Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

I live in this town they do an excellent job of teaching us science and health fish are hatched I enjoy coming here every time I can get the chance

Nice place for locals and out of towners. This fish hatchery has been here for a long long time. I saw one review from someone who must be uneducated about fish hatcheries. There are supposed to be lots of fish in a small area. And yes people do actually catch fish and eat them.
Come check this place out and it’s great for kids and the whole family. You can feed the fish as well if you buy the fish food from the admissions desk. $ 6 for adults $ 4 for kids and seniors.

I like to walk the grounds sometimes bc I’m too cheap to pay the 6 $ admission fee. The pond behind the hatchery next to the church is a special place. Serene and quiet, perfect for a date.
The fish hatchery will let you feed the fish and even catch/​bring home your own trout if you want.

Hatchery is so cute! At first I was concerned because I came all the way from the city to look at such a small place. However, there is more that just the outdoor pools you see upon arrival. Don’t forget to go to the separate small buildings to see the aquarium part of the place. It’s easy to miss and assume it’s just the 3 or 4 pools. The fishes were somewhat overcrowded, but it was fun feeding them and watch them jump for the food.
There is a small kid’s room where they placed a tank with baby eels. Cool stuff!
The place is cheap only $ 6 and it’s worth the price for the 1 or 2 hours you can kill. They also give you the option to fish for some trout and buy them afterwards. But do you REALLY want to kill and eat the fish ??? Fishes are friends, not food.

This is a small, overcrowded trout prison. They’re packed in tightly, fins stick out of the water. They swim round and round in circles inside concrete enclosures. It’s a little depressing.
I observed a few dead fish in the baby enclosure since it’s very shallow and the ground is light. I can only imagine what lurks in the dark ground inside the slightly deeper fish pens. I did see a few fish with wounds, chunks ripped off of their bodies.
There is one extra shallow pool for the tiny babies and three other pools for older ones which were most if not all still technically juvenile fish. A fourth pool is for catch and keep fishing. Really weird. Where’s the sportsmanship in that? They’re probably barely 1 – 2 years old. I guess it’s just another novelty, a money maker.
I still think it can be a great experience for kids though, the feeding part anyway. There’s something very satisfying about feeding fish. They practically jump out of the water but I felt joyless afterward. For one, how could the food be evenly distributed that way?
The indoor exhibits are worth a look. Especially the turtle babies!
There’s a church nearby with an impressive pond. Unfortunately the bridge and pond which seem to belong to the church were closed.
There’s a hiking trail that might take you to the pond but we weren’t able to explore it because it was getting late. It’s to the right of the church children’s playground. Definitely check it out between 10 – 4. You need a key for the gate in exchange for your license.

During certain hours, with paid admission plus additional fishing fee, you can fish for their trout using your own or rented pole, and take it home for dinner. Not really cost effective, but very cool.

This is a cool fish hatchery and a second-​rate aquarium. The cost per adult is something like $ 6. There’s a number of different breeding pools and it was interesting to learn about how they raise fish. I even liked feeding the fish using their gumball machines that dispense fish food for $.25. The fish (mostly trout) go pretty crazy when you throw the food into the pools. There are several inside buildings that make up the aquarium. They got mostly fish and turtles with a couple of salamanders. There isn’t a lot kept so don’t expect to spend more than an hour or two here.

Great place to see nature in action.
Bring the kiddies but not the cat — this place is all about aquatic animals and how they are bred and born.
Located right on 25A just outside of the main village of Cold Spring Harbor, it is a great way to kill an hour to two with the kids.
I believe that the fish they breed here are all freshwater types which is odd since they are sitting across the street from Long Island Sound.
They have all kinds of events and exhibits — so there is always something new.