Contacting
the Hatchery:
Dale Bast (Hatchery Manager)
10325 Fairview Road
Iron River, WI 54847
Phone: (715)
372-8510
Fax: (715) 372-8410
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Geographic
Area Covered
- Upper
Great Lakes Region stocked with fish and eggs.
- Nationwide
transfer of fish and eggs to tribes, research
facilities and other state and federal
hatcheries.
Hatchery
Facts
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Established:
1981
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1,200 acres
managed
Hatchery
Mission
- Produce
eggs for the National Broodstock Program
- Rear lake
and brook trout as part of Great Lakes Restoration
Program
- Supply
fish/eggs for research and tribal programs
- Provide
environmental education
Fish
Species and Capacity
- 1.2 million
yearling lake trout for spring stocking
- 100,000
fingerling lake trout for fall stocking or
transfer
- 100,000
fingerling brook trout for fall stocking
- 4 million
lake trout eggs
- 300,000
brook trout eggs
- 5 distinct
lake trout strains and 2 brook trout strains
maintained for broodstock
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Public
Use Opportunities
- Fishery
and wildlife education
- Hatchery tours and
visitation
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Highlights Newsletter
Coaster Brook Trout
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Fish
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