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FISH SPECIES AVAILABLE
Call 651-462-5916 for species and availability
Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus)
 One of the most beautiful cold water salmonids found in the northern most regions of
the northern hemisphere. Known for their deep red brilliant colors in breeding males and
for their excellent quality flesh and table fare. Still rare in aquaculture McKenzie Fish
Farm has three strains, Tree River, Quebec , and Frazer River. Call for availability as
supplies are limited.
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Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar)
Best known of the salmon species highly praised for the fresh and smoked fish markets. This salmon can spawn more than once, unlike Pacific salmon. The young fry are difficult to raise requiring a lot of attention to water quality.
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Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
Smallest of the Pacific salmonids (3-5 pounds), pinks or humpbacks have been
introduced into the Great Lakes and are an important angling fish. They mature at two
years of age.
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Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)
 Also know as the hackleback sturgeon, this sturgeon lives in much of the same
regions as the lake sturgeon but is not in the Great Lakes. The shovelnose gets it’s
name from the flat, broad snout. It is a small species seldom reaching more than three
feet in length or weighing more than 6 pounds. The caudal fin has a long extension
which is thread like in appearance but may be worn off in older fish.
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Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
 One of the best know North American sturgeon, it is also called the red or rock
sturgeon. Found in lakes, streams and the Great Lakes from the St. Lawrence Seaway
to the Mississippi River. The lake sturgeon can reach a length upwards of 6 feet and
weigh over 200 pounds. Female lake sturgeon may produce over 10 pounds, or 500,000 eggs, at a time. Growth is slow and maturity may take 20 years.
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Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
 Paddlefish are very primitive looking with a long upper snout and found mostly in
large silty rivers and some lakes in the Mississippi and Missouri River basins. Although
old reports tell of much larger fish, state records are in the 60-70 pound class. Their skin
is smooth like a catfish but they are not related. Paddlefish never stop swimming as, like
many shark species water must continuously flow over the gills in order for them to
survive. The paddlefish at McKenzie have been raised from eggs and are feeding on fish
pellets. Larger specimens are difficult to ship.
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Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
A large very desirable game fish found in the northern regions of North
America, Europe and Asia. In the United States, they were historically found in the Great Lake
basin and now through stocking are found over a much wider area. Pike and musky can
be distinguished by the number of mandibular pores, musky have 6 or more and pike 5
or less. Pike usually have elongated horizontal spots and musky vertical stripes.
Northerns typically do not get as large as musky.
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Musky (Esox masquinongy)
Tiger hybrids (Male northern/female musky)
Leach Lake or spotted strain
Largest of the pike family, and growing upwards of 60 pounds one of the most sought
after game fish in North America. There are now more muskys than a few decades ago
because of large scale stocking programs by many states. Musky are one of the fastest
growing North American fish. State fisheries departments have planted muskys in many
lakes to control an over abundance of panfish. The aquarium trade has also fallen in
love with this predator fish.
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Other fish species available:
Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
 One of the most beautiful and fun to catch native trout. Brookies are found in
many small streams and creeks, and during fall spawning the males get a brilliant orange and
red with black markings. Fish living in lakes generally get larger in size.
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Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
 A native trout of Europe, the brown sometimes referred to as German brown
trout, were introduced into North American streams in the 1880's. Much of North America
now has established populations of brown trout. The browns can tolerate warmer water
than brook trout so are often found in slower, warmer stream conditions. In aquaculture
browns are suited for ponds that may get too warm for brookies, however they are good
predators and should not be placed with smaller trout.
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Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
The old standby in aquaculture. More rainbow trout are raised in the United
States than all other trout. Fast growing, easy to care for, great for small ponds,
fee-fishing and for the restaurants trade.
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Golden Trout (Rainbow mutation)
These beautiful trout are mutations of the rainbow trout and not to be confused with the endangered species Golden Trout (Oncorhynchus aquabonita). The golden trout mutations come in two forms, one with black eyes that spawns in the fall and the red eyed form that spawns in the spring. We carry both forms.
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Splake (Hybrid)
This trout is a hybrid between lake trout and brook trout and unlike most hybrids splake are fertile and able to produce young. Most splake crosses use lake trout females and brook trout males. Splake mature faster than lake trout and have the deeper colors of brook trout. Splake have been stocked into the Great Lakes and are sought after by fishermen because of their great taste.
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Large Mouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
One of the most important warm water game fish in North America, the large mouth bass is an excellent
fish for helping to control populations of panfish. They are also ideal as a top predator in farm ponds.
Growth rates will depend on water conditions. Female largemouth will have between
2,000 and 7,000 eggs which are laid in the spring in nests when water temperatures
reach 62-65 degrees.
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Walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum)
The King of game fish in the Midwest because of their great taste, found in both
lakes and large river systems. The largest of the perch family is one of the most
managed fish species. They like water cooler than 85 degrees and are naturally found in
lakes over 50 acres in size and 10 feet in depth. In aquaculture walleyes feed on
minnows but several feed companies are working on pelleted feed. Spawning females
will produce 25,000 to 50,000 eggs per pound of female, usually in early spring when
water temperatures are between 45-50 degrees.
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Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
This popular panfish is know by many different names throughout the United
States such as bream, sun perch, pumkinseed and copperbelly. There are many subspecies.
Bluegills do well in quite ponds and like the cover of lily pads or submerged weeds. They
adapt well to floating food in aquaculture.
Golden Rainbow Trout
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Ornamental Fish -- Call 651-462-5916 for species and availability.
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