trout farms in southern michigan

anybody have any clue if there are any trout farms in southern Michigan that sell brook trout been looking for a bit and can only find one in harietta which i doubt the trout would even survive the trip back down state

anybody have any clue if there are any trout farms in southern Michigan that sell brook trout been looking for a bit and can only find one in harietta which i doubt the trout would even survive the trip back down state

Crystal Springs in North Muskegon has brook trout. He also has browns, rainbows, and golden rainbows. The owner is John Nelski. Tell him Cecil sent ya.

Crystal Springs 1-800-378-2490

No Website.

think they'd be able to survive a drive back to the detroit area

think they'd be able to survive a drive back to the detroit area

How many, what size, and how big is your container? One thing you have going for you are the cold air temps this time of year to keep the water temp low. Low water temps mean more oxygen and lower metabolism of the fish.

Although I have a fish hauling tank on a trailer now I've hauled large trout in a cooler with ice from near Grand Rapids to northern Indiana with no problems.

Edited by az9, 19 December 2009 - 02:16 AM.

my only worry is that i am in the design and research phase i have no intent of getting any trout till i feel confident i know how to and have the equipment necessary to keep them properly which puts my estimated time of setting up the tank in either late spring or mid summer

my only worry is that i am in the design and research phase i have no intent of getting any trout till i feel confident i know how to and have the equipment necessary to keep them properly which puts my estimated time of setting up the tank in either late spring or mid summer

If i were you I'd seriously reconsider rainbows or browns. Brooks are very sensitive to stress and prone to bacterial infections.