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Marquette State Fish Hatchery

Hours of Operation

Marquette State Fish Hatchery is open to the public daily from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Please call in advance to schedule guided group tours: 906-249-1611 ext. 31.

This facility was established in 1920 and produces the following species for both inland and Great Lakes waters:

  • Brook trout
  • Lake trout
  • Splake
  • Arctic grayling

Marquette State Fish Hatchery is the primary broodstock and rearing location for brook trout and lake trout and the only hatchery producing splake, a hybrid of brook trout and lake trout!

Hatchery Features

  • Large adult brook trout, lake trout and Arctic grayling to view
  • Indoor and outdoor educational areas
  • Spawning brook trout and lake trout in Oct. and Nov.
  • Spawning Arctic grayling in April
  • Proximity to Northern Michigan University, downtown Marquette and Lake Superior
  • Marquette Fisheries Research Station located upstairs

See the fish stocking database for detailed information of fish stocked. Below are 2019 stocking numbers.

Species-Strain Age Number Stocked
Brook Trout Spring Fingerlings 0
Brook Trout Fall Fingerlings 30,170
Brook Trout Yearling 70,726
Brook Trout Adult 1,543
Lake Trout-Lake Superior Strain Yearling 58,861
Lake Trout-Lake Superior Strain Adult 273
Lake Trout-Senica Strain Yearling 60,006
Splake Yearling 187,218
TOTAL

408,797