Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWe list 2 fishing piers within 16 miles of Milwaukee. A fishing pier puts you over deeper water without a boat. Check the posted rules: fees, hours and license requirements differ from pier to pier. 8 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWithin 16 miles of Milwaukee we list 2 fishing piers: Veterans Park Lagoon and Government Pier.
Within 50 miles: Urban Fishing Pond (Salem, 30 miles), Puckett's Pond Pier (Belgium, 32 miles), Quarry Lake Pier (Belgium, 32 miles), Raven Glen North Fishing Pier (Lindenhurst, 41 miles) and Raven Glen South Fishing Pier (Lindenhurst, 41 miles).
In Wisconsin you generally need a regular fishing license on a pier, just as from shore. Kids and free fishing days may be exempt.
More: Fishing from a pier: what to know. Search the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Milwaukee, WI.