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    Flag up! Ice fishing in Wisconsin

    When the snow flies and the wind howls, we know where to find Wisconsin anglers - on the ice! Have a fun and safe season.

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    Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery

      Hatchery information Wild Rose is a reliable workhorse that's been delivering fishing fun and enhancing and restoring fish populations in Wisconsin for more than a century. Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery grows more trout and salmon than…

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    Thunder River rearing station *Temporarily Closed*

      Hatchery overview Located on the South Branch of the Thunder River with a lovely waterfall at the head, the Thunder River rearing station annually produces brown trout for Lake Michigan.

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    Strawberry Creek Chinook facility

    Hatchery information Located in Door County, Strawberry Creek is Wisconsin’s primary source of Chinook salmon eggs for stocking in Lake Michigan. Hours Strawberry Creek is open to the public whenever DNR personnel are present, typically…

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    St. Croix Falls State Fish Hatchery

      Hatchery information Hatchery Hours Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday Hatchery Location 230 River Street PO Box 397 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 Enter the hatchery from River Street in downtown St. Croix Falls

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    Spawning (egg taking) facilities

    Fish spawning (egg-taking) plays a vital role in maintaining the Great Lakes sport fishery for coho and chinook salmon, steelhead (migratory rainbow trout) and some brown trout. In early spring, for example, the Department of Natural Resources…

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    Kettle Moraine Springs State Fish Hatchery

      Hatchery information The Kettle Moraine State Fish hatchery is a good friend to Lake Michigan, producing steelhead, Chinook salmon and walleye exclusively for the big pond. In fact, it's the only hatchery designated by law for purchase…

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    Hatcheries and rearing stations

    DNR's hatcheries, egg collection facilities, and rearing stations raise millions of fish to be stocked yearly in lakes and rivers where there is little or no natural reproduction. Hundreds of waters statewide get this help to provide more fishing…

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    Governor Tommy G. Thompson State Fish Hatchery

    Hatchery information Governor Tommy G. Thompson Fish Hatchery is not only the state's largest cool water facility, but it is also the world´s largest musky (muskellunge) hatchery. For many years, the hatchery produces more than half the…

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