The state record for a striped bass is 63 pounds and owned by two men, neither from around here. But the fish they caught got their start in life at the Richmond Hill Fish Hatchery, the place where since 1968 more than 800 million striped and hybrid bass began their journey into life, and into the state’s reservoirs and rivers.
RH Fish Hatchery more energy efficient after renovations
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