Join Hatchery Superintendent Lars Alsager as he takes you on a video tour of Dan Speas Fish Hatchery. The hatchery is one of ten hatcheries that we operate throughout the state. Check back for more video tours of our hatcheris that you can enjoy from the comfort of your house. This is part of "Expo at home," a series of online stories, videos and activities developed over several years to bring the outdoors inside while we are all practicing social distancing. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2wj7GYl

Take a quick virtual tour of the Burlington State Fish Hatchery! Constructed in 1923, this is the oldest trout hatchery that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection operates. The hatchery supports and produces several trout species and kokanee salmon. You can visit the Burlington State Fish Hatchery during normal business hours Monday – Friday. For more information on the Burlington State Fish Hatchery, visit: https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Fishing/Fisheries-Management/Burl

Heading to the Pulaski & Tug Hill area for the long weekend? Planning on visiting the Salmon River Fish Hatchery? Some reminders to help you enjoy your visit: 🐟 Visitor Center is open daily (weekends & the holiday too) 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 🚻 Restrooms are only available when the Visitor Center is open 🎣 Fish ladder & viewing decks are open daily, until dusk 🚨🚫 No waders, hip boots, wading boots/shoes, or any boots/pants that you wear in the river are allowed on the hatchery grounds or in t

ODFW’s hatchery staff have been working night and day to keep hatcheries running during the atmospheric river events in recent days. With rising rivers comes debris, sediment and even full trees sometimes, which can clog hatchery intakes that provide the oxygenated water fish need to survive. Overall, the state’s hatcheries are holding up thanks to the efforts of our dedicated staff who know that dealing with extreme weather like flooding is part of the job. (Staff are known to sleep with rubber