Photo Essay: Sparta Pond Recreation Area at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | The Sparta Pond Fishing and Recreation Area is shown May 28, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Sparta Pond is one of several fishing and recreation areas on the installation and is located on Fort McCoy’s North Post. The pond is stocked annually with rainbow trout and also has a variety of freshwater species for anglers. The area also includes a handicapped-accessible pier. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

06.17.2020

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

The Sparta Pond Fishing and Recreation Area is shown May 28, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Sparta Pond is one of several fishing and recreation areas on the installation and is located on Fort McCoy’s North Post.

The pond is stocked annually with rainbow trout and also has a variety of freshwater species for anglers.

The area also includes a handicapped-accessible pier.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

• Date Taken: 06.17.2020
• Date Posted: 06.17.2020 16:27
• Story ID: 372333
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US