Friends of Gavin's Point National Fish Hatchery
2026 Hours:

April 1-30: open weekdays 10:00-3:00.

May 1- September 2: open 10:00-5:00, 7 days per week.

September 3-30: open weekdays 10:00-3:00.

Closing for the season on October 1

10,000 gallons of displays and many species

Aquarium showroom april 2020 4
Aquarium showroom april 2020
Aquarium tanks 9 april 2020
Aquarium tanks 5 april 2020
Pdfh white nov 2017 2
Razorbacks may2018
Smbs in aqaurium video shoot
Aquarium march 21 2020
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Some animals you might find on display

Amphibians

Great plains toad sam stukel 2018 3

Great Plain Toad

Prairie leopard frog sam stukel 2018 1

N. Leopard Frog

Tiger salamander sam stukel 2019 6

Tiger salamander

Woodhouse toad sam stukel 2018 1

Woodhouse's Toad

Bullfrog sam stukel 2020 collage

Fish

Bluegill sam stukel feb 2022 1
Flathead catfish sam stukel 2023 1
Smallmouth bass sam stukel dec 2021 1
Burbot sam stukel 2023
Yellow perch dec 2021 sam stukel 6
Razorback sucker dec 2021 sam stukel 5
Walleye dec 2021 sam stukel 6
Green sunfish sam stukel dec 2021 1
Hybrid sunfish sam stukel dec 2021 1
Redear sunfish sam stukel dec 2021 2
Rock bass dec 2021 sam stukel 2
Shortnose gar sam stukel 2023 2
American eel sam stukel 2020 5
Largemouth bass sam stukel 2021 8
Pallid sturgeon sam stukel 2021 8
Blue catfish sam stukel 2021 1
Channel catfish sam stukel 2021 7
Paddlefish sam stukel 5a (1 of 1)

Primitive

Longnose gar,  Paddlefish,  Pallid sturgeon,  Shortnose gar,  Shovelnose sturgeon
Channel catfish sam stukel 2020 2

Catfish

Blue,  Bullhead,  Channel,  Flathead,  
Hybrid sunfish sam stukel 2018 5

Sunfish

Black crappie,  Bluegill, Green sunfish, Redear sunfish,  Largemouth bass,  Orangespotted sunfish,  Rock bass,  Smallmouth bass
Sauger sam stukel 2019 1

Perch

Sauger,  Walleye,  Yellow perch
White bass sam stukel 2020 1

White bass

Burbot sam stukel 2020 3

Burbot

Goldeye sam stukel 2019 1

Goldeye

Northern pike sam stukel 2019 4

Northern Pike

Freshwater drum sam stukel 2019 2

Freshwater drum

Reptiles

Smooth softshell turtle sam stukel 2018 8

Spiny Softshell

Common snapping turtle sam stukel 2020 4

Common Snapping Turtle

Painted turtle sam stukel 2018 2

Western Painted Turtle

False map turtle sam stukel 2018 5

False Map Turtle