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fish hatcheries north star fish hatchery fish management and planning for lakes and ponds
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North Star FIsh Hatchery

In 1939 a group of Iowa State University engineering students came to observe Arlo Hinegardner leading two teams of horses and a plow, they did not find him preparing for planting season. Rather he was in the midst of building a lake. Voting on whether he could do it, they decided it would not be finished. The result. A 70 acre lake finished in 1940 and opened for fishing in a few years. A fisherman would pay by the pound. Some might consider Arlo Hinegardner a pioneer of the Iowa agriculture industry. Making the way for the fish hatcheries in the area. You might say that he was before his time, says his grandson Todd Hinegardner.

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Lucky anglers purchased their catch from Arlo for $0.30 per pound. Business became so good he built other fish ponds to raise more fish to stock lakes and ponds of neighbors. Fishing pond owners across Iowa started buying fingerlings from Arlo's fish hatcheries to stock their fishingponds. And that is when he spawned one of the state’s first fish hatcheries in Iowa, North Star Fish Hatchery. Todd Hinegardner, 34, is the third generation to run North Star Fish Hatchery. His father, Larry, 67, was 6 yrs. Old when Arlo started the business. Larry is passing the torch to Todd. Located 6 miles west of Tama and Toledo, Iowa. North Star Fish Hatchery now consist of more than 70 ponds and lakes. The fish hatcheries now raise and sell more than 400,00 fish annually. Our fish hatcheries delivered and stocked through out the mid-west. Baby perch, baby catfish, baby walleye, baby blue gills, baby grass carp. Pricing varies with size, so it’s best to contact us directly for a customized quote. We’ll deliver your order anywhere in the midwest. Need a plan for stocking fish in a pond or a lake? We have over 60 years of experience in aqua culture.
E-mail info@northstarfishhatchery.com or Phone Larry:(641) 492-6159 or Todd(641) 492-6256