Grayling Fish Hatchery

05/30/2026

Cute little buggers

05/28/2026

Just a gentle reminder that there is no fishing in our raceways here at the hatchery. Also want to remind the people who feel the need to poach fish in the hatchery that we do have cameras. There is hundreds of miles of trout water outside of the hatchery yet some people feel the need to poach fish out of our raceways.

05/24/2026

Just wanted to make a post to let everyone know that we have decided to close the hatchery early today because of the heavy rain we are experiencing. We are open tomorrow 10am-4pm.

05/24/2026

Our bubbler...

05/24/2026

05/24/2026

Good morning...many of our visitors are probably unaware of the historic flood 50 year we experienced here in northern Michigan, especially in our watershed of the Au Sable.

The hatchery experienced water basically "everywhere" ..our Winter and Spring have been extremely tough at the hatchery and in our area in general.

Many of our native flowers and flowering trees are way behind in showing us their beauty! But it will come.

The East branch of the Au Sable is continuously moving the dark sediment thru the river system, which collects at the hatchery and even after sweeping our raceways with the fish, its dark again. It's a learning process and we are at the mercy of Nature..she will clear things up in due time.

Folks are catching fish in the blue gill pond, but again notice the lack of clarity in our pond. Our bubbler is working to provide oxygen but the sediment will take time to settle. We then will once again be able to see the various species of turtles and fish.

Even with all of this, the hatchery is alive. Our resident Canada Goose is on her nest, we have our Mallard ducks supervising your visit! Listen to the birds, we have many passing thru and setting up residence. Look for our turtles and frogs. Or just enjoy peaceful picnic by the water.

We thank everyone who visits and we could not do this without all your support!

05/23/2026

We are open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holiday Mondays 10am-4pm until Labor Day weekend! Bring the family to come feed our fish and enjoy the hatchery experience.

05/21/2026

We open this weekend! Please be mindful of our hatchery rules. See you all ….hours of operation this weekend 10am to 4pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

05/20/2026

A shout out to BC Pizza for working with us to provide lunch for Grayling Middle Schoolers today at theHatchery

05/20/2026

The female Canadian Goose is in her spot once
again at the hatch !!! And the momma deer came and got her fawn!!! All is good❤️