Fishing

Marina

You'll enjoy better fishing at the park lagoons due to the stocking efforts of Milwaukee County and the Department of Natural Resources. Rainbow trout and 6- to 11-inch yellow perch are among the fish stocked. Bag limits are posted at the lagoons.
Parks offering fishing include:

 Park  Address   Stocked?  Deck/Amenities  Notes
  Brown Deer  7835 N. Green Bay Rd.  deck  
  Dineen  6901 W. Vienna St.  deck  
  Estabrook  4400 N. Estabrook Dr.    
  Grant         See Oak Creek Pkwy listing
  Greenfield  2028 S. 124 St.    
  Holler  5151 S. 6 St.    
  Humboldt  3000 S. Howell Ave.    
  Kletzsch  6560 N. Milwaukee River Pkwy.      Chinook Salmon are stocked in Lake Michigan. They migrate along the Milwaukee River Pkwy
  Kosciuszko  712 W. Becher St.    
  McCarty  8214 W. Cleveland Ave.    
  McGovern  5400 N. 51 St.  deck  
  McKinley  1750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr.  breakwall pier

fish cleaning station 		 Lake Michigan is stocked
  Milwaukee River Pkwy  north of Hampton Ave.    pier
(40 yds of grass turf between road and pier) 		   Chinook Salmon are stocked in Lake Michigan. They migrate along the Milwaukee River Pkwy
  Mitchell Park  524 S. Layton Blvd.    
  Oak Creek Pkwy  E. Hawthorne Ave.,
 between 6th & 10th Ave. 		 
  Saveland  3700 S. 2 St.    
  Scout Lake  5902 W. Loomis Rd.  pier   
  Sheridan  4800 S. Lake Dr.  ramp  
  South Shore  2900 S. Shore Dr.  fish cleaning station  Lake Michigan is stocked
  Veterans  1010 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr.

 promenade
( along sea wall)

 "Juneau Park Lagoon" which is located in Veterans Park is stocked
  Washington  1859 N. 40 St.  deck  
  Wilson  1601 W. Howard Ave.    
 

Fishing Licenses
All anglers will need a fishing license and inland trout stamp – except persons under 16 and Wisconsin residents born before Jan. 1, 1927. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources determines fishing regulations. With this link you will leave the Milwaukee County Parks site. The DNR site will appear in a new browser window. To return to this page, simply close the DNR window. For stocking information, call the DNR Urban Fisheries Hotline at (414) 263-8494.

Note: Boats are not permitted on lagoons without the written permission of the Parks Division.



Spring Fishing Clinics for Children
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Bring your children, age 15 and under, to a free fishing clinic. Members of local fishing clubs will teach fishing basics to ensure safety and fun.

Attend a clinic at
  • Brown Deer
  • Grant–Oak Creek (Mill Pond on Oak Creek Pkwy.),
  • Greenfield
  • Humboldt
  • McCarty (wheelchair accessible)
  • McGovern (wheelchair accessible)
  • Mitchell
  • Scout Lake (wheelchair accessible)
  • Sheridan
  • Washington
  • Wilson Park
Clinics will begin on the hour from 9am–2pm. Bring your own rod and reel; only a limited number of rods and reels will be available. No pre-registration is required. This program is free and open to the public. For details, call the DNR at (414) 263-8614.

Fishing in the parks can be year-round recreation when you consider ice-fishing .


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