Watersmeet Trout Hatchery Watersmeet, MI, 49969 906-358-4331 Turn at the sign on US 45 north of Watersmeet, then drive 5 miles east on Old US 2.
FISHING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY IN THE UPPER PENINSULA Everyone Welcome!
Catch your own delicious trout, Nature's Perfect Food - take some home. Pay only for what you catch. NO LIMIT! NO LICENSE REQUIRED! Necessary tackle available free. Trout cleaned and packed on ice free. The Watersmeet Trout Hatchery was built in the early 1930's by the state of Michigan and was operated by the state until 1965. In 1970 it was converted to a private hatchery by Bob and Barb Tieman. The Tiemans owned and operated the facility for 36 plus years and sold it to Dino and Roberta Giannola in February 2007. The trout reared at this hatchery are sold for the stocking of private waters. Each year, over 200,000 Rainbow, Brook and Brown Trout are raised here. The series of springs in the grounds of the hatchery produces over 60,000 gallons of 42.5 degree water per hour. All the water used for the trout hatchery comes from these springs. The trout are fed a high quality balanced diet which, along with the pure spring water, produces the finest tasting trout to be found anywhere in the world.
Hours of Operation Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend: Closed Wednesday September (Labor Day Weekend) through May (Memorial
Day Weekend)
About Our Trout
The diet of our trout is more complete than their wild counterparts. Our feed is trucked from almost 2,000 miles away and it's the best we can buy in North America. These are a just a few reasons you can be assured you have caught the finest, firmest, tastiest trout to be found anywhere in the world.
Watersmeet Trout Hatchery Watersmeet, MI 906-358-4331 "Upper Michigan's Supermarket For Live Trout"
Visit our web site at www.watersmeettrouthatchery.com
Remove trout from ice bag - wipe or pat dry. Season inside and out. Use large fry pan, preferably square. To have a throw away pan, pull 30-36" aluminum foil from roll, fold neatly in half to double thickness. Bend edges up 1". Place on LEVEL outdoor grill - spray with no stick product. Add vegetable oil or margarine 1/8" deep and cook at low to medium heat 5 minutes per side. FAVORITE ADDITIONS: Onions, mushrooms, flaked almonds, grated cheese. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Bread, beans, fried potatoes --- COLD BEER! Back to Watersmeet Information Page Back to Upper Peninsula Towns Page Back to Upper Peninsula Traveler Copyright 1998/07 by Vivian Wood, the webmaster for Exploring the North, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act of 1976, as Amended, this web site may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any manner. Unless authorized by the webmaster of Exploring the North, Inc., reproduction of any picture, web page or pages on the Exploring the North website for placement on the internet is a copyright infringement. All right, title and interest in and to the material on our web pages, the web site, in whole or in part, and in and to this url and the urls contained within, is the property of Vivian Wood, the webmaster for Exploring the North, Inc. |
The
quality and flavor of any edible living thing is directly
affected by the environment that it lives and grows in and
by the food it consumes. It's no secret that trout prefer
cold, clear, high quality water. Our water temperature never
gets to 50 (even on a hot summer day). Our water is also
crystal clear. Taste it - you'll know it's pure. Chances are
in your lifetime you'll never see water of a higher quality.
This basically, is the environment our trout enjoy.
"BARBS"
ON THE STUMP TROUT FRY