Fishing Areas Monofilament Fishing Line Fishing at The park is open 24hr/day for fishing Located at the fishing dock and along the south Lakeshore State Park purposes. State of Wisconsin licensing and entrance railing, you will see plastic PVC tubes regulations apply. Some species found in Lake with a sticker requesting your disposal of used Michigan require an additional permit. For 500 N. HARBOR DR, fishing line. The monofilament line can be recycled , WI 53202 more information or to obtain a license, and proper placement into these bins prevents the please see the DNR’s fishing information at: line from endangering the bird species at the http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/ park. Please do your part and place any excess/ used fishing line into these for proper disposal. Wheelchair-Accessible Fishing Locations • South Entrance-Paved trail and railing area to fish right off the Milwaukee Contact Us Harbor, and the south end of the lagoon. If you have any questions/concerns about your • North Entrance-Paved trail and railing at visit or if you would like to share your experience the ‘bump out’ south of Discovery World. or photos with us, please feel free to contact us or • Fishing Dock-Located along the western visit our Facebook page. path about half-way through the park Park Manager Other Fishing Locations 414-274-4281 • Lakeshore’s shoreline Tom Kroeger: [email protected] • Rock Blocks-Located at the south entrance and north of the fishing dock Naturalist Guides 414-274-4282 • Below the Park’s pedestrian Angela Vickio: [email protected] Anne Duffy: [email protected] Please stay on the paved and cut paths when The basin at Lakeshore State Park is directly getting to your fishing location. Facebook connected to . This provides https://www.facebook.com/ accessible fishing opportunities for many of LakeshoreStateParkMKE the fish. The shallow habitat Eating Your Catch attracts multiple fish species looking to The Friends of Lakeshore State Park partners with spawn, and the ample aquatic vegetation Safe eating guidelines can be found in the the WDNR and the community to establish LSP as Milwaukee’s premier urban oasis. The Friends is a provides protection and food source for DNR’s biannual publication ‘Choose Wisely’ non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the many smaller fish species. It is a highly and can be picked up at the Park’s brochure park and its partners by raising funds for popular spot both for warm weather and ice holders. Alternatively, these can be found educational programming, events and fishing. What will you catch today? infrastructure, as well as providing volunteers to online at: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/ enhance park services. To donate to this consumption/index.html organization, please see the Friends website at FriendsLSP.org

500 N. HARBOR DR. MI LWAUKE, WI 53233 Invasive Species Common Lake Michigan Fish =Invasive =Introduced Most lakes and streams in Wisconsin have Acipenseridae Moronidae Family invasive species. Lake Michigan is home to Lake Sturgeon Silver Bass Yellow Bass invasive species such as the Round Goby,

Zebra/Quagga Mussels and Rusty Crayfish. The invasive species rule (Wis. Adm. Code Centrarchidae Family Percidae Family ch. NR 40) makes it illegal to possess, Smallmouth Bass Yellow Perch Walleye transport, transfer, or introduce certain invasive species in Wisconsin without a permit. If an invasive is inadvertently caught Rock Bass Salmonidae Family while fishing, please dispose of it on land Chinook Salmon Coho Salmon rather than putting it back into the water. In any case, do not keep it for any purposes,

Pumpkinseed Black Crappie especially for use as bait! To help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS), the

DNR recommends several Best Management Trout German Trout

Practices including: Green Sunfish • Inspecting and cleaning all equipment Did you know? immediately after it’s removed from the There are over 170 species of water fish that live in the Great Lakes! Brook Trout Brown Trout • Remove all attached aquatic plants Clupeidae Family For more information on them, on-site to prevent spread to another Alewife check out water body http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/ • Do not use prohibited invasive fish or home/Default.aspx?tabid=604

crayfish as bait Lake Trout Lake Whitefish Esocidae Family • Do not introduce any non-native aquatic Northern Pike Muskellunge plant, algae or cyanobacteria into any

water body

• Drain all water from any vehicle before Cisco entering and immediately after leaving a Ictaluridae Family water body. Brown Bullhead Channel Catfish

These practices are also consistent with the Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) Gobiidae Family Cyprinidae prevention guidelines. For more information Flathead Catfish Round Goby Common Carp on VHS, go to http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ fishing/vhs/ Fish Pictures By Virgil Beck and Joe Tomelleri