Raising Hatchery Trout

Raising trout at the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Tonto Hatchery is a year round job. Here's a look at what it takes to bring rainbow trout to the angling public.
This video was created by the Information Branch of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Producer: Carol Lynde

[@bettyb1313]

Im 47 years old my father took me to a place like this when i was 6 i remember it like it was yesterday. Gave me new respect for fishing

[@LeonAllanDavis]

True story.. I had a friend who worked at this hatchery...maybe 20 - 25 years ago... His job was to feed the fingerlings... This meant he had to walk around the perimeter of the ponds draining food out of a 50 lb bag... Being a lazy sod he came up with the bright idea of using an old hand bell he'd found in an antique shop in Scottsdale. He leaned over and rang the bell close to the surface of the water... Of course fish can't hear but they can feel the vibrations from the sound waves... The fish quickly learned to associate the sound waves with food and they came running - swimming - over to where he was... When the tank truck would suck the fingerlings up to take them off to a lake, my friend asked the driver where he was taking them... A couple months later my friend would take his boat out, with a fishing rod of course - and the bell... He'd ring the bell close to the water and always catch his limit... This is a true story...you can look it up...

[@saravananmuthukrishnan]

cool

[@plasticiconoclastic]

_"This is a true story...you can look it up..."_ Story of the internet.

[@spinozilla2421]

*Source:....trust me bro*

[@bhaaratsharma6023]

Didn't the fish feel betrayed ?

[@evanw2195]

That’s awesome

[@jackievarughese3945]

Bald Eagle: "I'm the symbol of Freedom, Feed me!"

[@aatsista]

THE BIG BOSS.

[@fermiticus4034]

"I'll just swoop in and take what I can get"

[@khaledaldalabih5530]

@@fermiticus4034 feels like america in deed

[@khaledaldalabih5530]

@@Joeyo-uw6pn boy i'm not in america, i'm in Germany, the land of universal healthcare and amazing transportation system, not gonna go to that shit hole you call home.

[@Menez47]

@@khaledaldalabih5530 who lost both world wars ??????? That's right your pathetic excuse of a country lmaoo

[@melbournechurch234]

Thanks to Americans and Canadians for the their dedications to life itself

[@PackerManForLife]

Huge respect to these guys and their organization. This would be an awesome job

[@azgfd]

Thanks so much!

[@BK-qx6pl]

I remember my last neighbor had a salmon hatchery in his garage. I don’t think it was legal, but it was cool nonetheless.

[@touluevang3471]

Daamn rich ppl always trying to take everything.

[@caseyvue6086]

Wow! Legal and garage fish industry.

[@mainarbor3564]

The licence is $10 a year of its to study them.. I think $100-$300 to farm food for human consumption.

[@jamesireland9188]

@@touluevang3471 What does being rich have to do with it lol

[@kanger80]

Does that mean he was growing Salmon to full size on his property? What would he do with the salmon hatchlings?

[@JackSmith-tz7ml]

I live in Washington state, I'm now 68 years old. I remember back when I was a kid and just got my drivers license me and my friends would go to the local trout hatchery in late summer and catch grasshoppers and throw them into the pens, what great fun that was, they were like piranha going after them. These days the pens all have netting over them, but I remember those fun days.

[@MrTimjames343]

When I was a kid about 17 years ago, I've been to this very hatchery when I use to go camping up around that area. Those tanks they kept those fish in is something I'll always hold as cherished memories of my youth, even caught some of them rainbow trout in many lakes. Ponds and streams. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@everettstevenson6110]

I appreciate these men and women who provided the opportunity for the rest of us to escape to the outdoors

[@williamkechkaylo7915]

when i was younger, i used canned corn to fish for trout. they love it because thats what they feed them at the hatchery and they remember it.

[@logiprime]

Once every year I get this recommended to me, it’s always awesome to watch

[@asianboy8969]

Much appreciation for the efforts of Game and Fish people.

[@Number1HockeyPlaya]

All those eggs lookin like that scene from Nemo.

[@davidangelamelcher9591]

Been to the Tonto hatchery with the kids and now the grandkids, it's definitely worth the trip to go see. First went there myself when I was 10 years old and never forgot the experience.

[@muffinbutton1484]

Wow that was really cool. No politics, no nonsense.. just a neat video. I like it

[@jonathan3966]

Yeah, I wouldn’t expect politics in a hatchery video too.

[@wayneyd2]

I visited this hatchery years ago. Is amazing.

[@getoffyourbassandletsfish7651]

Wow the fish eggs survive the mail kicking and throwing the eggs. Interesting video 👍🏻 it’s like breeding brine shrimp

[@JoeBPrime]

Get Off Your Bass And Lets Fish yeah watching them throw around eggs like that was kind of triggering for me

[@gdolphinz7486]

They have a higher durability than other fish

[@dannychampraya188]

Yeee

[@imacoolkid721]

Ok KZbin, I'll watch it

[@kaigrote8630]

This comment makes me happy.

[@imacoolkid721]

Kai Grote ah thx

[@elchuzalongo4339]

@@imacoolkid721 bruh this vid was in my recommended for a solid 2 weeks. I couldn't watch a video without this one being recommended

[@moxiemcmahon]

My son Thor caught a trout for me on Mother's Day; I cooked it up it was so good, I'd forgotten how good! Now I'm obsessed 😉 Thanks for the great video!

[@borisbuliak3626]

Smoked with beer and a cigar and am at home even in Gander Newfoundland. Love the wild in America!

[@edmundkare5562]

I want to say that it was a great video! Also Thank you to all the hard workers who provide us with these great fish to fish for in these lakes!! You guys are awesome!!!

[@chickenman5477]

Thank you for keeping these awesome rainbow trout and keeping them going thanks for your hard work

[@kevinnapier1014]

GREAT POST!!!! WHAT GREAT CARE FOR THE PROCESS OF KEEPING THESE FISH INTO THE LAKES AND STREAMS!!! AWESOME!!

[@steveturpin4242]

A totally sustainable fish....very interesting. Thank you

[@tonyparrish2063]

Great job guys, keep up the good work, love those fish. Tony Parrish, Douglas AZ

[@charlespalmerii4299]

Thank You Game in Fish, and Tonto Fish Hatchery! I fish the Rim a lot especially East Verde River.. AZ overall has a Awesome Stocking Program, much better then other states I lived in... I sincerely appreciate it!

[@nickm.8371]

Great job folks!!!! Touches the lives of so many too!!!!

[@CopperStateCustomAdmin]

Getting out of the Army here in about 10 months, looking into a possible career here. My school took a field trip there one year, I loved it.

[@JG-oc8ov]

Anthony Maduri have u made some moves towards this now

[@AMoistBum]

Anthony Maduri lol the army takes field trips? Did they issue crayons or did you guys bring your own?

[@zemphorp9605]

Did you get the job?

[@flowerruby833]

God bless you thank you for your service I don’t know who would or even could take your place if you weren’t here thank you so much I really am praying you can get that gob 🐠

[@conquerer4498]

meaturama why would you assume he killed arabs??

[@clivelambert-oe7kg]

now watching rest if my mind is right your doing an incredible job

[@DesmondFishnReef]

This is an awesome video brother, always wanted to see how they do it in the hatcheries and thanks to you I did. Awesomeness.

[@StraitClownin909]

Wow never thought about all the work that went into raising them trout! Really cool doc!

[@retrocny5625]

My father was a member of a rod & gun club when I was growing up, and they had their own private lake that they stocked with rainbow trout that they raised on their property. From what I remember they had 3 separate "pools" with thousands of fish in each. They would stock them in the lake once they got big enough, which was usually around 8-10 inches I think. I remember going with him every week to feed them. The food looked like little brown pebbles and you'd take a bucket full of it and just hurl it into their pool and they'd go nuts, it'd be like a feeding frenzy. Just like what they showed towards the end of the video at 6:20. Same thing we did really. Was pretty cool and it's the first thing I thought of when I came across this video.

[@Carl-LaFong1618]

ehhh ehh ehhhh he said Rod. ehhh ehh ehhhhh

[@Durrpadil]

That's cool. Thank you for keeping trout populations stable.

[@paulbiya5647]

Never seen any fish video, never went fishing, never knewa thing bout fishes, got recomanded this video by KZbin, wtached it, cried at the end

[@Borals]

Paul Biya never went to school either.

[@joettev2]

that made me shed a tear, so cool. And to think, I actually caught one last year. nice Thank you guys

[@evegrowing7749]

WOW...great vid, thanks for sharing!!!

[@BungieStudios]

I can really appreciate your guys' passion and willingness to help make this informative video.

[@lovetheoutdoors9485]

Thank You guy's for what you do.

[@joelee662]

SIMPLY INCREDIBLE HATS OFF TO THESE GUYS

[@grendaleentertainment549]

This is amazing, thank you for sharing this video. This looks like a career I’d definitely enjoy!

[@chefgiovanni]

Thanks for sharing the great video and you are doing a fine job to help nature and fish sustainability. Time to cook.

[@borisbuliak3626]

IAmaPersion wow indeed. The biggest culprit is mining, our obsession with gold has killed so many creeks in Colorado. My solution would be total human anahilation, allá Noah(nothing new) what’s yours? Communist pipeline dreams? Love to hear it

[@520bassassassin8]

i go Turkey hunting out there almost every year...its beautiful one time i was fishing an the top of the spring by the Hatchery an game an fish dumped a big ice chest of trout right in front of me an sead good luck lol.. but the mountain are beautiful i recommend visiting it if you haven't yet

[@rady8or953]

Wild trout will always be the best

[@justwhatido]

Well that was awesome!! I love going to the hatchery here in Colorado. I showed the hatchery in Leadville in one of my Trip videos on my KZbin channel called Just what i do

[@michaelgilchrist9027]

Checking out some of your older videos!

[@codysett1]

I've been going to the hatchery by airplane flatts since I was 8. Now I'm 24 and I take my kids there. Its Awesome. Although its sad the big pond is empty and it looks kinda run down. Last 3 times I went never saw a single other person or family. I dont think they know they can go walk around.

[@MauriceTarantulas]

Very cool! If I ever visited Arizona again this would be great to visit but I guess doesn't have visitors..

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

That is awesome. We don't have trout in Mississippi, but a fish truck comes through to our local Co-Op's once a month with catfish, bream, Florida hybrid bass, minnows, grass carp, crappie. I think they come from Arkansas. I have made two dynamite bass and bream lakes. It's fast and easy. I've enjoyed years of joy on my lakes for about $300.

[@matthewgreener7069]

Omg @Arizonagfishandgame I went there in 5th grade witch was 2 years ago and it was amazing! I went to manzanita Elementary school

[@MisterGreenGuy]

Hunters and fisherman are the greatest force behind conservation. If it wasn't for them, programs like this would not exist.

[@valzerna]

thank you, very interesting! greetings from Switzerland.

[@amayaleah6287]

Keep doing what your doing coz its just a pure awesomeness

[@cameronkirby4361]

So cool, thanks for providing to nature!

[@1_fishin_magician153]

awesome video thumbs up ...!!! 1FM Lake George, NY

[@azgfd]

Thanks!

[@jenniehughes6927]

I so appreciate what you do . Thank you for paying attention

[@beastm0de51]

Wow Ennius Montana I lived really close to that I loved that fish hatchery my dad worked there

[@SlayTheDayBettan]

3 years old. Recommended now. Great there KZbin.

[@BraiytryeneGibbons]

That's cool . I'd love to go to the hatchery

[@darrellblair5818]

I really enjoyed this video.

[@skypieper]

Cool stuff, thx for sharing.

[@beeeennnnnnn]

What a job. I'd love this

[@ForrestOutdoors]

Great content..... Keep up the great work....

[@81trevorj]

I was a lone worker at a hatchery in Ontario. Great experience right down to the trough cleaning.lmao

[@trinifishes]

thats a cool job to have,nice work hatching them out

[@MrTalmaguer]

Heck of a job guys. Keep up the good work

[@richardwooten7657]

LETS THANK OUR ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THOSE TROUT !

[@EL_SINALOENSE]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 that reminds me...I need to renew my fishing license 😁

[@crash0ntube]

RUDY MIRANDA you need a license to fish? Whoa what a regulation

[@rightexactly2424]

Great job keep them coming

[@leegacy3099]

Thank you for your service.

[@hkk3656]

This is my idea of a dream job. I'd love to work here!

[@cisnerosfishermen4352]

I just learned a lot thank you

[@rodneyjohnston6280]

Thank you For stalking or Lakes and screen Without you we all would have nothing To catch Thank you again

[@elmainman4175]

Great job guys. Good video

[@tomballesteros4673]

So cool,our licensing helps to support this!

[@ipunchpoliticians1144]

New subscriber. Thanks for the video man

[@alichoudhry2013]

AMazing and nice video ✌🏻💕 Thanks

[@hownowbrowntrouttasmania7389]

super watch loved it..:)

[@SKJEAN3107]

Hey thanks, i love trout!

[@imarooster3548]

Good job guys ! I live in Colorado and that's how it's done ! All you experts making negative comments need to study trout. Trout generally don't reproduce and must be reintroduced into the streams and lakes. Only sad part is they are super easy to catch.

[@sheilasullivan1950]

Don't know how ma nature didn't slap you upside the head. Trout don't reproduce? Don't lie anymore! If humans quit interfering with the natural world you wouldn't have any diseased or gaps where fish no longer swim and reproduce. Dams? Irrigation? Pollution? Overfishing? C'mon now.

[@cory0702]

This is so cool, I had no idea this was done

[@habbi126]

Thanks for uploading!😇

[@manifestgtr]

You guys do important work 👍

[@MY.N4ME.1S.L3R0Y]

This is so cool I want a trout

[@t.4999]

Isn’t it just amazing to see us as a species having progressed from apes to being able to control the nature for our benefit??

[@beatnuforever8088]

T H don’t know about you but I was not an ape 🦧 hmmmmm I take it your Atheist

[@545453445443345]

What a good video this is!

[@toomypunthaluck2025]

Thank for sharing

[@tayy4123]

Love this guy has no idea how to do it, n acts like he is the boss

[@edgufler1122]

Very good and interesting Video

[@thetastelesschef7463]

I remember a mom and pop real hatchery. one day they said they had to close, that the government would be taking over and shutting down all the smaller hatchery for that state I was raised in. the boss told me this would be the beginning of the end for most return dish to the pnw, years later, I now understand what he ment. I wish I could have done more to help.

[@indigoxalis]

Wow! I didn't realize that people put the trout into those streams... I thought they were regular fish that were born and lived in the rivers. Then again, I'm from Colorado, so maybe the process is different since the video mentioned they can spawn in clear perennial streams.

[@lindahayes9495]

that was very interesting. thank you. : )

[@keithdedios5849]

Amazing. I have yet to catch my first trout

[@Averagestoner]

Sustainable, I love it

[@AMS-ri3xm]

Cool set up ...🤙🏿

[@BodmonBullet]

This is cool to see

[@pius222]

learning new things everyday!

[@PeacewithRhys]

Such a lovely story... unless you're a fish.

[@JabberCT]

A lot of work and math goes into that. Interesting stuff.

[@brandonvierra8177]

Wow that’s a lot different from how we do catfish but slightly similar. Pretty cool

[@ameliaandes797]

I love river trout more than sea trout....seved on my plate. :)

[@aomanchutube]

Very cool video.