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.

Follow the Golden Rule

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.

Region: Northern

Northern Region 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

Northeast Region 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

South Central Region 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

Southeast Region 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

West Central Region 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

Last Revised: Monday January 16 2012