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Ohio's Castalia
Hatchery
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| The Division of Wildlife annually stocks five streams with 6-9" yearling Little Manistee River (Mich.) strain steelhead. For 2003, the Rocky, Chagrin and Grand rivers are scheduled to receive 90,000 fish. Conneaut Creek is scheduled to receive 75,000 fish from Ohio and 75,000 fish from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. The Vermilion River is scheduled to receive 55,000 steelhead. Total annual stocking numbers from Ohio hatcheries will remain at 400,000 for the foreseeable future. All Ohio fish are raised at the Division of Wildlife's Castalia Hatchery. Several other rivers including the Ashtabula River, Arcola Creek and even the Cuyahoga River get runs of stray fish. These fish migrate out into Lake Erie and spend the summer in the cooler part of the lake, before returning to streams during the fall through the spring. Steelhead trout caught by anglers in the streams typically average 25" long and weigh 5 to 6 pounds. These fish have usually spent two summers out in the lake. | |
