Fishing fun in the sun

Jillian Fellows, The Petoskey News-Review

ODEN — The Oden State Fish Hatchery hosted an open house on Thursday, Aug. 3 for families and visitors to enjoy.

Gabriella, Santiago and Mateo Morado, of Harbor Springs, show off their new Sturgeon Guard hats from the Sturgeon for Tomorrow booth on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 during an open house at the Oden State Fish Hatchery.
Gabriella, Santiago and Mateo Morado, of Harbor Springs, show off their new Sturgeon Guard hats from the Sturgeon for Tomorrow booth on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 during an open house at the Oden State Fish Hatchery.
Fish swim in one of three spring-fed ponds available for guests to observe at the Oden State Fish Hatchery.
Fish swim in one of three spring-fed ponds available for guests to observe at the Oden State Fish Hatchery.

Under sunny skies, children enjoyed a variety of games, activities and educational displays about local fish species, the hatchery’s work and conservation efforts in the region.

Visitors also walked around the hatchery’s grounds, which includes a visitor’s center, fish ponds, walking trails and more.

Kyle Coatta, 8, of Levering works on his casting technique during a fishing game on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 at an open house at the Oden State Fish Hatchery.
Kyle Coatta, 8, of Levering works on his casting technique during a fishing game on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 at an open house at the Oden State Fish Hatchery.
Sarah, Jacob and Jeff Powell, visiting from Pinckney, feed the fish in one of the ponds at the Oden State Fish Hatchery on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
Sarah, Jacob and Jeff Powell, visiting from Pinckney, feed the fish in one of the ponds at the Oden State Fish Hatchery on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

The event was co-sponsored by the Friends of the Oden Fish Hatchery.

For more information about the hatchery, visit michigan.gov/dnr/places/v-centers/oden.

— Contact Jillian Fellows at jfellows@petoskeynews.com.  

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Fishing fun in the sun