Wild Rose Fish Hatchery welcomes the community for annual Open House
The final phase of the Wild Rose Fish Hatchery is to restore the original raceways to what was there over 100 years ago. The project involves removing the concrete raceway structures and replacing them with wetlands, springs, and headwaters of the stream.
The Wild Rose Fish Hatchery, located just north of Wild Rose, has been a dependable source of high-quality northern pike, sturgeon, walleye, musky salmon, and trout for over a hundred years.
Part two of the renovation project has included the construction of new cool water incubation tanks.
The Wild Rose Fish Hatchery, located just north of Wild Rose, has been a dependable source of high-quality northern pike, sturgeon, walleye, musky salmon, and trout for over a hundred years.
One of 14 rearing ponds produces between 40 to 80,000 fish a year of Northern pike, sturgeon, walleye, and musky; they are kept in the ponds to grow until release to the wild.
The Wild Rose Fish Hatchery, located just north of Wild Rose, has been a dependable source of high-quality northern pike, sturgeon, walleye, musky salmon, and trout for over a hundred years.
Jesse Landwehr, Fisheries Technician, explains that every fish that leaves the hatchery is tagged. The tag is like the ones used to chip pets. Once released, the fish can be tracked.
The Wild Rose Fish Hatchery, located just north of Wild Rose, has been a dependable source of high-quality northern pike, sturgeon, walleye, musky salmon, and trout for over a hundred years.
James and Theodore Little practice fishing skills in the visitors center.
The Wild Rose Fish Hatchery, located just north of Wild Rose, has been a dependable source of high-quality northern pike, sturgeon, walleye, musky salmon, and trout for over a hundred years.
The Wild Rose Fish Hatchery, located just north of Wild Rose, has been a dependable source of high-quality northern pike, sturgeon, walleye, musky salmon, and trout for over a hundred years.
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