Location: 402 Mongaup Road, Livingston Manor; Exit 96 off Route 17 - follow signs for Mongaup State Campground
Visitor hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., year round
Species raised: brown trout
Overview: From the third week of August through early September, staff collect over two million eggs from brown trout broodstock and ship them out to other DEC hatcheries to be reared, then stocked. After egg quotas are met, broodstock are stocked in waters in Delaware, Sullivan and Orange counties. The facility is located adjacent to two prized fly fishing waters: the Willowemoc Creek and Beaverkill.
The hatchery will begin its annual egg collection Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 9 a.m. and the next 3-4 Tuesdays until they reach their two million egg quota.
Visitors welcome.
Fun fact: The original piping that brought water from Mongaup Creek to the hatchery was wood, wrapped with metal bands.
