Tackle Loaner Program
Please check with the site to determine availability.
You can borrow fishing equipment as easily as you borrow books at a library!
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Borrow rods, reels and tackle boxes with hooks, sinkers and bobbers for up to 7 days.
- Find a site near you. (Some sites loan individual rods and reels to use at their specific site. Other sites loan trunks of fishing equipment for larger groups to borrow and use anywhere.)
- Fill out a borrower/survey form.
- Go have fun fishing.
- Return the loaner gear.
Some locations may require a deposit. Please ask the location about their specific policy.
Sites marked with are known as especially busy sites. This means loaner gear may sometimes be fully checked out, or even in need of repair. Please call ahead to confirm.
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.
On-Site Fishing Tackle Loaner Sites
For information about becoming a host site, contact the Tackle Loaner Program Coordinator Adam Comer.
City | Facility | Address | Phone |
Bastrop | Bastrop State Park | 100 Park Road 1A, Bastrop, TX 78602 |
(512) 321-2101 |
Blanco | Blanco State Park | 101 Park Road 23, Blanco, TX 78606 |
(830) 833-4333 |
Bonham | Bonham State Park | 1363 State Park Rd. 24, Bonham, TX 75418 | (903) 583-5022 |
Burnet | Inks Lake State Park | 3630 Park Road 4 West Burnet, TX 78611 |
(512) 793-2223 |
Brownwood | Lake Brownwood State Park | 200 State Highway Park Road 15, Brownwood, TX 76801 | (325) 784-5223 |
Caddo | Possum Kingdom State Park | 3901 State Park Rd. 33, Caddo, TX 76429 | (903) 549-1803 |
Calliham | Choke Canyon State Park | 358 Recreation Rd. 8, Calliham, TX 78007 | (361) 789-3868 |
Centerville | Fort Boggy State Park | 4994 Hwy 75 South Centerville, TX 75833 |
(903) 764-3411 |
Cleburne | Cleburne State Park | 5800 Park Road 21, Cleburne, TX 76033 |
(817) 645-.4215 |
Dallas | Mountain Creek Public Library | 6102 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75249 |
(214) 670-6704 |
Denison | Eisenhower State Park | 50 Park Road 20, Denison, TX 75020 |
(903) 465-1956 |
Edna | Texana Park and Campground | 46 Park Road 1, Edna, TX 77957 |
(361) 782-5718 |
Eustace | Purtis Creek State Park | 14225 FM 316 Eustace, TX 75124 |
(903) 425-2332 |
Glen Rose | Friends of Dinosaur Valley SP Gift Shop | 1629 Park Road 59, Glen Rose, TX 76043 |
(254) 897-7010 |
Goliad | Goliad State Park and Historic Site | 108 Park Road 6, Goliad, TX 77963 |
(361) 645-3406 |
Gonzales | Palmetto State Park | 78 Park Road 11 South, Gonzales, TX 78629 |
(830) 672-3266 |
Hurst | Hurst Public Library | 901 Precinct Line Road, Hurst, TX 76053 |
(817) 788-7300 |
Jacksboro | Fort Richardson State Park | 228 Park Road 61, Jacksboro, TX 76458 |
(940) 567-3506 |
Junction | South Llano River State Park | 1927 Park Road 73, Junction, TX 76849 |
(325) 446-3994 |
Karnack | Caddo Lake State Park | 245 Park Road 2, Karnack, TX 75661 | (903) 679-3351 |
Little Elm | Little Elm Public Library | 100 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm, TX 75068 | (214) 975-0430 |
Lockhart | Lockhart State Park | 4179 State Park Rd., Lockhart, TX 78644 | (512) 398-3479 |
Lumberton | Village Creek State Park | 8854 Park Road 74, TX 77657 | (409) 755-7322 |
Meridian | Meridian State Park | 173 Park Road #7, Meridian, TX 76665 | (254) 435-2536 |
Mexia | Fort Parker State Park | 194 Park Road 28, Mexia,, TX 76667 |
(254) 562-5751 |
Mineral Wells | Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailways | 100 Park Road 71, Mineral Wells, TX 76067 |
(940) 328-1171 |
Quanah | Copper Breaks State Park | 777 Park Road 62, Quanah, TX 79252 |
(940) 839-4331 |
Quitaque | Caprock Canyon SP & Trailway | 850 State Park Rd., Quitaque, TX 79255 |
(806) 455-1492 |
Rockport | Goose Island State Park | 202 S. Palmetto Street, Rockport, TX 78382 |
(361) 729-2858 |
Sabine Pass | Sea Rim State Park | 19335 S. Gulfway Drive, Sabine Pass, TX 77655 |
(409) 971-2559 |
San Angelo | San Angelo State Park | 362 S. FM 2288, San Angelo, TX 76901 |
(325) 949-4757 |
Smithville | Buescher State Park | 100 Park Road 1E, Smithville, TX 78957 |
(512) 237-2241 |
Somerville | Lake Somerville State Park -Birch Creek Unit | 14222 Park Road 57 Somerville, TX 77879 |
(979) 535-7763 |
Somerville/Ledbetter | Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek unit |
6280 FM 180, Ledbetter TX 78946 |
(979) 289-2392 |
Spring Branch | Guadalupe River State Park | 3350 Park Rd 31, Spring Branch TX 78070 |
(830) 438-2656 |
Sulphur Springs | Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit | 1690 FM 3505, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 |
(903) 465-1956 |
Tatum | Martin Creek Lake State Park | 9515 County Road 2181D, Tatum, TX 75691 | (903) 836-4336 |
The Colony | The Colony Public Library | 6800 Main Street, The Colony, TX 75056 | (972) 625-1900 |
Tyler | Tyler State Park | 789 Park Road 16, Tyler, TX 75706 |
(903) 597-5338 |
Tuscola | Abilene State Park | 150 Park Road 32, Tuscola, TX 79562 |
(325) 572-3204 |
Valley View | Ray Roberts State Park - Johnson Branch Unit |
100 PW 4153 Valley View TX 76272 |
(940) 637-2294 |
Vanderpool | Lost Maples State Natural Area | 37221 FM 187, Vanderpool, TX 78885 | (830) 966-3413 |
Whitney | Lake Whitney State Park | 433 FM 1244, Whitney, TX 76692 |
(254) 694-3793 |
Wichita Falls | Lake Arrowhead State Park | 229 Park Road 63, Wichita Falls, TX 76310 |
(940) 528-2211 |
Wills Point | Lake Tawakoni State Park | 10822 FM 2475, Wills Point, TX 75169 |
(903) 560-7123 |
Tackle Loaner Sites for Groups
Each kit comes with 10 fishing poles. Group kits must be reserved two weeks in advance and are not available for individual use.
City | Facility | Address | Phone |
Abilene | TPWD Inland Fisheries | 5325 North 3rd Street, Abilene, TX 79603 |
(325) 692-0921 |
Austin | TPWD Headquarters | 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744 |
(512) 389-4472 |
Canyon | TPWD Inland Fisheries | 400 Hwy. 60, Canyon, TX 79015 |
(806) 655-4341 |
Houston | TPWD Aquatic Education Program | please call for info | (713) 201-8110 |
DFW/Grand Prairie | TPWD North Texas Education Center | 5411 Robinson Road Grand Prairie, TX 77963 |
(469) 644-2705 |
San Antonio | Government Canyon SNA | 12861 Galm Rd., San Antonio, TX 78254 |
(210) 688-6444 |
San Antonio | San Antonio River Authority | 600 E Euclid Ave., San Antonio, Tx 78212 |
(210) 302-3288 |
Somerville | TPWD Inland Fisheries | 261 Aquatic Facility Rd | (979) 272-1430 |
Wichita Falls | TPWD Inland Fisheries | 409 Chester Avenue Wichita Falls, TX 76301 |
(940) 766-2383 |
Please call ahead to confirm. Many sites/locations are very busy, and tackle is often all checked out or is unavailable due to damage from previous borrowers.