Save Our Native Species Inc.
S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie Fishing Club
(A 501 C (3) not for profit organization)

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 President
Jerry Skrypzak

Vice President
Ed Kissell

Secretary
Don Tombaugh

Treasurer
John Krupinski


Mail: PO Box 3605
Erie, Pennsylvania 16508

Phone/Fax: 814-453-2270
Email:
sonslakeri@aol.com

 

Hatchery Operations 2024-25

SONS HATCHERY COMMENCES 39th YEAR IN OPERATION

On Thursday Nov. 20, 2024 the SONS of Lake Erie commenced its 39th  year of fish propagation at its hatchery on the foot of Chestnut St. on Presque Isle Bay in Erie. 1200 5-6 in  brown trout fry  were brought to Erie from the PFBC hatchery in Linesville, PA. Twenty two SONS volunteers were on hand to assist our hatchery crew in transferring the fish from the truck to the tanks in the hatchery. They will be reared there until late March and then they will be stocked in Presque Isle Bay. They will be fed daily and cared for by our dedicated volunteers until they grow to about 8-10 inches. The SONS hatchery was built in 1985 just about 100 ft away from the location PFBC's hatchery which was built in 1914 and closed in the early 1960's. The sons have hatched over 4 million walleye, thousands of perch and steelhead at this facility. This is the fifth year that the hatchery has been used to raise brown trout. Below are some pictures taken that day.

 
SONS Hatchery Gets New Roof

In October a new steel roof was installed on the SONS hatcheryfr at the foot of Chestnut St. in Erie. The $22000 project was completed by crews from Alex Roofing Co. and their subcontractors. New gutters were also installed thanks to a $2000 grant from the Erie Community foundation