4 million fish, 200 lakes: Anchorage’s sport hatchery opens for tours this week

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – At the William Jack Hernandez Hatchery, there are four million fish to fill 200 lakes, a boost for sport fishing in the miles surrounding southcentral Alaska.

It’s the only sport fish hatchery in the area, according to hatchery coordinator Katelyn Zonneville.

“Oh it never gets old,” said Kimbrough Mauney, a fish culturist who has worked the tanks for four years…

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