Pendills Creek / Sullivan Creek
National Fish Hatchery Complex
Contacting the Hatchery
Hatchery Manager: Curt Friez
E-mail: Curt_Friez@fws.gov21990 West Trout Lane
Brimley, MI 49715
Phone: 906-437-5231
Fax: 906-437-5393
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)Hatchery Facts
- Established: 1951
Geographic Area Covered
- Lake Huron
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Superior
Hatchery Mission
- Rear lake trout as part of Great Lakes Restoration Program
- Provide environmental education
- Provide eggs for other hatcheries
- Participate in the astroturf program, using astroturf as a substrate for eggs, which are then placed in various locations in lakes Michigan and Huron
Fish Species and Capability
- Produce 750,000 yearling lake trout for spring stocking
- Rear 15,000 lake trout broodstock
- Produce more than 6 million eggs annually
Public Use Opportunities
- Fishery education
- 38,000+ visitors annually
- Hatchery tours
Publications
The 2000 Great Lakes Consent Decree (pdf, 172 Kb)
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