Cedarville Hatchery is located in Cedarville State Forest in Brandywine. This facility has cultured dozens of fish species. The property encompasses 180 acres of land, one water supply reservoir, 28 fish production ponds, one fish culture building, a combination building (garage, shop, office and laboratory) and two water supply wells. Cedarville Hatchery grows warm water, cold water and anadromous species for stocking in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Current species of interest are largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, golden shiners, rainbow trout, American shad, hickory shad, yellow perch, hybrid sunfish, redear sunfish, green sunfish and walleye. Fish cultured at Cedarville Hatchery are used to satisfy various program goals including restoration of fish populations and enhancement of recreational fishing opportunities. Cedarville Hatchery also works closely with Manning Hatchery, which is located on the same premises.Activity at this facility is seasonal and intensive, so general individual hatchery tours or visits cannot be accommodated. However, large groups can call the production manager for potential tours.
Contact Information:
Don Pritchett, Production Manager
Rte. 4 Box 106E
Brandywine, Maryland 20613
(301) 888-2107Start the Virtual Tour
Cedarville hatchery is composed of a hatchery, several out buildings, a reservoir and culture ponds as shown in this aerial photo.
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Ponds are monitored frequently to ensure good water quality for fish growth. Fisheries Technician, Luke Lyon, is sampling for zooplankton, the primary food for larval fish. Ponds are also monitored for pH and dissolved oxygen levels.
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The culture building has concrete raceways for holding and grading fish of different sizes. Here, DNR biologists Matt Baldwin, Jim Thompson and Don Pritchett, have collected fish from a pond, placed them in a transport tank and delivered them to the culture building for grading.
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