Tackle Loaner Program

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You can borrow fishing equipment as easily as you borrow books at a library!

Borrow rods, reels and tackle - bobbers, weights and hooks.

How it works

1. Find a site near you
2. Fill out a borrower/survey form at the site.
3. Go have fun fishing.
4. Return the loaner gear.
   

Requirements

• If you are 17 or older, you need your fishing license, except if you fish within a state park (entry fees still apply).

• If you are younger than 17, you need an adult to come with you to borrow tackle loaner gear.

  Get Your Fishing License

  See Fishing License Types

Tackle Loaner Sites

• Some sites loan individual rods and reels to use at their specific site.
• Some sites loan trunks of fishing equipment for groups providing fishing education to borrow and use anywhere.
• Some locations may require a deposit. Please ask the location about their specific policy.
• Call ahead to confirm the availability of loaner gear. Some sites are especially busy and may not have loaner gear available.

For information about becoming a host site, contact the Tackle Loaner Program Coordinator Adam Comer.

• Partner Sites
• State Parks Sites
• Organizational Group Kit Sites

Partner Sites

State Park Tackle Loaner Sites

View State Park Tackle Loaner Sites on the State Parks Interactive Map.

Group Tackle Loaner Sites

Each kit comes with 10 fishing poles. Group kits are only available to organizational groups that are providing fishing education and are not available for individual use. A kit must be reserved at least two weeks in advance and can only be picked up and returned at the location listed below.