Fishing

Marina

You'll enjoy better fishing at the park lagoons due to the stocking efforts of the Hunger Task Force Farm & Fish Hatchery 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 Dept. of Natural Resources determines fishing regulations (external link).

Fishing Licenses are available in the Milwaukee County Clerk's Office

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 (Age 15 & Under)  Saturday, April 13, 2013  9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Take 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. Children will learn fish identification, knot typing, equipment use, fishing techniques, and safety. View Flyer Clinics will begin on the hour from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Use our equipment or bring your own. A limited number of rods and reels will be available for clinic use by those children without equipment. Children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Groups of 20 or more should call (414) 263-8614 or (414) 263-8494 to make arrangements prior to attending the program.

Attend a clinic at
For addresses to these parks, scroll to the top of the page

• Brown Deer  
• Grant–Oak Creek (Mill Pond on Oak Creek Pkwy.), 
• Greenfield 
• Humboldt 
• McCarty
  
• McGovern
  
• Mitchell 
• Scout Lake (wheelchair accessible) 
• Sheridan 
• Washington  (wheelchair accessible)
  
• Wilson Park
   

This program is free and open to the public. For details, call the DNR at (414) 263-8614 or (414) 263-8494.

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