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Eggs taken at the weirs are sent to state fish hatcheries where they are raised and stocked all over Michigan. Additionally, there are several fish ladders in Michigan which allow fish the opportunity to migrate upstream over or through a barrier. Locations can be found in Berrien Springs, Buchanan and Niles.
A fish hatchery is a facility where fish eggs are hatched and the fry (baby fish) are raised, mostly to stock lakes, streams, and ponds. A weir is an obstruction placed across a river designed to block the passage of fish. Weirs are typically used to catch fish in order to harvest their eggs.
944 South State Highway M-149, Manistique, MI 49854-8922. Visit Website. Contact. This location opened in 1922 and produces Chinook salmon, steelhead and walleye for both inland and Great Lakes waters. Informative, short video to watch that explains the hatchery and how it operates.
Located on the grounds of the Oden State Fish Hatchery, is the site of the original fish hatchery building which began operations in 1921. In 2002, a new hatchery was built one quarter-mile northeast of the current visitor center.
Platte River rears Atlantic, Chinook and coho salmon and is the main egg-take location for coho in the Upper Great Lakes. Areas of interest to the public: Adult salmon returning to spawn from mid-September to late-October (public is welcome to watch!)
Established in 1927, Wolf Lake Hatchery currently produces steelhead trout, Chinook salmon, walleye, and Great Lakes muskellunge for Michigan's inland and Great Lakes waters. Visitors peer into the rearing ponds at the Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery. Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Within our waters, there are many species of fish, some of which reproduce and thrive without human intervention. But there are others that need assistance from the Department of Natural Resources state fish hatcheries to raise from egg stage until ready to be released into the wild.
