Hatchery Park Ponds

Info / McHenry County

Location 20 acres

Hatchery Park is located at 2314 Hatchery Road, Spring Grove, Illinois.
Recent Stocking History
2025 Rainbow Trout Adult 804
2024 Rainbow Trout Adult 827
2023 Rainbow Trout Adult 802

Contact

Plauck, Andrew
IDNR Fisheries Biologist
Send Message
708-403-6951

Description

Hatchery Park is open from 7:30 a.m. to dusk 7 days a week.

Fishery History

Hatchery Park, once the State of Illinois' only fish hatchery, is now a village park with catch-and-release fishing ponds, a walking path and a visitor's center with displays on the history of the site.

Site Regulations

Site-Specific Fishing Regulations:

  • All Fish: 2 pole and line fishing only and each pole must not have more than 2 hooks or lures attached while fishing
  • Trout: Fall Closed Season; 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

Additional Information

Planning to eat your catch?  Fish Consumption Advisory information can be found here: Fish Consumption Advisory Page