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Hatchery Building Hours: 
Our hatchery building is open to the public.  The Outdoor grounds (ponds, trout raceway, walking areas) are open.  
The Hatchery began operations in 1960. Around a dozen species of fish are raised at this facility. Some are released as near as Lake Yankton and others are shipped off to distant states. Several billion fish have been stocked from this hatchery!
Pallid sturgeon sam stukel nov2019 2

Pallid sturgeon

Paddlefish sam stukel 5a (1 of 1)

Paddlefish

Walleye sam stukel 2018 5

Walleye

Largemouth bass sam stukel 2018 4

Largemouth bass

Smallmouth bass sam stukel 2020 3

Smallmouth bass

Black crappie sam stukel 2020 2

Black crappie

Bluegill sam stukel 2020 1

Bluegill

Rainbow trout sam stukel 2020 1

Rainbow trout

Flathead chub sam stukel 2019 2

Flathead chub

Yellow perch sam stukel 2018 6

Yellow perch