MOVING HISTORY FORWARD: Coeur d'Alene fish hatchery
The first fish hatchery in Idaho, Hayspur, was built in 1907. Located south of Ketchum, it lacked feasible transportation to North Idaho, which res...
The first fish hatchery in Idaho, Hayspur, was built in 1907. Located south of Ketchum, it lacked feasible transportation to North Idaho, which resulted in an extraordinarily high mortality rate of eggs. To meet the need of a fish hatchery in North Idaho, sportsmen from Shoshone and Kootenai counties, including the Rod and Gun Clubs of St. Maries, Wallace, Harrison and Coeur d'Alene, began raising money for their own hatchery to supply fish for the abundant lakes, rivers and streams. In 1913, the water company in Coeur d'Alene offered to furnish a site on the lakeshore near the pumping station on the east side of Tubbs Hill and to provide the water, power and an emergency connection to the reservoir for the hatchery, all for $25 per month.