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North Star Fish Hatchery
Stocking

All species are hatched and raised in our fish hatcheries 60 pond’s and lake’s except the gross carp. Our Brood fish are carefully managed and top quality. The pond’s are drained in the fall and left dry all winter. They are filled in the spring, this gives us a (desire) free pond to stock our fry. With our fish hatcheries there are health papers are available on all species. They are tested each spring by qualified veterinarian.

Walleyes

Our most popular species. Females are taken in March and April, eggs are stripped and fertilized, placed in jars and monitored until hatched. They usually hatched around 18 - 28 of April. Fry are available during this time. They are 2 inch in June, 3 inch in July, 4 to 7 inch by Oct. And Nov.

Northern Pike

Hatched the last part of April. They are 2 inch in May, 4 inch in June, 5 to 7 inch in July.

Yellow Stripped Perch

In April eggs are collected out of 70 acre Lake and hatched in a monitored environment. The fry are stocked out in ponds that have been drained the fall before and refilled. They will be 2 inch in June and 4 inch by fall. 3 to 4 inch ones available most all the time.

Adults are taken from are larger lakes and put in a pond by themselves to spawn. They are 2 inch in June, 3 to 4 inch in July to August, 5 to 7 inch by fall. Bass on commercial feed available from June to November. Adult Bass are available in April and May only. They are harvested out of our larger lakes in spring only.

Small mouth Bass

Are hatched in May. 2 inch available in June. 3 to 4 inch available July and August. 4 to 5 inch September to October. No adults available.

Black Crappies and Bluegills

Adults available April and May and a few in June. Spawn ers are taken from three lakes and put out in ponds that we have prepared for them the first part of May. We have 2 to 6 inch Bluegills and Crappies available at all times.

Hybrid Bluegills

They are across of between a Bluegill and a Sunfish. They are paired in May and put in one of our freshly filled ponds to spawn. 3 to 6 inch available most anytime. They grow fast and are more meaty than regular Bluegills.

We do not hatch them. They are obtained around 4 inches in size and put in ponds of moss and weeds. They soon reach the 8 to 10 inch size. They should be stocked 5 to 8 inch per acre for good weed control.

We deliver by truck and Guarantee live Delivery only where in the Midwest. Fish are netted and held in holding bins 3 to 7 days (depending on the time of the year) before transporting. This cleans them out and hardens the for the trip. On small orders they can be picked up at the hatchery. We can put them in plastic bags and oxygen and they will go home with you with no trouble. Health papers are available where needed?
Need a plan for stocking a pond or a lake? We have over 60 years of experience in aqua culture.