All About Trout

By Linda Tancs

Established in 1896 to propagate, stock and establish trout populations, D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives in Spearfish, South Dakota, is one of the oldest operating hatcheries in the country. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it boasts over 1.8 million fisheries artifacts and other objects, the largest collection in the country. The site still rears trout for tribal and military waters. Visitors can engage with brown and rainbow trout by feeding them or watching them through the underwater viewing windows. The grounds are open daily from dawn until dusk.