STATION 1: VISITOR CENTER

  In the Visitor Center, you will find an educational video describing the year-round hatchery operation, fish mounts, and stocking Information.  During the summer months, fish are displayed in the Living Stream.  The fish that we stock in the spring are about this size.

  STATION 2: PONDS 1, 2, &3

  In early summer, young fish are moved from the hatchery building (station #3) into these ponds, where they will stay through the winter.  In the fall, the numbers are reduced to about 4,000 per pond.  This will reduce crowding and promote better growth.  The surplus fish are kept during the summer to compensate for any potential losses, such as those caused by lightning, theft, disease, and predators.  When these fish are stocked in the spring, they will be 10"-12" long.

To help with predator control, bird-proof netting is put up over these
ponds in late summer. During the winter months,however, we must rely on scare tactics to keep the birds away. To do this, we use "predator eyes", which trick birds into thinking there are owls or hawks roosting here. When other birds see this they hopefully stay away.