Trout & Swans

​Branch River Trout Hatchery has its own brood stock of brook, brown, and rainbow trout. We have expanded our trout offerings to include the arctic char, which is closely related to the lake trout, and the tiger trout, a cross between a brook and a brown trout.
We produce about 50,000 trout fry yearly, with the bulk of the fish going to pond stocking,  The fish are raised in our new indoor facility until they reach 2-3 inches in size. They are then transferred to outdoor raceways, where they are grown to 10-14 inches.
​Our artesian well water is a constant 52 degrees year-round, with a constant flow of about 30 gal./min. Our whole system is a closed loop process, thereby eliminating any threat of outside pollution from a river, or a non-point source.

Click to watch the video about the trout hatchery produced by the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute in 2021.
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​Brook Trout  
  • Dressed (head and tail still on, bones still in fish) ... $9.15 per lb. 
  • Boned  (head and tail still on, no bones in fish) ... $10.90 per lb.
  • Butterfly Fillets ... $11.25 per lb.
  • Stuffed Fillets (head and tail still on, no bones, stuffed with sage, onion, & crabmeat dressing) ...  $12.45 per lb.

​Atlantic Salmon 
  • Dressed (head and tail still on, bones still in fish) ... $12.00 per lb. 
  • Boned  (head and tail still on, no bones in fish) ... $12.25 per lb.
  • Butterfly Fillets ... $12.50 per lb.
  • Stuffed Fillets (head and tail still on, no bones, stuffed with sage, onion, & crabmeat dressing) ...  $13.25 per lb.
  • Salmon Brats ... $17.85 per lb.
Processed fish orders must be placed by Tuesday for pickup on either Friday or Saturday; we only process what is ordered for the week--nothing is ever frozen.

Live Fish for Stocking
  • Arctic Char or Brook Trout (10"-14") ... $8.25  
  • A minimum order must be 30 fish per species

Trumpeter Swans

  • ​$3,000 per pair