Featured Species

Currently, Saratoga National Fish Hatchery produces fish and eggs to fill needs for Federal, State, and Tribal waters across the country. The broodstock broodstock
The reproductively mature adults in a population that breed (or spawn) and produce more individuals (offspring or progeny).

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species being reared at the hatchery are brown trout and rainbow trout. Additionally, native Yellowstone cutthroat trout are reared for the Wind River Reservation. And the endangered Wyoming Toad are raised for release back into their native habitat. 

adult wyoming toad swimming among aquatic vegetation

At its full size, the Wyoming toad is only two inches long. This toad looks lumpy - its body is covered with warts and its head has a humped ridge. The skin is various shades of brown - perfect for blending in and escaping would-be predators.