News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 2009
 

Kincaid State Fish Hatchery Renovation to Begin
Public visits and tours discontinued until April 2010
 

COLUMBUS, OH – Renovation at the Kincaid State Fish Hatchery will get underway August 25, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Kincaid Hatchery has the responsibility for raising muskellunge, hybrid striped bass, and rainbow trout that are stocked in public lakes across Ohio.
 
A building expansion will have egg hatching capabilities along with fry and fingerling troughs. This will allow staff at Kincaid to hatch more than 100,000 muskellunge eggs and raise 25,000 fry until they reach the four-inch fingerling stage. Additionally 27,000 catchable rainbow trout will be grown out in the new facility annually.
 
During the construction phase of this project, visitation and tours of the facility will be temporarily discontinued for public safety. Closure will run from August 25 through April 1, 2010.
 

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For further information, contact:
Elmer Heyob, ODNR Division of Wildlife
614.265.6347
Bruce Bakenhaster, ODNR Division of Wildlife
740.493.2717