After Political Standoff, Wisconsin Closed Fish Hatcheries. Anglers Say It’s a Huge Mistake.

After political standoff, Wisconsin closed fish hatcheries. Anglers say it’s a huge mistake.

At the Les Voigt State Fish Hatchery in Bayfield, some 30,000 brown trout fingerlings flit back and forth in a concrete tank. These fish hatched in December from eggs first collected by state staff in the Root River in southeastern…

Brule hatchery will remain closed this year

At the Les Voigt State Fish Hatchery in Bayfield, some 30,000 brown trout fingerlings flit back and forth in a concrete tank. These fish hatched in December from eggs first collected by state staff in the Root River in southeastern Wisconsin. They were incubated at a facility in central Wisconsin. Last year, the state stocked 372,000 brown trout into Lakes Superior and Michigan that were reared at the nearly century-old Brule State Fish Hatchery…

After political standoff, Wisconsin closed fish hatcheries. Anglers say it's a huge mistake.

A battle over funding for the state's fish and wildlife account and a lack spending authority forced the closure of Brule and Osceola fish hatcheries and deep cuts to fish stocking statewide. The post After political standoff, Wisconsin closed fish hatcheries. Anglers say it’s a huge mistake. appeared first on WPR.