resources Educator
(608) 266-2272